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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1897
Page
3
Local notes report printers replacing worn body type with a new plain face to aid reader experience. The column includes a parade of ads and short notices about events, sales, caucuses, and travel, with several mentions of Monticello and Anamosa figures and shops.
Village items include illnesses, visits, sales and events. Mrs. Rachael Sumter confined at home. Miss Catharine Bell visits. Miss Lizzie Hennessey surprised at home. Wills & Deatrick offer Remnant Sale. Lon's groceries ad urges shopping. opera house performances by Dodge in Damon and Pythias and Tennessee jubilee singers noted.
A self assertive wanderer visited the office last Saturday to buy an Illinois Central village. He grew insolent when informed the office does not trade transportation due to a contract prohibiting such transfers for advertising. His line appears to be transportation brokerage. he warned editors to avoid him or face a blacklist.
Mrs John Monk and Miss Helene Herkins wed at Castle Grove with Rev Lutz officiating. Another ceremony tied Mr Oltman Schmidt to Miss Johanna Weers at Castle Grove. A child’s party featured sleigh rides and merry games. Mr David Goldstone and Mrs J J Goldstone headed to Chicago for a wedding, then St Louis honeymoon. Capitol weather jokes, local politics in Anamosa, store changes at Tiarks shop, and a Dodge drama at the opera house.
Miss Belle Sutliff a 28 year old schoolteacher died after alleged abortion procedures. Coroner's inquest labeled death criminally induced by Dr. L K Bobo. he is in custody as evidence and testimony unfold. Local officials, doctors, and family testify as the case looms toward a weeklong preliminary examination.
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