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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
3
A traveler notes the ease of obtaining the title general in a Black Republic where service to the state or party buys uniforms and medals. Newly promoted officers swiftly purchase uniforms and saddled ponies, becoming ready for display without genuine military experience.
A New York monthly recounts how Longfellow refused to join a summer Adirondacks party with Emerson Agassiz and Lowell over killing animals. Emerson struggled to shoot a deer, saying he would shoot the next square thing he saw. The philosopher's club formed from the trips, built at Ampersand Pond, and faded with the Civil War start and later fires near Follensbee that troubled the region.
A scientist notes cholera verins resemble a corona but warns when entering a man’s system they can end life. The remark highlights the deadly potential of toxins.
In a club complaint book an odd entry records the lavatory water as very cold with the remark there was none of it. The line attributes the note to a Boston Tran script.
In Jones county Iowa district court a petition seeks to quiet plaintiffs title to extensive parcels in Onslow and surrounding sections. Plaintiffs assert adverse possession over ten years under color of title and demand judgment barring all defendants and unknown claimants from any interest. Default leads to judgment and decree in favor of plaintiffs. Attorney B H Rhinehart represents the plaintiffs.
A vivid scene recalls sultanic pageantry where a gray horse bears a motionless figure swathed in white while grooms, in white tunics, manage lines to the Imperial presence. A green velvet sunshade signals the sovereign above the guard as exotic mounts parade in color and finery.
A compact quotation honoring the press as literature and education. It links newspapers with parents, schools, pupils, theater and guidance, asserting the press shapes religion and laws through example and counsel.
Public notice that A B Norris and Howard Leech have been appointed executors of W H Norris deceased by the district court in Jones county Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa February 12 1920. Doxsee Doxsee attorneys for the executors.
Multiple notices announce administrators and executrixes for Jones county Iowa estates including Charles E. Walter J H Lubben C W Ford Sarah B Hosford and Alfred W Hanna with claims filing deadlines and payment requests. Attorneys Coxsee Dexsee Keeler listed. Dated Anamosa February 1920.
A French invention combines telephone microphone and phonograph to transmit sounds to distant points or multiple locations. The note mentions optimistic thought and links devotion to the idea, with a quirky line about the chamber of sickness being the chan of devotion.
A 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts the remedy destroys the disease's foundation, strengthens the patient, and helps nature. a $100 reward is offered if it fails to cure. Testimonials and free information are available from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
An old advertisement promotes RAT-SNAP rat poison with three piece sizes 25c 60c and 1.00 priced to fit households. It claims guaranteed results and credits A J H McNeill F J Kay and Geo Stuhler's Sons Co as sponsors.
A clipped satire describes a lawyer as weak and in pain, with doctors giving morphine and plans for gall bladder surgery. The text cites Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a harmless cure, promising health and money back after one dose, attributed to W. W. Stickford and local druggists.
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