Feb 1884 Monticello items recorded in Xpress files
February 1884 notices include births in the Jennings and Boswell families, marriages of Annie Kurt with John Miller and Linda Albinger with Nelson Kiburz, deaths of Lucy Merrill and Grace Young, relocations and removals to Grinnell Coleridge and Nebraska, fires, business sales, a new barber shop, a skating rink opening, and telephone rate disputes. Hogs at 6.25, grain purchases resumed, and local elections of city assessor changes noted.
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Monticello
Lon Jennings
H. Adams
Grinnell
Kinsella & Son
Nelson Kiburz
Wales, Noyes & Co
G. N. Hancock
Dubuque
R. L. Duer
Manley Rice
William Ketcham
Mary Lulu
Cass Township
Whiting
Ike Maxwell
Anna Pfeil
Frank Gillilan
Methodist Parsonage
A. S. Cochran
Margaret Behrends
Tobias Tobiason
Wayne Township
Garrett Behrends
Andrew Boswell
Anamosa
Len Starks
Coleridge
Nebraska
R. M. Heasty
Langworthy
Orie
Kansas
Grace Young
James Young
Michael Kennedy
Castle Grove Township
John Shover
BR. L. Hicks
Anna McCannan
Agricultural College
Ames
Ernest Hicks
James Perley
C. A. Henry
P. F. Harting
Presbyterian Church
Burroughs Says Universe Is All Right After Lifelong Study
The naturalist John Burroughs declares after eighty one years of research that the universe is sound and civilization not a failure. He has outlived many friends and kin yet looks forward to a future gathering beyond this earth. Mother's view that happiness proves truth echoed in his belief. Burroughs is said to be happy, comfortable and contented.
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Lincoln Journal
John Burroughs
Mayr
W. W. Stickford
Health Report Notes On School Attendance And Dental Habits
The document lists averages and counts on pupil absence, monthly examinations, treatments, and home returns due to illness. It also urges students to become health crusaders by cultivating good health habits to prevent tooth decay and related health losses.
No Beer No Work Slogans Linked to Liquor Heads
Lincoln Journal notes slogans claiming unions adopted no beer no work likely originate from sharp liquor authorities. The piece cautions intelligent labor groups should not side with drink-fueled arguments in labor disputes.
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Lincoln Journal
Careless Opinions and Rumors Stir Lincoln Journal Debate
The Lincoln Journal notes that more men form opinions from irresponsible rumors than from a careful study of the facts in a given case. The commentary urges cautious judgment and emphasizes the value of factual evidence in public discourse.
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Lincoln Journal
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Internal Cure
A historical ad describes catarrh as a local disease worsened by constitutional factors and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. It claims physician approval, lists ingredients as tonics and purifiers, and offers free testimonials.
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Hall
BF. J, Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Th. Hall
Prohibition Referendum Push Draws Distillers Demands
Kansas City Times reports distillers now demand referendum votes on the prohibition amendment. The public previously supported ending whisky sales to curb votes, while opposition notes the effort may be short lived. Sioux Falls Argus-Leader observes farmers unhappy with $17.50 hogs but notes protests remain unfired and that the fad may fade quickly.
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Kansas City
Sioux Falls
Red Blooded People Maintain Youth and Vigor
A vintage health ad extols pure red blood through Phosphated Iron and Tron, claiming aged individuals stay lively with pure blood. It touts capsules only and warns against substitutes, signed by W. W. Stickford and other leading drudgists.
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L'Fa
Wilson in London Presses Peace Yet Nations Act Coldly
President Wilson proclaimed that nations desire peace while in practice governments hesitate to take decisive steps. The remark underscores a gap between stated aims and actual policy actions on global stability and disarmament.
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Washington Post
Wilson
London
Public notice of estate in Jones County Iowa
The undersigned has been appointed by the court of Jones County Iowa to administer the estate of Mary Jane Doxsee deceased. Six claimants are notified to file sworn claims with the clerk within legal time, and debtors are urged to pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa January 18 1919. J W Doxsee Administrator Doxsee Doxsee Attorneys.
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Pants Court
Jones
Iowa
J. Doxsee
Mary Jane Doxsee
Anamosa
A. D
J. W. Doxsee
Doxsee & Doxsee
District Court
Jones County
State of
G. B. Hall
W. M. Dennison
Doxsee
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Optimist
School Nurse’s Monthly Report
Horse Hospital
George Albery
North
Cedar Street
First Street
F. L. Story
Wyoming
J. E. Bateman
Jones County Bank
Egypt
Stuhlers
Geo. Stuhler’s Sons Co
Fordson
Europe
Monticello Motor CO
OX She
Doxsee Attorneys AT Law
Catatesa
Tlovel Rinak Muantirally Tawa
Geo. K. Meyer
Duroc Jersey
A. P.- Donahue Model View Farm
Hopkinton, Towa
C. H Schipman
MAIN
C. W. Balliger
Insurance and Real Estate
Notary
Lowell Bank Building
Mogul and
Titan Tractors
Titan
International Harvester Company of America
Chicago
Ben D. Herren
Anther
USA
Henry Schoon
J. F. Brown
Martello, Iowa
J. A. Hartman
Anamosa, Iowa
Edwards & Son
Onslow, Iowa
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