This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1880
Page
1
The text critiques Maine political maneuvers, cites a Maine court ruling on election fraud, and notes public concern over a fusionist coalition led by Governor Garcelon. It recalls historic court safeguards, warns against attempted disenfranchisement, and reports on current legislative turmoil and a looming presidential vote.
The Maine Supreme Court answers Governor Garcelon with a direct unanimous ruling condemning Claredon and Fusionist attempts to disenfranchise voters. The decision affirms that the ballot, returns, and municipal results must reflect the will of the people and uphold constitutional rights, rejecting technical evasions.
A later letter in the Herpress discusses mind and matter, unity of intellectual forces, and idealism, citing Herbert Spencer and protoplastic vitality. It surveys morality, religion, and science, then reviews Dickens American Notes and his tempered temperance stance, ending with reflections on liberty and humanity.
Monticello Iowa documents 1879 weather history with notes on early U.S. Army and Smithsonian observations. It reports monthly temperatures rainfall snow data, wind directions, and flood events including July 1870 and August 1870 storms, plus statewide meteorological developments and local impacts.
The letters from Charles Dickens written during 1841 42 critique the United States as imagined versus real noting a preference for a liberal monarchy over the current system. He brutalizes the press and political culture calling it mean paltry and disgraceful while contrasting America with Britain.
From Far West a correspondent writes of Yellowstone Valley in Canyon Creek Montana describing a 20 by 12 mile region with cold streams fertile soil oats wheat potatoes and vegetables but no corn due to cold climate. He notes scarce hay cattle and horses wintering on bunch grass, limited settlement, no town churches, one school, three mail stations and five whiskey mills, and warns of long cold winters with 24 inches of snow on the prairie advising young men to stay home.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.