10 Jan 1884
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1884
Page
1
The Monticello Express records its weekly schedule with Thursday publication and credits Berricek and Doxslee as editors and proprietors, indicating a locally run newspaper with weekly issues.
New Year’s Day in Washington features a damp morning and lavish official ceremonies at the White House. President Arthur, Blaine, and Cabinet officers greet Diplomats, Supreme Court justices, and military officers in the East Room while planters, journalists, and spectators mingle in rain.
Geo Jacobs residence on Main Street located on iso Lots 358 and 359 R. BR. add fronting opposite the Methodist Church. Esquire of 10.11 Heruicn & Doxsev.
The Board of Supervisors meet in the auditor's office. Fred Friend and O M Needham return to Iowa City for law studies. Horace Fiske moves to Wisconsin to head a school. The Springville band entertains skaters at the rink. Week of prayer under way with union services as Rev Vanners plans guest preachers. Anamosa band to collect funds to uniform members. Public schools open with full attendance under the current teaching corps.
Mrs Craig suffers from injuries from a recent fall. T W Little gave his daughters Ella and Frankie gold watches on New Year's Day. Cold weather has frozen thermometers. Old Bach the Cascade correspondent is ill with rheumatism and plans to marry a schoolteacher. Ww Beatty and wife visited Prairieburg. John Hickman and Currie moved to Monticello for school. Tony.
The M E society held an oyster supper in the church with good attendance and a pleasant evening. A New Year’s Eve social dance had a small crowd due to storm but a good time. Schools resumed Monday after two weeks’ vacation with good attendance. Rev Goodsell will conduct meetings this week. A baby girl was born to I L Gilbert. Mr and Mrs Owens visit P G Abrams and wife. M Johnston visits his mother Mary Johnston nearby. ANON.
Pierce's advertises a broad supply of farm staples including feed flour shorts bran oats and corn for local farmers and households.
The Cascader reports a week of isolation due to a New Year storm delaying the narrow gauge train though Monticello and Farley stage routes remain vital. Fires were extinguished early from neglected flues as Ada McVay hosted a New Year gathering and Prof Crusenberry returned to Lenox duties. A local temperance society forms and the German fair runs another week inviting attendees to gamble on offerings.
A woman reports her daughter improved after using Hood's Sarsaparilla with the first bottle. She notes relief from distressing fatigue and better digestion, and a second bottle is claimed to have cured further symptoms. The advertisement asserts no other preparation matches Hood's Sarsaparilla’s concentration of vitalizing properties.
For patrons and new subscribers, arrangements provide The Eainess and related publications at very low rates. Renewing subscriptions for the coming year lets readers gain discounts, with the option to start subscriptions at any time and access the lowest rates on other publications.
On account of chronic rheumatism I offer for sale the Monticello Lime Kiln with forty acres of land three miles northwest of Monticello. The kilns are in good business and will prove a good paying property for a healthy active man. For further particulars see 131f Joan L Cuark, Proprietor.
The Sun defends its wide readership and promises a truthful year in 1834. It claims massive circulation and deep engagement, stressing independence and honest government while urging readers to continue supporting the paper.
The notice outlines postpaid monthly and annual subscriptions for Sine Sun editions. Daly edition at a cent monthly or seven dollars per year with a day end edition, Sunday edition offers high pages and world news, weekly edition covers agricultural reports and market data, plus literary and scientific content. Publisher W England invites readers to subscribe in New York City.
The Inter Ocean announces substantial expansions including biographical sketches on history and current events, world correspondence, and new departments such as The Curiosity Shop The Woman's Kingdom The Farm and Towne and The Veterinary. The paper pledges Republican stance and enhanced news gathering with special wires, now priced at one dollar per year with postage included.
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