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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1882
Page
4
A crowded page advertises fresh oysters at Mershon's and Gardner & Wright's, bulk oysters at Cummings', and pure groceries by B. Ryan and Schaeffer & Co. It highlights confectionery, dried beef, caramels, preserves, silk handkerchiefs, perfumery, and framed photos. Also notes a Graded School Literary Society event and a large Ohlquist bankruptcy stock sale, with various auctions and sales forthcoming.
Oysters at A S Cumming's and a new candy assortment at Lon's highlight a busy local market. Bargains at B B Ryan & Co and tailored dress goods at Wim Schodde's accompany a church sociable at Mrs. Moody's. Local notes cover lectures, pension approvals, farm prices, and a hydrant damage case in Boulder township with a court action pending.
A Nebraska paper notes Miss Effie Whittemore and Mr. A. R. Glover plan to marry January 26 1882 at the Whittemore home in Aurora. It also carries local business notices about Kahn’s clearance sale, Oliphant’s groceries, manufacturing and telegraph/telephone updates, a bank building in York, and community events at the United Brethren Church with a purse to Miss Fannie Clark.
Advertises fresh winter clothing and furnishings to clear at minimum cost after reopening. Claims huge savings to prevent carrying stock over to next season and urges customers to buy. Mentions charity events by Ladies Aid Society and thanks to United Brethren church for support and gift.
News from Prantinnonia Utah notes Bo Ward and Willard Ceouch selling store goods at Tildones county. Mr G. returns to town while W stays in Wyoming. Frank McLaughlin listed a large personal property sale before spring trade. John M. Burt, Esq visits and surveys cattle yards east of Hits place. The Brothers hold about 150 head of steers with similar number of cows expected. Vaccination spreads through the country and causes sickness in some. Ben Hineustet butcher expands his premises with a large addition awaiting supplies from Buffalo. Ban and Ezra DeWoll visit for business planning to sail soon.
Tako offers skate sharpening at 20 cents per pair for most customers and promises quick service, with bulk discounts for multiple pairs. additional services include sharpening Wien for one dollar.
A notice from W. M. Preston states he is showing horses again and has added a new black stallion to his fare. He invites customers and guarantees satisfaction with his work and warrants.
Bonar’s Grand Combination resumes at the Monticello Opera House on January 80 to February 4 under the Ladies of Monticello and Sand Spring. Shows run day and evening with livestock furniture clothing jewelry and other goods on display and public drawings announced from those present.
The article reports the January 5 marriage of Chas Hanna to Miss Sadie Hoyt at Seatah Grove, Jonas County Iowa. It notes the couple’s long acquaintance, mutual affection, and shared plans, with community warm wishes and an official welcome back to Iowa.
A fragmentary obituary note from January 11 188a records Jeb Rae, age 27, of Sommminoption, leaving behind a young wife. The brief item mentions a father led by Jeb Rae and a connection to Charto Enelutt. The text is garbled but indicates a bereaved family situation.
The article lists monthly temperature and rainfall figures, windy days and cloudiness, and the first snow dates for the past decade. It notes a late autumn frost on Wednesday morning and a cool spell extending into spring forecasts, with tables showing wind patterns and staple meat prices at Lon's.
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