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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1881
Page
4
Public notice item referencing Bial Pape of the City and County Jno O and Duer & Co.'s Block. Details unreadable. summarizes an official notice or advertisement concerning property or business in the described block.
A collage of vendor offers, lectures by W B Affleck the English lecturer, new burial robes at C Blanks furniture, and Monticello report detailing extreme cold. Includes Mr Battles found dead at Sand Springs and a purse lost at the Post Office. Also promotions for groceries oysters and fruit, and Coyle's Gallery offerings.
A mix of adverts and notices including B B Aran Co poultry prices, new milk delivery offers, A S Curamings buying Edwards’ groceries, Affleck lecture in Opera House, Wyoming Journal praise and mayoral election talk, Rickless Mouser moving store, fashion notes, teachers painting class by Miss Lettie J Shattuck, and a booming livestock and dairy market in Monticello with large shipments and regional factory growth figures.
The February issue showcases a colored embroidery pattern for net, new for the season, plus stories including Beyond His Reach and The Egyptian Amulet. Also in the lineup are two novelets, Josiah Allen's Wife sketch, and a strong steel-plate illustration The Lost Babe in the Woods. Peterson offers club discounts and premiums. address J. Peterson Philadelphia.
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors sets aside the two-paper rule and adopts a four-paper division for publishing county proceedings, arguing the law permits only two papers. The piece argues the move is illegal under state code and questions feasibility and fairness of broader distribution among more newspapers.
N W Austin returned last night from a business trip to Chicago. Mrs Wan Weir begins a visit to Ames to see her husband, the Artesian wall project superintendent. Mrs W will be away about two weeks. HD Sherman is in Chicago for eye treatment and shows improvement with a promising outcome.
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Mr Chas Crocker is improving slowly and Irvin Crocker returns to Epworth Seminary after a Bick list stay. D A Paine reports his family well amid extreme cold. An accident at W A Overing’s house left Irvin with a scalp wound but no serious injury. Social gatherings include parties at W A Overing and At Mr Bowen’s with Nellie Brown and Miss Thompson visiting.
A local exchange questions Congregationalism Smithism and Riderism in Jones County. The letter complains of Candor and Henry D Smith figures, alleges excommunication disputes and calls for reform within the Congregational body as new ideas spread toward the Dubuque Association.
John Ogden dies suddenly after church on January 6 due to heart disease. He leaves a wife, two sons, and a daughter. a large funeral at Congregational church. Local deaths and events: Mrs. Pierce found dead January 10. a child dies of croup. school and town updates. bitter cold with 22 below zero. sleighing active. various local transfers and visits.
Mae Ellis and W Baas greet the birth of a son at their Monticello residence on January 10 1880. The Exprisa hear extends congratulations and wishes for the child’s future happiness and fulfillment of hopeful expectations.
A vintage ad by Joan Gruso proprietress invites customers to bring logs for sawing. The notice promises complete orders and top quality home production with a satisfaction guarantee.
A novelty barber gag device priced at 3.50 covers the mouth with padding and screws for secure use. Also reports say the Farley Ch Maw St line is abandoned north to Monticello with plans to reroute tracks toward Hopkinton Manchester and Greeley, replacing the current off road segment.
All parties owing debts are urged to come forward and settle. Sixty five Actus near Monticello north of the grounds is for sale with owner’s particulars to follow. Wibkfast CLANK and Romsey Breanbrack Attorneys in Anamosa hold Abstract Books for Jones County Real Estate practice. Monticello Township Tax List for 1880 has been received and will be collected at Monticello Bank on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 AM to 4 PM until May 1 1881. Township Collector K P Siena announces payment deadlines and locations.
An article describes a two-plate solid gold watch case method using nickel alloy plates rolled and formed to mimic solid gold strength. It claims durability without removing engravings and advertises a special certificate, with catalogs and warranties offered by jewelers.
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