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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1916

Page

3

Township Road Reports and 1915 fund details

Readable excerpts show the 1915 balance on hand and receipts from the county treasurer for Washington and Oxford townships. The records list numerous road work payments, draggin and king dragging costs, cemetery lots, poll taxes, and fees for meetings and telephones, with detailed line items and a balance on hand for Jan 1 1916.

Washington Township Co Treas Reed Co Treau Dr Agging Fund David Stanton Obas Gavin Manternach Tel Calla Martin Martensen Old Bill C D Baldwin Frank McMahon Irve Gavin Joe Gavin Koop & Devaney Dominy & Supple Cigvand Broa H J Jansen Dominy & Kurt C H Huntington Will Dolphin Chan Gavin V Manternach C H Auntington Joe Morrison Drug Fund Jas Dixon Victor Manternach Cash Gavin J E— Skadbill Calla Fund Reed Thomas Reisdorph Raymond McMahon John Ludwig Jos Gavin Leo Mullen Oxford J. E., Skabill Oxford Township John Latory Jones County Joe Tye Ernest Copper Frank Slouha Sam Carrington James Cubbage Otto Wosoba Chase Quirk Albert Pegorick Ury Dahling M W Wosoba Ambrose Jeffery Manford Jattrey JA Mulvibill Ray Carroll A J Burda L & Williams Anthony Henak Ambrose Jettrey Vernon Hodgden LL Williams Chas Benhart Ervin Leslie Ambrose Jeffrey John Henak J Hansen OU Manford Jeffrey JA Malvibill Lasack Bros Plank Joe Powelka Frank Kenny Lew Williams Vernon Hodgdon A S Jeffrey A J Skinner Vernon M Hodgden King Art Lathrop A L Williams Jefirey L L Williams H J Ingversen Matt Parrott & Sons Anna Bhimanek John Nowachek Frank Kolarik Manford Joffrey J A. Mulvihill John M Petersen Richland Township Huntington J C O’brien J O O'Brien CH Huntington N Kremer Jackson Township General Fund A L Huggins L D Starry S & Benadom Seth Ruhl Stampa Anamesa Journal Chas Sinkey Jay Morrissay Guy Byerly W E Hay John Brady Austin Western Co Jay Morrissey G C Preston Joe Cook FM Grafft Express M Glenn Obas Sinkay Grafft E Carter John Morrissey Dragging Fund J M Shields Paul Hanken EK J Hines Bal Due Co Chas Voorhees CM & Stp RR Treas Gen Fund Babne Hartman Dames Philip Bailey T Belknap J F Waggoner Tees Chas Voorheass J Platner C Preston Gratft B Johnson L Power D James Geo Voorhees Ira Grassfield Stekel EH Glenn Glenn Leo Morrissey Peter Robertson Dragging and General Fund

Indigestion Warning and Remedy Advice

A health note warns that breakfast at eight or later lunch at twelve and dinner at six can cause indigestion as meals crowd digestion. It urges spacing meals by at least five hours and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets from Kettlitz & Kay for quicker recovery.

Chamberlain Kettlitz & Kay Maggie Coil Golden City

Fat and Forty Hints For Reducing Weight

A period article outlines practical weight loss advice emphasizing balanced intake and vigorous activity. It recommends morning lemon water, fruit breakfasts, salads for lunch, and flatly avoiding cakes and bread while promoting open air living and daily sweat. It cautions chronic dieters to rely on willpower and steady habits.

An Ugly Little Man A Grammar Lesson Tale

A school inspector tests grammar by linking adjectives to nouns. Children answer quickly they are a man then a little man. After prompting the inspector nudges deeper until a child proclaims an ugly little man, highlighting the lesson with eager humor from Pearson's Weekly.

Pearson’s Weekly

Blue Flag Flower Described As Stateliest Iris

The piece extols the blue flag or blue iris noting its stately character and alternative names iris fleur-de-lis. It blooms May to July in wetlands from Newfoundland to Florida and Arkansas, relying on bees for pollination, with blue coloration to attract them.

America Ruskin Longfellow Newfoundland Manitoba Florida Arkansas Pittsburgh Press

Sting of the Agy Plant in Madagascar Inspires Pain

A Malagasy climbing plant known as the age causes severe tingling burning pain when hairs shed from its pods. Mr Montg ery describes rapid pain spreading from hands to ears and neck as villagers rub and wash him to ease symptoms. The hairs protrude from pod coverings that burst in ripe pods during a wind, injuring anyone beneath.

Madagascar James Sibree Mr. Montgomery

A Prince's Chilly Dip and Other Oddities

A sketch of Prince Henry of Prussia known as a strict sailor but willing to endure hardship. He ordered all hands to bathe on a bitter North Sea day and swam dauntlessly, impressing sailors. Also recalls a countess famed for kleptomania and odd anecdotes about a percussion stock inventor and a misnamed pet dog.

Prince Henry Prussia Pearson North Sea

Inspiring Words Prompt Controversy in Chicago News

A Chicago News feature questions what constitutes the most inspiring words in English. The piece cites a controversial line “Inclused-find check” as part of a broader stylistic discussion.

Chicago News

No man is a good physician who has never been sick quote

A brief excerpt from the Boston Transcript contrasts child discourse with a proverb from Arabian saying no man is a good physician who has never been sick. The exchange features Mother and Elsie reflecting on behavior and understanding.

Break the cold habit with morning bath and open window

A health tip recommends a 90 degree sponge bath on waking and sleeping with the window open to reduce colds. If illness arises, use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to shorten the bout, per Kettlitz & Kay.

Chamberlain’s Kettlitz & Kay

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Satisfied User

J R Moore of Lost Valley Ga reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured his hacking cough and colds after taking several bottles. The testimonial appears in Wyoming Iowa Chamberlain's ad copy.

Chamberlain J. R. Moore Lost Valley Kettlita & Kay

Iowa Woman Credits Mayr's Remedy For Recovery

Mrs. William Litzenberg of Montezuma Iowa says Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured long standing stomach and digestive troubles. She reports immediate improvement after the first dose and full recovery after several bottles, claiming permanent benefits for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. The testimonial promises money back if not satisfactory.

William Litzenberg Montezuma Iowa Mayr

Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad in 1886 Toledo Folio

Lee Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio promising one hundred dollars for any untreatable catarrh. The firm advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and claims it affects blood and mucous surfaces. Notary A. W. Gleason validates the oath dated December 6, 1886.

State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County Lee Frank J. Cheney F. J. Cheney & Co Hall A. D A. W. Gleason I. J. Cheney & CO

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