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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1904
Page
5
The Des Moines and Cedar Rapids papers urge moderation amid factional disputes while Governor Cummins shifts stance. Anamosa Journal passes to E R Moore, with Monger departing after decades as editor. Iowa towns face rising municipal debt and looming tax burdens as elected leaders overspend.
Advertisements note paving work in Manchester while local leaders begin world tours. Obituary and health updates mark editor illness, church calls, and a Carnegie library dedication at Maquoketa. Accidents, bankruptcies, labor disputes, and court actions unfold across Davenport Olin Dubuque Clinton and Tipton with diverse civic and social events.
Des Moines Capital reports Governor Cummins favors a reciprocity agreement with Canada to admit American agricultural products duty free and, in return, free Canadian farm machinery into the United States. The plan, critics say, sacrifices Iowa farmers for manufacturers in Akron South Bend Battle Creek Marion Moline and similar cities financed by the American Reciprocity League.
The inaugural address places Governor Cummins with the Democratic party and against Republicanism. The piece argues it is time for individuals to be ignored and Republicans to express their views. Cummins continues to attack the tariff with traditional opposing tactics.
The Cedar Rapids Republican recalls Congressman Cousina achieving a goal for railway mail service veterans. He sought occasional time off for workers who labored daily, and his methods were steady and effective, bringing swift results in the Fifth district.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway’s Southwest Limited debuted through Chula on Sunday night. The train made a fiery entrance and left the town in heated steam, then whistled toward Niantic or Chicago. It is described as velvety, illuminated, and exceptionally fast, stopping at Chillicothe both ways for quick boarding.
A collection of quips on gender and behavior in social life. The items critique women’s and men’s attitudes toward love marriage and judgment, noting flaws in plotting and social expectations with concise wry remarks. The tone mirrors midcentury newspaper humor.
Sidney Craft eleven year old son of W F Craft of Fillmore was struck by sudden paralysis while at school on Monday. Robert McNally Sr of Richland township was leading a horse when frightened by a cat causing the animal to lunge and kick or step on his right leg above the ankle, breaking a small bone and requiring seven stitches to close the wound.
Delaware county rural mail carriers vote to impose a 1 dollar fine for violations and set charges for deliveries. Small packages 5 to 10 cents by size, collected or prepaid terms, weight limits up to 50 pounds. Bottles of medicine 10 cents, all errands 10 cents, express prepaid on delivery policy, sender pays for non express packages.
Edna Richards attends Coe College as Jones County reports numerous forty dollar teachers for winter term. A new Olin schoolhouse is ready for dedication and Warren Gregg attends a state meeting. New teachers start at Stanton and the Stone City district hosts a holiday visit by Prin Robert Corlett. Anamosa draws 400 visitors for a holiday drawing exhibit shown statewide in Des Moines and St Louis Exposition plans.
A list of property deeds shows transfers to numerous buyers including Ida M Hall to Mary Albinger undivided one third of lots 48 and 4 1/2 railroad add Monticello for 233 dollars, and many other parcels in Anamosa Wyoming and surrounding areas with prices from 90 to 10000 dollars. The conveyances cover lots, halves, and undivided interests across sections in 84 85 86 townships along with mentions of Bromson's and Haddock subdivisions.
A coroner's jury report notes that if the Iroquois theater had functioned as a jail, delivering a escape through the usual fire exits would have been nearly impossible. The Spokane Spokesman-Review discusses the implications of the evidence.
One hundred thousand acres of excellent timber, meadow and burned over lands in Eastern Central Minnesota in large tracts, priced from 4.50 to 8.00 per acre. Two hundred thousand acres of fine prairie land in the Canadian Northwest, from 0 to 8 per acre. Also Stevenson farm in Jones county, 283 acres near Monticello, with house, barns, and water, offered at 53 per acre if sold within 30 days. McLaughlin & Eby.
Seller W. A. Overing offers a brick house with eleven rooms and four surrounding lots at the Chestnut and Fourth streets corner. The property is heated by furnace, all in good repair, and available on easy terms.
One 120 acre and one 222 acre farm located one mile from Prairieburg Iowa. Inquire of Tom Baker Prairieburg Iowa. Also a about 190 acre farm in Lovell township within three miles of Mantinalla Vous 21 of Herrick and Bauder.
An early advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve from I OC DeWitt & Co Chicago as a cure for piles and various skin ailments. It warns of counterfeit imitations and urges buyers to ask for the genuine DeWitt’s sold by all druggists.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a fattening tonic for those unable to eat bread, milk-only dieters, invalids, convalescents, and weak children. It claims to increase bone, flesh, blood, and nerve tissue and offers a free sample.
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