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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1881
Page
4
Local ads list fresh oysters from Baltimore at E H Mershon and at T A King. Other items cover hens, cows, a 1860s beef tally, Tennesseeans concert plans, and updates on auctions, burial robes, and a judge’s praise in Cedar Rapids.
Coleman of the Tennesseeans showcases a remarkable vocal range while Gardner Wright’s advertises Star Hams and kettle-rendered lard. The Yousee livery line connects to Chicago trains as Low Jennings plans to reopen the Schodde stand as a grocery store. Quarterly M E Church meeting and a Muscatine saw mill sale are noted along with Monticello water works talks and a proposed county telephonic network.
The two week old revival at the M E Church is led by Rev F M Robertson with Rev R Ricker of Langworthy assisting. Ricker preaches harsh judgment but also emphasizes God’s love, while the local paper notes changing agricultural progress in Monticello and surrounding towns boosting dairy and meat shipments.
The article notes strong year opening for Monticello products and hog shipments, plus large bank payouts. A court scene mocks Milwaukee Road promises with a Josh-like tale about Josh Merrill and his famous promised pups. The piece ends with a humorous critique of inflated pledges across towns and rail lines.
G W Condon began a three week trip to Northern Town and Minnesota last Monday. E E Sarles and family have been away two weeks visiting Wisconsin and expect to return soon. Fd Howard is home from Davenport and may leave printing for a time due to health. Belle McDonald from Minneapolis travels to Warsaw Ontario for the winter to stay with her mother. Bro Willets of Linn County Pilot visited us briefly. he writes for a leading weekly Democratic paper. D B McDonald, formerly of Monticello and Melrose Record editor, has reorganized the Melrose Record for a stronger edition. Robt Wilson, back from Clay County, thrives on western land ventures and plans a long stay there. M W Herrick left for Manchester to attend court and will miss a midweek return. His hard work in law and wish for rest reflect a need for a long holiday or change of pace.
In a Sabbath message Rev Ephraim Adams superintendent of the American Home Missionary Churches of Iowa spoke on 1 Corinthians 19 27 and urged church members to uphold their obligations. In the evening he showed a map of 250 Congregational churches and noted their self supporting or aid status. He highlighted differences from other denominations including wide creed and strong educational giving exceeding 1 million spent in Iowa and surrounding states.
A reader letter from Scotch Grove Iowa recounts a rustic tale mixing ancestry with a youth marriage resisted by a Puritan father. The narrative blends frontier encounter, an Indian camp, and a fateful marriage as a white man pursues a western life, ending in tragedy and vengeance.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for support after a death of husband and father. Includes names O Barris, Barnes, Crane and others. Also notes Northern Iowa Butter and Cheese Association annual meeting at Monticello February 23 1881 for three days with rail and hotel accommodations at reduced rates. Abbreviated notices mention highest cash price paid for poultry by B B Ryax & Co.
Local lawyers in Anamosa present a prepared set of Abstract Books covering all lands in Jones County. They promote prompt title abstracts and specialize in Real Estate law practice.
A local advertisement urges customers to bring logs for sawing at a well ordered mill. Joan Gisson, proprietor, promises top quality home lumber and satisfaction guaranteed with100 logs handled to Alartan.
Taxpayers of Monticello Township Iowa are notified that the 1880 tax list has been received and that payment can be made at Monticello Bank on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 AM to 4 PM until May 1881. J P Balls Township Collector.
The entry records the birth of a premium girl to Isaac SouNKIpan and his partner, praises the family and a veteran father who lost a leg in service, and extends hearty felicitation from neighbors and friends for the welcomed child and the parents’ pride.
Obituaries note the death of Mrr. Vater Longendyke aged 68 after paralysis at his Hopkinton–Monticello home in New York origin. Also memorials for O. Battles born in Chiltonville, lived with the Exodua Colony at Sand Spring, married at 81, five children, and long Mo. Church membership. Descriptions recount his Exodus-era move, land purchases near Sand Spring, and a death after a fall and final illness.
A new method for making solid gold watch casings uses two plates of solid gold bonded to nickel alloy cores with plated edges. Engraving and durability are preserved while reducing gold usage. the process claims cost savings and warrants by certificate. Also promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches as a longtime remedy for coughs colds and throat irritation.
A period advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup to ease teething pain in children. It promises immediate relief, bowel regulation, mother rest, and child health, claiming safety and pleasant taste from a renowned physician and notable endorsements. Sold nationwide for 26 cents a bottle.
Attractive ad promotes Electric Bitters curing impure blood and stomach, liver and kidney complaints. Claims nervousness and related ailments are eliminated and guarantees results where others fail. Available widely at druggists for fifty cents a bottle. Also mentions Chicago’s prominence and urges purchase with confident language.
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