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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
2
A vast Mount Lebanon New York Shaker estate of thousands of acres and a 80-member community faces dwindling numbers and potential sale. The article notes the desire for new members, historical peace efforts, a past scandal, and a single financial theft by Brother Ephraim spanning ten thousand dollars.
The Shaker order near extinction as most members are elderly women and no new permanent entrants arrive. Eldress Harriet Bullard and Eldress Anna White lead aging communities while vast, unoccupied territory and vacant houses linger. Attempts at modernization failed as new members left. a few male converts planned reform but were sidelined. The looming question is which sister will hold seven miles of land and decaying estates when the last sisters pass.
A brief editorial quips that finding employment on the first day of search is possible but warns that the job may be lost by Saturday. It frames the scare as a light admonition about early success and volatility in work prospects.
A tale from a New York Sun report retells George Washington Johnson's alleged fall to kleptomania after a rooster incident. His wife Sarah insists a hypnotized theft explains the affair and seeks a cure while deflecting social criticism, with a magistrate's fine and a judge's ruling mentioned.
The article argues against ostentatious child finery and promotes affordable, practical schoolgirl attire. It endorses plaid fabrics with velvet or braid accents, blue serge ensembles, washable cuffs, and adaptable turnovers to keep uniforms neat while avoiding vanity and discomfort for growing children. It highlights color palettes, materials, and the role of modest fashion in a girl’s development.
Fur hats grow in popularity this winter with trims from black lynx caracal mink chinchilla and squirrel. A gray squirrel hat features a left rosette of tiny fur balls and two large gray tips. The matching cravat shows a long tail fringe and two small heads near the ends of the tippet. The square muff shares the decor.
Cretonne is used in new ways in bedroom furnishing. Beveled mirrors on the dressing table are framed in flowered cretonne. Dressing table items include cretonne-covered talcum boxes bound with gilt braids.
The paradise plume remains a popular hair and hat decoration, with a large straight aigret and rival ostrich tips noted. Paris favors a single large rose, floral clusters, green leaf wreaths, and delicate morning glory or violet wreaths for coiffures. Velvet ribbons woven through loose curls appear chic for debutantes. In Manhattan, dainty lace aprons over afternoon gowns add a homelike touch at tea, inspired by Parisian fashion with cobweb lace and bows.
The article outlines methods to alter skirt patterns for fuller figures. It emphasizes fitting on the body after seam busting, pinning smoothly at the hips, laying back fullness into plaits, and adjusting front and side gores by cutting them slightly longer while keeping the front gore fixed and lifting side gores as needed.
This excerpt advises having a weather suitable outfit for rain using an old cloth suit. It notes the old suit is practical for inclement weather and often an excellent choice, though it may be the only outfit available.
The plain skirt features front tabs crossing flat side pleats and velvet buttons at each point. Back uses double inverted pleats. Suitable fabrics include soft dark plaids. 41 1/2 yards of 52 inch wide material required.
The text advises a plain, plain tailored three quarter length jacket and a skirt shorter than the walking skirt for rainy days. The skirt should be full but without plaits to avoid creases. Long gloves are deemed inappropriate for this style of dress.
Skirts stay simple with plaited fronts while bodices receive elaborate trimming. Jumper style and its variations dominate the bodice designs, matching the era's popular model.
John Gavin a 50 year old farmer was found murdered near Mt. Pleasant after leaving a hog sale. Suspect motive robbery. Thomas Grimes and Arnold Zimmer confessed to the killing, revealing brutal details and implicating each other. They were moved to Burlington to avoid mob violence as authorities praised their handling.
Ringgold County supervisors order Mt. Ayr banker Dunning tried again on fraudulent banking charges. Des Moines attorney Jerry B. Sullivan and County Attorney L. W. Laughlin lead prosecution with assistance, while Clarke county court handles proceedings after a venue change. Trial may occur in Osceola when Judge Evans sits in April.
A blaze at 2 30 AM on the west side of Perry's triangle consumed eight brick storefronts in one row, with estimated losses near 100000. The fire began in a restaurant and candy kitchen run by T N Amphenour who had recently moved from Des Moines. The Co Operative Grocery, A J Capin harness shop, Eagles lodge, and a furniture store were among the destroyed buildings, with the Co Operative stock valued around 15000.
Three youths aged between 9 and 15 who had been jailed on theft and a robbery charge escaped from Centerville jail and were last seen leaving town by train. Police hunt the Adlaid Earl Stevens and Albert Stewart pair along with reports of a knife fight between Don Murphy and James Bryant in which both under 15. Local authorities push for stronger school enforcement amid rising juvenile theft.
Sheriff receives a letter from Maude E Hutchinson of Pompeii Michigan asking about property tied to Jas Cullen the double murderer lynched in Charles City January 10. She states his 1866 marriage to Sarah Welty of Wyota Wisconsin and lists three children Kate Shepherd Salt Lake City Maude Hutchinson Pompeii and Richard Cullen deceased.
Marshalltown report states H. E. Simkins of Simkins and Estes, an undertaker, faces a grave threat after a minor needle prick by an embalmer led to blood poisoning. condition serious.
A nationwide cement merger led to Davenport acquiring the Iola Portland Cement company. Drafts for 2,000,000 arrive at the German Savings Bank to pay stockholders who deposited shares, with more funds to cover additional stock needs. Local handling by H G Hamilton of Youngstown and St Louis, with Cleveland and Youngstown capitalists as principals.
In Dubuque the city council’s water works trustees John Elwanger and Phil Rider submitted resignations during a committee meeting. Mayor Schunk says resignations only take effect if Henry Kniffke also resigns, with the city withholding payment on a $40,000 indebtedness the board incurred. The move is described as the biggest sensation in years.
Judge Clyde overruled the motion to set aside indictments against J. D. Barlow president of the defunct Bank of Thorn ton. Trial set for Jan 29 with Judge Kelley presiding. G. L. Ehrs, cashier, indicted with Barlow, to be tried after the Barlow hearing.
Winterset Franse Rosenbaum, a young man from near Macksburg, was instantly killed by an accidental shotgun discharge. John Weltman of Macksburg fired in a neighbor’s barnyard while sparrows were being shot. The blast struck Rosenbaum in the head at close range. He leaves a wife and a young daughter.
During a Dubuque council meeting Alderman Stump clashed with Jack Hay over ice harbor bids. Words escalated to blows as police separated bleeding combatants amid a chaotic scene.
Eight year old Georgie Miller was trapped under a passenger train after his foot caught in cattle guards. He clung to the fence, saving his life. the leg was severed but he is reported to recover.
Eugene Klein of Carroll died from heart failure linked to vaccination. Afton’s opera house burned down causing about $28,000 in losses. Adam Miller of Leslie was crushed to death by a falling tree. A baby of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Clost of Plymouth died from burns after playing with fire. J. H. McDonald, former cashier of a defunct Sidney bank, arrested on embezzlement charge.
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