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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1882
Page
4
Local advertisements list hay poles, hammocks, aromatic coffee, caramels, machine oil, pianos and organs, paint, ladders, lawn fabrics, cigars, soda water, corsets, trunks, fans, fruit, and hardware at A Matthiessen's, Rosa's, Mershon's, Rigby's, Podhaski's, Wills & Deutrick's, Lon's, De Rosa's, and others. Also mentions Tillery, Lon, Tryon, and Gardner & Wright's as suppliers with seasonal items and reduced prices.
Advertisements for sewing machines and harness sellers, celery plants for sale, paint claims, a political letter and an entertainment by Miss Gramlings class at the Opera House, parish announcements, and lodge officers installed. travel anecdote from a tramp printer and a long transport tale from an anonymous traveler.
A narrative of pedestrian travel and a river trip from Monticello to Corbett’s dam by W. Rosa and colleagues describes rough welcomes for a traveler, dramatic river scenery, and a noon coffee deemed nectar though boiled with ashes. The journey ends with a return by carriage and wagon, praising the day’s experience.
Mr Ed Ford, a respected Linn county resident and Monticello figure, was killed last Friday when a bull charged from behind as he moved it between pastures. Despite nearby workers’ rush to aid, Ford died within moments. He was a widower with no children and left a wide circle of mourners.
The article reports a rough ground game at Anamosa Fair Ground where Monticello edged Anamosa with Oak Leaves and Blues dynamics shifting after a key ill catcher. It notes inning by inning scores, player names, and the next Monticello match in August plus a social visit by Mrs. S. C. Langworthy to Monticello.
The rolling tally names donors including M Benedict Bo Sullinan Sarter Adams George Karat L Palmer & Co and many others with sums from 5 to 1000. Capt Carpenter and G W Lovell pledge support though awaiting return. Grinnell residents urged to contribute more to aid victims amid a long list of names and amounts.
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