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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1881
Page
4
A brief imprint shows publication schedule and location details for John Blanchard and Jno. O. Duer & Co. with weekly Thursday release.
Schedule item listing eastbound and westbound times for passenger freight and accommodations with specific departure and arrival times across several lines and days. Includes multiple times such as 7 50 p m 2 55 p m 1 04 a m 4 10 80 a m and 8 15 p m for different service types and combinations.
Monticello residents report a depot fire caused by a passing locomotive near Fayette. Five hundred people poisoned by acid lemonade in Harrisburg, Missouri, with several deaths and many ill. Local merchants advertise tea coffee and butter. crowds funded the show profits. Catholic picnic at Mastle Grove, hot day, storm threats, corn favored by heat. Local auctions offer cigars flour and secondhand organs. farmers advised on feed and stabling.
A long advertisement covers purchases at Ryan’s and Lon’s for groceries and cheap eggs, promotes a new social conduct volume by Joseph J. Milne with over 400 pages, and notes agents in Monticello. It endorses Boston crystal ice cream at Mershon’s and discusses local politics and a county auditor candidate, praising Robt. Dott’s diligence and office mastery.
Miga Clara Wales visits Du buque. Mrs G O Goodrich and Grace visit friends in Monticello. F W Yerman of City Hotel attends sick brother in Kansas. Mr and Mrs C A Whiting spend the Fourth in Manchester amid a large celebration. Harry Little and Mrs A R Little of Cedar Rapids visit with Miss Carrie Starks. Mrs Flaven, lately with Mrs C Whittemore, returns to Kansas City. B W Blanchard and family enjoy Monticello. Eva Blanchard accompanied them home Tuesday night.
Local column records travelers and visitors including Hon Farwell and daughter Miss Zella heading to Freeport, H Rosa on a Nebraska business trip with wife, H D Howard visiting Galena, Mra A O Taitt returning to Monticello after four years, Prof J H Ely in town, Wm Weir visiting family then off to Wayne county. Capt Crane and R L Duer eyed for county auditor amid broader civic talk. Nearby tornado scare near LaCrosse caps carriage ride without injuries.
Richland township presents Isaac A. Miller as a suitable Republican candidate for Jones County Supervisor. Miller, a leading Monticello farmer, would represent Richland and NW county interests if Bites is not reelected. The letter expresses strong confidence in his good sense prudence and integrity.
The article presents R L Duer of Monticello asserting his fitness for the County Auditor nomination and pledging party unity whether nominated or not. It also notes the Fourth of July gathering at Evergreen Grove with speakers including Farwell and Reverend Adams, reflecting on national independence and concerns for the nation’s leaders.
A long recounting of Lincoln and Garfield era shocks, urging restraint and virtue as citizens reflect on national tragedy. The piece notes President Garfield's illness and death, calls for prohibiting revolvers, and praises local college courses, societies, and facilities at Cornell. It records speeches by Rev Mill, Mr Lobinger, and others, plus a photographic view of mourners.
The Mt Vernon Iowa Cornell College week of graduation and commencement drew widespread state turnout. The 13 classical graduates, 4 scientific, 1 philosophical, 3 in engineering and 2 music diplomas reflect rising school standing. Orations by Chas A Pollock and others showcased substantial training.
The article profiles Mr Riemann Grant Wiath a musician and journalist cited as pursuing a historic musical sketch of America. It notes his career, backing from prominent professors, and upcoming work including a New York history of opera figures illustrated by portraits. It also previews the Midamamor number of Sowawaarts with wood engravings and mentions several artists and engravers highlighted in the issue.
Forepaugh presents a grand street parade on Friday July 1 featuring two hundred thousand dollars in spectacles. The pageant includes Sally Rookh as the Indian princess and a vast parade with elephants royal processions and bands, plus exotic riders and exotic dignitaries from Delhi.
A dated 1881 letter from Kate Exnorr to Guo expresses satisfaction with a No. 84 White Bronze Monument noting preference over marble. The note mentions Heath Milligan's Best Prepared Paint and a fruit seller Lou's.
Promoters praise Mr. Webster and his Cedar Falls trip for selecting the finest mantles and designs. The Muscatine marble dealer reports record sales, expanding stock and large monuments, including two praised works, one life size imported from Italy, drawing visitors to his great establishment.
Anamosa attorney Remley and Breanbrack list a wide catalog of abstracts and legal services. Advertisements for California Kidney Tea and various tonics parade through the page, boasting cures and remedies. The piece also notes a wood salve for skin ailments and a testimonial from Bracebridge about a city’s medical history altered by choice medicines.
An old advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for rheumatic aches. It claims universal kingly prowess over such pains, with the product sold by Svetje and Tinrss.
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