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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
4
The Wyoming anniversary celebration set for August 6 to 8 draws attention with plans for church services, old settlers day events, addresses by notable speakers, ball games, and a fireworks finale. fare rate offers from the Western Passenger Association enable wider attendance.
Mrs John Printy pursues Cascade liquor sellers. Mrs M Cowan visits son T P Cowan in Nora Illinois. Mrs W S Kearney and Wilfred travel to Grinnell Iowa Thursday. Rev R A LeMaster in Chicago last week returning Saturday. John Hosch has cut over one hundred loads of hay. Rev Peter Koopman, former Presbyterian pastor, visits locally.
In Onslow July 11 Mrs Maple and daughter Grace visit Waterloo while Jessie Tebo visits her aunt Mrs Lincoln in Amber. Prof DeBray of Epworth spoke at the Methodist church. Mrs Orr widow of John Orr dies at 71. funeral held with Rev Evans officiating. Five children survive. Wyoming cemetery burial. Gas lights installed by KE Jeffries and N B Noyes. stores now lit. Community notes on church attendance and local visitors.
CASTLE GROVE July 12. C R Wilder visited Stanley on business this week Ed Miller joined the procession and helped with a hand separator Roy Cropp of Monticello was here on business last Saturday 22K E Orcutt and A House near Anamosa recently Hopkinton berry patches attract locals Farmers report slow progress due to rain Jones County Telephone Co expands lines west from Monticello by plan for a metallic circuit William Henderson returns from South Dakota noting widespread flooding in cornfields near Alexandria
A London Globe quotation reports a terrier Tiny showing memory and thought by comforting a sick child. Tiny retrieves a squeaky rag doll from the nursery, brings it to the cot, and shakes it to amuse the child, prompting the author to deem this evidence of animal cognition.
The term silver thaw describes rain falling when air is below freezing and freezing on contact with the ground at Ben Nevis Observatory. It reflects a temperature inversion with higher top air colder than lower elevations and ties to cyclonic pressure patterns useful for forecasts.
Cantianus and Markley discuss a 10 shilling debt with Borroughs insisting he cannot repay now though he has funds. Markley presses that Borroughs may need the money later, highlighting a tense exchange in a London Telegraph snippet.
A Chicago News quip features a woman asking a meek male advocate if he supports women’s rights. He answers that he is too busy with men’s wrongs to spare time for advocacy.
Civic note reports Marshalltown mayor volunteering to perform a marriage at no cost. Other items include Dubuque population 41 940 up 5 647 in five years and various local incidents from Iowa counties such as deaths from accidents, tax receipts, and road belt planning.
Hydesaburo Ohashi describes in Leslie's Weekly how the bushido guides Japanese statesmen soldiers and scholars. He notes the emphasis on self sacrifice through hara kiri the Mikado’s gift of life and battlefield death as path to Shinto heaven and repayment of favors with greater return.
A Saturday Review excerpt paints early 18th century London as a rough small city of about 600000 with decaying roads and canals of disease. public punishments drew crowds at Temple Bar and London Bridge while bear and bull baiting thrived and funerary practices overflowed churchyards.
A writer tested animal scent preferences at a zoological garden using lavender water on cotton wool. Many lions and leopards showed clear pleasure when the scent was presented in their cages, suggesting a liking beyond food or prey cues.
In Binche, Hainault, two hundred Gilles in feathered headdresses and lace costumes parade from a designated spot to the town hall, tossing oranges to spectators. The crowd joins in the lively procession, and about five thousand people dance around the Grande Place.
A humorous family scene at supper where Dolly asks what a miser is. The mother replies wryly that a miser is a man who thinks his wife's hat should not cost more than his own, reflecting the couple's frugal dynamic.
A talk about costly dogs features Miss Fancier A a pure blooded terrier and Mike Buttons with claims of high value. A Wall Street pointer is quoted as even more expensive, described as a gift from a friend in a casual Puck style.
A witty American humorist fears his clever lines are being plagiarized as English magazines begin to lift his jokes. The concern centers on whether his originality remains intact amid rising copying.
A dialogue between an old friend and a sweet girl reveals parental objections to a marriage, including threats of being cut off with a shilling. The exchange ends with an implied positive development despite objections.
A concise quotation attributed to Pythagoras states that anger starts from folly and culminates in repentance, reflecting on the temper and its consequences.
A dialogue snippet shows Holland and Jones discussing weather with Jones promising to report on his barber trip. The exchange emphasizes obtaining reliable weather information from a trusted source even in casual conversation.
The doctor imposes a year of abstinence from smoking and drinking. A friend jokes about budgeting to cover the doctor’s fees, reflecting a shared humor over medical advice.
City council approved and paid numerous General Fund and Water Fund items including salaries for H S Lee and H C Chadwell, labor entries for many workers, brick work for Dautremont, tile from Eclipse Lumber, packing by Smedley, and freight by CM and St P Ry Co. The session also notes contributions from Connor and Hogan and Kennedy Estate with multiple labor disbursements. A dubious end section features an amateur magic act titled A Village Fiasco with a concluding card trick involving Giles.
President Luther of Trinity College Hartford preached on Esther and closed with a wink about Haman and Mordecai. He quipped that the gallows Haman prepared were used against him, then added in a low voice Except Human.
A witty exchange contrasts ambition with complacency as a lazy genius notes the ease of occupying a crowded peak while others discover space at the bottom. The Ledger frames the joke as a sharp social observation.
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