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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
8
The article sketches Victor Hugo’s after dinner outburst on prayer and God’s role in creation. His wife Adele sits silent until he asks if she slept through his talk, then she protests with feigned innocence.
Captain T Bentley Mott describes life aboard a Volga river steamer and its spartan third class, noting passengers supply their own bedding and comforts while the ship provides hot water and galley facilities. He observes travel customs, shipboard sleeping arrangements, and passenger adaptations during a voyage.
An eight-wife prisoner awakens to a fellow inmate's plan to flee using false keys. He pleads to lock the doors again, fearing exposure, and notes steel bars separate him from his eight wives.
An Iowa man received a five year sentence for stealing $2 as context. The item promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve claiming antiseptic healing for boils burns cuts eczema tetter ringworm and multiple skin diseases with a claim for piles.
A Massonville Indiana man touts Bucklin's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for blind and protruding piles and for cuts burns and injuries. The druggist O H Soetje offers it at 25 cents in Philadelphia.
In a brisk ad summary, Dr King s New Life Pills promise prompt relief for liver and stomach issues and regular bowels at 25c. Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea touted as a tonic for the weak at 85c. O H Soetje Portland promotes a city exposition with many exposures.
A collage of promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claiming to digest all foods and cure indigestion, with endorsements from Gov. G W Atkinson and local druggist O H Soetje. Also adverts for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and DeWitt's Little Early Risers, plus a note on Togo's victory and a Harpersville, NY preacher's cough cure tale.
A Harper Washington man touts a seven year battle with stomach and liver trouble cured by Electric Bitters, sold by O H Soetje at 50 cents. The Topeka papers promote a Newton Mitten, a One Minute Cough Cure, and travel to Asbury Park NJ for a National Association meeting with Nickel Plate Rail options and $21.35 round trip.
In Iowa Jones County George McKeever sues J W Arduser and Michael Moes against Lowell State Bank garnishee. Arduser urged to answer by September 25 1905 else default and judgment.Attorney J W Doxson represents the plaintiff in the September 1905 term.
The district court of Jones county Iowa has appointed the undersigned as administrators of the estate of Henry Rickels deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Monticello Iowa May 18 1905.
Administrator Henry Boner announces claims against the estate of Joplin Bower deceased must be filed with the court clerk sworn and timely for approval. Creditors urged to present amounts owed for immediate payment to the undersigned at Monticello Iowa dated May 23 1905 and overseen by attorney J W Coxsee.
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