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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1905

Page

4

Monticello Express Subscription Price Change

The Monticello Express lists annual subscription price at 81.75 dollars. The notice names J W Doxsee as editor and proprietor and provides no further details.

Wyoming Correspondence Notes Local Visits and Community Life

From Wyoming June 13 reports visits by John Miller Anamosa and J F Brown Center Junction. Much news on church events weddings and graduations local repairs and street work. Solomn Best dies at Beatty homestead and fives days ago a pony pasture incident injured a boy.

Cascade Notes and Local Appointments June 13

Cascade updates list residents traveling and visiting relatives from Pella Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Richland. Mrs Fagan returns from Pella. Miss Alice Kingsley arrives back in Richland. Mr and Mrs Wise visit Waterloo. two sermons by Dr Wickersham urge youth. Fannie Peterson graduates Finley Hospital with first class honors as a nurse.

Cascade William Fagan Pella Clara Wise Waterloo Banghart Wesleyan Seminary Alice Kingsley Kingsly Richland Charles McQuillen Supervisor McQuillen Iowa City Doctor Wickersham Des Moines W. G. Wise B. C. Wise John Roneck Cedar Rapids Washington Mills H. Nevilles Soldiers Home Davenores Wise Fannie Peterson Finley Hospital Father Coffee Temple Hill

Local Social Following Week of Visitors and Births

George Courtney returns from Epworth Seminary after a year of work. Frank Schrader of Dubuque engages in Sunday School work. Miss Gertrude Hutching of Wyoming visits friends. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McNeilly welcome a son born Tuesday June 13. Nettie Preston cares for her ill father at O. O. Watson's home. L. C. Rawson and children and Miss Blanche Robertson visit Arlington. Robert Lyons returns from Ames Agricultural College after years of work. Anna Jivingstone returns from Waterloo for summer vacation. Ella Cotler leaves for summer school at Highland Park Des Moines. Presbyterian children's day exercises were brief and well done. Belle Lyons Minnie Livingston Ida Lyons attend Hopkinton commencement. Samuel Alexander surprised at his sister Mrs. Saxon's to celebrate his twenty-first birthday with proverb games, ice cream and cake.

Wyoming John Miller Anamosa Stella Edward Pealer & Company J. F. Brown Center Junction Vera (Vaughn) Owen Cedar Rapids A. A. Vaughn Gertrude Green Armstrong B. R. Marshall D. G. Tebo Stoffel B. J. Read Green Street Colmer Peoria Illinois Ballard A. W. Helper W. W. Bronson Davenport Grand Lodge Masons Walter Flanstburg Mechanicsville George Brush T. B. Nichols H. N. Fordham Baird Hopkinton Lenox College German Lutheran Church Crissick W. B. Brown Phyllis Doris Norman Oklahoma Hawthorne Club J. W. Waite BR. K. Baird London England A. K. Baird Vernon Bennett Fordham Odd Fellows Lodge Frank Mia Eva Briggs Martin Walter M. H. Calkins The State University Iowa City A. D. Stevens Chicago E. G. Waite Methodist Episcopal Church George Schoolman Madison Township Olin Freda Lanswager Paul Clemens Monmouth College Erma Babcock Winifred Wherry Conservatory of Music Mabel Kirkpatrick Elizabeth Wherry Margaret Tourtellot Hulda Randall Mary Calkins Margaret Schamel Francis Vaughn T. B. Johnson Onslow Ora Woodyard Jerry Woodyard Hoffman Johnson George Courtney Epworth Semiary Frank Schrader Dubuque Gertrude Hutching Frank McNeilly Nettie Preston O. O. Watson L. C. Rawson Blanche Robertson Arlington Robert Lyons Ames Agricultural College Anna Jivingstone Waterloo Ella Cotler Highland Park Des Moines Presbyterian Church Belle Lyons Minnie Livingston Ida Lyons Lsat Samuel Alexander Daniel Saxon O. C. Johnson Eli E. L. Anderson Madison Village Boomhour Raleigh North Carlina John Dennison Countryman Mrs. Norton Walter Countryman Midland Road Ruth Spooner Edna Richardson Hale Township W. C. Paul Coe College T. N. Silsbee N. B. Noyes Here Randolph Vermont J. H. Cooksey Johnson Brothers Manley Mann Orr Clayton Township Knittle

Onslow June 13 Partners in Various Local News

Onslow items report O C Johnson traveling to Chicago with stock, Eli Streets' visiting brother, E L Anderson of Madison Village visiting, and upcoming Children's Day at the Presbyterian church. Several locals travel or visit, while notable illnesses and a marriage occur among residents.

Castle Grove social notes drift through town events

June 14 entries show C R Wilder returning from Eldora on Saturday. Nurseries and visits include Mr and Mrs Er J Noble in Prairieburg, George and Jennie Davidson with Bowen's Prairie friends, and Mrs Emma McCullough visiting her mother Mrs Margaret Noble. Insurance agent L F Foulk and O Postelwait attended to windstorm lease adjustments with Geilken Stimpson and Ahlricks.

C. R. Wilder Eldora Er. J. Noble Prairieburg John Gilliland Ladies Aid Society George Jennie Davidson Bowen Prairie Friends Orlando Hosford Monticello H. D. Freeman Maquoketa Farrand Organ Company Detroit Emma McCullough Rock Valley Margaret Noble C. P. Scott Castle Grove Lyon County E. J. Noble L. F. Foulk Des Moines Anchor Insurance Company O. Postelwait Messrs. Geilken, Stimpson Ahlricks

Local Notes and Visiting Families Highlight Week

Mrs. Harry Dice is on the sick list. Miss Grace Moats returns from Epworth where she attended school. Mr and Mrs Henry Carter of Wyoming visited relatives. Children’s Day program set for 10 o’clock. Mrs Herson Fadley gave birth last Thursday and is seriously ill. Mr and Mrs Eline Cramer of Ohio visited the Hoyt home with Avert Schoonover and family. The young people of the Presbyter- think about the church activities.

Harry Dice Grace Moats Epworth Henry Carter Wyoming Presbyterian Church Herson Fadley Eline Cramer Ohio

Ice cream social planned at Sutherland home

The local church will host an ice cream social at Mr Sutherlands home next Friday evening June 16 inviting all. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Carl Rickels of Pomeroy and Rev John Rickels and wife of Farnanville attending their father’s funeral.

Ian Church Sutherland Carl Rickels Pomeroy John Rickels Farnanville Blanche Clark Cedar Rapids Coe College Mary Clark Coe Josephine Sutherland R. P. Clark

The Schoolteacher and the Start of a Teaching Career

A college graduate faces a disorganized profession with no universal standards or diplomas. Teaching varies by state and school type, with private schools and agencies shaping first positions. A new teacher may endure a demanding first year before lasting in the career.

New York State Colorado Utica Buffalo Positonu Lffe Queslie

Charming Dolly Madison

Gaillard Hunt in Century describes Dolly Madison as not regular in looks or wit yet the greatest White House mistress. Her warm nature and charm made her a central figure at inaugurations and in Washington society from Philadelphia to the White House.

Dolly Madisan White House Washington Philadelphia Widow Todd Madison Gaillard Hunt Century

Canadian Castles and Ocean Gold Promises

The St John News notes Canadian castles still standing including Chateau de Ramezay in Montreal, now a museum under Antiquarian Society care. It also reports a speculative claim from London Lancet that sea water gold could yield vast totals, calculating a potential 100 billion tons from all world oceans.

England France Spain St. John St. Ours Rimouski St. Hustache Lotbiiere Montibello Ste. Marie de la Beauce Vaudreil Rouville Chateau de Ramezay Montreal Gertrude de Ramezay Order of St. Louis Quebec The Antiquarian Society New France London Lancet

Threat to debtors prompts warning to settle

A creditor warns Mr Snips that if the debt is not settled within a week he will inform all other creditors that payment was made, causing pressure on the debtor. The note frames a bold, coercive method to secure payment.

Mr. Snips

Coffin Plates and Pre-Death Coffins in Maine Traditions

Maine anecdotes recount coffins kept at home for daily reminder of mortality and used as storage. A Leeds man Lindsey built a mahogany coffin for beans, fearing sons would bury him in a grave lock after death. Coffin plates were removed and kept as household bric a brac. a Lincolnville mantel still held such a grotesque exhibit. The Bangor News notes the quirkiness of old New England customs and a later quip about auto graph etiquette.

New England Lindsey Leeds Maine Lincolnville Bangor News

Baby contracts cough seize from mother’s past illness

Dialogue from the Detroit Free Press suggests a baby acquired whooping cough from the mother who had the disease as a child, implying hereditary transmission through exposure rather than contact with other children.

Detroit Free Press

The Important Point Duke Proposal Comedy

A brief dramatic exchange shows a daughter wishing to marry the duke and the father conceding after a humorous bargaining moment. The scene captures family tension and witty banter characteristic of theater.

Houston Post

Crimes We Hide From Others Remain Hidden Within

A reflective line notes that wrongs kept private stay known only to the self, suggesting the weight of unspoken guilt and memory.

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J. W. Doxsee, Eoitor and Prop'’r Doctor Green Dickson Beatty B. Beatty Solomon Best David Beatty Coshocton County Iowa Scotch Grove Amber Albert Sanford J. A. Weiss Coggon Julia Kearns Haden Fairview Peter Robertson Lilliam Farragher Cass Evangelist Ghheoder Charming Dolly Madison New York Diamond Creamery Co Fred Puleston Eilers & Bolton Burrichter's Drygoods Store H. M. Remley James Remley, Remley& Remley Main Street A. Matthiessen E. Tarbox Jones Or Earth Herrick & Bauder Monticello State Bank P. C. Babcock J. S. Houser Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co Milwaukee Wis M. E Clauss E Gralaly A. M. Maurice D.D Lovell Dental Drake University Mirick, & Inclis Physicians and Surgeons Monticello Bank Building Commodore Dewey Shetland Pony G. F. Farragher California Union San Francisco Los Angeles Milwaukee & St. Paul Kansas City Missouri Pacific Pueblo Denver & Rio Grande Ogden Southern Pacific Pacific Coast Judson Tourist Cargo Robert Somerville Marquette Building Dearborn Street Sharples Matthiessen Bros Monticello,owa Herrick Refrigerator Hall’s Hardware
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