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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
10
The piece argues newspapers remain useful though moths ignore them and offers numerous household tips. It suggests wrapping furs and woolens in newspaper, lining carpets, cleaning stoves and lamp chimneys, using dampened shreds to trap dust, and using folded sheets as heat resistant mats for pots and kettles.
Practical notes from Pearson's Magazine teach how to use a life buoy by grabbing its sides and rising through the center. It warns that if no buoy is available an oar can substitute, riding the blade like a hobbyhorse to keep the head above water.
May 2 1912 special board session approves minutes increases Viva Moore salary for mechanical drawing and accepts Maud Mellor resignation. Elects Mabel McCuskey English and Selma Suter Mathematics at $60 monthly. grades fill with Edna M Kegley Mary Pond Lucy M Pacey. Honors listed and bills paid. adjourned.
Monticello council meets May 6 in regular session. Treasurer Bohlken reports balances across funds totaling 4799.36 while various committees handle street sewer taps and ordinance 434 for city claims. The meeting appoints cemetery board member Hicks and water works engineer Matthiessen and adjourns after publishing notices.
An Ohio man tore off his shirt to flag a train and avert a wreck, while H. T. Alston of Raleigh credits Electric Bitters with reversing a severe illness. He reports relief after four bottles and urges a trial for stomach, liver or kidney troubles. Sold for 40 cents at O. H. Soetje's.
In Springfield Massachusetts the Republican lauds William Howard Taft for truthfulness and integrity noting he never needed an Ananias club. The comment frames Taft as a trustworthy political figure.
A speaker with a burned hand lifted a small round box and urged the crowd that Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures burns and a range of skin ailments. He claimed it reduces inflammation and pain, selling for 25 cents at O H Soetje's.
State of Sp Ragge District Court in Jones County Iowa notes filing of what purports to be the last will and testament of Henry Frericks deceased. Final proof and probate set for May term 1912 with notice to interested parties to appear and show cause. Clerk H G A Harper. Attorney Jd. W. Coxsee represents the estate.
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