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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
5
Monticello merchants promote new clerks and wares including clothing, footwear, corsets, umbrellas, and notions. Various residents travel, receive births, and visit relatives. Local stores tout sales, new lines, and services while preparations for a street cement walk are noted.
Peter Meyer opens ice cream windows on First Street and builds a local reputation for top quality. The town hears church talks by E A Lang and a May 21 Lenox college concert raises funds for Clark hall refurbishment.
Monticello mourns the loss of Mr. Smith a man of equanimity intelligence and wide reading. He kept a life diary and influenced public affairs with principled judgment. Also notices seek a housemaid and advertise a residence for sale in Anamosa Iowa by J Houser.
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