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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
8
The item states that stockholder liability is to be treated identically to the provisions of the National Bank Act. It implies a uniform standard across institutions regarding shareholder responsibility for debts and obligations.
After 118 days the Twenty sixth General Assembly adjourned with economy bills cutting state printer and binder costs, a revised code process set for October 1, and a standing retrenchment committee to limit future expenditures. Revenue and telegraph company taxation terms were settled by conference.
An old advertisement touts Dr Hand’s Colic Cure to remove wind and soothe nerves for immediate relief from baby colic, urging mothers to buy a 25 cent bottle from druggists. It also promotes Dr Hand’s Teething Lotion for sore gums at 25 cents.
In Westminster parliamentary culture a humorous outburst exposes the tedious toll of misgovernance in Ireland. The piece contrasts dull, repetitive speakers with rare witty epigrams, noting how interruptions punish a bore and praise sharp speech as Mr. Parnell’s early, crude, yet persistent rhetoric.
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds with buyers and sellers, property descriptions, and parcel references across counties. It includes names such as Virgil Trammond, Fred McNeil, Adelaide Shoop, Mary Bates, Matilda Merritt, LR Watters, Thos Watters, and others, with various lot and section references and sale amounts. The segment also contains short cultural anecdotes and advertisements.
Mrs Arthur Simmons reports her three week old baby suffered from severe colic until Dr Hand's Colic Cure was used after physician advised the remedy. Three bottles later the infant is described as pleasant bright and laughing. The notice notes Dr Hand's remedies for children sold by druggists at 25 cents. An unrelated line states the average weight of a man's skeleton is fourteen pounds.
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