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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
7
Gramophone Quarrel Ends in Divorce Pact
In a domestic farce, Joseph and Mrs. Virtue clash over manners and a gramophone. A sly surprise gift escalates into a sensory showdown with the machine repeating their quarrel. The pair finally agree to give away the device and part ways as the narrator notes widowhood statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pimpleton
Piccadilly
Joseph Virtue
Mrs. Virtue
Joseph
Gramophone
How Many Of These Do You Know Frost Row Reading
A classroom roster lists students by row with names: Frost Row left to right includes Fannie Trenderson Myrtle Ricker David Corbett Edith Bejasch Florence Car michael Halstead Carpenter Florence Thoeni Ana Templeton Ralph Matthiessen. Second Row shows Mary Doxsee Merrill Ricker. Trim Row names Ben Reichart Harry Cooper Bessie Errickson Earl Young George Starks Mary Guler Ethel Young Marie Bateman Mabel Inglis. Fourth Row lists Harold Leake Fred Kilers Myrtle Marshall Ethel Magee Beulah Simpson Selma Suter Katie Dirks. Back Row contains Mary Seales teacher Harry Ngan deceased Pearl Barnts Bonnie Warner Harry Campbell Ellen Mead Mary Dirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Magee
Beulah (Barrows) Simpson
Selma Suter
Katie Dirks
Mary Seales
Harry Ngan
Pearl Barnts
Bonnie Warner
Harry Campbell
Ellen Mead
Mary Dirks
Dynamite Used in Wooing and the Strong Man’s Rule
A whimsical Rome tale contrasts prehistoric courtship with modern zeal. A young Italian lover, spurned by a flower girl, commits offenses from stabbing to arson with dynamite. He is jailed once, then later marries after the court eases the sentence, while the story argues strong, daring men command respect and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo
Juliet
Atlanta Journal
Rome
Adam
Italy's Glosue Carducci Celebrates 70th Birthday
Italy's famed poet Glosue Carducci marked his seventieth birthday on July 27. He held the Bologna University chair of classical literature since 1860 and aimed to quit poetry for philology in 1860, then published Hymn to Satan in 1867, boosting his renown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Glosue Carducci
University of
Bologna
Satan
Mayor Rose Seeks Vacant Lot Playgrounds in Kansas City
Kansas City Kansas Mayor Rose asks property owners with vacant lots to permit children's use as playgrounds. The move aims to expand safe outdoor spaces and boost community activity in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Kansas City
Kan
Blood Year Recalls F N Tackett Alliance Kentucky
Chronicle of 1908 as a year of blood for F N Tackett of Alliance Kentucky with death near due to lung bleeding before relief from Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Includes multiple ads for tonics and remedies such as Kodol for Dyspepsia and Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea from O H Soetje druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Tacket
Alliance
O. H. Soetje
Hollister
O. IL
Soetje
Moslem graves in Turkey marked by cypress forests
A Moslem grave is never reopened once filled. To prevent defilement after burial, Muslims plant cypress trees on every grave, making cemeteries resemble forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Ad Compared With Imitations
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as superior to many imitations and highlights its use for sunburn cuts bruises and piles. The box carries ER C DeWitt & Co Chicago and is sold by O H Soetje Toledo. Rockefeller Jr praised perseverance in a Bible class remark about his father’s grit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
O. HH. Soetje Druggist
DeWitt’s
ER. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
O. H. Soetje
Toledo Blade
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Dad
Asa
Deatrick Dry Goods Co
Monticello
Iowa
J. A. Doutrick
Ethalinda Doutrick
C. 8
Bidwell
A. Dourrick
Ethalinda Duourrick
Bipwew
See'y
Treas
St Adalbn’s West Virginia Family Sees Daughter Cured
S C Blair school superintendent at St Adalbns West Virginia praises Electric Bitters after his daughter recovers from St Vitus Dance. He notes three bottles cured her and endorses the remedy for nervous complaints debility female weakness and malaria. Sold by O H Soetje 50 cents Topeka Capital reports a burned tramp appears at the back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.C. Blair
St. Adalbns
W. Va
O. H. Soetje
Topeka
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Mader Pheatey
Mr. Virtue
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Patti
Ben Davies
Baby
Virtue
Caruso
Jack’s
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Alume
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O. H. Soetjerhuggist
Lincoln Star
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Tim Murphy
Washington, D. C
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O. HH. Soetje
Toledo
Horace Greeley
District Court
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Flint
Wubke Maria Molkers
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Anamosa
J. H. Ramsey
Jones Co
P. M. Like
Rebecca Kipp
Anna Zimmerman
A. G. Zimmerman
George H. Hicks
Maria A Hicks
John H. Bacher
Isabella Bacher
George W. Sutherland
David Sutherland
Rickles Gerdes
Jacob Zumbrunnen
H.M. Carpenter
Charles J. Reichart
Margaret Loes
Michael Loes
State OF
Anna KE
Matthiessen
Ainalk
J. Ot
Ramsey
Herrick & Bander
Castoria
Cote Eee Mene
Murray Street
New York City
Fred Puleston
Eilers & Bolton
Mirick & Inglis
Physicians and Surgeons
Monticello Bank Building
E. E. Reed
Burrichter’s Drygoods
H. M. Remiry
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Attorneys AT Law
Main Street
Willengage
Herrick & Bauder
Ofice
Monticello State Bank
J. W. Doxler
Lowell Block
BE. Tarbox
Jones
Counties
Earth
A. Matthiessen
A. M. Maurice
D. D
Lovell Block
Drake University
Crown Bridge
M. E. Church Directory
Epworth
W. EK. van Buren
H.C. Bohlken’s
E Q. Dewitt & CO
ST. P
Colorado
Sioux
Cedar Rapids
Omaha St. Paul St. Paul
Davenport
Farley Calman
Calmar Freight
Oxford Freight
Marion
Shallenberger
Lovell House
Dr. Shallenberger
Bright
W. E. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago, Illinois
Drexel State Bank
J. E. Bateman
W. First St
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Prop
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