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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1898

Page

8

John Browns grave inscription cut by Kansas druggist

Kansas man B A Barrett a North Topeka pharmacist and marble worker cut the inscription for John Browns grave in January 1860 while Mrs Browns family hosted an abolition celebration at their North Elba home The talk covers the grave markers the grandfather’s stone and Andrew J Daniels lettering on the main bowlder with details of the burial and the hearse arrangement Major Hudsons account is cited as correct.

Yopska Kan John Brown Kansas B. A. Barrett North Topeka Mr. Barrett Wadham’s Mills Elba County Brown Andrew J. Daniels Major Hudson Wesport North Elba Kansas City Journal

Aphasia Tale From Salt Lake In Primitive Talk

Old Hardy Graddles returns from Salt Lake with curious stories of a hospital patient with aphasia, inspiring local wonder. The tale features misheard terms and rustic banter as neighbors debate what aphasia means and whether it is a place or a thing.

Hardy Graddles Teton Basin Salt Lake Temple Tabernacle Dooley Building Redee Hardy Watts Red Pete Ruble Tardy Pete

Humming in Public Places Draws Mixed Reactions

A New York Times piece observes men hum in trains and streets more than women, noting a stern middle aged man whose unvoiced bass rhythms reveal a baffling but harmless quirk. The essay questions gendered idiosyncrasies and quirks of daily life, contrasting calm faces with surprising sounds.

New York Times

First Performance of The Barber of Seville Fiasco

A stormy debut of Roussini's opera The Barber of Seville ends with the curtain down after chaos and a bleeding actor. Public reaction shifts to praise on a second night as the composer is hailed in triumph, amid crowds outside his home. The Nickel Plate Road advertises Chicago to Cleveland rail fare and sleeping car options for the Congregational Home Missionary Society meeting. Gollmar Bros Circus to exhibit in Monticello with a 25 cent ticket for all events, including a grand parade.

Garcia Basilio Italy Tigaro Barbiere Nickel Plate Road Chicago Cleveland Congregational Home Missionary Society J. Y. Calahan Adams St Chi- LO Gollmar Bros.’ Circus Monticello

Battle Hymn of the Republic paraphrase text

Poem-like excerpt featuring altered phrases from the Battle Hymn of the Republic with references to the Lord marching, justice, and divine judgment. Includes lines reimagined as a prose lament and ends with attribution to Julia Ward Howe.

Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Exposition Tickets Omaha One Way

The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway will offer excursion round trip tickets to Omaha at a single fare. Tickets apply to trains arriving in Omaha on June 1 and are valid for return until June 6.

Omaha Exposition Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Omaha

Picnic schedule and rail excursion price announced

For the annual Modern Woodman picnic in Cedar Rapids on June 7, the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway will sell excursion tickets at 1.25 dollars round trip. Tickets are valid only on the sale date.

Cedar Rapids Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway

Music on the Graphophone Promises Wide Entertainment

The article extols the Graphophone as an affordable entertainment device capable of reproducing a wide range of sounds from bagpipes to grand military bands. It also highlights its recording feature for immediate playback of the user’s own words or songs and invites readers to request a catalogue from the Columbia Phonograph Co. in Chicago.

Bell, Tainter Fdison Macdonald Columbia Phonograph CO State St Chicago

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