Controversy over Downerville creamery separator judged
The Monticello Express outlines a dispute over a recent separator contest at Downerville creamery. It defends committee decisions, disproves a Times article claim about who ran the Reid machine, and asserts the goal was to test butter yield rather than capacity. It notes local health, farm, and school news and upcoming Nickel Plate excursion details.
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Downerville
Jas. I. Laude
A. L. Fairbanks
A. W. Cramer
O. F. Hosford
W. V. Brazelton
Monticello
Crusinberry
Lake
Cedar Rapids
Reid
Mr. Lake
Times
Reids
the Express
Solemn protest by Green Valley Latter Day Saints on Roberts polygamy stance
A February 28 1899 protest adopted unanimously by the Latter Day Saints of Green Valley Chapel Onslow Jones County Iowa denounces Brigham Roberts polygamy allegations and seeks to block his U S House bid. It cites Joseph Smith orthodoxy against polygamy and asks Congress to bar Roberts and to expose slander about Smith.
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Latter Day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of
Green Valley Chapel
Onslow
Jones County
Iowa
Utah
United States
Brigham H. Roberts
House of Representatives
Roberts
Joseph Seattle
Joseph Smith
Smith
Justice In Honor
Pele
Friends
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Ohio
Mr. Roberts
Congress of the United States of America
J. W. Peterson
Lizzie Houer
Farmers Combine Value Offer Attracts Western Readers
Promotes a six-paper annual farming bundle for 2.20 dollars including The Homestead Special Farmers Institute editions and The Poultry Farmer. Notes large page counts for early April issues and emphasizes the greatest value for farmers. Also mentions rail fare Buffalo to Chicago and a lighthearted German marriage joke from Oklahoma City.
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Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Poultry Farmer
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Journal
Humane Alliance
Auction Ad Lists Jewels and Timepieces and More
A fragment from a newspaper ad lists items such as silverware clatches clocks jewelry optical goods musical goods and sheet music as part of a sale catalog. The scattered text hints at a broad auction or shop display of varied items.
Whales and Weakened Eyes Feature in Curiosities
An old column cites home remedies for eye strengthening with thoracic powder and boiling water then egg cup dilution with laurel or elder flower water. It then notes rapid wing beats produce sound, giving bee and fly frequencies. A bizarre “whale cure” for rheumatism describes patients placed inside a dead whale’s body to absorb decomposing blubber as a poultice.
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New York Tribune
Australia
Government actions timed with strawberry season
The Yonkers Statesman quips that the government issues a new series of $1 bills as the first southern strawberries reach markets, noting the coincidental timing and lighthearted view of official duties.
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Yonkers
Fuzzy-I Minister Rumor Clarified by Tribune
The New York Tribune notes a rumor about a minister being a cosmologist is incorrect. It states the minister is a Calvinist and clarifies the misunderstanding.
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Fuzzy
Wuzzy
New York Tribune
Notice of Attachments and Judgment in Jones County Case
Legal notice for Sept term 1899 in Jones County Iowa. G Howe sues Fred Britton for fifty five dollars and twenty two cents with six percent interest from April 1 1899 plus costs. An attachment issued and J B Smith executor is garnishee. Defend by noon of Sept 18 1899 or default judgment.
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District Court of
State of
Iowa
Jones County
Howe
Fred Britton
District Court
Towa
Ed. Stebbins
J. B. Smith
Lev Hildreth
Partition suit in Jones County Iowa lands
In the September term 1899 of Jones County District Court Henry Callahan sues Bridget Creeden Nora Shehan Katie Welsh Richard C Welsh Marie O Connell and David O Connell Maggie Callahan and unknown heirs to partition real estate. If defendants fail to appear by noon of the second day of the term beginning September 18 1889 a default will be entered.
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Henry Callahan
Bridget Creeden
Nora Shehan
Katie Welsh
Richard C. Welsh
Marie O'Connell
David O’connell
Maggie Callahan
Edward Flynn
Patrick Creeden
John Shehan
H. M. Troy
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