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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1896
Page
3
Local notices mention Joe Goldstone visiting from Chicago with his brothers, new hats at Goldstone Bros, summer shoes at Sumters, cheap carpets at Hicks & Eilers, and a Crescent bicycle. Liners note Del Monte relatives, teachers from Monticello, and the Daily Town Capital subscription offer.
Monticello reports on a wide range of small town happenings. Storm damage across Cascade and Keystone with blown churches noted. Local elections, church meetings, a wedding, theater events, store ads, and upcoming speeches fill a bustling page.
A Monticello death follows a heart disease after a hearty meal. Funeral held Monday, remains moved to East Mineral cemetery. Ringling Bros. show to perform July 5 6. memorials and alumni events planned. Weather washouts disrupt lines near Farley Worthington and Mississippi crossings. Local obituaries note Henry Siemers Wayne Twp. large funeral crowd. Kiln and printers advertise new equipment. community notices on reunions, sales, and travel.
Program lists motto Plus Ultra and music with Rev E G Waft as invocation. Five minute speeches by class members cover topics from poetry and political parties to railroads and medical science. Includes salutatorian, valedictorian, diplomas presented by R C Burton. Tickets 15 cents, boxes on sale June 8.
A notice lists unclaimed letters remaining at the Monticello Iowa post office as of May 25 1896. The names include Dorn Dave O Ferguson C H L T ALEXANDER P M and others. The item appears in a local letter list column.
The court approves final reports and appoints executors for multiple estates including Zimmerman Champion Herrick Ackerman Propst Gill Stafford Sheean Beam Robinson and White with various bonds and allowances. Guardianships are settled while civil cases list trials, dismissals, and judgments including Western Union Telegraph and others with defined costs and settlements.
A reader reports relief from a severe headache after using G. and C. headache capsules and recommends them to others. The note emphasizes personal experience and endorsement of the product.
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