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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1900
Page
4
A humorous tale tells of Jerry McCart h staying with a cousin for years during peacetime Irish hospitality. The cousin plans renovations and marriage, prompting jokes about paint smells and eyeing the painters, as McCart expresses grateful, if wary, resolve to endure the change.
A 1910s-era column paints Honduras as a haven for criminals with corrupt officials shielding thieves. It describes jungles, hazards, and a cosmopolitan mix of outcast Europeans and Asians, highlighting dangers for detectives and a chaotic republic vibe.
A Yorkshire yeoman regiment officer praises a troop member then learns the man wears medals from a local Otley show. The Wharfedale native explains the medals were won by his old police captain at Otley show, not in regular service.
A collage of quips and brief lines from era papers includes a tired couple scaring a burglar with a missing pistol, a wedding plan via minister, a Siberian coal claim, and quips on drinking health, lung power, and jokers in an insane ward.
Notice sets December 8 1900 as sale day for delinquent 1899 taxes with a daily sale continuation at the Jones County Treasurer's office Anamosa and Monticello Iowa The ad also notes Thanksgiving excursion fares on Nickel Plate Road and Milwaukee St Paul Railway tickets to Chicago with return validity to December 10 1915.
Monticello Iowa October 26 1900 the board of education met in regular session with Stirton Noyes Hicks and Hall present Minutes approved Bills allowed and orders drawn for Teachers Fund and Contingent Fund including salaries and supplies Relief maps of the world presented by I I Sands secretary authorized to order four copies with manual at a cost of 100 Ayes Hicks Hall and Noyes opposed The meeting adjourned Later report notes two saddle horses stolen from Cascade last week and sheriff unable to locate them or the thief.
The Nickel Plate Road offers round trip fare at one third for Thanksgiving travel, with three daily through trains to St Wayne Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York and Boston. Sleeping cars and dining service included. Reservations via John Y Calahan at 111 Adams Chicago. Also offers Homeseekers excursions and Cedar Rapids Route specials.
The piece notes interest in a census of U S carriage factories with thousands of workers and cites concerns about heart disease while claiming Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food and prevents gas pressure on the heart. It asserts the remedy will cure every form of indigestion.
Wm. H. Mullen of Lockland Ohio survived after doctors warned of imminent death from lung trouble. He followed Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption and after five bottles was cured. The remedy guarantees relief for chest throat and lung ailments and is sold in 50 cent and one dollar bottles with free trial at D C Prader's drug store. Elijah Johnson a 90 year old Baptist deacon and Republican campaign speaker in Illinois has abolitionist roots and Virginia upbringing.
An 19th century advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria, fever, ague, and typhoid. It cites experiences from W. A. Null of Webb, III, whose children recovered after two bottles. The medicine is offered for 50 cents by D. C. Prader, a local druggist, with a guaranteed claim.
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