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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1899
Page
4
The Negulos pursue brides by winning parental favor then abducting the bride in a playful chase. The father and mother carry the couple up a hut ladder or sapling pair and pour water from a cocoanut shell over their heads, sealing the union. The couple then spend five days hidden in the mountains before returning to life.
In Cornhill a laird quizzes his village physician about political news. The doctor mentions the Dutch taking umbrage, then departs for a patient. The laird jokes about whether it is a wa'ed town, and the bailie clarifies it is a sugar island, the article hinting at a light local tidbit with a buyer's offer.
An elderly man visits a cigar store with pocketknives. He bets 75 cents and keeps gambling until he loses $121, the knife trade end with a present for him. He later trades the knife for a $1 item and leaves content, noting a knife is useful. The item ends with a grim joke about sewing machines during a wedding rumor.
A suburban druggist advertises We execute in place of the doctor’s prescription. The Boston Journal condemns such messaging as appealing to those who seek to be executed.
A footpad relieved a man of his valuables in an offhand manner. The thief reassured the victim with calm phrases claiming the act did not require any assistance. The Ohio State Journal reports the incident with detached narration.
A tagged bachelor in Philadelphia expresses a desire to marry and settle down so he can select one good club and stick with it. The remark reflects social attitudes toward marriage and social clubs in the period.
Three guided Puerto Rico tours depart Chicago January 11 February 15 and March 8. Tours include Pullman sleeping and dining cars to New York and ships Ponce and San Juan with island travel by rail auto carriage and boat. All expenses paid. Escort by Walter Boyd Townsend with The American Tourist Association. Tickets and itineraries via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Ry agents.
List of unclaimed mail remaining in the Monticello Iowa post office advertised November 20 1899 includes McIntosh and OConnor A D Smith D E Ponp and P M.
Excellent Linn county farms for sale at from 42 to 50 dollars per acre, all convenient to market. H. M. Troy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Large commodious house in good repair with a large barn to rent. For terms and details inquire of J. W. Doxsie.
180 acres of highly improved land offered for sale or rent. Inquiries answered at the farm three and one half miles northwest of Monticello. Contact GUDENKAUF at 18if Avuausr.
Notice of a public sale to be held December 4 1899 at the Jones County treasurer’s Anamosa office. Lands and town lots delinquent for 1898 and prior years include taxes interest costs. Sale continues day to day until all parcels or enough to cover due amounts are sold.
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