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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
4
A short government bulletin notes a voter’s loud support for McKinley with a remark about continued advocacy if offered. The quirky line suggests persistent campaigning and public enthusiasm from supporters.
Sheriff Hiram Arnold proclaims the 1900 general election in Jones County Iowa. Voters will elect one district court clerk, one county auditor, one county recorder, one county attorney, two supervisors, and for each township two justices of the peace two constables a township clerk a township assessor and a township trustee. The election is set for Tuesday November 16 1900 in Amamosa Iowa.
A Washington Post item tells how a senator’s daughter married man, known for wealth and critical taste, grew weary of nitpicking meals. At one dinner a labeled soup, roast beef, potatoes, olives, salad, and ice cream prompted no remark from the wife who refused to engage his sarcasm, and the husband stopped questioning what dishes were.
From the Iowa State Register, Mr. Finley Burke recalls meeting Dr. Moron of Brainerd Nebraska who served with the Thirty seventh United States Infantry and with Cebu governor Col. Hamer. The surgeon related a Spanish letter from insurgent headquarters urging guerrilla resistance until after the election and predicting Bryan’s victory would end the war.
Hon Robt G Cousins tours his district with help from Haugen and Lacy and plans two to three speeches per county while declining eastern invites to focus on Iowa. The coal miners strike nears end as operators concede a ten percent wage increase through April.
A Turkish note praises amber mouthpieces as protection against tobacco harms while locals proudly enjoy smoking. The exchange hints at a cultural view of amber as a remedy for nicotine effects amid a city’s new housing boom.
Saturday excursion tickets to Clear Lake via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway cost 3.50 round trip with return on Monday after sale. Homeseekers excursion via Cedar Rapids Route offers low round trip rates on select Tuesdays. Multiple product ads follow including Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve with endorsements and consumer tips.
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts near death from illness and recovery after using Electric Bitters. Advertisements tout DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a cure for croup and quick relief for ailments, with claims from D C Prader. Notes on artesian wells and toy car models as contemporary marvels.
Miss Miami Brown accuses white youths of intending to cut her friend amid rumors of “coon songs” and cake walks. Erastus Pinkley calls the actions scandalous as tensions rise over violence and insult in the community.
Annie F Springer credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing a long standing hacking cough and chest pain aiding sleep. The ad proclaims it cures throat chest or lung troubles with 50 cents to 1 dollar prices and free trial bottles at Prader’s drug store. Mrs Florence FE King, lone woman graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University law class of 1899, admitted to practice in Kosciusco Indiana Circuit Court.
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