Editor and Proprietor Named Friday October 23 1874
The item notes Joan Biancuann is identified as editor and proprietor for the publication on Friday October 23 1874.
23 Oct 1874
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1874
Page
1
The item notes Joan Biancuann is identified as editor and proprietor for the publication on Friday October 23 1874.
The piece declares the Anti Monopol y movement a failed reform effort. It notes rising Republican majorities statewide and credits Ainsworth's Third District win for Democrats to face defeat. A Wayne township incident involving Bonewitz Ackerman and Dunning is reexamined with Bonewitz exonerated.
A Maine letter describers the Oct 1874 Lewiston fair scenes and rural life. It notes scarce melons and corn, dairy cattle Jersey and Ayshire, sheep breeds, spinning wheels, poultry displays, and a one armed crank ride. The writer laments high horse trots and praises simple farm chores from apple pressing to cider making, with cold nights and a long moonlit return home.
In Oct 1874 at Waco Texas Mrs Walworth writes of pleasant weather and frontier reminiscences from her brother, notes Waco as county seat with 7000 people, a 475 foot suspension bridge, universities, schools, churches, and a growing cityscape. She shares garden progress, roses blooming, cotton prospects, and a curious frontier court anecdote about a negro juror.
The piece defends Nicolas Bonewitz and denies malicious critique while noting John A Kasson sues Clarkson Bros. and J C Lavery for libel over reporting. Kasson seeks 50 000 plus 20 000 worth of “healing balsam” for alleged injurious exposure, as the column laments journalistic missteps.
A letter describes autumn scenes with frost threats and aurora borealis lighting the sky. The writer notes cool pleasant evenings, rosy maples among pines, and a sense of an unusually cold season after a short summer. The tone hints at nostalgic observations from a northern posting.
A correspondent from Monticello describes a visit by three teams hauling champion well diggers and a horse and buggy to the town of Macomb centered around its square and courthouse. The writer notes local interest and distance from editors while sharing observations on the town’s layout and prominence.
Iowa senators and representatives answer questions on a potential Grant third term. Allison and Wright oppose, Donnan supports if renominated, Kasson neutral, Kasson undecided, Orr unsure, Pratt opposes, Wilson seeks Western farmers’ rights, with no replies from McCrary McDill Loughridge.
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