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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1913

Page

2

Mary Ellen's Bold Stand for a Dress and Dignity

Mary Ellen Flynn, a sixteen year old caretaker of three younger siblings, confronts her father Flynn over funds for a new dress. She negotiates pay and a job at Neal's, stages a dramatic protest by tampering with his clothes, and earns a path to independence with support from neighbor women. Flynn relents, paying for supper and backing off as Mary Ellen begins work.

Mary Ellen Mynn Mary Ellen Shelley Flynn Mary Ollen Jimmie Annie Toby K Kitty Reilly Kitty Dazzlin Morree Mrs. Duffy Mary Allen Kelley Neal Bain Lynn Patrick Flynn P. Flynn Mary Ellen Flynn Kitty Reilly Parker's Mary Ewen Ace Nation Neal & Neal's Malones Dennis Malone Mary Eton Dern IHC Weber New Bettendorf Columbus Steel King JHC Columbus Weber Bettendorf Steel King International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated

Warned Both Ways. Engagement With a Customer

A Boston Transcript humorous note features a dialogue between Hub and Wife. Hub must go out to meet a customer while Wife cautions him to avoid a short return, highlighting domestic tension with a sly closing line.

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Notice in Jones County District Court 1013

In the Iowa Jones district court Donald O. Sinclair seeks fee simple ownership of part of section 15 township 92 north range 2 west. The defendants include Charles Dunnhower his wife and unknown heirs. The notice states Sinclair has possessed the land for over ten years under warranty deed and adverse to all defendants.

District Court of State of Iowa Jones County Donald O. Sinclair Charles Dunnhower Charles Dunahower North Range 2 District Court North Range United States Land Office Dubuque Horatio W. Sanford Charles Dunhower Towa J. W. Doxler Geo. W. Remaly Anamosa Towit Sey Jane RLM Corbit Lown R. M. Corbit

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