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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
9
Bob Bescher of the Cincinnati Reds again tops the National League in stolen bases. The speedy outfielder and lead off man finished last season with eighty stolen bases, matching his reputation as one of the league’s fastest runners and a brilliant baserunner.
A New York Times piece surveys enduring flames across cultures. It notes a Siamese temple flame burning for two centuries with a guarding priest, a Persian grand vizier saved by a trader and a seventy year vigil at Sarhad, and arctic fires kept for practicality. It also mentions Sicily's vendetta fire of vengeance burning until the foe dies.
A Viennese remark ridicules ongoing superstitions as numerous and absurd, noting progress while fortune tellers palmists crystal gazers still receive payment, contrasting with medieval times.
Cuban officials asked the king of Spain in 1584 to send 7,000 negroes to enslave and train before the Indians died out. After 1553 there were no Indians left on the island.
Foreign stables seek top American thoroughbreds for European stud use. An English firm offered 7,500 dollars for Allan Pinkerton’s Galloway Booger Red, but the offer was declined to preserve America’s polo sire advantage and future breeding stock.
The English Jockey Club voted 22 to 7 to repeal four furlong races for two year olds. The rule, in force nearly ten years, faced criticism for harming the class by favoring early gate training and perceived lottery effects. Races under five furlongs for two-year olds are now prohibited.
The Olympic games began in the eighth century at Pyrgos on Peloponnesus, originally to test Spartan endurance. They later added chariot racing and other events, became a world gathering of strength, faded for centuries, then revived in Athens in 1896 under royal auspices.
Several young catchers move toward the majors with limited turnover. Forrest Cady and Bill Carrigan share duties for the Boston Red Sox while Alva Williams backs up for Washington. Cady played in Evansville and Williams in Terre Haute, with Jack Onslow excelling as a Tigers second catcher after Fort Wayne. Williams and Cady moved to the American League from the International circuit.
A prose poem about a new student facing taunts and friendship as a classmate recalls childhood teasing. The second part describes a party game where players hide articles and an auctioneer assigns one person to perform a trick after bidding. The rules cover slip choices, drawing, and how the blank or marked slips influence play.
A traveler in Europe condenses each telegram into a single word using initials. The first message Brown prompts family guesses aloud as Bought ring on Wednesday night and Big rain out wet neuralgia. Players guess the intended meaning, leader reveals the word, closest guess wins prizes.
Two large barges destined for a point 47 miles away must travel 10 500 miles to reach that nearby location because the Panama Canal is not finished. Unable to use railroad due to size they are towed around the southern tip of South America and then up the Pacific side.
Ancient tales describe men taming beasts with music. Deer shy creatures listen to bagpipes and a herd of twenty stag followers move with the pipe and violin, advancing as music plays and halting when it stops.
In the September term of Jones County District Court Iowa the plaintiff seeks to reform a land description and quiet title to the east half of the southwest quarter and the south half of the southwest quarter of section 24 township 8 north range west of the ith PM, claiming forty years of possession and color of title. Defendants are warned to answer by noon of the second day of the term, or a default and judgment will follow.
Notice of application to sell real estate belonging to the estate of Christian Koller deceased in Jones County Iowa. Administrator R A Gartango seeks court authority to sell parcels described by lot and block and surrounding tracts to pay debts. The sale will occur September 12 at the courthouse in Anamosa Iowa. Attorney J W Doxsee represents the administrator.
W A Mirick a physician and surgeon with office on South Cedar Street Monticello Iowa attends promptly. H M Retirement James Rymamy Remaly and Remley Attorneys at Law Anamosa Iowa operate on Main Street opposite the Haxsterly hotel on first floor and will engage in general practice of law.
A compact ad announces professional medical services for eye ear nose and throat diseases and skin conditions. It notes 24 hour call answering and special attention to related ailments with a mention of a proprietary treatment.
A local Monticello Iowa firm highlights a wide selection of semi completed stones and grand designs. They offer to submit sketches if none fit, and tout reasonable monument prices given workmanship and stone quality.
A medical note claims Dr Puleston cures ruptures using the fidelity method with no pain and no downtime from work, suggesting a quick return to daily duties. The fragmentary text emphasizes comfort and rapid recovery as key benefits of the treatment.
Sept term 1012 shows Thierry Grhimin et al plaintiffs against G W Ballard and others in Jones county Iowa. Petition seeks quiet title to northwest quarter and west thirty acres of the northeast quarter in section 32 township 34 north range 2 west, with claims of adverse possession and barriers to all unknown heirs and claimants. Court orders publication in The Monticello Express for four weeks and sets September 7 1012 as appearance deadline.
Women of refinement praise the corrective and curative properties of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The tablets are described as safe and reliable through girlhood motherhood and aging. Sold everywhere at 25c a box.
The Chicago Tribune suggests Congress shows reluctance or shame in moves to legislate Gen Leonard Wood out of power, implying a political shift or resistance to action against the general.
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