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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
2
Youth shoots father in farm tragedy near Martelle
An eighteen year old son killed his father at a farm between Martelle and Anamosa. The coroner’s jury found the act justifiable. the youth surrendered to authorities and faced a preliminary hearing in Anamosa where he was discharged on motion of the county attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
Martelle
Anamosa
Young Woods
Herrick
Texas
Dallas
Rascal
Marster
Abraham
Isaac
Lord
Marcos Bozzaris
Marco Polo
Castle Grove School Board Meets and Local Notes
Castle Grove records a special school board meeting Friday evening. Miss Elsie Cramer starts teaching in No. 9, and Miss Mary Davidson begins fall term in No. 3. Several residents attend the Cascade fair and Des Moines state fair. Businesses and people travel to Oklahoma on prospecting trips and Cedar Falls for extended visits. Upper Town University offers courses. Fayette Iowa and Iowa farms advertise land at 45 to 60 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Elsie Cramer
Hellberg
Mary Davidson
F. M. Caspers
Thomas
Woodstock
Illinvis
J. Ac
McLaughlin
Oklahoma
E. J. Noble
Des Moines
N. M. Johnston
Clifford
Cedar Falls
Rk. Shear
Greenfield
Lottie Laude
Iowa
HH. M. Troy
Cedar Rapids
Farm for sale or rent across multiple acres near Monticello and Ryan
An advertisement offers several parcels including 147 acres four miles west of Monticello and a 195 acre Delaware county farm for sale or rent. It also seeks a renter for a 160 acre tract one mile from Ryan. Contact 4th D. E. Kevor and E. Topp Hazel Green Iowa August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
D. E. Kevor
Delaware County
Ryan
E. Topp
Hazel Green
Partition Offer for Thompson Estate in Monticello Iowa
Referees appointed by the court will receive open offers for the real estate of the late E M Thompson at the Lowell State Bank Monticello Iowa on Monday September 10 at 2 o clock. The property includes the west half of the northwest quarter Section 9 and part of the east half of the northeast quarter Section 8 lying south of the highway totaling about 138 acres in Monticello township Jones County Iowa. The right to reject inadequate offers is reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Thompson
Lowell State Bank
Monticello
Iowa
Monticello Township
Jones County
A. Kempf
Jones
District Court
Said County
Anamasa
A. Kewor
Oscar H. Soetje
Anamosa
Oseak H
Sorose
Easterners’ myth of the Wild West challenged
A travel writer debunks the cowboy stereotype, recounting journeys through the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, and beyond. He finds little violence or desperadoes and notes far fewer violent incidents than eastern comic depictions suggest, expressing safer impressions of prairie travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Dakotas
Eastern
Middle States
Great Northwest
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Clark Street
Chicago
St. Paul
Baptism in Tiflis Described by Trumbull White
Trumbull White recounts a Greek rite baptism in the Church of St. David in Tiflis Russia. A baby four to five weeks old endures three immersions in a water font with blessings and oil as a priest tempers the bath with hot water from a samovar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Trumbull White
Chicago
Paradise Boiled Down: Wedding Carriage Chatter
A London Fun item recalls a newlywed couple in a honeymoon carriage with onlookers amused by their affectionate displays. An elderly man, boasting three marriages already, remarks that love and laughter are “paradise boiled down” as the scene unfolds in lighthearted satire.
Sunday Observance Then and Now in London High Society
The article contrasts modern Sunday with past practice, noting that four generations ago great ladies held regular Sunday entertainments. It recalls Queen Victoria's era when duchesses and marchionesses hosted dinners, concerts, and receptions widely advertised in The Morning Post, illustrating a bustling social Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen Victoria
Duchess of Wellington
Duchess of Rutland
Marchioness of Salisbury
Tryde Parker
How to Get a Genial Dog From a 19th Century Editorial
An Atchison Globe excerpt extols a vagrant dog as the ideal pet praising its cheerful temperament and big appetite while cautioning against fancy dogs. The author prefers a yellow pup from a young Black seller and hints at racial language reflective of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
French Housekeeper Reveals Coffee Bean Roasting Trick
A French housekeeper says adding a small amount of butter and powdered sugar to coffee beans during roasting creates a pleasant burned sugar flavor. She specifies about a hazelnut-sized piece of butter per pound and no more than a teaspoon of sugar.
Like Unto Like Insanity Cured by Love Stirs Comment
A Chicago Post snip quotes a flirtatious tale where a sweet young woman notes love restoring reason and an old bachelor jokes that insanity can cure insanity in a witty exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
For Sale Fine Stock Farm Near Coggon Iowa
For sale a 200 acre stock farm well improved located 84 miles southeast of Coggon Iowa. Price 47 dollars per acre. Address J B Kyui Tin4 Coggon Iowa. Low rates to Chicago via B C R N Ry for National Encampment G A R August 27 September 1. Good service fast time and courteous employees. For rates call nearest agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coggon
J. BE. Kyui
Iowa
G. A.R
Kate Masterson First Poem and Early Publishing
The narrative recalls Kate Masterson’s youth in Brooklyn when she mailed a poem to Judge under the signature Kittle K. It was accepted and published with an illustration, earning her a $2 check and early recognition. She later sent verses to Puck signed Kittie K. and, under Bunner’s editorship, continued the playful masculine persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Masterson
Brooklyn
Judge
Kittle K
Puck
TI. C. Bunner
Kittie K
Bunner
Ife
Banner
Saturday Evening Post
Medill Deafness and Culberson’s Stormy House Moment
An anecdote recalls Joseph Medill of the Chicago Tribune being nearly deaf in a department inquiry and a brusque retort from a young employee. It also notes Judge Culberson urging orderly conduct after a lightning strike during a stormy Congress session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Medill
The
Chicago Tribune
Mr. Medill
Goodby
Trapper’s Lasso Feat Endangers Bear Hunter Tale
In a San Barbara yarn, a bold Yankee lassoing a grizzly learns the danger of one man, one horse, and a bear. The bear uses the rope to pull the rider and horse toward a perilous collision, forcing the hunter to flee for a tree as the animal asserts control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State
Albert S. Myrans
Santa Barbara
A Washington Lady Seeks Help and Texas Robbery Tale
A Washington household advertised for a colored woman to do general housework after losing a kitchen helper. The first applicant claimed no cooking or sweeping ability, offering only “trusts.” The piece also recounts a Texas tale of a former slave’s debt of gratitude to a former master and a New York Museum of Natural History terracotta armor statue from Texcoco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Holmes
Johny
Flarper
Bazar
Washington
Sid
Washington Star
Museum of Natural History
New York
Europe
Tower of London
Texcoco
American
Egypt
Assyria
Philadelphia Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Doxsee
Upper Town University
Guy P. Benton
Fayette
R. C. Srngron
P.O. Bancocr
J. H. Bacner
Culberson
Reed
Judge Culberson
Senator Sorghum
Chool Shoe
Geo. Stuhler & Sons’ Good Shoes
Monticello State Bank
National Bank
Farwelu
K. M. Hicks
H. M. Carpenter
Richardson
Ase't Coash
Oirnarors
Farwell
Frank M. Hicks
S. B. Sarles
John Schweitzer
Wm. J. Proctor
G. Ffanny George
William Stuhler
H. Soetje
Jacob Wolf
Bodertscher
J. I. Duckenshetts
D. BE. Ponp
P. M
Exy Bros
Scotch Grove
Towa
City of
Down
Gee, G, Schaeffer
A, Keyroy
H. A. L. Bigley
Noah Bigley
Wm. Schodde
Sarah J. Hannan
KR. C. Stirton
Levi
Hildreth
Douglass H.smith
Emily M. Smith
G. O. Matthiessen
O. B. Rundle
Laura Rynerson
Robt
A. Rynerson
J. A. Hartman
Ork District Court
State of
John Jansen
A. D
Ezra Jansen
M. W. Werrick
J.W
Dexster
Lowa
J.W. Doxere
Richard Smalley
Joseph Smalley
Law
M. W. Herrick
H. L
D. Stout
Dubuque
Town
Manager
Lockheart
Addic de
Nuthurst
Norwood
Syra
Bellwood A
Arion
Sunland Belle
Kihel Downs
Ayelet
Nemoline
Barondale
Henssmner Wilkes
Nydia Wilkes
Fred Arthur
Kila Belmont
Clara D
Belton
Persica
Instant
Russellmont
Charandas
Nutwood
Miss Russell
Maude
Rustique
Cora Belmont
Lord Peel
Nutborne
Cheyenne
Nora Wilkes
Robbie Wilkes
Gussie Wilkes
Wilkes Bird
Allerton
Bonnie B
Thomas W
Dubuque County
Hiland Ward
Cc. H. George
McCormick
Eclipse and
Butler Wind Mills
L. P. Waddick
C. W. Brown
D. C. Prader
Our News Depot
D. Mundell
Clay Township
Onslow
Joel B. Hutton
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