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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1901

Page

4

Jones County Supervisors Set 1902 Levies And Appointments

County board approves sheriff and poor farm reports, school loan to Samantha Kane, and soldiers relief appointment. It sets 1902 property levies for state university bridge roads and more, appoints election judges, and notes adjournment and officer bonds.

Board of Supervisors of Jones County Brainard Iowa Maanpenseenanace University Eeeseseenessens Svsesseceeeenes Escesseone, Agricultural College Total Mills

Landlegs and Health Remedies in a Mixed Railroad Ad Page

A mixed notice page touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for burns and skin ailments, Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds, and travel fares including 15 to 20 day tickets via Nickel Plate Road. It promotes land sales in central Minnesota from $350 to $4.50 per acre and calls for excursion rates, with John Y. Calahan as general agent in Chicago.

Minnesota Nickel Plate Road New York Boston John Y. Calahan Adams St Chicago Buffalo Pan-American American Club John Y., Calahan

Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure no pay. 25 cents. For sale the O R Ricker farm of 125 acres in Castle Grove township. M W Herrick Agt Geo W Lane Pewamo Michigan writes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the best remedy for indigestion and stomach trouble I ever used. In Ireland the potato crop is promising with no disease detected.

N. W. Grove O. R. Ricker Castle Grove Township M. W. Herrick Agt Geo. W. Lane Pewamo, Mich D. C. Prader Ireland Thia

Meals in France school canteens provide noon soup

In rural France pupils bring vegetables to school each morning and share a communal hot soup prepared with water and pork. Older students wash vegetables and take turns cooking while lessons continue. Each pupil pays 2 to 4 sous monthly to cover fuel and meat costs.

France Co-Operative Association

Henry's Falling Remembrance Amid Robbery Murmur

The Baltimore American recounts a widow hearing consoling words as Henry is described as having died in a land flowing with milk and honey. The remark notes Henry's lifelong avoidance of robbers and the widow’s sorrow.

Henry Baltimore

Very Plausible Hunting Tale Sparks Bear Record Claim

Jed-Charlie returns from a hunt claiming to have shot the biggest bear on record. Ned-That might be so but warns the feat depended on the bear's size. The exchange appears in a humorous Smart Set context.

Jed Charlie Ned

City Tables Manners Debated Over Knife Discipline

Silas and Cyrus argue about city table manners with threats of using a carving knife. The exchange appears in a Chicago News item and highlights wealth as a factor in how to eat with knives.

Silas Cyrus Chicago News

August council receipts and fund balances reported

Council met in regular session with Weighmaster Abel’s August report noting two fifths of receipts allotted as salary. Clerk and street commissioner reported $7 and $23.85 in collections. Treasurer listed balances in General Water Bond Park funds as of September 3, along with numerous payrolls and expenditures including labor, hardware, fuel, and utility costs.

Abel

Fourth quarterly meeting at Center Junction church

The fourth quarterly meeting for Center Junction charge will be Sunday and Monday September 15 and 16 at the M E church in Center Junction. Presiding Elder C L Gould will preach Sunday at 11 o'clock followed by the love feast and sacrament. Quarterly conference meets Monday at 2 o'clock.

Center Junction M. E C. L. Gould

Railway plans drive sale of entire new towns in Minnesota

The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway extends 140 miles in southwestern Minnesota adding six new towns Reading Wilmont Lismore Kenneth Walters and Conger. The company offers to sell each town whole including unplatted land to private buyers to foster growth and market access. Interested parties contact the Town Lot Agent or the General Townsite Agent in Sioux Falls South Dakota.

Burlington Cedar, Rapids and Northern Railway Company Minnesota Reading Wilmont Lismore Kenneth Walters Conger

A Certain Cure for Dysentery and Diarrhoea

A reader recounts using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy during a bicycle trip and a later illness. The testimonial notes two doses prior to travel and one dose during dysentery, claiming successful recovery. The product is sold by O. H. Soetje at 1112.

Taylor New Albany Bradford County Ward Laceyville Messenger Chamberlain O. H. Soetje

Peruvian Drummer's Wife Steps In to Support Family

Mrs. Morgan Butler of Peru Indiana, widow of a drummer at a mitten factory, fills his post after paralysis left him unable to work. The item promotes Bailey's Laxative Tablets from Lakeside Medicine Co as a cure for constipation and a tonic for energy. It also notes physician Charles Smith claiming to be born in Cairo Illinois in 1776 and recounting a 1808 Jena medical college graduation.

Morgan Butler Peru Ind Morgan Bailey Lakeside Medicine Co Chicago D. C. Prader Charles Smith Philadelphia Cairo Medical College Jena

Electric Bitters touted as lifesaver by lawyer

Henrietta Texas lawyer E B Munday recounts his brothers recovery from malaria and jaundice after using Electric Bitters, claiming the remedy purifies blood, aids digestion and liver function, and cured symptoms. Ad lists 50 cent price at O H Soetje's drug store and notes a Buffalo Don't Kick Club with 7,000 members advocating silence over malice.

E. B. Munday Henrietta Tex O. H. Soetje

Notable Local Notices From Obituaries to Medical Marvels

A collage of brief notices mentions General Burnham’s widow nearly dying from pneumonia and saved by Dr King’s Discovery, a Galena clerk re elected at 80, and a testimonial for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy curing bronchitis. Isle of Mull cousin Kate Livingstone at 106, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures piles, with counterfeit warnings and a nod to Nearchus noting ancient sugar cane growth in India BC 325.

Burnham Macias H. Lincoln C. H. Soetje John B. French Galena, Ill

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Ad Promotes Healing

An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a universal cure for cuts burns scalds ulcers wounds and sores. It claims rapid soothing healing and urges acceptance of only the genuine product from D C Prader.

DeWitt D. C. Prader

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