Monticello Garden Club Announces City Garden Contest
The Monticello Improvement Club will prize five dollars first and two and a half dollars second in each ward and five dollars for the best city garden. Contest open to boys and girls aged ten to nineteen with entries due by May 1. Fred Clark, county agent, to judge based on production, appearance, soil, and care. Ward committees to recruit entries, supervise gardens, assist entrants, and secure space and seed funding if needed. Prizes may be withdrawn if competition is weak. gardens must be reasonable in size and well cared for.
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Improvement Club
Curbing Wild Eyed Boosters
W H Hamby argues a town can benefit from calm scrutiny over booster zeal. A Missouri town example shows a new editor inflates hopes of a two million beet sugar factory, prompting a rival to label questioning farmers as “knockers.”
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W. H. Hamby
Saturday Evening Post
Missouri
Mattoes
Colorado
Chicago
Knocker
Billy Sunday Plans to Convert Tabernacle Into Recruiting Station
Billy Sunday, a Gospel minister and son of a German immigrant, says his tabernacle in Cedar Rapids will serve as a recruiting hub if soldiers are needed. His father's emigration traced to Carl Schurz era German protests, a history mirrored in today’s Germany and its government.
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Cedar Rapids
Billy Sunday
Meeting Prepares Monticello Red Cross Chapter
A preliminary meeting at the public library in Monticello aims to organize a local Red Cross society. Rev. C E Cushman presided. Rev. J H Barr reviewed Cedar Rapids by laws. Mrs W H Dun shee spoke on Cedar Rapids chapter work. Fifty signers backed a petition to Washington.
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Red Cross Society
Monticello
Public Library
C. BE. Cushman
J. H. Barr
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
W. H. Dunshee
Washington
New Jersey Farm Band Hero Walked 25 Miles to Warning
A New Jersey farmer in New York World coverage is described as a humble patriot who walked twenty five miles to help save New York during bombardment fears. The piece links him to Paul Revere in spirit and warns of the value of such courage.
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New York
New Jersey
Paul Revere
H W Taylor Buicks Sell Fast As Wife Bears Baby Boy
Olin Recorder notes H W Taylor enjoys strong Buick car sales while his wife gives birth to a ten pound baby boy, marking a joyful time in town. The brief item highlights both business success and family happiness.
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Olin
H. W. Taylor
Buick
The Old General Muster Recalled From Militia Days
The article recalls old militia practice from seventy years ago when states were divided into districts each with a company. General musters gathered companies for drills under ornate officers, drawing crowds of families to witness displays. Militia life blended military and social events with feasts and bravado.
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Tom Corwin
Columbus Journal
Cow Goring Case Ends With Quick Legal Reversal
A Scottish judge dismisses a poor man’s claim by noting the law each cow must pay for damage. The tenant reverses the position by admitting it was the judge’s cow that caused the goring, but the judge remains preoccupied and sends him away.
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Halkeston
Scotch Court of Sessions
American Law Review
Difference In Complexions
The article explains that skin color varies with pigment in skin cells. Very light people have little pigment, very dark people have much pigment, and many fall between these extremes. Graying results from pigment loss, with darker complexioned individuals turning gray earlier. The skin’s layered cell structure can be studied under a microscope.
Water Birds Never Wash Because Waterproof Feathers Keep Them Dry
Water birds remain dry while alive and after death thanks to an air-filled waterproof feather arrangement around their bodies. This coating forms a continuous air chamber that repels water, a feature distinguishing them from other birds.
Yarbs We Have Known and the Old Herb Tradition
An elderly narrator recalls past use of herbal remedies once common in the seventies and earlier. The piece lists so called yarbs including thoroughwort cammermile dockroot dandelion lobelia and catnip once steeped and taken for blood as cautioned by elders.
Origin and spread of the common bean through Europe to America
The common bean, native to South America, was introduced into Europe and from there to this country in the sixteenth century. It is now represented by over 150 cultivated varieties.
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South America
Europe
Miss Booful and Her Artful Romance
A Chicago Herald quips about Miss Booful delaying marriage to pursue writing. A playful jab suggests she may divorce her art for nonsupport, framing a lighthearted credential of modern romance and culture.
Meissonier Quip About Women At Opening
A witty Meissonier reply follows a critic’s question about women in his paintings. He says they can paint themselves better than he can, revealing his humorous view on female subjects and artistic prowess.
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Meissonier
The Amateur Farmeress Piece Referenced
A humorous London Punch quip frames a maid’s joke about milk and cream in a racy vignette. The text plays on vocational roles and playful misdirection, reflecting social attitudes of the period with a wink.
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London
Power of Love and Friendship Quote
A reflective quotation on love and friendship highlights that being loved makes one useful and indispensable. The author notes no person is useless when they have a friend, underscoring social value and mutual support.
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Stevenson
Engagement Ring Praise Between Miss Plainleigh and Miss Ryval
In a light exchange, Miss Plainleigh extols her fiancé for selecting an engagement ring. Miss Ryval agrees, praising the choice and tone of the display.
Opening Your Heart Builds Better Friendships
A quote emphasizes that forming connections comes from heartfelt openness rather than chatter. It suggests sincerity and listening as key to making lasting bonds.
Birthday Gifts Prompt The Reigning Belle Among Umbrellas
The Baltimore American quotes Miss Gladys receiving six gold headed umbrellas for her birthday and remarks that she must be something of a reigning belle. The note reflects social chatter on gifts and status.
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Gladys
Baltimore American
Not Much Resistance in Prisoner Exchange Tale
A brief caption notes a prisoner’s minimal defiance in a London incident. The exchange with the bowing magistrate is summarized as the prisoner offering only a shilling, which was not accepted. The item preserves the era’s social texture and reported tone.
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London
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings
A compact line from Burns on virtue and leadership, noting that honest men stand as the noblest work of God. The quote emphasizes integrity as true nobility beyond title or rank.
Hetty Green Forces Bank to Cash Out Her Fortune
The financier Hetty Green demanded cash for deposits amounting to 1.6 million dollars in a Huntington bank. She insisted on full cash, not checks, and required four messengers to haul the funds as rumors spread that Huntington might fail. He narrowly avoided collapse.
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Hetty Green
Ueetty Green
Collis P. Huntington
Furm
Ilantington
Stewart
No Husband Is Perfect Says Woman's Home Companion
A quote from Woman's Home Companion warns that no husband embodies all virtues. If he is good natured he may be lazy or if scholarly he may be cold, and other traits carry similar trade offs. The piece notes charm may mask flaws and long before marriage habits may reveal true character.
Complex Iowa District Court Notice of Property Defendants
In the District Court of Iowa Jones County a large list of defendants including Shelton Hiekman George Hiekman John Sliekman Mrs John Hiekman Minnie Sliekman Homer Sliekman and many others is named in a suit filed by John Istut Thaintiff seeking ownership in fee simple of described land in section five township eighty six north range two west of the fifth principal meridian including a detailed metes and bounds description of eighty one point two acres plus surrounding parcels and public highway centerline references. The petition asserts ownership and seeks judgment concerning the described premises.
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District Court of the
State of
Iowa
Jones
Thelt
John Istut
Thaintiff
Shelton Liekman
George Hiekman
John Sliekman
John Hiekman
Minnie Sliekman
Il. G. Sliekman
Wra Ieks
GG. W. Hlicks
Ela Welker
William Welker
Abbie Moore
Leroy V. Moore
Jimmea Grew
D. Grow
Joseph Itickman
Ian Hickman
Jolu Iliikiman
Maggie Mickmian
Marcus Lickin
William Hi. Wickman
Stella Wickman
Walter V. Fiekamith
Malachickman
Milton Mm.mine
Anna M. Cline
Crrrie V. Miller
Flenry M. Muller
Nellie i. Nichols
Albert J. Nichols
Mary M. Shambaugh
Jesse Shambaugh
Marth l. Shambaugh
M. Arthur Shillambaugh
Teffiie M. Cline
Arthur KR. Cline
Jamel T. Cline
Sarah J. Hickman
Idwit 9
Hickman
Susan Hickminn
Clive Withee
Leon Wallace
Frances Will
D. Wy. Will
Praunds Oss
Nbiurtha Sherman
Olive Wood
Esabelle Edwards
Alfred Ross
Jen Cowan
William Cowan
Anna Gireer
W. J. Greer
Carrie Cowhun
Thomas Cowan
Mark Flickman
Mark Viickman
Tatura Gilmore
Gilmore
Sadie Newell
Newell
Rose Tlickman
Blanche Tickman
Luelle Tlickman
Marshall Tlickman
Chava i
Blitcheocr
M. M.slitchcock
Catherine Perley
Jaimes Perley
Lisdi
Edest
District Court
Jones County
Pleintiff
Tly
Eighty-Six
North Orange
Quieting Title in North West Quarter of Section Eight, Jones County
Estate dispute describes a 189.16 acre parcel located in the northwest quarter of section eight, township eighty six north range two west, with a detailed boundary survey. The petition seeks to quiet title in the plaintiff and bar all unknown defendants from any claim, noting twenty years of adverse possession and requiring appearance by the second day of May 1917 for default judgment.
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John ¥. Moore
Jones County
Towa
Notice to Bidders for ISD Monticello Coal 1917 1918
The Independent School District of Monticello Iowa invites sealed bids for coal to be used during 1917 1918. Coal must be 6x3 Franklin county Illinois or equivalent delivered at the bing. Bids due to C A Doxsee secretary by May 4 1917 5 PM. Board may reject all bids. Charles A Doxsee secretary 42w2.
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Independent School District
Monticello
Iowa
Franklin County
Illinois
C. A. Doxsee
Board of Education
Charles A. Doxsee
IOWA TORNADO INSURANCE COOP OFFERS FREE MAP
Describes the Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association of Des Moines offering a free road map of Iowa. Highlights its 33 years of operation, over 221 million dollars in insurance in force, cash on hand to cover large losses, and low assessments. Encourages obtaining insurance and directs to contact secretary J B Herriman for details.
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Iowa
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
Des Moines
United States
County Mutuals
J. B. Herriman
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Sycamore Street
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Edwin Wilcox
Wyoming
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Scotch Grove
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the Express
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J. E. Pond
Ford Car
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ST. Fe
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Our Office
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Barrington Hall Coffee
A. J. Carlson “Brite Mawnin’’ Store
H.M. Renley
James Remley Remley
Remley
Anamosa
Main Street
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Lovell Block
Monticello Town
C. N. Patrick
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Offoe
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