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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
8
A purse is stolen and mislaid in a bustling street scene. An old woman, a young girl, a passersby, and a streetman all cross paths as the purse changes hands, tumbles near a hydrant, and winds up near a police officer while bystanders watch the tangled sequence unfold.
A wayfarer denies hunting for the missing purse but Pringle exposes the old leather case. In the purse he finds a crystal and a diamond from Maria's ring, worth two hundred dollars, changing the suspense to luck as the robber slips away.
Mrs H W Spaulding of Grinnell heads the eight day program of lectures demonstrations and contests in the women’s department at the Iowa State Fair opening in Des Moines August 26. She oversees all aspects of women’s work in modern public welfare and related projects prepared for the fair.
Des Moines reports the largest national gathering of prize grains fruits and produce for the Iowa State Fair and National Livestock Show. Over 30 counties participate with county project work and expert explanations guiding visitors. More than $3 000 in prizes draws extensive participation and space is reserved for expansive displays.
Des Moines Iowa special describes a major livestock exhibit titled Raise more hoge for the Iowa State Fair and National Livestock Show Two pens of pigs raised under different conditions will illustrate the old method on an infected lot versus clean ground using the McLean County System The exhibit is a cooperative effort of the State Fair United States Department of Agriculture Iowa State College and the Tama County Farm Bureau Experts call it one of the most instructive exhibits for farmers.
Three hundred selected singers with Metropolitan Opera stars will perform Mendelssohns Elijah as the Sunday night feature at the Iowa State Fair on August 30. A 100 by 60 foot stage and elaborate scenic effects accompany the production. George Whitehill, noted Metropolitan and Chicago Opera star, headlines as a leading baritone.
The Rome under Nero spectacle recreates ancient scenes including the Circus Maximus and Coliseum with gladiators races and Nero’s Golden House. A dramatic reenactment ends with the city burning while nightly acenic and aerial fireworks light the show at the Aug. 26 fair.
More than 2500 prize calves are being entered this month by Iowa boys and girls as prep for the upcoming mammoth baby beef and calf exhibit at the Iowa State Fair, August 26 to September 4. The 500 best calves will be entered, aiming to be the largest such exhibit ever at any fair.
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