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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
8
Bhupendranath Basu argues for a Hindu joint family where all members share labor and earnings, widows and destitute kin are supported, cousins are treated as brothers or sisters, and family ties keep generations united until the clan branches into smaller units.
Pompeo Molmenti notes that Venetian manners showed polite conduct in daily life. Nobles saluted by raising the cap and heart gesture. The populace often said At your service, signaling courtesy rather than subservience. Severe blasphemy penalties included pillory and tongue removal.
The fourteenth century legend of Lydwina from Schiedam Holland is linked to skating. She became a patron of the sport after a rib injury during a winter skate, endured visions and miracles, and died in 1433 with Thomas Kempis recounting her life.
From Scotland to Philadelphia and Boston, skating clubs helped establish artistic skating in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Philadelphia club popularized the sport, aided by steel blades, while Boston’s arena once claimed the world’s largest indoor rink before Prince’s Skating Club in London may now hold the record.
The piece narrates a humorous exchange about a precocious child who started smoking at six after saving coupons for a razor. It then muses on the value of keeping hope alive, urging steady, faithful belief to shape our future selves.
The article notes power farming is here to stay and will dominate agriculture as tractors replace horses on larger farms. Iowa saw tractors in use rise from 4 863 to 8 195 in a year, with nine counties unreported, and the fair will showcase numerous makes and new models signaling rapid industry growth.
The Iowa state fair plans a Friday August 29 parade on the race track at one o clock featuring about 800 motor trucks of all sizes. Each vehicle will be decorated according to the owner’s taste highlighting a new era in highway and recreational exhibits.
The Women and Children's Building serves as the main hub for female visitors with daily baby health programs, shows, pageants, music, tableaux, and moving pictures. Rest rooms and airy porches comfort guests while a day nursery and protected playground provide supervised care and activities for children.
The Iowa State Fair will feature daily and nightly flights starting Sunday August 22 by Louis Gertson and Lieutenant Pack. Night aerial combats are billed as the most spectacular display yet at the fair, weather permitting.
Open air vaudeville acts will headline the State Fair program with fifteen special performances daily and each evening before the main show. The Amphitheatre platforms will showcase tumbling trapeze balancing circus acts and more, some daring or hilariously funny. Management promises fresh spectacular acts, new to the public.
The Iowa State Fair offers non stop sports and amusements each afternoon with harness and running races, aviation stunts, vaudeville acts, and music from noon to supper. Evenings feature The Battle of Chateau Thierry war drama, hippodrome acts, auto polo, and a grand fireworks finale by Thearle-Duffield Co.
A novel balloon parachute act is booked for the Iowa State Fair. The performer will ascend then detach from the air wagon and descend with six to ten parachutes, changing between them as he rides to the ground. A passenger woman will join part of the way, then he will continue with another team back to the sand.
The Hankinson auto polo team, originators of the sport, will entertain Iowa at the State Fair. Their dash and skill outshine imitators, drawing wide fame from tours abroad. State fair officials secured the booking early due to high demand.
The first two days of the Iowa State Fair on August 20 and 21 will be preparation days to help late arrivals locate, settle in, and ready for visitors. Regular activities like music, judging, and racing start on August 22 as the big show begins in full swing.
The state fair will conclude nightly shows with a grand fireworks display by Theatle Duffield Company of Chicago. The display is described as patriotic and commemorates the victory of the allied armies.
The Iowa State Fair features Silo Town enlarged since 1918 with numerous fully built silos. It is the only Midwestern venue allowing visitors to study complete structures from different makes. The display spans acres and includes over twenty silos made from stave, cement, brick, block, tile, and metal.
Friday August 22 is Children’s Day at the Iowa State Fair. All eligible youths under fifteen enter free as organizers plan activities for kids and adults. Des Moines racer Floyd Willard, known for fifty prior wins, will drive a Monroe car of about 156 horsepower in the upcoming fair races and aims for winnings again.
In Jones county Iowa the heirs of Chris Tschantz sue to establish fee simple ownership of multiple tracts in sections 6 1 and 12 township 86 north range 4 west and Lovell township The suit names Emma Tschantz Anna Vernimont John Tschantz Emma Broneman Mary Petersen Rose Tschantz and other heirs as plaintiffs seeking shared ownership interests and confirmation of possession of the described real estate.
The petition claims claims to premises under color of title with a right of action past ten years, seeks undivided title for plaintiffs, and bars defendants from any interest. It warns defendants to appear by September 16 1919 to avoid default and a judgment as prayed, with Doxsoo and Doxsoo representing plaintiffs.
Monticello Electric Company seeks twenty year permission to erect and maintain poles and wires on public highways across Jones County Iowa. The request describes routes along county roads including sections in townships 86 North Range 8 West and related lines. The filing details numerous boundary points and intersections with the Military road Monticello Cascade and Monticello Hopkinton road.
The document records a petition by Monticello Electric Co seeking a transmission franchise across multiple sections and roads in Jones County Iowa to supply electric light and power. It describes route alignment, schoolhouses and road intersections, and requests terms set by the Board of Supervisors. The notice states the hearing date September 8 before the county board at the Amaniosa court house.
C B Price sues J D Watston for 486.21 plus interest on a promissory note dated 1914. The petition asks for attachment on defendant's property. If Watston does not appear by September 16 1919, default will be entered and judgment for the claim and costs.
Sealed bids will be received by Jones County Iowa at the office of the county auditor until 10:00 A M September 8 1919 for two types of bridgework across Walnut Creek in Olin Town with pony truss and concrete floor options and 240 ft girders. Bid includes removal of existing bowstring arch and site work. Plans and specifications available at the county auditor's office.
The District court of Jones County appoints Sigmund Ida as executor of Jillag Ido da censed estate. Creditors and claimants must file sworn claims with the Clark of the court within legal time and those indebted must pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated at Antimosa Town July 18, 1919. Doxsee & Doxsee attorney.
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