Jones County Fair Opens With Plenty To See
The Jones County Fair began yesterday amid a cool, cloudy day and a crowd of children and older visitors. Exhibits include extensive vegetable and grain displays, a large needle craft showing, and a notable cattle display with Angus, Shorthorn, and Hereford stock. Various business exhibits line the grounds, and a noisy merry-go-round drew crowds after afternoon attractions.
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Jones County
Floral Hall
O. BE. Bryne
Central City
Frank Kurt
Schmalfeldt
Onslow
Clydsdales
George Tobiason
Locher Bros
Laude & Puleston
Hicks & Ricklefs
Ricklefs & McNeill
J. T. Lanigan
Franklin Barn Equipment Co
Drew Carrier Co
Waterloo
Leroy Clark
Siebels & Schoon
Hall Manufacturing Co
Jones County Fair Notes Sparkle At Night Show
Local notes describe Monticello displays and improved rides at the Jones County Fair. The Scotch Grove band entertained attendees. new electrolier lighting and hitching posts enhance the grounds. Evening programs feature vaudeville, flying acts, traps and a night carnival viewed as spectacular and worth attending.
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Fair Association
Scotch Grove
Martin
Jones County Fair Generates Pride and Prizes at Local Grounds
Attendance rises with receipts at the gate signaling a possible record day. Officials credit favorable weather and the rough lands of Jones county for strong showings in prizes while cooks’ displays attract visitors despite scarce eating options. Prosperity vibes mark the fair as stylish attendees mingle, with a bashful girl in a ribbon drawing smiles.
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Northrop
Floral Hall
Jones County
Worthington and Monticello Play in Single Baseball Game
Worthington and Monticello met in the lone game of baseball on Wednesday. Worthington led off with a run in the first, Monticello equalized in the second, and both sides scored in the third. Worthington and Monticello traded runs through the seventh, with Monticello winning the game 7 to 6. Asher pitched for Worthington. Laxson pitched for Monticello with Courtwright catching.
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Worthington
Monticello
Asher
Laxson
Hopkinton
Courtwright
53rd Regimental Band Shines at Jones County Fair
The 53rd Regimental band led by Jacob Schmidt delivers a diverse daily program across First street the fairgrounds and the night carnival. They recently received a great ovation at Iowa City camp from soldiers and educated residents alike.
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53Rd Regimental
Jones County Fair
Jacob Schmidt
First Street
Iowa City
Iowa
Monti cello friends report Bertha Rigby injures arms
Word reaches Monticello friends that Miss Bertha Rigby of De Smet South Dakota fell in her cellar stairs suffering a broken arm with both bones broken and a sprain to the other arm. The accident is described as unfortunate and friends wish her a swift recovery.
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Monticello
Bertha Rigby
de Smet
South Dakota
Fats and Leans to Clash at Monticello Fair Grounds
The big ball game between the Fats and Leans is set for Friday September 3 1915 at the fair grounds. Local celebrities will perform as artists in their line. A grand parade is promised as Monticello’s biggest ever.
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Monticello
Anamosa Woman Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Miss Helen Haus was taken to Anamosa last evening for an appendicitis operation after a sudden late afternoon illness. She was moved to the sanitarium by automobile for treatment. Mrs Dr McHugh of Chicago is visiting her parents Dr and Mrs John Thomas and traveled overland with her brother Dr C G Thomas in her car. Elmer Lee of Chicago visits in his parents home Mr and Mrs H S Lea. Mr and Mrs Joseph Podhanki of Hopkinton are Fair visitors today. Mrs Thompson Taylor and daughter of Anamosa visit in the home of her father Henry Hoffman in St Louis.
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Helen Haus
Anamosa
Dr. McHugh
Chicago
John Thomas
C. G. Thomas
Elmer Lee
Mrs. H. S. Lea
Joseph Podhanki
Hopkinton
Thompson Taylor
Henry Hoffman
Useful friends are the only kind some people care for
A concise proverb from the Atchison Globe notes that some individuals value only those who prove useful to them, reflecting on selective friendship and social back scratching.
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Atchison Globe
Vaudeville Program Highlights Comedy Acts
FINKS COMEDY MULES offer rides for children as part of a lively bill. THE OKURA WONDERS present a difficult juggling display in lavish costumes. LA ROSA TROUPE showcases acrobatics and tumbling. NILGATA featured as America's top wire artist with hand balancing. THE SIX FLYING HERBERTS perform on a rigging 5 feet high and 70 feet long with a triple somersault to close.
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Wyoming
Monticello
Mary Locher
Doris Northrop
Floral Hall
Scotch Grove
Fink
George O’kara
Herberts
LA Rosa
Nilgata
America
Three inquisitive Scots and the origin of the jute trade
James Logie explains how three Dundee flax spinners in 1840 near Broughty Ferry spotted a fibre on a dock from Bengal. They learned it could damage ships and, after paying cartage to haul away the waste, began the origin of the jute industry as the fibre later became known commercially as Jute.
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James Logie
America
Europe
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Dundee
Broughty Ferry
Tay
Bengal
Submarine Tactics From the Fleet Command
The Pittsburgh Press explains how a U S submarine attacks. It rises briefly to observe at 5000 to 6000 yards, gathers the enemy’s course, then dives to intercept. It requires the target’s head toward the sub, uses gyrocompass to fix position, and fires one torpedo from a barely visible periscope. If needed it resurfaces for a second shot.
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Uncle Sam
Pittsburgh Press
Proverbial Philosophy and Ridiculous Comparisons
A London Standard correspondent ponders the absurdity of proverbs used as comparisons, noting examples like as drunk as a lord and as deaf as a post, and questions why certain rulers or figures are invoked when others might fit better. The piece teases out randomities in popular phrases and their applicability to real life.
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Queen Anne
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Queen Boadicea
London Standard
Bee Line Sentinel Guard Mock Question
A New York American quotation portrays a sentry asked what he would do if shells and musketry opened. He replies by saying he would form a line, joking that one man could form a bee line for the camp.
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New York American
Betrothed Heiress and Impoverished Scion Clash in Debate
A newly betrothed heiress questions the permanence of lasting love and wealth, while the scion of an ancient but impoverished family replies that the money may not endure as long as the vows. The exchange, reported by the St. Louis Post Dispatch, hints at brewing tensions between enduring affection and fragile fortune.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
Germany's Crown Displayed with Eagles and Diamonds
The article describes a German crown featuring eight shields with alternating black eagles and jeweled crosses. It is supported by four swords encrusted with diamonds and a globe at the top crowned by a gold cross.
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Germany
Economy and daily life in early 20th century prose
The piece contrasts economy and routine in a man’s life, noting the discomfort of wearing a down shirt to work and the reluctance to launder it when only half soiled. It reflects on love and priorities with a witty aside about men’s choices.
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Detroit
War Echoes in the Ledger Villas Adrift in History
A Philadelphia Ledger fragment recalls a thirty year struggle sparked by a woman recalling her husband’s battlefield glory and another noting he once worked with a circus. The exchange hints at long conflict and personal memory amid wartime chaos.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Work For Mother Mud on Carpet Courtesy Joke
In a humorous exchange Mr. Wombat asks what lies on the carpet and Mrs. Wombat, playing a literal role, notes the mud Johnny tracked in. Judge-like aside adds a mock formal tone to the domestic scene.
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Mr. Wombat
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Wombat
Young Folks Corner Quiz With Corn Based Answers
A children’s quiz card idea asks guests to answer questions all containing the word corn. Sample answers include cornstarch corncrib corn cake corne copia corner stone popcorn cornice acorn cornet and more. Also notes on a fly shooter and silk work facts accompany the page.
Remarkable Plant Roots Reach Far Distances in Search of Water
A timber merchant reports an elm root sixty three feet long and one and a quarter inches in diameter found during excavation. Plants like cucumbers send ten to fifteen miles of roots in their half year life, while clover roots reach six to nine feet deep and coltsfoot sends its suckers even deeper.
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England
Philadelphia
Dr Diddeys Donkey Line Exercise
A classroom word game asks players to form sentences using the phrase Dr Diddeys donkey and the word awkward. Each participant must keep a straight face while others laugh, and the speaker pays a forfeit if they smile. The activity continues down a line until all players have contributed.
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Dr. Diddey
Boy Scout Compass Game Ambitious Orienteering Challenge
Scouts start from a base line with unique compass bearings toward a distant flag. Each wears a basket or hat with hanging cloth blocking forward view, only sighting ground and compass. By following the given bearing precisely they reach the allotted point such as a pole, mark, stone, or coin.
Simple Simon and the Flyman at the Fair
Simple Simon asks the flyman if he can fly anywhere and the flyman claims he flies high as the sky. Simon tells the Human the height is remarkable and the flyman boasts of flying as high as a star while joking about stopping by the moon for green cheese.
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Simon
Pleasure of Memory and Voice Recording Motive
A man named Drolchon bought a phonograph and urged his mother in law to record her voice. She refused and he maliciously pressed, asking for a few words to hear her voice after she is gone, a detail cited by Paris Figaro.
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Drolchon
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His Busy Days
A humorous exchange notes the irony of being busiest when life insurance agents call. The quip frames constant interruptions as a daily condition rather than a rare event.
For Sale and Lost Notices from Iowa Farm Page
FOR SALE The Rickles Gerdes farm of 191 acres offered by August R. Gerdes. LOST An automobile number 67624 with light between Scoot Grove and Ryan. Finder please return to Johann Helmricks Manchester Iowa R F D Iw.
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Monticello
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Corbin
W A Mirick M D Physician Monticello Office
W A Mirick M D physician and surgeon maintains a residence office on South Cedar Street Monticello Iowa Calls day or night promptly attended to the author appears to be advertising medical services offered with prompt attention available at all hours.
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W. A. Mirick
South Cedar St
Monticello
Iowa
Jay
Fred Puleston
Qffloe
Eflera & Bolton
Oasis
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