Ex servicemen urged to seek vocational training in Cedar Rapids
Monticello's American Legion Post and the Red Cross announce a December visit by Federal Board representatives to Cedar Rapids. Eligible ex service members may apply on the spot for vocational training, receive medical rating, and be placed in training immediately. Bring discharge papers and, if applicable, compensation documents. contact the Legion or Miss Kate Maurice for details.
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Monticello
American Legion Post
Red Cross
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Cedar Rapids
Washington
St. Louis
Kate Maurice
American Red Cross
First Street
Riley Man to Lecture On James Whitcomb Riley Poems
Monticello hosts a music course event next Tuesday December 7 at the opera house. David Riley Earl known as The Riley Man will deliver a lecture with impersonations of Riley poems including Little Orphan Annie and The Old Swimming Hole. Season ticket holders admitted free. public seats 50 cents. reservations start Friday at Kay drug store at 10 o clock.
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Monticello
Opera House
David Riley Earl
the Riley Man
James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Earl
Kay Drug Store
New Library Titles Ready for Circulation
A list of newly available volumes at the public library includes Swinnerton September, Stacpoole Beach of Dreams, Porter Mary Marie, Montgomery Father Chronicles of Avalen, Glass The Competitive Nephew, Conrad The Rescue, Haines The Dragon Flies, Lutz A Voice in the Wilderness, Lincoln The Portugee, Ferber Half Portions, Richmond Red and Black, Fletcher The Paradise Mystery, Gale Miss Lula Bett, Wood East Lynne, Mead The Children's Kingdom, Muir The Story of Boyhood and Youth, Gale Peace in Friendship Village, Johnston The Warren's Daughter, Andrews The Three Things, Dingle Gold Out of Celebes, White The Killer, Haggard The Ancient Allan, Boni The Modern Book of French Verse, Oppenheim The Great Impersonation, Goldberg Studies in Spanish American Literature.
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Public Library
Swinnerton
Stacpoole
Porter
Mary Marie
Montgomery
Avalen
Glass
Conrad
Haines
Lutz
Lincoln
Ferber
Richmond
Fletcher
Gale
Lula Bett
Wood
East Lynne
Mead
Muir
Peace
Friendship Village
Johnston
the Warren
Andrews
Dingle
Gold
Celebes
White
Haggard
Boni
Oppenheim
Goldberg
Winterizing Your Car From An Iowa College Guide
The Iowa State College engineering department recommends washing and storing the car clean for winter. Remove tires or lift the weight, drain radiator water to prevent freezing, and open the crankcase to remove old sediment. Flush the case with kerosene before refilling with fresh oil. Miss Pearl McLees attends a Cedar Rapids chiefs meeting for the Iowa Telephone Co.
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Engineering Department
Iowa State College
Miss Pearl McLees
Iowa Telephone Co
Cedar Rapids
Bargain Puns End With No Legal Demand
A declinatory medical tale notes Dr. Binks attends a poor man’s wife and, after the wife’s death, the physician bills him. The husband asks if the doctor killed or cured, and the doctor insists there is no legal claim, citing the outcome and the man’s financial limits.
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Binks
Phen
Postmaster Civil Service Question Divides Wilson Era Republicans
Springfield Republicans debate whether to revoke President Wilsons executive order placing first class postmasters under civil service protection and merit system. Office seekers urge throwing Wilsonian policy overboard.
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Springfield
Mass
Wilson
Doctor's Skeleton Story Stuns Visitors at Office
A local doctor's young son, while entertaining a visitor in his father's office, pointed to a wall skeleton and claimed it had been one of his father's patients, aiming to show his knowledge.
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Sioux City Journal
University of California and graded morals questioned
A New York World report notes a debate at the University of California over whether some female students use feminine wiles to influence professors for higher marks. The piece questions if human nature differs at UC compared with other institutions.
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New York World
University of California
Plunge Toward Reaction in Tuesday Election
Kansas City Times quotes Mr. Gompers calling Tuesday's election a plunge toward reaction and notes it marked a move away from his counsels.
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Kansas City Times
Gas masks save seventeen trapped in downtown blaze
A fire trapped seventeen in a building where gas masks helped save lives. Observers note improvised protection aided evacuation as flames spread and the danger remained high for rescuers.
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Minneapolis Journal
The Garland Heir Refuses Million Legacy For Life of Labor
The Washington Post notes the Garland heir declines a million inheritance preferring to pursue labor. He rejects the legacy, choosing work over immediate wealth and contemplating future income tax implications.
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Washington Post
Garland
Circle Not Responsible in Vote Note on Wilson’s Seven Year Span
The item clarifies that the ballot did not indicate a circle on the ballot for the big straight vote. Instead, the focus was on about seven years of Wilson extending the issue.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Wilson
Women’s fashion trend sparks debate on dress norms
The Washington Post notes a controversial push to curb the rise of women’s skirts arguing it could force women to abandon cultural norms and rely on traditional attire and husbands’ socks for practical needs, reflecting tensions over gender roles.
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Washington Post
Corn's Descent and Lower Prices Across Markets
The Corn Descent notes prices falling below peak wartime levels with cob value nearing kernel worth. Washington dispatch reports beef prices slipping under pre war levels and urges readers to compare at local butchers. A mother laments changing moral standards reflected in daughters sent out to work. Maine endorsed again as an election guide.
Proclaiming the Kingdom of Iliad at Methodist Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday services led by Pastor William Hayes Mitchell with Sunday school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am on December 5. The evening union service at 7:30 pm replaces the church preaching with a Congregational gathering from 6:30 to 7:20 in the Young People's Circle.
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William Hayes Mitchell
Methodist Church
Iliad
Congregational Church
Pilgrim Tercentenary Plans Highlight Local Church
The Congregational church outlines a December tercentenary observance with special sermons and pageants. Sunday services begin with a 10 a.m. church school and 11 a.m. worship, plus 7 p.m. Young Peoples service and Thursday 7:30 p.m. mid week. A Steiner lecture on the race tragedy is set for 7:30 p.m. next Sunday as a city union gathering.
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Young Peoples
Congregational Order
Pilgrim Fathers
Israel
Edward A. Steiner
Grinnell
Meaning of Following Jesus Sermon At Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church Leonard Duckett pastor announces regular services each Sunday with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and sermons at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Strangers welcome. Next Sunday's morning theme is The Meaning of Following Jesus. No evening worship. union service at Congregational Church with Dr. Steiner of Grinnell College as speaker. Midweek meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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Presbyterian Church
Leonard Duckett
Jesus
Congregational Church
Steiner
Grinnell College
Sigmund Ide Pastor Sunday Schedule
Sigmund Ide serves as pastor with Sunday school at 10:00 a m and preaching at 10:45 a m every Sunday. The service alternates language, German one Sunday and English the next. The Luther League meets on the first Sunday of each month.
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Sigmund Ide
Luther League
Roland P. Kuentzel Pastor Services Sundays
Roland P. Kuentzel leads regular worship with Sunday school at 10 00 a m and preaching at 11 00 am Services alternate between German and English with a cordial welcome to members and friends to attend all gatherings
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Roland P. Kuentzel
First Mass and Devotions Schedule for Hauck Parish
George A Hauck Pastor announces Sunday services with first Mass at 8 00 a m second Mass at 10 00 a m Sunday school instructions at 2 15 p m and devotions at 3 00 p m for the parish community.
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George A. Hauck
Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia to Be Rebuilt
The Walnut Street Theater, America's oldest playhouse opened in 1809, is slated for partial demolition to make way for a modern structure. Notable events include Edwin Forrest’s first regular appearance at fourteen in Douglas, backed by Col. John Swift, and Edmund Kean’s 1821 engagement which drew high receipts during 16 nights.
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America
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
Edwin Forrest
Col
John Swift
Forrest
Douglas
Wheatley
Warren
Wood
Edmund Kean
Value Found in Shark Byproducts for Industry
Researchers discover sharks yield about 140 percent hide value, 81.8 percent edible meat, and 44.7 percent fertilizer components. A ten pound liver yields three quarts of oil suitable for tanning and paints. Dried fertilizer makes ~20 percent of weight with 18.3 percent nitrogen. Stomach may be used for leather.
Yule Record mysteriously recalls a night in the garden
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a passionate recalled night in a garden with implied intimacy. The exchange reveals memory gaps and a coy admission of forgetfulness about faces. The source presents a dialogue-based excerpt titled Yule Record.
Trunk Air Routes Expand From London to Empire
Britain plans long distance air transport with airships then airplanes. A London to Canada line via Newfoundland will lead, followed by a London to Egypt line extended to South Africa. Government subsidies back these trunk lines as Great Britain links England to its possessions.
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London
Australia
Great Britain
England
Canada
Newfoundland
Egypt
South Africa
Boys' Life
Growth of Trained Nurses in Industry Cited
The piece notes rising use of trained nurses in industry as a preventive, educative measure. It cites that 66 firms employed such nurses before 1919, while today over 871 industries have nursing services, highlighting nurses as a good investment for health education and accident prevention.
Executor's Notice in Jones County Estate Proceeding
Public notice states Samuel C. Pfeil is executor of the Conrad Pfeil estate in Jones County Iowa. Claimants must file sworn claims with the district court clerk for allowance or proof. Debtors are urged to pay promptly to the executor to avoid costs. Dated Monticello November 19 1920. Doxsee Doxsee Attorneys for the estate.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Conrad Pfeil
Monticello
Laws
Samuel C. Pfeil
Doxsee
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