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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1923

Page

10

Twenty Years Ago in Monticello and Jones County Events

December 1909 recalls local injuries births marriages deaths and civic notes in Monticello and Jones County. items include John Abroken's wagon accident four ribs broken, Harry Young's Kansas City marriage, a son born to Mr and Mrs Henry Harms, and David Sutherland's death after long illness. mentions of teachers students and clergy, bond postings, and many small community actions and recognitions.

John Abroken Sand Spring George L. van Buren Cornel College Mount Vernay Gladys Welch Shuko‘pes Minnesota Henry Harms Wayne Town oFrederick Himes, Jr Bowen Cena G. Dirks C. Warner Monticello Harry. Young James, Young Kansas City Nancy Stevenson John Staven Savanna Haineis David Sutherland Jones County Scotch Grove Township Red River British America Jasper EB. Eaton Gardner & Fitton Chicago Rockford College Louis Stuhler State University Iowa City J. W. Lovell H. S. Stuhler Fairbault Roy ,Peterson Coe College Cedar Rapids Bert Byers Drake University Eimer Lang J Lang Cora

Monticello Obituaries and Supervisors Proceedings 1923

Monticello notes report Hiram K Fuller died at 82, Mrs Batchelder 77, Edna Thoms holiday visit, and Palmer Hosford medical student. Bo ard of Supervisors of Jones county meets December 4 5 1923 with adjourned sessions approving road appointments refunds and petitions for P R 38 and county roads.

Eoee Prairieburg Monticello Nancy Batchelder Edna Thoms Chicago John Thomas Palmer Hosford State University of Minnesota Tom King College of Medicine State University Towa City

TWO WATCHES SOLVE MUDDLE FOR SILESPIAN TRAVELER

Sniffens, a traveling salesman on the road, uses two watches to cope with daylight saving time and railroad schedules. He sets a silver watch to daylight saving time while his gold watch remains on standard time to keep city appointments and train connections.

Sniffens Silespman Sultfens Spiffeng Andage

Virtues Ascribed to Hazel in Folklore Across Centuries

The article traces hazel lore from Druidic times through Christmas customs to rural practices. Hazel twigs protected homes from lightning, hedge proximity signaled fertility, hazel hedges aided lambing, water diviners used hazel, and hazel bark decoctions were linked to cures. Cupid and hazel folklore appear in a Montreal Family Herald piece.

Priceta Cupid Montreal Family Herald

Birth Year of Typewriter Traced to Remington Contract

A discussion traces who first imagined writing machines, noting 1866 ideas and 1714 English patents. Christopher Latham Sholes refined the device, with 1878-1 cited as the birth year after a contract with Remingtons at Ilion New York began patent transfer. The article also mentions a three part memorandum pad designed for business use.

James H. Collins Christopher Latham Sholes England America Sholes B. Remington & Sons Ilion Bath Popular Mechanics

Not Up to Scratch

A London police court heard a plaintiff say he was knocked down twice by the same bus but sustained no serious injuries. The bus will be given one more try. if it fails it will be barred from further contests of the same nature.

London

Melba Questions Chester in Sunday Clothes

Melba greets Chester who arrives dressed in his best clothes and rebukes him for wearing Sunday attire on a weekday. Chester explains or proceeds, and the scene ends with Melba’s continued eyebrows raised at his outfit.

Melba Chester

Airplane Spraying Studied to Fight Tree Pests

The U S Department of Agriculture plans summer tests with a motorized balloon to spray poison from the air over gypsy moth infested woodlands in New England. Aimed at developing equipment to apply poison from forest arenas, these trials seek to prove effectiveness and cost efficiency for large scale use.

United States Department of Agriculture Air Service War Department Iren New England

Lumber Yard Sells Massive Mahogany Log

One of the largest mahogany logs marketed yielded 17 000 feet of solid wood, showcasing a remarkable volume from a single log.

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