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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1926
Page
3
A Los Angeles Times joke recounts a banker’s week of misfortune and irony. He notes two bankruptcies among customers, a bandit encounter, a criminologist lecture, a messenger shot delivering payroll, a dinner on bankers saving Europe, and tax forms, finishing with Sunday in a sanatorium.
At Argeriesta Art galleries in New York collectors paid strong prices for early American Currier lithographs. The Lighting Express Trains sold for 420, the Clipper Ship Lightning brought 510, The Raptor's Stratagem drew 300, with many others selling between 100 and 250. The Antiquarian notes the growing popularity despite modest artistic merit.
An executive reviews a job applicant who presents a neat appearance and the required letters of introduction but cannot answer what the letters say. The executive dismisses the candidate, remarking that without curiosity he is not fit for the concern.
At nine o clock the Avenue de Wagram hums with revelers and posters for a costume ball. A luxurious limousine stops before Salle Wagram and two figures emerge in scarlet and violet. The masks reveal Cardinal Dubois and Monsignor Roland Gosselin attending the diocese congress closing session. The ball is planned for the next night.
Radio Paris will air 14 Esperanto lessons to recruit learners across Europe. A prize of 1900 francs awaits the top participant among listeners, with cooperation from the French broadcaster to spread the new language.
A Colier's Magazine note cites quirky trades in a New York tabloid issue. A resident seeks two diving suits for ferpsen work, another offers a radio for a policeman's hat and raincoat, and a mugele hulider is offered for an ukulele. A young lady requests ballet dancing lessons in exchange for work.
A late fall opening of the Mohammerah to Teheran caravan line promises to save eleven to twenty days compared with older routes. Goods from the Persian Gulf to Teheran will largely bypass the Baghdad route, reducing transit charges formerly levied by the Iraq government and cutting costs.
In a small town, Conway buys and outfits a house for his mother with apricot casement windows and Chinese blue velvet. Leah, his neighbor, initially irked by the matching decor softens when Conway invites her for coffee and their cordial exchange leads to a warm budding friendship.
A historic crimson peony from Edwardsville Illinois, planted in 1740 by early settler George Branshack, has been moved to the home of its fifth owner four generations later. The plant survived multiple moves as families relocated across years.
A famous professional explains golf’s grip on players. He recalls guiding beginners with a challenge to swing, then reveals the vow to persevere, and ends with the idea that once hooked, golf lasts a lifetime.
Jones county supervisors meet in regular session with all members present. They adopt restitution and accept executive council certificates on value reductions for livestock and cattle categories including Colts, Horses, Stallions, Jacks, Cattle, Heifers, and Cows with specified percentage decreases.
Supervisors met at 1 30 p m with all members present and canceled the contract of H F Hadan to gravel the Amber road after the completion date passed and work was not started. The New Amsterdam Casualty Company is notified and the county engineer is authorized to finish the work by day labor. Hadan is told not to remove equipment and to place it at the county engineer’s disposal. The motion passed unanimously. LaVern Rockstad and B W Streeper sign.
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