Monticello in 1871 recollections recalled in Express notes
The Express records December 1871 Monticello events with editor G. W. Hunt, church staff changes, local merchants, and civic details. Highlights include I. P. Smith of the Monticello Drug Store, R. Calkins later a C. M. & St. P. vice president, and church and school staff rosters.
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Monticello
The
Express
G. W. Hunt
Jones County
Liberal
Fonda
Iowa
Hunt
Methodist Episcopal Church
F. X. Miller
Congregational Church
W. M. Leavitt
Baptist Church
Commercial Hall
M. C. Kempsey
German Reformed Church
George Rettig
Catholic Church
Father David Welch
Castle Grove
P. Smith
N. M. Smith
William Quirk
Edmund Quirk
Mite Society
M. FE
Charles Crane
P. J. Wright
Elijah Austin
C. M. & St. P. Railway
J. E. Jones
M. A. Lobdell
M. A. Wright
Ella Secrest
Jennie Herrick
Matilda Herrick
Ransom Calkins
William Silers
Henry Bilers
Oscar Fuller
Charley Guiles
Smith Hall
Eddie Kiburz
Charles Rettig
Samuel Rigby
John Shelley
Linda Albinger
Libbie Gibson
Ella Stambaugh
Mary Sloan
Alicia Whiting
Clara Weir
Charley Sloan
Congress
Nebraska
Jennie Babcock
Katie Chandler
Eva Crane
Mollie Grassmeyer
Katie Rieger
Bertha Rigby
Lucy Schodde
Sarah Stambaugh
Mabel Stambaugh
Dora Whiting
Sarah Weir
Clara Schodde
Casius Cahoon
Henry Carpenter
Wilbur Coxsee
Cecil Hosford
Eliza Curtis
Harry Dunn
Fannie Frost
Mattie Herrick
Amelia Rettig
Sarah Rettig
Rudy Stone
Jennie White
Amanda Babbe
Charles Chandler
Chanes Doxsen
Amelia Gibson
Center Junction
Anamosa Eureka
Nic Maurice
F. C. Brown
Pineries
James Scott
West Hill
Hugh Bowen
Monticello Mills
Smith
Mellett
George Green
School Board Proceedings Special Meeting 1921
Special meeting of the board of education held November 24 1921. Members present Stimson Cropp Hoag Lazell Redmond. Resignations of Floy McLaughlin and Anna Webb accepted to take effect December 21 1921. Hoag Lazell and Cropp appointed to heat the science room in the basement of the high school. Meeting adjourned. A H Koop Secretary.
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Board of Education
Stimson
Cropp
Hoag
Lazell
Redmond
Floy McLaughlin
Anna Webb
A. H. Koop
When a Man's Married Reflects a Bachelor Girl
A humorous reflection on marriage from a bachelor girl voice noting a man’s altered perception. It hints at the moment a newly married man recognizes his commitment as he notices other women differently.
Off Side Predictions Highlight Senators Borah Reed La Follette
In Cedar Rapids the local Republican column applauds the trio Borah Reed and La Follette for staying off message as expected. The piece notes party loyalty and political stance while promoting a tonic called Taniac by agent W. W. Stickford.
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Cedar Rapids
Borah
Reed
la Follette
Republic
Miss Thompson Sought Lorenz for Help as Child
Isa belle F. Thompson daughter of J. H. M. Thompson moved from Monticello to Cedar Rapids. As a child she sought Austrian surgeon Dr Adolfo Lorenz who reportedly refused examination. A Chicago surgeon later aided her recovery, allowing schooling and college studies despite limited mobility. The Cedar Rapids Republican article notes Chicago doctors questioned Lorenz and implies past incidents shaped their views.
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Miss. Thompson
Lorenz
Isabelle F. Thompson
J. H. M. Thompson
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Adolfo Lorenz
America
Kirkpatrick
Wyomng
Cedar Rapids Republican
Chicago
Murphy
Coe College
November term closes. Judge Ellison to rule on final entries
The November term likely ends today with Judge Ellison issuing final entries. Hoffman vs Newman gains a new trial due to an erroneous instruction. plaintiff previously won 2501 dollars for injuries from an automobile collision in Anamosa. The retrial is expected at the January term.
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District Court
Ellison
Hoffman
Lkely
C. W. Gray Veiec, Co. Metcalf
George MccKever
Monticello State Bank
Garnishice
Julia Roff Bowers
I. V. Dautremont
J. P
Bosler
Mathematics for the New Year at AMONG Tak Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church at AMONG Tak invites all to morning service at 11 with Sunday school starting 10 and evening service at 7 30. Pastor William Hayes Mitchell leads. January 1 sermon topics are Mathematics for the New Year and The Church School.
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William Hayes Mitchell
Leonard Duckett Pastor Serves Local Congregation
Leonard Duckett the pastor leads Sunday worship with Sunday school at 10 00 a m preaching at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m The Christian Endeavor meets at 6 45 p m A mid week service is held Thursday at 7 30 p m The next Sunday morning sermon is The Way the Truth the Life and the evening sermon The Keeping of the Heart
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Leonard Duckett
Christian Iindeavor
New Year Church Services and Annual Meeting Announced
Rev William Ames announces church activities for January 1922 with Sunday worship at 11am and 7 30pm services and midweek meeting on Thursdays Communion Sunday January 1st theme A Door Opened The Angels of the Stairway begin a January series Our Practical Alliance with the Angels of the Spirit for the Opening Year The annual meeting is set for January 5th with written department reports prepared for presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jesus
Angels of the Spirit
Angel of Deliverance
Sunday Services and Luther League Schedule
Sigmund Ide pastor leads Sunday school at 10:00 a m with preaching at 10:46 a m. The sermon language alternates German and English on alternate Sundays. The Luther League meets on the first Sunday each month.
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Sigmund Ide
Luther League
Pastor George A Hauck Holds First Mass Services
George A Hauck presided as pastor with the First Mass at 8:00 a m and a second Mass at 10:00 a m on Sunday. Sunday school instructions were set for 2:15 p m and devotions at 3:00 p m.
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George A. Hauck
Pastor Roland Kuentzel Seeks Parishioners to Attend Services
Regular services are held each Sunday with Sunday school at 10 00 a m and preaching at 11 00. Preaching occurs in German or English on alternate Sundays. A cordial welcome is extended to members and friends to attend all services. Tanlac is popular, promoted by W W Stickford local agent.
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Roland P. Kuentzel
State of Iowa
Jones County
Millie M. Little
W. J. Burbank
H.,m. Carpenter
Maggie Scott
Mildred Echols
Laura Echols
Ernest Echols
Anamosa
A. O. Sones
A. W. Conmey
H. 8S
Richardson
Lovell Township Farm Bureau Meeting Report
Lovell township farm bureau held its regular meeting at the library on Tuesday afternoon. Members discussed land owner tenant issues, farm accounts, and community activities. The group notes 75 attendees on average, over 90 percent of local men as members, and a $44.80 treasury balance for next year. The ladies’ division, led by county demonstrator Miss Hazen, meets monthly with new ideas for household problems.
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Farm Bureau
Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Ed Brazelton
Eeith Winkler
Pauline Meier
Bida Martingsen
Albert Meier
Sheets
Lovell Township
Farm Bureau System
Miss Hazen
Web ster City Letter Reveals German Medical Costs
Webster City dispatch recounts the cost of surgery and hospital care in Germany. A local butcher Fred Fisher sent 5 to a Saxony sister for a nine month old with club feet, the operation and hospital bill totaling 1200 marks, about 100 in American money. The letter notes high prices with 100 pounds of potatoes at 100 marks and oleomargarine at 40 marks.
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Webster City
Germany
Fred Fisher
Saxony
Fisher
Des Moines Adopts Suspended Tax Plan for Aged and Infirm
Des Moines reports that Polk county boards will suspend taxes for elderly or infirm property owners instead of cancelling them. Taxes on suspended properties become due with 6 percent interest if sold or inherited. Heirs may owe the suspended taxes after the owner's death.
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Des Moines
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Thirty-Ninth General Assembly
Boards of Supervisors
Submarine Abolition Debate Mirrors Boxing Morals
The Sioux City Journal notes George Jernard Shaw’s remark after the Carpentier Dempsey bout that the Frenchman won morally and compares Britain’s stance on submarine abolition. It argues Britain is right to condemn submarines as dishonorable and supports keeping them as legal war weapons but with strong moral rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
George Jernard Shaw
Great Britain
Cubanos plan protest over Fordney tariff bill
The Cubanos announce a demonstration against the Fordney tariff bill. The remark about Cuba's electoral college votes is noted as part of the discussion.
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Kansas City Times
Cuba
Police Reform Scare Tends to Reform Teen Thief
A New York Sun account describes a fifteen year old thief brought to police headquarters by his father. Detectives lecture him in the rogues gallery cell rooms and finger printing, then return him home with a warning that future offenses will bring real consequences. The boy claims to be cured after the stern lesson.
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Welock
Rogues
Center Street
New York Sun
What is a party platform
A dialogue on party platforms and their intended purpose. A pair of quotes contrasts views on whether platforms declare principles or are merely campaign devices. The exchange includes an aside on a beard symbol in ancient Greece.
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Birminghate Ace-Mmerald
Ancient
Greece
Aunt Amanda and Laura Perkins Find Love at Last
Laura Perkins returns home after years away to confront a village rumor and a failed romance. She reveals Aunt Amanda is her own invention and builds a thriving business, then accepts Edward Rollins’s marriage proposal, uniting past and future on the Perkins farm.
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Laura Perkins
Bigster
Mother
Farmer Perkins
Lauran
Laura
Rollins
Farher Perkins
Amanda Crull
Amanda
Bes
Edward
Perkins
Perkins-Rollins
Mr. Perkins
Ite
Old Deacon Bradshaw
Edward Rollins
Edward Robins
Concern
Father
Mdward
Aunt Amanda Company
Healthy People Love Color in Art and Dress
Constantin Guy Fils argues color signals health and vitality in dress and decor. He cites Boris Anisfeld and Bakst as leaders in color fusion, praising bold palettes while noting risk to architectural beauty and urban restraint in American fashion and interiors.
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Constantin Guy
Fils
Boris Anisfeld
Beethoven
Bakst
Tress
Like Cures Like Extortion Tale From Pottsville Hotel
A Pottsville hotel extortion tale recounts a drummer from a chemical firm who billed the landlady for a carboy of sulphuric acid to counter high dinner charges. The landlady denies buying acid. the drummer notes he is charged for meals he did not eat. hotel later stops charging for unconsumed items.
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Ghilett
Pottsville
New England Spinster Seeks Ride Sparks Hidden Hitch
A spinster in New England pursues a farmer by hopping into his wagon. She falters in conversation yet comments on a hitching post near the minister's house. The farmer jokes that there is a hitch in it, calling out to his horse Dobbin as they ride on.
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New England
Mr. Simpkins
Walter Refines Cap Style in Childs Play
Three year old Walter wore a new boy’s cap given by his Uncle John. The youngster adjusted the cap to show the bill toward his ear then twisted it to face forward. He told his uncle the porch should be over his face as he inspected the mirror.
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Walter
John
Loss by Storing Pulpwood
A sulphate pulp mill study reported by Popular Mechanics Magazine finds stored pulpwood aged two to three years yields about 28 percent less pulp than green wood. Even one year of storage reduces pulp value by about 14 percent.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Monticello Dairy Announces Updated Milk and Cream Prices
Edwin Wilcox & Sons discloses bottled mill at 10 cents per quart and cream at 60 cents, with milk sold at the station for 8 cents and cream 50 cents per quart. The herd has government supervision since 1919 and the dairy and barn are government inspected.
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Monticello
Edwin Wilcox &Sons
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Scilool Board Proceedings
Wemober
Taniac
W. W. Stickford
Tak
Presbyterian Church
William P.ames
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Sacred Heart Church
Reformed Church
New York
Buffalo Vexpress
By Jane Osborn
McClure Newspaper Synents
Drummer
Drs. Cochrane
Stuhler
Matthiessen Auto & Supply.Co
Sycamore Street
August Schlemmer
West First Street
Allx Modern
C. Schoenhut
Carl F. Schatz
Hereford
Times
McNeill Bros
Hopkinton
Town
Bote
Notich
Star
McAleer & Bucher
P. D. Bell
Poland
Farrow
W. T. Kehoe
James Ray
Scotch Grove
Thomas Shover
Schneiter Bros
Harry McGarvey
McGarvey
A. H. Balster
Shores
Kay's
G. Hutton
Goodyear
United States
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
G. J. Eiben
Prairieburg
H. H. Seehusen
District Court of Iowa
J. G. Burrichter
Elizabeth Peterson
Joseph Peterson
Frank Peterson
Solomon Turck
Frederick Rohn
Hig
E. Reed
State of
Robert C. Stirton
Towa
A. D
J. W. Doxsee
Doxsee & Doxsee
Hatate
Roy D. Cooley
Wyoming
F. D. Sutherland
Wapsipinicon Dairy Farm
Niles & Derleth
Garnaville Street
Anamosa, Iowa
Mink
Red Fox
C. H. Collins
Viola, Iowa
C. H. Schipman
MAIN
J. E. Bateman
Lows
George Albery
Cedar Street
Firetreet
Phozce
J. W.doxsee
Chas, A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Prelate Court
Lovell Block
Drs. Cochrane and
Patrick
West Main Street
Marshalltown
H. M. Remley
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Main Street
G. Brazelton
G. C. Brazelton
Ed and
Carl
DR. M. F. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Stickford Drug Store
Thomas Stimpson
A. M. Maurice D. D
Lovell
Acme Mineral CO. Geo, H
F. W. Simpson
Wheaton, Ill
Geo. H. Simpson
Co. A. Hubbard Monticello
Hildren
Vices VapoRus
Edison
Frank A. Locher
A. P. Lambert
Jones
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