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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1931
Page
6
Edward Patterson visits inventor Mariner as the two pursue financing for a new device. Mariner offers six thousand dollars for a stake, hoping to begin production and salvage his dream, while Edward weighs risk, hope, and personal costs.
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A fearful girl Seraphina Stone overcomes night terrors with a mother’s guidance. She learns to fear not noises or animals, plays bravely with livestock and pets, and ends the day bright and cheerful. The tale concludes with a silver badge of courage and a message to be brave and joyful each day.
The piece explains the Aurora Borealis as a electric atmospheric discharge from the sun and notes crabs shed shells before hardening. It includes a fiction scene where Edward contemplates investment with Bert and ponders telling Julia, hoping she views the venture as a bold gamble.
Edward contemplates a dramatic automotive upgrade to impress Julia while secretly pursuing a high stake business venture. He negotiates with factory foreman Charite Franklin, plots to reveal his risk, resigns as Chicago agency cashier, and shares the ambitious scheme with longtime friend Albert Willard, spurring a tense test of loyalty and ambition.
In 1932 the Knoxville Express notes the contest hinges on Democratic missteps more than Republican moves. It warns even strong candidates can stumble if the platform falters or a misstep is made, risking the party's prospects.
Christmas day joy filled the Buol home with a large family reunion. Guests included many Buol relatives and friends from nearby towns sharing dinner at two long tables with poinsettias and candles.
Christmas Eve services at Castle Grove Lutheran church drew a full house with a well laden tree and a lively program. Miss Anna Heiken led the lesson group, eight ladies attended the follow up at Mrs. George Specht’s home, and Miss Augusta Eileen taught the district No. 3 school program later in the week. Farmers Mutual Insurance directors settled up, paying losses over 9000 dollars for 1931. A. E. Laude shipped hogs to Chicago. C. A. McLaughlin transported stock to Chicago. some farmers plowed despite holidays.
Langworthy George Ireland and family hosted Christmas dinner with neighbors the Tre and Batchelder households in Sand Spring and Monticello. Nora Wilson visited in the Ireland home. Wayne No 2 school held its annual Christmas program with Santa delivering gifts as students performed. The two week vacation begins, resumes January 4.
Dr. W. C. Boone of the state fish and game commission reports that Iowa’s pheasant survey suggests numbers could be multiplied fivefold with proper management. Open season decisions next year hinge on scientific data to gauge seed supply and game abundance. New apple varieties have been developed by Iowa State College pomologists for northern Iowa.
Post office timetable lists train arrivals and departures for Monticello with four trains daily. Cedar Rapids service shows 7 25 a m arrival and 5 40 p m departure. Star routes link Monticello with Oxford Junction and Dubuque with specified arrival and departure times.
In the Philadelphia Public Ledger the shift in House leadership is noted as wets gaining numbers but the chair now goes to dry John N. Garner as speaker and Henry T. Rainey as floor leader. Garner opposed the eighteenth amendment while Rainey hails from rural Illinois as a solid dry ally.
New London area farmers and the local country club join to protect transplanted Chinese pheasants. The club offers a $20 reward for information leading to a hunter conviction. John Cook reports several birds shot, yet one hen raised thirty young and another fourteen. C D Fanhausser shares optimism about strong pheasant reports from nearby farms.
A Louisiana cypress felled recently weighed in at 1283 years old. Sawing yielded six massive logs totaling 14162 feet of lumber. Experts say the tree added one inch in diameter every 28 years of life.
A doctor offers Thoxine a famous cough medicine claiming it relieves coughs within minutes by addressing throat irritation and the internal cause. Taken before bedtime it prevents night coughing and soothes sore throats. Safe for families and guaranteed not to be addictive. 35c at Stickford's Drug Co. and other stores.
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