Local Boy in Navy Describes North Sea Mine Mission
George Hallauer recounts service aboard the Aroostook in Hampton Roads and the mining of a 240 mile by 25 mile North Sea barrier from Scotland to Norway. He notes 4,500 sailors and 260 officers faced constant danger as German submarines were targeted and many ships believed sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Hallauer
George
Aroostok
Aroostook
Hampton Roads
Old Point Comfort
North Sea
Scotland
Norway
Germany
Pentland Firth
Orkney Islands
February 1899 Births Deaths and Local Happenings
Events from February 1899 include multiple births in Monticello area families and several deaths such as Constance Berga in Monticello and David Osborne of Cass township. Also noted are marriages, a funeral trip to Stillville Iowa, a West Point graduate from Wayne township, and a local grocery business plan to move to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Rickless
Bowen Prairie
Carl Schatz
Lovell Township
C. C. Rynerson
Herman Rickels
Wayne Township
Elmer E. Hoag
Constance J. Berga
Monticello
William Kehoe
Castle Grove
Jacob Rohr, Jr
Sumter
J. F. Petcina
Stillville
Iowa
John Haeussler
B. D. Haeussler
Lena Ehlers
Ehler
David Osborne
Cass Township
John T. Hearn
August Muller
Emily Lange
Scotch Grove Township
O. R. Ricker
Theodore Rohn
Nebraska
Daniel Deischer
A. P. Jennings
Chicago
Kate Bohlken
W. H
Monticello School Staff and Local Business Changes
In Monticello the dry goods firm Wills and Dutrick dissolved on the first of the month with Mr Wills continuing in business at the same location and Mr Dutrick opening a new store in the former Jones County Bank building. The Monticello public schools list teachers led by Dc Scroggie as superintendent with Mary Jarman Mary Marvin Nettie Hazard Kate Maurice Lizzie Klein Carrie Hicks Mary Scales Jessie Fawcett Anna Noyes Mrs Kate Wheelock Margaret Young and Nettie Sleeper. High school wages average around 50 dollars monthly while grade wages range from 35 to 45 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills & Doutrick
Mr.Wills
Mr. Deutrick
Jones County Trust & Savings Bank
Monticello
Dc. R. Scroggie
Mary I. Jarman
Mary Marvin
Nettie Hazard
Kate Maurice
Lizzie Klein
Carrie Hicks
Mary Scales
Jessie Fawcett
Anna Noyes
Kate Wheelock
Margaret Young
Nettie Sleeper
Plant Variations From Sun Exposure Reported
Col. R. E B. Rawson and the Royal Microscopical Society of England note notable changes in nasturtium flowers and foliage with sun exposure. Early morning light yields yellow tones, midday light enhances violets blues and purples, and leaf lobing also shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Microscopical Society of England
Col
R. E B. Rawson
Water immersion preserves coal in experiments
Experiments show submerged coal resists deterioration and eliminates fire danger. Air exposed coal loses 2 to 10 percent in nine months, while submerged samples show scarcely any loss, demonstrating water protection for coal.
Baboon Raids Spur South Africa’s Folk to Form Poison Clubs
Baboons have troubled farmers in Robertson and Laingsburg. They raided a Robertson farm and even rode the donkeys in a backyard. In Laingsburg their daytime garden raids show hunger and boldness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
Laingsburg
Be It Ever So Humble Homesickness Reflections
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt laments homesickness with vivid, anguished imagery. The speaker describes longing, unspent love, and a focused mind narrowing to a single spot as a veil falls over the world. The tone is somber and introspective about the heart’s longing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Journal
Uncle Eben Reflects On New Leaves And Old Habits
A quip from Uncle Eben emphasizes how many men promise change yet repeat familiar patterns, using folksy humor to illustrate human habit and self-improvement. The remark echoes in everyday life as a cautious, humorous warning.
Old Jim of Muscatine and a Jones County notice
The fragment cites a World War I era poem about Old Jim in No Man's Land and a public notice from Jones County Iowa appointing J. W. Doxsee as administrator of Mary Jane Doxsee’s estate with claims and payment requests. The clipping lists various local ads: sale of houses, cream hauler wanted, lost collie, more houses for sale, posts, horse breeding, auctions, and farm equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Jim
Muscatine
No Man’s Land
Publc
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
J. W. Doxsee
Mary Jane Doxsee
Anamosa
A. D
Doxsee & Doxsee
Roose velts stance on ten commandments sparks party divide
The Minneapolis Journal notes Col. Roosevelt did not discover the ten commandments but sought to apply them to men who felt excluded by the issues. The piece suggests tension arises from applying strict ethics to a diverse group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joselyn
S. Joselyn
Rockwell City
Iowa
Minneapolis
Roosevelt
Desert of Sahara Rehabilitated by Authority Claim
The Desert of Sahara is described by an authority as capable of complete cultivation, challenging prior views of dryness as the world grows drier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sahara
British lion tails as pastime fades in world tension
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes public weariness with twisting the British lion's tail amid changing international dynamics. The piece points to a decline in a once common, provocative pastime as global affairs shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
FOR SALE AND RENT ADS AND A REMEDY AD
A collection of small classifieds lists multiple items for sale including Buff Orpington roosters, good genes, draft colts, Leghorn cockrills, modern houses and lots, and rental notices. Also includes a testimonial for Mayr's Wonderful Remedy by W. W. Stickford claiming relief from stomach and intestinal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Balsiger
Mayr
W. W. Stickford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uncle Eben
C. O
Jim
I. A
M Jim
No Man‘s Land
Pesenee Seabury
New York Sun
Chas Huéne
E. H. Hicks
Langworthy Farmer’s Co-operative Creamery
Gerd Harms
Tom Shover
John Schoon
J. H. Zimmerman
Henry Hygers
Center Junction
Horsh
Hoag Duster Co
North Cedar Street
Edith S. Brazelton
Vergennes
Monticello State Bank
Scotch Grove Station
W. E. Leggett
Frank Story
F. F. Becker
Buff
Orpington Roosters
F. J. Dahling
Enes
Fred Harken
Will Lubben
R. C. Brown Leghorn
S. J. Rice
Scotch Grove
Paul Hoffman
Sam Hoffman
Bernard Harms
Johnson Land Co
M. ¥ “Hogan
FR. Hefner
Stickford
Chas. A. Doxsee Doxsee
Doxsee Attorneys AT Law
Lovell Block
Monticello Tower
Express Office
Rapfa “Wo Ooley
Wyoming
H. M. Remley
James Remley
Remley & Romary Attorneys Av Law
Main Street
Lara Bosley
Bosley & Bosley Doctors of Chiropractic Princess Theatre Building
Amber
Jones County Farm
Fairbanks-Morse
W. R. Zimmerman
Roy Cooley
F. BE. Stimson
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