Byerly vs Russell decision and local contests update
Anamosa Eureka News reports Judge Bliggson entered judgment for the plaintiff in the Byerly vs Russell case for 1000 dollars and costs. A state declamatory contest will be held Feb 26 at Anamosa High School with towns Martette Monticello Center and Anamosa.
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Byerly
Anamosa High School
Martette
Monticello
Juriction
Anamose
Northwestern’ Town Association
W. Fritschel
Chiféh
Dundee
Lamont
Pritschel
Land transfers logged across multiple properties in Monticello and Anamosa
Records show numerous deeds and quitclaims involving M F Kurt to Martin Martensen and John Hardiman. Arch ie Hay and wife to Gilbert A Hay. Joseph Holub to Edward Gray. Weber to Meyers. Ames to Wells. Holub to Joseph Holub. Snell to Mill sap. Levsen to Levsen. Marshall to Annie Marshall. Siebels to Ryner son. Rynerson to Willms. Lynch to Miles. Carroll to Cook. Wilcox to Hanken. Strong to Moenck. O’Deed to Joslin. Dubuque Realty Co. to Chipman. Baker to Stott. Preston to Doyle. Stewart/ Hoffman families. Schoon to Lovell. Lovell to Schoon. Lovell to Schoon and Hoffman chain. Hoffman to Murfield. multiple properties span sections 10, 14, 15, 30, 31, 36 and towns Monticello, Anamosa, Martelle, Wyoming, Amber, and surrounding additions. Many deeds list $1.00 or minimal consideration and indicate various lot, block, and section descriptions.
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M. F. Kurt
Martin Martensen, Sr
Martin Martensen, Jr
Maquoketa River
John Hardiman
Archie Hay
Gilbert A
Hélen I. Hay
Joseph Holub
Edward F. Gray
Hugo Weber
Ben J. Meyers
Ames
Samuel H. Wells
Edward F. Holub
N. D. Snell
E. L. Millsap
Amber
R. V. Rynerson
BE. Willms
Glenn Lynch
Frank BE. Miles
Cronkhite
Olin
L. L. Carroll
Harry Cook
Wyoming
Edwin Wilcox
H. W. Hanken
Eilen’ Strong
Gerhard Moenck
Shaw
John'o'deed
G. G
E. J. Joslin
Dubuque Realty Co
EB. D
Mary Chipman
G. W. Kaéller
J. H. Fisher
Anamosa
Sadie Baker
Milton Stott
Monticello
Nancy Preston
Albert M. Doyle
Fisher
East Anamosa
Lillian’ Stewart
Andrew L. Hoffman
L. W. Lovell
John’ G. Schoon
Varvel
Judge questions salary gap as expenses cover surplus
Elias Lieberman asks a judge if the other man earns more, noting he has already added enough expenses to cover any surplus. The exchange centers on compensation and cost coverage in a legal or deliberative setting.
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Elias Lieberman
Myen
C. B. White
Suffolk
Judith Basin
Montana
Illinois
Aarden
Minois
North
South Dakota
H. F. Hunter
Union Station
Chicago
Scrappin with Wife Stirring Trouble in County
A remark in a wartime era column compares spats between spouses to bootleg liquor, suggesting such quarrels provoke cussed behavior and strain for law abiding folks to get along. The tone warns against domestic discord amid stricter social norms.
Buried McAdoo Too Soon in Democratic Split
In the Philadelphia Public Ledger analysis, McAdoo faces renewed within party strife over prohibition and states rights. Factional divides threaten unity, with serious doubts about his presidential prospects, while rivals seek to bury him or rally behind him to block Gov. Smith.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Mr. McAdoo
cAdoo
Smith-McAdoo
Gov. Smith
McAdoo
South
Quotations and quips from era newspapers
A collection of brief witticisms and commentary from various papers. Items reference education heredity politics religion and social trends with playful jibes about presidents education evolution and bootlegging culture. Notable jabs appear toward McAdoo Diaz Sacasa and evolving norms.
Pacifist view contrasts with small standing army
General Summerall notes that officers across elements are pacifists of the true kind yet warns against idealizing restraint. He argues the nation is not militaristic, with a small standing force and reserves nearly invisible, as civilians remain primary in national life.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Summmerall
Farm near Strawberry Point yields 27 dollars per acre
A 240 acre farm near Strawberry Point, run by Mrs. W. J. Alcorn and son Wor thy Smith, shows receipts from Holstein cattle hogs sheep and cattle totaling 6570.36 dollars for the year with hogs 2784.18 cattle 830.38 and sheep 121.24. The article notes profits but offers no expense figures.
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Manchester Press
Strawberry Point
W. J. Alcorn
Worthy Smith
McAdoo Takes Prohibition Leadership In Ohio Speech
The Des Moines Register notes that McAdoo, by embracing the prohibition issue with nerve and sagacity, has outpaced national leaders of both parties. His stance exposes others in the Democratic and Republican camps as lacking vision and courage on anti alcohol and anti inefficiency themes.
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Des Moines Register
McAdoo
Ohio
Governor Hammill Faces Legislature Over Bond Issue
In a Carroll Herald opinion, the governor is praised for shifting responsibility to the legislature on the bond issue. Last summer the lawmakers tried to dodge delays by pressing the governor to act. The piece argues the legislature must decide the fate of the bond issue, not the governor.
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Carroll’ Herald
Hammill
Roland
Oliver
Bank Guaranty Woes Stir Iowa Debate in Davenport
In northwest Iowa the proposal to levy on Scott County and other sound banks is attacked as rank dishonesty and bolshevik in impact. Critics say the bank guaranty would plunder wealth across the state for others.
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Davenport
Iowa
Scott County
Towa
Bank guarantee call linked to bank failures in Iowa
A Waterloo man who owed about 26000 to a bank that failed travels the state urging support for a bank guarantee law. He argues deflation and bank collapses show the need for state protection of depositors and bank solvency.
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Hampton Chronicle
Waterloo
Iowa
Prairieburg movers and Delaware county road plans noted
Andy Schuster relocates to a farm near Prairieburg while Arthur Everett moves to a farm west of Strawberry Point. County engineer Henry Klaus reports dirt work and bids coming for primary road 113 with $109000 allotted to Delaware county to build Hopkinton to Delaware where it meets federal road No 20. Rev Frank Allen installed as pastor of Hopkinton Reformed Presbyterian Church with remarks from H G Patterson and others.
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Arthur Everett
Ripple
Strawberry Point
Watt Williamson
Hopkinton
Charles Williamson
West Union
Henry Klaus
Highway Commission
Delaware County
Delaware
Frank 5. Allen
Reformed Presbyterian ‘Church of
H. G. Patterson
Iowa
Quotations and courtroom quips fill the clippings
A collage of short bits from late 19th and early 20th century newspapers shows a drunk driving arrest, a wage dispute over life insurance, a domestic dispute with a small man and large woman, a judge questioning an equal defense, a punchline about opportunity knocking, and a politician mocked as a liar by a heckler.
Mason City Globe-Gazette on newspapers serving community needs
The piece extols newspapers as vital to knowledge current events science and education and as essential medium for business and community action. It argues communities thrive through strong newspapers and civic cooperation.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Keyes Getting His
Harry Carr suggests District Attorney Keyes may be related to a famed French king. He criticizes Keyes as a public prosecutor and as a press agent for Aimee Semple McPherson, urging him to hire an attorney to handle witnesses and avoid costly missteps.
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Harry Carr
Los Angeles Times
Keyes
France
Aimee Semple McPherson
Babe Ruth
Coolidge Stock Rises in Political Market
Atlantic News Telegraph notes President Coolidge gained political capital by bringing Speaker Nick Longworth and Republican floor leader Tilson to the scene for a decisive party maneuver. The move is described as the prettiest cleaning in months, despite debates over navy funding.
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Atlantic News-Telegraph
Coolidge
Navy
Nick” Longworth
Congress
Tilson
Judge Lindsey backs trial marriages for youth
Manchester Press mocks Judge Ben Lindsey for endorsing trial marriages that could be cancelled without divorce. The paper jokes he should take the idea to Russia, doubting Americans will embrace the concept amid old fashioned views. Waterloo Tribune notes bank deposit guarantees shift losses to others.
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Manchester
Ben Lindsey
Russia
A Morning Voice of a Bird in Dawn's Light
The poem contemplates a singing bird that arrives with dawn as a divine-like message. The speaker maps the bird to heavenly harps and distant spheres, comparing it to saints tears and Lenore, yet laments that beauty fades. The piece ends with a plea for the bird to continue singing.
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Charles ‘Hal
Amusing Clips From Vintage Paper Humor Columns
A collage of injected quips from early 20th century papers. A hotel resident in San Francisco jokes with a boy named Fu You Tain Met and a long named Mrs Elmer Edward MacDonald, plus a be speckled lecturer on dress reducing streetcar accidents. Other gibes about fashion, marriage, and awkward dining unfold with light irony.
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San Francisco
John
Elmer Edward’ MacDonald
Charlie
Wall Street Journal
Babies Feedings Improved in Dickinson and Adams Counties
Farm Bureau nutrition lessons led to more regular feedings for farm babies in Dickinson and Adams counties. Twenty one mothers in Dickinson reported changes and eleven in one Adams township echoed the shift. An extension specialist from Iowa State College provided infant feeding instruction in these counties.
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Dickinson
Adams Counties
Farm Bureau
Dickinson County
Adams “County
Towa State College
Savings Increase Stages in Prohibition Era Banks
The Minneapolis Journal notes savings banks staggered along well under prohibition. The brief item highlights steadier deposits and cautious growth as financial institutions adjusted to the era's restrictions and evolving consumer behavior.
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Minneapolis Journal
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True G. Peet
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Barrington Hall
Ricklefs’ Grocery
A. W. Doxsee
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Doxsee
Attorneys AT Law
Lovell Block
Buick
Frank Page
Monticello, Iowa
Star Meat Market
Marshall & Matthiessen
Beatrice
Beatrice Bowl
Beatrice Wonder
Beatrice Creamery Compers
RE. J. Farley Dealer
John, W. Thomason, Jr
Thomason
Monticello Express
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Bell System
W. A. Suthers
Teeter
DR. Burris
Yerson Furniture
Thomas Stimpson
Monticello Exchange
George Albery
Calla
DR. A. M. Maurice
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Scotch Grove
Onslow
Jersey
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Admx
Burmeister
F. L. Story
Democracy In Business
Standard Oil Company
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Standar Oil Company
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Building
Michigan Avenue
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