Pioneer Grandfather Built Mill and Farm Legacy
The narrative recalls a farmer patriarch who planted fruit trees along public fences for passersby, built a water power saw mill, and guided family life across migration to Iowa. It notes his humane acts, political views, family lineage, and the community’s school and church foundations, ending with reflections on his character and era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandfather
Johnny Appleseed
James H. McDaniel
Langshangs
David
Christine McDaniel
James Henry
Curtis
Josiah
Elizabeth
Catherine
Priscilla
Cyrena
Allison
Orlando
Ellen
Mathilda
James Wesley
Church Services Parade At Local Congregations
A listing of Sunday services for St John Evangelical Lutheran Paul Gutknecht Castle Grove Lutheran and other churches. It notes times for Sunday school worship English services and special events including elections, meetings and devotional times across multiple parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Ev
Paul T. Gutknecht
St. John’s
Trinity
St. Matthew's Ev
H. L. Adix
Castle Grove
G. Wolf
Luther League
Monticello Association December Butterfat Report
The association reports December milk and butterfat gains with 39 cows over 40 pounds and 11 over 50 pounds of butterfat. Shover & Orcutt led both individual cow at 89.4 pounds and herd averages of 885 pounds milk and 32.7 pounds butterfat, with other top producers including Gaident, Aitchison Bros, Wilcox & Sons, and Bert Kiburz. Feeding patterns showed 22 members using high protein meals while various forages were also fed. Wy man Fulton, tester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Shover & Orcutt
Peter Gadient
Aitchison Bros
Wilcox & Sons
Bert Kiburz
Wyman Fulton
Training School For Sunday School Workers
A fully accredited five week Monday evening course begins January 26 in Anamosa. Sessions rotate among Congregational Baptist and Methodist churches with devotions led by named pastors. Courses cover New Testament study Church administration church teaching methods and junior material with registration fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Council
David M. Beggs
A. L. Allison
E. A. Schlaman
Harriet A. Cunningham
Anamosa
Clyde E. Baker
Mount Vernon
G. H. Goodrick
Florence Thornhill
Vernon
J. W. Streeter
Livestock Disease Outbreaks Reported Across Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association heard reports from veterinarians in the past week of hog cholera in Holbrook Delmar Lone Tree Iowa City Kalona and Washington with 95 vaccinatedless hogs lost in one drive. Mixed swine infections in Durant. Swine flu in Anamosa Dysart Coggon Ainsworth Preston. Cattle hemorrhagic septicemia in Dysart Cascade Cedar Rapids Fayette Independence Maquoketa and Durant calves. Blackleg in young cattle in Washington. Roup in chickens Frytown Kalona. Fowl cholera in Dysart Coggon Durant. Rabies in dog in West Liberty and rabies in horse West Liberty.
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Iowa
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Holbrook
Delmar
Lone Tree
Iowa City
Kalona
Washington
Anamosa
Dysart
Coggan
Ainsworth
Preston
Cascade
Cedar Rapids
Fayette
Independence
Maquoketa
Durant
Frytown
West Liberty
A Doctor Recommends Butter for Lumbago Cure
The humor column notes a doctor’s odd remedy for back pain as butter. It mocks self praise and contrasts with broader American inspiration. The piece references famous figures and past quips from newspapers, including jokes about Al Capone and a Detroit stock market anecdote from 1928.
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al Capone
Ohio State Journal
The Singers Speak Of Broken Lutes And Faith
Poetry excerpt by John Drinkwater lamenting fading song and heaven sent tongues. The speaker argues music remains holy and free despite decline, pressing toward truth and immortality beyond a broken line.
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John Drinkwater
Valley Center News Notes Weather and Crop Outlook
Harry E. Sandhouse reports in Valley Center Calif that the community enjoys fine weather. Farmers are planting grain while oranges and lemons look healthy and a good crop was harvested last year. Mention of Ray Hearn and a line about batteries appears in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Sandhouse
Valley Center
Calif
Anamosa Eureka highlights local welfare and records
Clipped items note checkers at the courthouse reviewing county offices led by Horning and Turner. The report covers charity baskets, fishing and trapping licenses, a Florida vacation for former sheriff Bodnenhofer, a wedding announcement, year end auto license receipts, and Nobel Prize origins.
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Dean Larby
Olin
George C. Lawrence
Frank Larby
Relief Committee
Anamosa
Soper
John Bodenhofer
Miami
Florida
John
Cuba
Pauline Hay
W. O. Hay
Bever Avenue
Cedar Rapids
William Quinby
Albert Quinby
Nichols
Waverly
Tiedt
The
Baptist Church
Hubert Patterson
Clyde Artus
Gladys Smith
Joe Simpson
Quinby
Cornell
Coe
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity
First Avenue Southeast
Holcomb
Perpetual Motion Machines Debate After Civil War
Postwar public interest in perpetual motion machines drew scientific rebuttals showing such devices as impossible. Bodies warned investors that motion without energy cannot work, likening it to lifting oneself by bootstraps, yet popular belief persisted amid patent chatter.
Sweet Stones and Peggy's Candy Craving
Peggy requests more rock candy when her father returns from a trip. The tale notes her affection and a playful quip about bringing sweets again.
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Peggy
Curing Fussiness at Meals Causes Turnaround for Boys
New York Sun reports how the Brown family solved picky eating by listing disliked foods and serving them for several meals. The boys, Bobby and Bitty, reluctantly ate small portions and soon grew fond of some items, though they now dread another stretch of unpalatable dishes.
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Brown
Bobby
Bitty
Mr. Brown
Mra. Brown
New York Sun
Africa's Sausage Tree Among Oddest Known
A East Africa tree called the sausage tree bears two foot fruits that invite but disappoint on opening with hard weedy pulp. A catalpa relative, it holds religious and medical use among Nubian tribes who revere its poles and roast the fruit to ease rheumatic pains.
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East Africa
Catalpa
Nubia
Washington Star
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
State of Iowa Jones county district court announces that a paper purporting to be the last will of Anna M. Bohlken, deceased, was filed January 14 1931. February 10 1931 is set for final proof and probate at the January term, when interested persons may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
William Jarman
Monticello
A. D
E. E. Reed
State of Iowa
S. District
Anna M. Bohlken
Said
Sunlight Tonic Described as a Cheap Sunlit Water Drink
A brief antique note claims exposing water to sunlight for ten minutes yields a tonic drink. It suggests that the water absorbs sunlit properties and can be consumed as a simple health remedy.
Flowers and music charms juxtaposed in critique
A reflective note compares analyzing flowers to dissecting music, arguing enjoyment surpasses understanding. The author suggests some experiences are best felt rather than explained, echoing Tuckerman’s view on beauty.
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Tuckerman
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Asweik
Red
WDE
Bika EC
R Hive
DE Dome
Orlando McDaniel
Delaware County
Ohio
Illinois
Mississippi River
M. E. Church
Hutton
Father
John Russell
Defiance Hill
Frozen Hill
Wesley
Onslow
Gambier College
Methodist Episcopal
Roy V. Porter
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
N. Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Young People's Society
Presbyterian
Leonard Duckett
Christian Endeavor
Samuel Garvin
D. D
Dubuque Theological Seminary
Garvin
Colorado Springs
Dr. Garvin
Armin H. Tendick
Sunday
Tendick
George Burrichter
Women's Missionary Society
J. W. Schweitzer
Monticello Association
Arizona
Chicago
Chicago Evening Post
Detroit News
Ray Hearn
Horning
Turner
Court House
Miss Houston
Nellie Morey
Mary Ellen Wildman
Hale
Davenport
Nobel
Alfred Nobel
Africa
M. M. Sinclair
Scotch Grove
Thomas Shover
Fluckiger
H. J. Picray
Adolph Schoon
Amber
Cecil B. Garrus
Monty Hatchery
Podhaski
John J. Lechky
Gilbert
Wayne Center
Township
J. H. Rickels
Jones County Fair Association
Harry S. Rodman
Warren Rees
Jones Co
Wm. G. Schoon
Tom Cochran
Cochran
Mrs
F. J. Gestel
Hopkinton, Iowa
Leroy Clark
Poland
Carl Plueger
Oswald Dolan
Ryan
Towa
C. C. Bart
J. L. Weber & Sons
China
April Farrow
Ray Supple
Coggon
G. M. Brainard & Son
Fred Ladehof
South Cedar Street
Wilson Burkert
Fred Shover
West Third Street
Monticello State Bank
Fred Kellum
John Kray
William Podhaski
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas A. Watson
Cambridgeport
Boston
Providence
New York
Omaha
Denver
San Francisco
Europe
South America
Alexander Graham Bell Heart
Thomas Batson
Maa
Northwesternibell Telephone Company
Northwesterm Bell Telephone Company
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Bell System
Jheee Ave
United Statse
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