Sunday Church Services for January 25
The notice lists services across several churches including Castle Grove Lutheran German and English services, St John’s Ev Lutheran German and English, Methodist Episcopal with Sunday school, Presbyterian, Congregational, Sacred Heart Catholic Masses and devotions, Reformed Armin Tendick with ordination and deacon installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove Lutheran
G. Wolf
St. John's Ev
Paul T. Gutknecht
Trinity
Presbyterian
Leonard Duckett
Christian Endeavor
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
N. Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
Armin H. Tendick
Peter Meyer
Fred Etten
God
Public Schools Install Skelgas In Home Ec
During Christmas vacation the Skelley Oil Co of Des Moines installed Skelgas stores in the Monticello public schools home economics and science rooms. The building already had gas pipes so no floor tearing was needed. The girls in home economics report delight with the new stoves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skelley Oil Company
Des Moines
Skelgas
Monticello
Railroads Consider Two-Cent Fare To Boost Passenger Traffic
Several eastern branch lines propose a two-cent fare to directly compete with buses. The plan aims to fill trains running empty by offering a low rate, arguing that a full load is better than an empty one and that railroads could gain substantial business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Sixteenth Century Women’s Rights In A Tale Of Mirth
Excerpt discusses shifting attitudes toward women in the sixteenth century, noting a widening sense of autonomy through references to notable figures. The passage lists Mir muerte A Ansontemes Vitorin and profiles women linked to Tudor and continental courts, including Anne Boleyn and Catherine de Medici, from Samuel Putnam’s Rabetauls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Owas
Vitorin
Jonna
Anne Boleyn
Catherine de Mediel
Tilane de Politiers
Sir Thomas More
Jeanne of Aragon
Elizabeth
Mary Studet
Rabetuls
Samuel Putnam
Mine Tussaud and the Wax Figure Exhibition Tale
The article recounts Marie Tussaud's early career with wax figures, from a Bern exile and Paris modeling to her London move. It notes her skill at sculpting notable French subjects and eventual establishment of a permanent exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tussaad
Tussand
Bern
Paris
France
Tossaud
London
Rainbow formation and circular rainbow explained
The text explains that a rainbow forms from sunlight refracted into water drops and reflected to the observer. Spherical drops cause equal viewing angles, so the rainbow must appear circular to an observer regardless of height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
The King Who Vanished Mystery in Tudor Claims
A tangled account traces James de la Cloche, claimed son of Charles I, and his elusive fate. It notes royal secrecy, a Jesuit path, a Rome exile, and rumors of impostors amid a century of scholarly debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James de la Cloehe
Nat
Charles Tatughind
Margaret de Carteret
Deda Qhoche
Charles I
Manareh
Tos
France
Hiue
Charles
de di Cloche
Thnt
Wade
Ag Charles
Enghund
Christina
Sweden
Hamburg
Rome
Charles 11
James de la Clache
James
Pere Trunite
Charles Woof
Prince Stuart
Sienor de da Choche
London
Church of
Phace
Ane
Serandtys
No Land
de Hi Clache Wies
Holy See
Charles VV
Henriette
Orleans
Louis Viv
Holland
Cathelessar
England
de Tharde
Hilstorians
Wisdas
Agin Riye
Gaetopo Sigarde
Naples
Dee da Chachels
Chiairles
Aed
Louis Nev
de Sainte Mans
Dady
Cheche
Fragmented OCR reminiscence with garbled dialogue
A distorted text passage presents unclear dialogue and misread words. Characters speak in broken phrases about yawning and questions about staying, with nonsensical names and a dreamlike cadence. No clear event or identifiable entities emerge.
Miraculous Wells Worship and Local Folklore
The article recalls faith in wells across the British Isles as oracles for love and fate. It notes St Helen's well at Sefton where women throw pins to learn suitors' fidelity and marriage timing. It describes Tober Kilian Greine in County Cork where a nymph prophesied, a wooden image spoke, and pilgrims performed three draughts and three rounds, ending with a white stone altar ritual. The sun-worship rites faded after revelry and desecration, the nymph appearing as a trout before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
St. Helen’s Well
Sefton
Lancashire
Tober Kiloa-Greine
County Cork
Hcle
Skeleton of Roman era man unearthed near Purley England
Sir Arthur Keith the renowned anthropologist says the skeleton found near Purley is likely Roman in date and belonged to a man about fifty six years old. He notes brain capacity and lifestyle markings suggest a Roman settler or descendant and a high social position. A nearby child skeleton about four years old may be the Roman's son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purley
England
Sir Arthur Keith
Sir Arthur
Charm of Incantation Used to Fight Witches
An antiquated account describes how housewives prior to May Eve used incantations and juniper to ward off witches. It details preparations, extinguishing theatres, lighting fire and torches, and using herbs to protect homes during the springtime rite.
Fur Traders and the North Woods Rites
A fragmentary account describes early fur trade pursuits in open spaces and wooded forests. It mentions traders venturing deep into wilderness seeking partnerships with Indigenous groups, enjoying brandy, and facing harsh conditions and wildlife as they pursue pelts and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trider
Tadbun
Boyhood of George Eastman and the Kodak Revolution
The narrative traces George Eastman’s early life from a bank clerk in Waterville New York born 1854 to his rise as a photographic pioneer. It notes his frugal mother’s influence his debt free schooling his shift from banking to photography and the development of the Kodak and modern dry plate process. He builds Eastman Kodak from modest beginnings, with thrift and perseverance guiding his path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Domino
United States
Grant
George Eastman
Waterville
Rochester
George
Tad
Scoo
Savings Bank
Fife
West Indies
Av Chimera
Cnarry Oy
Armateur
Nim
Lake Stperter
San Dominice
Hig Varaton
Tie
Hin
Flo
Jie
Alliance
Odd Worded Notices Highlight English Public Life
A columnist recalls odd public notices seen in London and nearby towns. Examples include churchyard cautions about feeding cuts, a creche sign reading Children mended here, and a florist offering Flowers and bouquets for weddings funerals and all other celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Holborn
Clapham
Brgland
Fulgurite Glass From Lightning Melted Sand
Observations note that quartz fuses only by lightning in sand or on mountain tops producing fulgurite glass. At the crater several sandstone specimens appear fused forming opalescent lumps, while steam from contained water distorts the rock creating numerous water cavities and buoyant sandstone masses.
Glacier movements vary with weight and season
It is believed that ice weight drives glacier motion. Alpine glaciers such as the Aletach reportedly move up to 20 inches daily while glaciers in Alaska and Greenland have shown rapid daily shifts from several inches to tens of feet. Movement is not constant and varies with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Greenland
Quote on generosity and imagination in human desire
This fragment reflects on giving and empathy, arguing that true giving goes beyond objects and finds value in understanding another’s desires. It cites a line about tiling as a metaphor for material aid and emphasizes personal response as the real gift.
Gossip and Praise Tone Echo in Cincinnati Enquirer Quote
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote contrasts praise with gossip noting the brighter praise rarely draws crowd as much as rumors of misdeeds do among readers and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnat
Enquirer
Wanted old envelopes and covers pre 1870 with stamps
John J. Lechky seeks to purchase any pre 1870 envelopes or letter sheets with stamps or postmarks, intact with stamps. Also listings for cord wood, pole wood, cedar posts, and timber land are included from various contacts and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Lechky
N. Gilbert
Iowa City
Iowa
Fluckiger
Monticello
H. J. Piray
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M.B
PERC
Methodist Episcopal
Roy V. Porter
Epworth League
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Young People’s Society
Rainbow Formation
Tre
Feer
Beliilie
Leroy Clark
C. C. Bart
J. L. Weber & Sons
Cascade, Iowa
Poland
China
April Farrow
Ray Supple
Coggon
G. M. Brainard & Son
Anamosa
Cecil B. Curtis
C. J. Liddy
M. M. Sinclair
Scotch Grove
Walter McAleer
Cedans Street
Wilson Burkett
Fred Shover
Ray George
Pet Ety
Andrew Bajasch
Third
Cherry Streets
R. J. Bone
John Weers
West Third Street
Monticello State Bank
William Podhaski
Fred Kellum
P. O. Box
Hopkinton
Towa. A
Monty Hatchery
Wm. Podhaski
Prep
Towa
Kash
Karry
Sal Soda
Dimension
Adolph Schoon
Amber
Wayne Center
Scotch Grove Township
J. H. Rickels
Lennox Oil & Paint Co
Dept. Sales
Cleveland
Jones County Fair Association
Harry S. Rodman
Barnsdall Products
Quaker State Oil
Pensylvannia Oil Company
Monticello, Iowa
Tom Cochran
Cochran
Mrs
F. J. Gestel
Hopkinton, Iowa
Anamosa, Iowa
Farmers’ Grain Co
Phon Center Junction
Onslow
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