Monticello resident sent to insane hospital after commission hearing
Miss Mary Curtin of Monticello appeared before the insane commission last Tuesday and was taken to the hospital for the insane at Independence on Wednesday. John W. Ellison of Martelle area died suddenly Friday while hitching a wagon, aged 65. He is survived by his wife and son Cecil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Curtin
Monticello
Insane Commission
Independence
Frank Porter
Jones County
County Recorder’s Office
Anamosa
Damon
Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Votter
Olin
Cedar County
F. B. Sigworth
Betty
Morida
Miami
Daytona
St. Cloud
John W. Ellison
Martelle
Mr. Ellison
John Ellison
Cecil Ellison
County Treasurer Reports Auto Licenses and 1926 Totals
County Treasurer Croskey announces 3140 auto licenses issued up to December 1 for 1926. Curtis Grigg and M. W. Burns bag a 50 pound wolf near the big spring by Joe Miller's farm in North Fork township. The Bort Manufacturing Co. holds its annual meeting with directors reelected. S. B. Lowe ships hogs for the shipping association. Ed Orr ships 49 hogs to Chicago for a $1548.07 check. High hog prices cheer farmers and boost business across sectors.
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Croskey
Curtis Grigg
M. W. Burns
North Fork Township
Big Spring
Joe Miller
Bort Manufacturing Company
F. A. Bort
KF. B. Williamson
Hugh McGlade
W. P. Hogan
W. H. McNeili
Frank Kehoe
S. B. Lowe
The
Shipping Association
Ed Orr
Chicago
Lona
Rural Iowa township orchestras and plays enrich farm meetings
W H Stacy Iowa State College reports 52 townships in 39 counties had orchestras and 247 towns staged home talent plays at farm meetings last year. Sixty two townships held mock trials on the scrub sire and soil robber. The extension service loans scripts and manuscripts to communities upon request, and longer plays grow in popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
W. H. Stacy
Iowa State College
Stacy
Extension Service
The
Iowa State Extension Service
Household Hints on Linens and Cookery Practices
Practical tips cover bed making with mitered corners and proper layering of sheets blankets and spread. Additional advice includes heating plates before meals, using a steel crochet hook to remove lint, keeping meat in liquor for cold cuts, and pinning velvet patterns on the correct side to ease cutting.
Thicker Coats for Women and Other Vivid Vignettes
A compact review of remarks from multiple papers. The Wichita Eagle notes furred animals expected to wear thicker winter coats for women next summer. The Atlanta Constitution quips about furriness. The Columbia Journal laments homemade pies. The Nashville Banner discusses Ms Ferguson and state rights. The Houston Post-Dispatch and Virginian-Pilot reflect on debt and thrift. School Life highlights Czech passbooks and thrift day. Tuition varies with family income in Czechoslovakia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Eagle
Atlanta Constitution
Columbia Journal
Texas
Ma” Ferguson
Jimmy
Nashville
Congress
Houston Post-Dispatch
France
Virginian-Pilot
Nitrates and neat jokes from old papers
A collage of humorous clippings and social notes including jokes about chemistry nitrates cheaper than day rates, cold schoolgirls in Vermont, laying hens, baby name mixups, a maid's postponed wedding, a surpriser mishap at a married couple’s home, and a farm supper for threshers with fancy preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Wesleyan Argus
Pedestrian Safety Rules Issued by Chicago Dealers
The Chicago Automobile Dealers Association releases a pedestrian safety code urging alertness and caution. Citizens should not rush to cross, avoid mid block crossings, never dart from parked cars, and remember drivers may fail to see you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Automobile Dealers’ Association
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Standard of Company
Middle West
Restaining Faded Rugs With Shingle Stain
Iowa State College home economics division suggests restaining faded fiber grass or crex rugs with shingle stain after thorough cleaning. Apply with a medium brush once dry, choosing brown, dark green, soft green, or natural gray shades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics Division
Iowa State College
Brockton High Girls Find Voice Through Story Club
A Brockton Massachusetts story telling club for upper class girls offers self expression through monthly library meetings. Members rehearse with a faculty supervisor and tell seasonally appropriate tales to delight first through fifth graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Mass
The Ship a Happiness and a Winding Road Obsession
A mixed-feelings reminiscence contrasts nautical voyage imagery with rural life. The speaker jokes about romance and societal lures while admiring a sunlit road that curves toward unknown wonders. The excerpt blends maritime, farming, and childlike delight with wistful longing for distant places.
Around the Corner A Poem About a Distant Friend
A man reflects on aging and lost connections in a city that never ends. The poem laments how busy life widens the distance to a once close friend, ending with the news that Jim died today. The stanza contrasts youth with present fatigue and the fleeting nature of memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Por Hfe
Jim
Tribe Claims Descent Directly From Adam in Mosul Area
The Yedizi, a devil worshiping group in the Mosul region between Turkey and Iraq, are studied by a League of Nations commission. They worship Melek Taus the bronze peacock, mix Zoroastrian and Abrahamic elements, and claim descent from Adam alone. They revere sun and moon symbols, perform annual white bull sacrifices, and live in strict isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosul
Turkey
Irak
League of Nations
Yedizi
Satan
Jesus Christ
Melek Taus
Mecca
Adam
Eve
Big Game Vanishing From Belgian Congo
The Congo faces heavy wildlife loss with 30,000 male elephants killed annually. Elephant trapping harms females and youngsters, reducing the breed and tusk weight by eight pounds since World War I. Hippopotamuses gorillas antelopes and small birds also decline, prompting calls for stricter hunting regulations and forest reserves to preserve wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Congo
Congo
High Grade Kangaroos: Intelligent Tree-Dwelling Roos of Australia
An article in the Sydney Bulletin claims a high grade of kangaroos in north Australia live in trees and are extraordinarily intelligent. Scientists say these tree-climbers originated in Asia and later connected with Australia. The writer describes them as social, weather-talkative, and so agile they prefer arboreal life to ground dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Australia
Sydney Bulletin
Asia
Australia
Hung On to Good Thing In London High Class Theater
A young Scotsman and his sweetheart visit a London cinema in the afternoon. An attendant brings tea and cake at no charge, and they share a quiet tea break. After a show, the lass notes the time, but the youth stays for supper insisting on remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Optimist Finds Seven-Year Luck in Broken Mirror
A cheerful man, known for buoyant spirits, drops a mirror and laughs, saying the mishap limits his bad luck to seven years. A friend visits his office and witnesses his mirth at the accident.
Sunlight in Schools Boosts Mental Activity Say England Study
Physicians report at the Royal Institute of Public Health congress in Brighton that proper sunlight exposure, natural or artificial, can benefit mental activity. Ill children ill in school improve with sunlight and may catch up or surpass peers after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Congress of the Royal Institute of Public Health
Brighton
Definition of steel and cast iron by Japanese chemist
A Japanese chemist from the Imperial University of Tohoku defines steel as an iron carbon alloy with 0.085 to 1.7 percent carbon. Cast iron is described as an iron carbon alloy with 1.7 to 6.7 percent carbon.
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Imperial University of Tohoku
Moonstone Believed to Bring Fortune in Indian Tradition
In India the moonstone is regarded as sacred and never sold except on a yellow cloth, yellow symbolizing sacredness. The gem is associated with good fortune and revered in cultural practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Credit joke at barber shop from Boston Transcript
A nervy young man asks if his credit is good for a shave in a barber shop. The barber replies that if he cannot raise a quarter he should keep raising whiskers, delivering a quick quip from a Boston Transcript humor column.
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Boston Transcript
Organ Tones From Piano via Tiny Electromagnets
Two French inventors claim to produce organ like tones from a standard piano by placing small electromagnets near the strings, enabling oboe or flute timbres. The method suggests altering string vibration to mimic wind instrument sounds.
Medieval French hospitality and the cold shoulder custom
In medieval France hosts served hot roasts to guests and used a cold shoulder as a social rebuke when guests overstayed. The custom contrasted warm entertainment with a chilly reprieve to curb lingering visitors.
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France
Bright Side Of Farm Profits Highlight Nebraskas Stable Output
A Lincoln lawyer with a 480 acre Nebraskal farm rents on shares and reports a net owner return of $4989.42 last year while the tenant nets around $10000 from crops and livestock. Other voices contest the farm crisis narrative, noting debt and outsider influence. A Montevideo hostel for students opens, and Birmingham News creates a $10000 loan fund for Alabama normal schools.
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Sioux City Journal
The
Lincoln Star
Lincoln
Nebraska
Ffirms
Star
Iowa
John A. Robertson
Joy
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald. Mr. Robertson
Robertson
Alabama
Birmingham News
Executor's Notice for Rudolph Grenenwald Estate
Public notice states Anna Barbara Grenenwald has been appointed executrix by the Jones County district court in Town. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated January 19th 1926 at Anamosa Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
Rudolph Grenenwald
Anamosa
Pewa
A. D
Anna Barbara Grenenwald
Teaxecutrix
Doxsee
Mhsa
Ate
State of
Iowa
Mary Cassady
Ray E. Johnson
H. M. Carpenter
William W. Cassady
Bell Buchan
Jessie Abel
Emma Abel Schultz
Mary A. Cassady
Nelson Cassady
Margaret Cassady
Margaret Abel
Nellie Abel
Presbyterian Church of
I. W. Conmey
C. Sones
R. A. Cartano
Notice of Final Reports in Jones County Estates
Final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees have been filed in Jones county district court. A final hearing and approval are set for January 29, 1926 at the court to allow interested parties to file exceptions and show cause. Dated Anamosa Iowa January 18 1926. Clerk of the District Court Jones Co Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
L. A. Oltmans
John Gates Oltmans
Anamosa
Iowa
B. G. Rees
Thistrict Court
Jones Co
Early Life at Hopkinton Remains of Milroy Memoir
Manchester Press recalls Hopkinton life in 1856 where James Milroy first settled, noting ox teams and sleds for travel, scarce buggy pairs, and local trade. The reminiscence cites deer abundance, tin punched light sources, and simple rural routines as vivid preindustrial details of Delaware county.
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Hopkinton
Manchester
Delaware County
James Milroy
Maquoketa
Buffalo River
Hard Winter Hardship Described In Cabin Life
A narrator recalls a harsh first winter with grease on cookware, crabapple and sorrel sauce, Johnny cake and venison as staples. Snow four feet deep blocked travel, walls were mud and cabin roared with wind, highlighting the struggle faced by families and prompting contrast with modern youth.
Hardly Worth the Cost in 1925 Governance
A Boston Transcript remark notes that in 1925 it cost 11 billion dollars to govern the United States and implies some citizens felt they were not governed effectively.
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Boston Transcript
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anamosa Eureka News
Hopkinton Leader News
Czechoslovakia
Moreton Common
Montpelier
Vermont
Mary Anne
Argonaut
San Francisco
Elm Avenue
Silas Peabody
Peabody
Indy
Ames Abe
Jed
Lake O' Love
Baltimore Sun
Duat Ax
D. Osborne
St. Nicholas
Montevideo
Uruguay
Thomas Stimpson
Monticello Exchange
George Albery
Monticstio
J. E. Bateman
RSA
Wm. Podhaski
Monticello, Iowa
Chevrolet
Rolet
Flint
Michigan
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
A. M. Maurice
Lovell
Arend Balster Stores
Scotch Grove
Monticello American Legion
Mundinger Farm
Richland Center Presbyterian Church
T.B
Deere Gang
Peter M. Caspers
Monticello State Bank
L. P. Waddick
Standard Oil
Michigan Ave
Ill
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