Monona County Wheat Grower First To Market This Year
Monona County leads in winter wheat, with Wm Larimore harvesting 300 bushels of No 1 wheat on Tuesday June 30 weighing 624 pounds per bushel at 12 percent moisture earning 4 cents per bushel. Professors from Germany and Montana visited the area to study farming during the period. Local school census rules shift to biennial counts to save funds. A St Ansgar fish tale claims thousands of Cedar River fish were swept ashore by a wind storm and a tornado-like event, producing many fish dinners.
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Monona County
Towa
Wm. Larimore
T. L. Gossard
Onawa
Gossard
O. H. Th. Dencker
Prussian School of Agriculture
Landsberg
Germany
N. L. Walhem
Bozeman
Montana
St. Ansgar
Mitchell County
Cedar River
Moonlit Plowing Keeps Corn Growing Amid Heat Wave
Farmers endure extreme heat to plow corn at night under moonlight, achieving some cultivation despite wet ground. Meanwhile, Riley Steve and Mary George, two gypsies arrested in Spencer, confess to robbing John J. Brown of Ayrshire and return $360 in twenties. no charges filed. Iowa authorities push recalls and pollution controls, with river cleanups and disposal plants planned over five years in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and other cities. Bank robberies draw arrests across Council Bluffs and Shenandoah. Town State Bankers Association offers rewards and coordinates with counties. University of Iowa prepares all-state band rehearsals for 40 bands starting July 2. a full program includes an all-state band, orchestra, and chorus finishing July 16.
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Riley Steve
Mary George
Spencer
John J. Brown
Ayrshire
Iowa
Turner
State Health Department
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Iowa River
Marshalltown
Iowa City
Mason City
Belmond
Council Bluffs
Walter Pine
Moville
Woodbury County
Sioux City
Shenandosh
Nebraska
Town State Bankers Association
County Unite
University of Iown
Charlesb. Righter
Asher Treat
New York
H. C. Stump
University of West Virginia
Arthur Bredah
University of Town
University Department of Music
Portable saw mill converts timber to railroad ties near Cresco
A portable saw mill operates in Howard County near Cresco to produce railway ties. L. P. Barth of Cresco notes the process involves contracting timber tracts with L. Wickiser, who oversees setup, cutting to tie length, and shipping to a plant near Minneapolis for final processing.
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Cresco
Howard County
L. P. Barth
L. Wickiser
Minneapolis
Creosote Ties Made From Oak Timber At Local Mill
A local mill processes oak timber into creosoted ties ready for use. The plant ships about a carload of ties daily and employs 30 to 40 men. Trees are felled with a gasoline engine powered saw.
Bankers hear Legge on farm finance and risk
C M Richards of Toledo cites Alexander Legge of Chicago praising safer liquid securities over farm loans. Legge warns against overexposure to foreign issues and touts better financing for farmers while Iowa officials announce summer events including the eighth annual state vigilante shoot at Fort Des Moines and a statewide fiddlers tournament at the Iowa State Fair.
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C. M. Richards
Toledo
Tama County
Alexander Legge F
Chicago
Federal Farm Board
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Waterloo
Legge
Iowa
Iowa Legion Leads Nation in Membership Rise
Iowa tops the nation in the share of service men in the American Legion with 36 208 members about 45 percent. Nationally the Legion hits a record 1 002 628 members. The Iowa total trails its 1922 peak of 44 741 but is the highest since 1923.
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Iowa
United States
American Legion
Des Moines
State Legion
National Legion
Frank Miles
Town Legionaire
Towa
Hanford MacNider
Legion
Murphy
Social visits mark week in Sand Spring area
Sand Spring residents hosted relatives and friends from Manchester Worthington Monticello Langworthy Colesburg Davenport and Coggan for multiple gatherings. The Egger twenty fifth anniversary celebration drew over one hundred attendees with a picnic dinner and gifts including a silver plate.
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Stanley Bright
Andrew Scheer
Manchester
W. H. Behrends
Dorothy Lee
Joe la Page
Worthington
Lou King
Irving Eilers
Louis Heiken
Monticello
Henry Otting
Lois Mae
Grace Arlene
Everett Glue
Gloria Ann
Junior
Farley
Russel Chaplin
Onslow Vised
R. E. Chaplin
Friay
Mary Clement
Bernard
Nettie Slauson
Pearl
Dean
Ed. Cox
Baby
B. W. Cox
Dave Wilson
Cap Arduser
Clifford Arduser
Langworthy
Mildred Arduser
William Moser
Colesburg
Fred Egger
Sand Spring
Mrs. Egger
Monticello Enacts Motorcycle Patrol for Traffic Laws
The city will enforce traffic regulations with a deputized motorcycle patrolman from July 16, 1931. Excessive speed and open cutouts are flagged as major violations. parents may be held responsible for underage drivers. Fines plus costs will follow convictions. Mayor B. E. First signs the notice.
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City of
Monticello
B. E. First
No Jury Trials In Maquoketa Court Report
A Jackson county court at Maquoketa did not hold any jury trials in the year ending July 1. The state board of parole reported thirty four defendants pled guilty, and sixteen cases were dismissed for lack of grand jury action or prior guilty pleas on other charges.
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Jackson
Maquoketa
State Board of Parole
Emperors Loan Money On Land In Roman Times
Roman emperors practiced lending money secured by land. This fiscal pattern shows state involvement in land-based credit, reflecting imperial reach into landholding economics and debt arrangements.
County Agent Addresses Rotary Club on Dairy Outlook
Max Wortman, county agent for Jones county, outlined the dairy market situation at the Monticello Rotary Club. He predicted better dairy prices in late 1931 and 1932, explained the Farm Board’s limited role, and noted low prices eroding producer morale. Also speaking were Baumel Stoughton Welch from neighboring clubs.
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Max Wortman
Jones County
Monticello
Warden Baumel
Fred Stoughton
Afiamosa
Cate Welch
Dubuque
Winthrop Barber Dies After Drinking Poison Fly-Tex
Harry Diggins of Masonville, a barber at Winthrop for the past year, drank Fly-Tex in a barber shop last Friday. He joked it could kill fires and wondered what it would do to him. He fell ill, was found in agony, and died shortly after a physician was summoned. He was twenty years old and unmarried.
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Harry Diggins
Masonvillle
Winthrop
Monticello Takes Early Lead to Top Valley Standings
Monticello defeated Ryan’s Shamrocks 7 to 3 to move into first in the Maquoketa Valley League. Stevens hit a home run for Monticello while Meredith allowed eight hits. Monticello collected fourteen off pitcher L Sprengelmeyer. Next Sunday Monticello faces Dyersville at home.
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Monticello
Ryan
Shamrocks
Maquoketa
Monti
L. Sprengelmeyer
Ryan Pittcher
Meredith
Dyersville
Cascade
Alburnett
Cascade-Oxford Junction
Sprengelmeyer
W. Sprengelmeyer
Blackman
Pet
Guttenberg
Manchester
Dyersville Oo
Oxford Junction
Enna
How Is the Milkmaid Joke Replies to Curiosity
A string of quaint quips from a social gathering. The milkmaid explains milk comes from the cow rather than being made he and others share small jokes about pins buttons and missing husbands. A minister’s wife and a self control remark close the exchange with a note on courage.
The Great Seal and Imperial Power in Historical Practice
A Montreal family herald piece reflects on the enduring reverence for the great seal in imperial and colonial administration. It notes the seal's inviolable authority, the obedience it commands, and the severe consequences of breaking sealed orders.
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Canada
China
Montreal Family Herald
Procrastination Described as Time Thief and Moral Detriment
The text argues procrastination robs time and hinders decisive action. It contrasts active doers with procrastinators who delay, claiming hesitation erodes courage and leads to wasted hours, days, and even years. It portrays procrastination as a thief hindering progress and urges swift decisions.
Australian Finds New Way of Making Living
A Sydney Bulletin report describes a man who profits by attending church services to deny banns of upcoming marriages. He calls out a pretended objection and exits. newcomers confess to concealments and reveal small sums or valuables, sharing a portion with the exchequer while the couple remains confident in their virtue.
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Roamort
Fins
Sydney Bulletin
Name Variants of Reginald Rowton Across Regions
Analyzes historical forms of the name Reginald Rowton and its variants. Traces evolution from Domesday usage to Norman and Scottish spellings. Notes Latin root rego and adaptations in Italy and Finnish forms.
Early Hospitals Trace Their Roots Through Europe and Greece
The text surveys medieval European religious houses and Greek healing shelters as forerunners of modern hospitals. It notes variations in histories but highlights charitable religious sites as early care providers before the United States established its first hospital shortly after New York’s settlement.
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Europe
Varians
Greece
Elles Chian
United States
New York
No clear football or chemistry story found
The readable text is garbled with many misspellings and fragments making a coherent event difficult to identify. It mentions football, chemistry, an illness or injury, and recovery but lacks concrete names, places, dates, or outcomes.
Attractive Flower Bows Use Pebble Covers for Support
In a craft tip, emphasize covering battong thickly with small color pebbles as decorative supports for the lower stems, claiming the arrangement helps the ghess holderBoneh look neater and more secure.
Plenty of Money for Pleasure in Times of Depression
The Cherokee Times notes Towa's gas tax receipts rose about a half million dollars in the first six months, increasing gasoline spending for motor vehicle purposes by roughly 2.28 million dollars compared with last year. The report frames this amid the era's record depression.
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Cherokee Times
Towa
Beech er Quotes Skepticism as barren coast harborless lighthouse
The fragment states skepticism is a barren coast without harbor or lighthouse, attributed to Beech er. It preserves a quoted phrase highlighting doubt and emptiness in a metaphorical critique.
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Beecher
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J. W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
Minatire
iMore
U. S
Ivan O. Hasbrouch
Iowa’ Bankers Association
Coil
Talbot Smith
Fort Des Moines
Col. Smith
M. S. Williamson
James E. Risden
State Criminal Bureau
Bailey
Charles F. Keeling
Harry
Sherff
Delaware County
Batley
Camp Perry
Town Bankers Association
State Fair
Des ‘Moines
Grand Army of the Republic
Shrine Temple
United States Army Band
Washington, D. C
Andy Robison
Robison
Dubuque County
George A. Nichols
Estherville
Dilgo Conservation Leagues
Spirit Lake
Jemerson
East Okobofi
Towa Lakes
Essi Okoboji
Iowa’s Legion
Ray Murphy
Ida Grove
Davenport
Jiddle Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Ralph T. O'Neil
Topeka
Kan
Harford MacNider
James F. Barton
Indianapolis
Dan Turner
Rotary Club
Winthrop Barber
Stuhlers
Wisconsin
Johnea
Bill
Will
London
Menning of ‘Reginald
Rowton
William the Gamypuerar
Scotland
Ronald
Italy
Rinalde
Rox
Rego
Uiuiking
Ste Wilfan Ramsay
Cour Yermais
Gias
VOSS
Westutgiouss
Lovell Wringer
A. J. A. McNetol
Monticella
Owa
Sacred Heart Parish
Monticello Fair Grounds
Father Lorenz
The
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