Alabaster Lamps
Ned interrupts to pursue his plan to marry Mary Dobbs, daughter of Claude Dobbs. Polly Johnston presses Ned to marry elsewhere while Mary contemplates breaking the engagement and choosing Ned, amid family tensions and a pivotal gondola escape near a bridge. Mary recalls Loren Rangeley and weighs love against duty.
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Ned
Claude Dobbs
Polly
Loren
Claude
Mary
Faust
Mnnster
Father
Europe
America
Polly Johnston
Loren Rangeley
Ailing Mary and Claude Dabbs clash over wealth and love
In a developing town saga Polly Johnston resists accepting Claude Dabbs money while Mary embraces Ned Rangeley and Claude’s plan to keep the family and business in balance. Tensions rise as Polly contemplates departure, Ned calms tensions, and Claude plots a future where Mary’s marriage reshapes Peace Valley.
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Sky
Ned Rangeley
Ned
Loren Rangeley
Claude
Meraily
Polly
Lorén
Mary
Grand Canal
Jimmy
Glaude
Jim- Iny
Claude Dabbs
M. Dabbs
Winding Willow Quest and Silent Heartbreak
ARY and Claude Dabbia climb toward Clover Hollow as Venice trails behind. Mary shares with her father that Venice feels distant like years and Mary confides her worry to Claude. At the Peace Valley grocery Polly meets Ned, stirring a painful memory for Mary as her mother returns.
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Polly
Aunt Lyddy
Mary
Satan
Peter and
Paul
Polly Johnston
Claude
Ned
Patience
Mather
Father
Clover Hollow
Dabbs
Jimmy
Ary
Claude Dabbia
Venice
Chinde
Peace Valley
Make Thresher Meals Easy For Farm Families
Iowa State extension specialist Miss Esther Pond urges simple planned threshing meals. She advises joint meal planning in the threshing ring, assigning kitchen tasks, and arranging meals with meat, starchy vegetables, salad, jelly, pickle, and dessert to save time and effort.
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Miss Esther Pond
Iowa State College
Miss Pond
Different Viewpoints Reflected in Shaw Quote
Minneapolis Journal presents Bernard Shaw’s remark on perspective: a man pursuing a tiger as sport while the tiger acts in ferocity. The piece contrasts human and animal viewpoints to question motives and ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Journal
Bernard Shaw
Public Hearing On County Road Graveling Plans
At 10:00 A M on August 7 1929 at the County Auditor's office Anamosa Iowa a public hearing will be held on proposed plans and specifications for graveling a county road 1 percent miles 1 750 cubic yards at an estimated cost 2275 00 Objections in writing may be filed and heard orally in opposition to the plans specifications or contract form Dated July 15 1929 LaVern Rockstad County Auditor Anamosa Iowa 2wW
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Monticello
Iowa
Hoag
Council
Jones County
B. E. First
Roy Echternacht
Mont
St. Bank
G. Schneider B. Schneider
A. W. Adams
D. E. Kehoe
A. Locher
Bert Hubbard
J. H. Perrine
F. D. McLaughlin
J. Bodenhofer
Mile
Matthiessen
Hayes
Arduser
Stuhtler
Anamosa
Board of Supervisors
Towa
LaVern Rockstad
Notice to Bidders for Gravel on County Road Anamosa Iowa
Sealed bids due August 7 1929 at 2 00 PM to the County Auditor Anamosa Iowa for 1760 ca yds of gravel to lay on the county road from Olin west 10 miles. Bid bond five percent required with each bid. failure to execute contract and bond within ten days after acceptance results in liquidated damages. Plans available at the auditor or county engineer Anamosa Iowa. County may waive technicalities and reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Towa
Olin
Iowa
LaVern Rockstad
Administrator’s Notice in Jones County Iowa Estate
Public notice that J. J. Locher was appointed administrator of the Charles Curtis estate in Jones County Iowa by the district court. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa July 6 1927. E. E. Reed attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Charles Curtis
Anamosa
J. J. Locher
E. E. Reed
Executor's Notice of Mary O'Rourke Estate in Iowa
The state of Iowa issues an executor's notice for the Mary O'Rourke estate. Creditors must file claims with the clerk sworn and timed for probate. debtors should pay promptly to the executor to avoid costs. Dated July 1, 1929 at Anamosa. Henry M. Carpenter is the executor. J. J. Locher is the attorney.
Sealed Bids Sought for Castle Grove School Building
Sealed bids for a school building in Castle Grove township Jones county Iowa will be accepted until 8 pm August 9 1929 at Castle Grove township Monticello Iowa. Bids opened after closing and award made to the lowest responsible bidder with plans at Monticello offices. Certified checks equal to 6 percent of bid due with bid and forfeited if contractor fails to furnish bond within five days. Secretary F C Cramer notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Jones County
Castle Grove Township
Monticello
Iowa
St. Anthony and Dakota Elevator Company
Wks. F C, Cramer
Illness of 10 Years Yields to New Konjola
Mrs. George Sass of Cedar Rapids Iowa reports ten years of stomach and bowel distress plus neuritis. After six bottles of Konjola she claims complete relief with a strong stomach bowels and nerves. Konjola is sold at F J Kay's drug store in Monticello and by local druggists throughout the area.
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George Sass
South Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Konjola
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