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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
3
Lucile R Shover daughter of Mr and Mrs James Shover married Arthur G Hallett son of Rev and Mrs Albert Hallett of Epworth Iowa. The ceremony at the bride’s home near Ryan Iowa featured Rev Hallett and Rev A A Moore with tunes by John Moore and Helen Mangold. The couple plans a home in Maquoketa after a honeymoon in Wisconsin.
Scotch Grove shows a family enterprise led by The Nine Naylors. Ray Navlar serves as station agent while Mrs Naylor and seven siblings operate farm and grain ventures, including seed buying and storage around Scotch Grove and a Jones county mill. The article highlights the Scotch Grove nursery managed by F A Royden, with evergreen acres shipped to eight counties and 25 to 30 states, and notes Ed Hoyt founded the first row of trees.
Cascade Emmett Kean of Los Angeles spent the past week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kean and his sister Miss Marcella Kean plus other relatives. J. L. Faber left for Des Moines Tuesday in the interest of his insurance business. Bible conference attendees at Cedar Falls included Oliver Macomber Grace Hutton Ivonne Will Norma Jean Bevan Mildred Beard and Alice Kabenberg. The Lehner farm east of town hosted a Sunday evening family reunion with forty guests due to rain delaying the city park plans.
A colorful scene unfolds as the Great American Circus enchants Monticello residents with imaginative feats. The writer praises the show’s ability to spark vision and joy in youth, calling it a lasting vehicle for future generations.
A compact reflection on how readers approach books where some works are only tasted while others are swallowed or chewed and digested, mirroring Francis Bacon’s metaphor for literary consumption.
Center and Anamosa papers traced to Curtis, a prolific but infamous press man later jailed in Florida for bigamy. Henry Folkerts, a German newcomer, inspected the depot. Hay cost twelve dollars a ton. Frank Hicks jokes about a thief seeking a whetstone. Monticello teachers praised Anamosa hospitality after county institute visits. Rohn & Hvenn lit two arc lamps, Billy Hogan of past sheriff campaigns living in Anamosa. Dr. Hefner moved to Monticello. local couples visited Anamosa for excursion rates and ice cream.
New York Zoological Society bulletin notes two peafowl species Indian blue and Javan green thrive in diverse climates. Curator Lee Randall highlights adaptability from India and Ceylon lowlands to freezing temperatures, praising beauty of form and coloration. Descriptions include male blue neck and eye-patterned train and dull gray female with iridescent neck. Additional color varieties cited: black-shouldered, white, and pied.
The article discusses the belief that lightning fertilizes soil, noting the U S Bureau of Chemistry and Soils suggests electrical disturbances increase soil fertility by making minerals more soluble. It links ashes from struck trees to rich growth and mentions lightning fixing nitrogen and forming soluble compounds carried to the ground by rain or snow.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports M. J. Julian of the Better Vision Institute describing eye strain as a milder form of third degree police torture. He says prolonged glare during interrogation lowers morale and concentration, with headaches dizziness and nausea as common immediate effects.
A. Edward Newton notes that London Bridge was once built of wood with wooden shops and homes on it. Fires repeatedly destroyed the structures while the bridge itself endured, giving rise to the children’s song London Bridge is falling down.
Steam forms in the coil as it heats water in the tank and forces its way upward, causing a rumble. Coil connections should slope upward to allow steam to escape. Rumbling also occurs when a hot faucet is opened while water is boiling.
Cream of tartar is described as a substance in grape juice and wine casks with suspended material forming a reddish crust. It is purified by crystallization and recrystallization to obtain a refined product.
An excerpt outlines how birds acquire names from color such as redbird and bluebird and from habits like woodpecker and roadrunner. It notes self-naming by calls like bobwhite and whippoorwill, mentions robin naming origins and petrels’ Greek roots, and explains Mother Carey’s Chickens derivation from a sailor’s pronunciation of Madre de Dios.
The article examines the belief that snakes can fascinate or hypnotize victims. It notes eye absence may heighten superstition and cites historical myths alongside experiments that disprove actual hypnotic power, referencing observations from E C Boulenger in the London Observer.
Doctor Lowenthal in Mercure de France argues heredity does not determine greatness. He cites Michelangelo born of a brutal parent, Beethoven's drunkard father, Goethe's hereditary psychopath, Byron, Victor Hugo, Wagner, and Cosima Liszt as counterexamples. He concludes genius can arise from mediocrity and vice versa.
A description from Olier's Weekly notes Ossetians in the Caucasus wearing coats of mail, while Maussia tribesmen and women alike don similar coverings. It mentions New Guinea women dressed identically and Sahara women in long capes that trail six feet to erase footprints and deter the devil.
Enemies of grasshoppers include small two winged flies and tiny wasps. Fly maggots feed inside the grasshopper after being laid on it or deposited directly on it. Wasps sting the hopper into a coma and carry it to underground nests to feed their young.
The institution started as Washington Academy in 1708 named for George Washington. It became Washington College in 1810s. After the Civil War General Robert E. Lee served as president. In 1871, soon after his death, the name changed to Washington and Lee University.
The article states that native Hawaiians never practiced cannibalism beyond occasional human sacrifices to four main gods, abandoned by 1807. Infanticide was prevalent before the arrival of the first missionaries, with spring 1820 noted as a period of such practices.
A brief quotation asserts liberty as an inner virtue not tied to any government. It attributes the idea to Rosseau and frames liberty as a personal, portable trait carried by individuals.
The amount of air needed per person in a room varies with factors like occupant count fixtures heat sources and room construction. Ventilation engineers often use a standard of 81 800 cubic feet per person per hour as a typical minimum.
The subject favors outdoor vacations with lakes and fishing, grew up on a Jackson County farm, studied at State Teachers College Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids Business College, moved to Monticello in 1918, and helped found the Monticello Gun Club, all while staying current with Time and world news. Last week's portrait featured attorney J. B. Heiserman.
Richland Center hosts include Mr. and Mrs. John Yossi with daughters Lucille and Delores visiting Castle Grove township. Howard Hicks of Chicago attends funeral of Ed Hicks. other guests include Joan Robinson of Dubuque and Casper Buol of Washington DC visiting Leonard and Emil Buol. Mrs Emil Rickless hosts Lee and Barbara Winans en route from California, with James Olmstead of Omaha visiting.
Anacortes Daily Mercury notes the President aims to safeguard the Blue Eagle symbol and suggests possible preservation methods, including stuffing. The brief highlights the symbolism and government interest in keeping the emblem intact.
First class seaman Henry Bailster of a United States Navy cruiser departed last week for Alaskan maneuvers after enjoying sightseeing near Mount Rainier in Washington.
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