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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
5
The notice recalls Bryan as a famed orator and partisan who fought for causes, including his stance against certain scientific theories. It contrasts his sincerity with public reaction and notes a broader editorial reflection on politics, fairs, superstition, and local events from July 1890 including fires and census figures.
Obituary notes Mrs. Hannah Plamadore 52 widow of Edward Plamadore died at her Cedar Rapids residence on Thursday July 16 at 7:20 am after relocating from Anamosa. The report also mentions J G Porters ill with spinal meningitis, business chatter about Eclipse Lumber in Anamosa, marriage of R D Finnigan to Edith Harrison, and a shop accident injuring T B Patterson at Barker's Grocery with hip fracture.
In a July 1925 tour from Okobort to Storm Lake the writer notes widespread corn abundance and ahead of normal yields. Western Iowa shows drier pockets and thin oats. Des Moines reports six inches less rainfall than average. Dairy progress is uneven with Monticello creamery cited as farmer organized. The piece also recalls fast Ford cars inspiring local road talk and a Havelock street racing tale.
Three Franklin county Iowa farm boys led by Raymond Monahan win a dairy cattle judging contest against England in Reading. Star judge Monahan trained at Iowa State College from seven dollars in pocket, with support from coach W. B. Hamilton. Teammates are Lester Olson and Harlan Leonard. Iowa wins first national title and previously won state fairs.
Obituary notes for John Dodd aged 83 in Maquoketa. several calls for local anniversaries and birthdays. Reports of burglaries at Leader Oil filling station in Manchester and a $200 theft. Baseball score 12 9 Manchester over Ryan at an American Legion picnic. Multiple deaths in Delaware and surrounding counties including James Hayes and Hiram Servoss. Postmaster appointment for A C McKinsey in Maquoketa. Local accidents, concerts, and chautauqua reviews in Monticello and nearby towns.
The Monticello Iowa creamery lists June cream checks over $100 paid to local farmers. Several patrons exceed 200, and a few surpass 300 and 400 in June, as farmers profit from dairy sales before store deductions.
Hopes rise for GQ H Good after an operation at McDonald hospital last Wednesday morning. Reeve and daughter Zada tour to Cleveland Ohio and other eastern points by auto. Mickey Shearn injured his knee unloading hay at J E Littlefield's when the trip rope pulled him into the haymow. Sammy Carter Merwin Belknap return from three years at Lynn Massachusetts technical schools after graduating in electrical engineering. They traveled with Ed Hanson by jitney visiting major cities and the national capital en route home.
A fragmentary verse recalls sad memory in a moonlit night with lines about friends who have fallen and departed, touching on memory and loneliness. It contrasts with a stray practical note urging readers not to wash a floorcloth with soap and water.
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