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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
6
Linda admires a lavish shop window with furs and hats while Brian grieves poverty and longs for a decisive future. The dim park outside holds a yellow haze and a mysterious aura as their conversation touches wealth and help.
Linda buys a pale jade hat after a tense knockabout with a shop saleswoman. Brian explains his ache for earning status without influence from the Fentress family, while Linda probes his motives and their uneasy bond grows amid a glittering city street.
The tale recalls Peter Cooper’s Tom Thumb engine turning a hundred, comparing early locomotives and racing to the pride of passengers in horse drawn cars. It notes the first railroad in Quincy Massachusetts in 1826 and mentions England’s Paling Billy and a Louisiana railroad company’s sleek engine.
A collage of railroad nostalgia and a soap opera of Linda and Brian Anstey unfolds. A century ago rail pioneers like The Nottaway and The Logan on the Lexington and Ohio lines sparked heroic climbs and busy passenger crowds. Meanwhile, Linda’s social world reveals guarded desires, past marriages, and a longing for simpler life as she recalls a snowy dusk voyage with Brian.
Linda moves through a luxury hotel lobby unnoticed by staff and guests. Her poised presence, expensive attire, and concealed past unfold as she collects letters and avoids direct interaction while navigating social expectations and her cousin's wary gaze.
Jones county Iowa board meetings proceed with claim audits and bid openings for Bridge Item No 330. Bid results prompt rejection and set a new bid date. A Resolution approves Special Assessments for Secondary Road District No 2 following hearings and state approval.
Public notice announces J E Heiserman appointed administrator of the George H Brown estate in Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the district court clerk within legal time. debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa July 21 1931 Doxsee Doxsee attorneys for the estate.
City auditor authorized to issue permits to sell cigarettes to Clarence E. Heyen and Langworthy and to H. for mulch tax related bonds and checks. Continued on page 7.
Notice for bids to install an automatic coal stoker in the engine room of Monticello public school in Jones county Iowa. Bids due by 6 p m on August 3 1931. Board may reject any or all bids. Chas M Luett secretary.
Final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in listed estates filed in Jones County District Court. A final hearing and approval set for July 31 1931 at Anamosa Iowa. interested parties may appear file exceptions and show cause. Final report of H M Carpenter executor of Peter Schwarz deceased. Dated Anamosa Iowa July 31 1991. Warren Rees Clerk. Lara E Hanna deputy.
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