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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
4
A collage of old jokes features a burglar at the silver and pantry, a shop foreman quipping, a boy’s report card remark about his mother, an Irishman and a dog joke, a deserving cop and driver exchange, a surgeon quip during a fire, and a father warning a suitor to treat his daughter gently as he concedes chores traditionally done by women.
A collection of arithmetic rules dates and anecdotes notes early inventions like the first steamship crossing the Atlantic in 1815 and a 19th century sewing machine patent. It also recalls Jamestown’s 1607 founding, Ue diameter pipe gains, and a farmer humor piece musing on political beginnings and rural governance.
J H Bardsley of Iowa State College extension cautions that roosters in flocks used for eggs for cold storage harm storage quality. Fertile eggs spoil within 24 hours in warm weather, making them unusable for long preservation.
The article discusses the canned heat law seen as technical to outsiders but now a key drink in town. It questions insurers' willingness to insure someone who risks using canned heat and implies repeal or continuation of the practice affects demand.
The Miami Herald notes that giving farming tips remains common but fares poorly in changing behavior as practical, self aware farmers avoid risky or unnecessary changes, relying on established routines and market insight.
O Sitzler pastor and son Walter join Henry Knake in attending district synod in Preston. St Matthew Ey Lutheran No services next Sunday June 28. Ide pastor. Preston synod June 24 to 30. Leonard Duckett Presbyterian services June 28 10 am Sunday School 11 am worship 8 pm union at Congregational church with Rev Albert Coe. First Congregational invites public to 11 am service and 8 pm union sermon by Rev Coe.
Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. follows Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Union services are planned at the Congregational church Sunday evening with a cordial invitation to all to attend.
Linn county awards 1926 grading contract for Primary No 28 from Marion to the Jones county line to Ryan and Son of Missouri Valley at 32740. J Be Eliot and Son win tiling contract at sol. Bridging bid by J. Be Eliot at 8800. Remaining funds 156 513 allocated for graveling to complete the main artery to Dubuque. No 61 to Jackson line to be finished in Jones county this season. Jackson county lets bridge contracts June 11. grading to start 1926. Cedar county completes grading No 38 to Jones line. new relocation to connect No 61 this summer. Mayor Locher says city water supply now purified and safe after flood cleanup and tests. Hila Morgan’s company to play Monticello for a week this summer with her in person each night.
The Anamosa Iowa board of supervisors met June 8 1925 and June 9 1925 with all members present. They approved a contract to expand John Lameys cattle way at his cost and considered a 10 percent farm land value reduction request from the Jones County Farm Bureau. They set dates for further equalization and reviewed personal and real estate assessments and tax exemptions.
The Jones County Board of Supervisors approves a contract for delinquent tax collection with H. W. Baler of Wapello and Jones County and designates county depositories with specified limits. A land valuation reduction request is considered, a bridge letting date set, and a Wehr grader purchase approved.
Classified items list for rent a up stairs rooms and bath ten dollars monthly. Multiple sales ads include a modern house for sale in Cedar Rapids via F D Sutherland Center Junction Iowa. Found Yale key near Holmes house. Business places and houses for sale or rent via W Balsiger. Residence for sale at Chestnut and Third streets via Monticello State Bank Dr W J Cochran. Thoroughbred Hereford bulls and Poland China stock hogs from J L Weber & Sons Cascade Iowa. Holstein heifers for sale high producing priced around sixty dollars each per J N Smith Center Junction Iowa.
A pair of black rimmed glasses went missing last Sunday around 10 am between a home and Sacred Heart church. Finder should contact Mrs. August Rickless at the store or the house.
All property owners in Lowell township must mow weeds along highways opposite their premises and other required areas by July 15. If not, authorities will cut them at the property owners expense. By order of township trustees, F. L. Berlin, clerk.
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