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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1931
Page
4
The text highlights the public library’s shelves with religious biographies travel and education books suited for rural teachers. It notes ongoing demand for information and urges library use. It also touches on farm labor demand and local legal partnerships among Cedar Rapids and Anamosa professionals.
Census figures show shifts in farms and livestock in Jones County from 1920 to 1930. Farm owners number 186,104 with 154,919 tenants. horses decline while mules rise about half. Corn and oats production drop versus earlier years, with potato yields up in 1929.
Norman Baker faces possible loss of KTNT Muscatine Iowa license renewal after Ellis A Yost federal examiner recommends denial citing prior use of 1170 kilocycles and ongoing station issues. The decision awaits commission action.
A historical court record notes a parish dispute over divine service and attendance at Sundays and holy days. Proceedings condemn abstention from services and require future attendance with costs imposed on the offender.
A youth born near the Erie tracks in 1864 grows into a skilled railroad professional. Patrick E. Crowley rises from messenger to dispatcher and finally president of the Central system, earning respect for his thoroughness and leadership. The article also notes praise from James Crichton and lineage to notable figures.
The Dark Ages span 475 A D to the Amalfi discovery of the Pandects in 11. The Pandects, drawn from Justinian era Roman law, sparked renewed study of Roman and Greek literature, ushering in the Classic age as northern barbarians overran former learning centers.
An exhausted professor leaving a gathering of fishermen recalls tall tales of huge catches. Striding across a field, he confronts a scarecrow with outstretched arms and blurts his disbelief in the legends he has heard.
A reader recalls a humorous incident with eight year old George in a living room. He sits with eyes closed and hands folded while a parent questions him about a task as he mutters about prayer and timing. The exchange ends with a solemn but comic finish.
The note asserts airmen must train to stay awake for an unclear mission. It states a personal stance of not joining the royal air force and is attributed to Loudon Huttorist.
The report states powder intensity ranges from 210 pounds per ton to three or four pounds per ton depending on rock type and excavation needs. It notes effects of face exposure, opening size, and rock softness on blast efficiency with 40 to 60 percent powder used for standard blasting.
The text portrays Muckross Abbey as a desolate medieval ruin founded in the fifteenth century by Dermot McCarthy. Towers and window tracery survive in a ruined shell, with memories of past glory and the shadows of decay shaping the scene.
A Nature Magazine piece describes salt blown from sea air forming thin crusts on porcelain insulators and causing frequent failures, with coastal ones showing the thickest salt and highest breakdown rates. The article notes electricians’ observations from careful insulator examinations and highlights sea-adjacent locations as most affected.
Classified notices advertise baby chicks, hatching services, and poultry equipment. Offers include yei eggs and ringneck stock, with prices per hundred and custom hatching in North Dakota. Contact AMW W for details and order arrangements.
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