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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1935
Page
7
A writer in the Chicago Tribune explains coal’s evolution from peat to lignite, bituminous coal, and finally anthracite. He notes fossilized leaves, ferns, trunks, and vermin in coal, and describes stages from brown peat to hard anthracite as wood loses water and gases, approaching pure carbon.
Color blindness affects many, with more men than women affected and some individuals in one eye only. The piece notes that signals and beacons complicate vision for color blind people and shares anecdotal observations such as a pink flower appearing blue and a wound showing green blood, as reported by Pearson's Weekly.
The myth of heat lizards living in ovens is debunked as a misunderstanding of salamanders. They are not impervious to fire and only seek warmth in winter, with the orange or scarlet hue exaggerating the misperception. The Washington Star notes the phenomenon is an optical illusion.
The Porcelain Tower of Nanking was designed by Emperor Yung le between 1403 and 1428 on a sacred site to honor his mother. Begun in 1418, it stood about 260 feet high with outer walls clad in white porcelain bricks and nine stories marked by green glazed eaves.
Gypsum is a white rocklike mineral that on heating yields plaster of Paris which reverts to gypsum with water. This enables making thin gypsum sheets of any size, valued for lightness and insulation in wallboards. When combined with binding materials, gypsum competes with concrete for certain tear-resistant applications.
A historical note argues that after the nineteenth amendment women hold equal citizen rights and face taxation like men. It contrasts expert limits in malpractice cases with broader social expectations, touching on women’s taxation, property, and income, and the idea that equal rights come with equal duties.
A fragment from a Manehpetop Guardian item describes a male brush turkey performing all nesting duties. It details how the male digs, builds, incubates, and tends the mound while the female lays eggs and seeks weeding tasks elsewhere. The male then tests egg temperature with his neck color and resumes covering or piling more vegetation as needed.
A Washington Star excerpt notes wedding omens caution brides and grooms. Heed omens by avoiding back doors, shedding tears, and exiting through a different door after the ceremony. Bridesmaids must discard all pins to avert ill luck, and delays before Whitsuntide threaten wedding fortunes.
The text explains that no law Congress passed until 1819 targeted immigrants directly. When an act was adopted it effectively regulated immigration. It aimed to curb deaths from starvation and overcrowding by limiting passengers to two per five tons of ship capacity and by mandating adequate water and provisions for all aboard.
In Stimpson’s Popular Questions Answered a dry sand cube weighs more than a wet one. A cubic foot of average wet river sand weighs 12 to 18 pounds less than the same dry sand. With moisture up to about 50 percent sand bulks but when fully saturated voids fill with water the weight approaches that of dry sand. A cubic foot with about 70 percent moisture weighs roughly the same as dry sand.
A Montreal Herwig article surveys the origin of the horse shoe as a luck charm across civilizations. It notes the crescent shape as a protective emblem in many cultures and contrasts Chinese, Jewish, and Russian rationales for the shoe's perceived power.
Endurance and grandeur of the oak have long symbolized strength across Hebrews Greeks and Romans Britons and Gauls. Romans dedicated civic crowns of oak leaves for deeds to Jupiter and citizens. A Bible line mentions Jacob hiding these gods under the oak of Schechem.
Zachary Taylor son of a soldier who aided Washington at Trenton. Born November 24, 1784 on a farm in Orange County Virginia. Family moved to Kentucky in 1785 where he grew up in a log cabin and attended a country school. His first job was helper on his father's farm until reaching age.
Answers Magazine outlines the world’s diamond absorption capacity at £20,000,000 annually and how this may rise with western prosperity reaching the East. It notes limits due to South Africa’s supply, while listing Saturday concert events across Wyoming Monticello Marion Dubuque Edgewood Bellevue and surrounding towns with various vocal and instrumental groups.
A University of Iowa professor notes a vast meteor influx would not reach Earth. Most meteors burn up in the atmosphere due to heat from their entry, protecting the planet from potential catastrophe. Only tiny fragments reach the surface, posing little danger to humanity.
In the Yangtze valley mountains, thousands of families construct houses on steep cliffs and tether their children to doorposts to prevent falls from high platforms. The setup aims to protect youngsters from plummeting to the rocks hundreds of feet below, reflecting harsh safety practices in rugged terrain.
Justice of the Peace Fagan held court in Cascade on Tuesday March 19. State officers brought cases from Dubuque. Loretta Ball and Agnes Sheehan pleaded guilty to mislabeling liquor and related charges. Ball fined 100 dollars with 22.50 costs payable at 10 dollars weekly, Sheehan fined 100 dollars with 35 paid and remaining due in three months. James Sheehan also pled guilty and paid 100 dollars and costs. Mike Sands case continued with 5090 dollar bond. George Berwick and Homer Newton also had cases continued. stamped moonshine found in government bottles alleged. Berwick and Newton from Rock Cut south of Dubuque. further charges pending.
The world’s largest organ sits in the Atlantic City convention hall New Jersey. It features 35 000 pipes 100 stops and eight keyboards making it a landmark instrument in a major resort venue.
Mr and Mrs Paul Klaus and their son Benjamin of Manchester spent last Sunday with Mrs Klaus parents Mr and Mrs Frank Podhnnski. Mr and Mrs Henry Hayen welcomed a daughter born at John McDonald hospital last Saturday March 16. Mrs Hayen was Bernice Hanken before marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Butler of Cedar Rapids were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Matthiessen. Miss Mona Lightfoot of Vinton visited her mother Mrs. BE Lightfoot and accompanied her sister Mrs. Marion Alcorn and her daughter to Vinton. The party had been visiting in Monticello a few days.
Mr and Mrs Eldon Rohn of Cedar Rapids spent last Sunday visiting in the home of the former s parents Mr and Mrs W F Rohn Miss Esther Luke of Wyoming spent last Sunday visiting at the Maples Inn with Mrs Nancy Adamson
Monticello column notes a humorous exchange about a sweetheart and dinner, with local social chatter. Folkert Hedden and F Fiben completed a porch enclosure for the Biber home using furnished materials. An ad promotes American fencing for hog pasture to save feed and boost profits, and offers homely advice on eating pace.
A correction notes a prior notice misidentified John Doe as a police detective. It states the error and confirms he is not a detective in the police force. The rest of the passage includes ads for poultry house plans and paint guidance with light humor about coal costs.
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