Wanted and For Sale Classifieds Reflect Rural Market
A collage of classified items lists rentals and sales across rural Iowa towns. Entries include a house to rent via W Burkert, seeds such as Timothy and Clover from Harm Dirks, an upright piano via Mrs Theodosia Pulver, alfalfa hay via Bruce Cropp, chick brooder notes for B C Roberts, Buff Orpington hatching eggs at 26c a dozen, White Pekin duck eggs at 4c each via Mrs Harrison Lubben, a work horse and saddle pony from Rogers Bros, registered Hereford bulls from J L Weber & Sons, a lost brown overcoat for Mike Syvers, a sleeping room for rent at 329 North Cedar Street via Mrs Leo Kane, baby chicks at Ray George, and quilt pieces from Grants Supply Store.
Tax Proposals Dominate Iowa Legislature Debates
Iowa lawmakers debated a five cent per pound tax on oleomargarine, a gas pipeline levy of three cents per 1000 feet, and optional military training at state colleges. Bills aimed to aid weak school districts, regulate animal roams at night, and boost 4-H club funding also drew strong action amid a heated session with farmer protests over compulsory tubercular testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa
Thousaf
Arisa ‘Nu
Weld
Cate
Towa University
Towa State College
American Legion
G.A.R
Maurice Cahill
C. O. Dayton
Washington County
Ditto
Ceedar
State House
Johnson
Nitehforks
Birthday Celebration for John Brickley At Anamosa Home
The Brickley family gathered at Mr. and Mrs. George Purcel home in Anamosa on Friday, March 13, 1931, to honor John Brickley on his 90th birthday. A local obituary notes F S Dunklee’s death in Tallapoosa Georgia on February 28 1931 at age 90. Mrs. Farragher’s remains arrived in Anamosa after her death in Berkeley California. A novelty item describes a singing mouse captured by Jim Porter and exhibited at local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brickley
George Purcel
John Brickley
F. S. Dunklee
Anamosa
Jones County
Tallapoosa
Georgia
Dunklee
Frank Farragher
Berkeley
California
Farragher
Ephraim Strawman
Coaster
D. M. Strawman
Mr Ow
Barker
Leo Sanner
Tras
Kts
Fandine
Scheeles
Jim Porter
Jim
Miss Mouse
Beauty in the Locomotive Steam Inspires Observation
A Manchester Guardian note recalls an observer who found profound beauty in a steam locomotive and the countryside seen from the rails. The piece cites Alexander Somerville describing a week near Prescott and the wonders of nature and industry, praising the unity of human enterprise with steam and landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
London
Prescott
Tuman
Uwlone
Manchester
Enghind
Guardian
Glass house proverb variations across cultures
The text describes different adaptations of the saying about people with glass houses not throwing stones. It references HAN Ping, MUSt, and other variants, mentioning a British version and a Spanish variant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghiass
Spain
Men of Inventive Mind Belong to All Nations
In answering inquiries about the nationalities of inventors for ships, locomotives, telephones, printing presses, electricity and television, the piece lists figures such as Robert Patten United It motive George Steptenscott Alexander Bell Gutenberg DaVinci and others. It notes that invention often results from many workers rather than a single creator and mentions origins across Germany Scotland Denmark the United States and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aon
Ine Press
Autemediie
Radioline
Afeship
Detroit Nuns
Sheoomss Robert Patten
Motive
George Steptenscott
Nihs Telephone
Alexander Grit Bell
Iving
America
Johann Gutenberg
Geer
Getteh Dsinger
Vellemar Poror
Leafee Perast
Wilbur
Henri Preneh
Santos Phomont
Count Ferdinand Onspelin
Leethe Urhr
Eandescent
Thomas Ao Fonsan
United States
Joseph W. Sevan
John L. Batre
Humble Leech Has Ita Use in Modern Medicine
A London writer notes leeches once common in medicine remain useful. The piece describes a recent London fight injury where a leech applied near the eye reduced swelling, and explains leeches live in streams with two suckers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Press Association
Mormon temple organ underwent multi builder overhaul
Early efforts by Joseph Ridges began a temple organ project with hundreds employed in White Pine timber work from the WHS region. The instrument, named Ty oven, used cattle hide pipes and batfalocking. Rebuilt by John son and Inweety Kimball, then Austin, it now combines seven organs, runs on electrical power from a movable console with four manuals and 2700 stops and couplers, totaling 8000 pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ridges
Usly
Johnson
Pirdanest Restaurant Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Proprietor Matting Waldhut marks the twenty fifth anniversary by offering meats at the 25 year old prices. The restaurant boasts a full menu including soup, baked carp, roast pork and cabbage, veal with rice, and a full beer list. By eleven am all tables were filled and noon required police to manage crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matting Waldhut
Horse Show Scandal Shocks New York Entries
A garbled report suggests a horse show in New York faced a hoax or miscount as judges were deceived and a key entry list was altered. The incident reportedly involved misfiled names and irregular conduct near the event venue, with one entry removed after an error appeared in the registration slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerowe
Amd
Praertedt Jakes
New York
Rome
Estate in Norfolk Sheds Light on 19th Century Royal Ties
Fragmentary OCR recalls an English royal estate at Sandringham near Norfath, Norfath village, part of a 20 acre holding acquired by Prince of Wales, later King Edward, about 1870. It notes a picturesque brick and stone house built by Albert Dayard and his wife, with a tablet and modest park features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandringhan
Sandringhim
Norfath
Bagh
TSG
Bing Edward
Prince of Wales
Albert Dayard
Alesaneeta
Murder at the Lispenard Meadow Weeks Trial In 1800
In a landmark early American murder case Levi Weeks, a master carpenter, is charged with the murder of Guilelma Sands after her disappearance December 1799. The trial before Chief Justice Lansing featured defense by Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, with Weeks found not guilty despite public doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Marder
Tess Wine Ohor
Erratpetuay
New Yorki
Guibedyi
Mises Aroum
Beck
Elis Ring
Catherine
Franklin Street
Ninth Avenue
Guilelma Sands
Guilelma
Weeks
Ring
Miss Sands
Lispenard Meadows
Levi Weeks
Maimes ii
Lansing
Uter
New York
Agron Durr
Alexander Hamilton
Fianons
Thinghter
Parra
Quaster
Mra
Mig
Brotherla House
Lispenard Meadow
Cahtet
Analog
Wheeler
Sawdust Used Beyond Woodwork in Industrial Scales
Sawdust serves as a base for numerous manufacturing processes beyond ordinary woodworking. It is notably used to produce oxalic acid on a large scale from wood and dust, and it participates in additional industrial applications as a raw material.
Fragmentary OCR Dialogue From Historic Page
The readable fragments show garbled dialogue about sawdust and dyes, with a fleeting mention of a Senator and a task of cooking oneself. The text resembles a damaged historical newspaper snippet with unclear context and names.
Babylon Mortgage Mady Record Reveals Ancient Date Debts
Archaeologists present a tablet fragment from Babylon showing debt notes for dates due in a harvest month. It lists Mashu Sv Bef and Sha Nebu Sho with tenants under Bel Nadin Shim, pledging thirty bushels of dates as collateral in Bit Balatsu, indicating early credit practices enduring into modern times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadin Shinn
Marushu
Ty Bel Nadin Shum
Football history from ancient to modern rules
The article traces football origins from ancient Greeks and Romans to medieval England where ball play faced bans by Edward I. It notes early descriptions by Barclay and Fitzstephens, a 1314 prohibition, and the 1863 Cambridge rules establishing organized play, plus 1840 Yale games and 1878 rule conference at Princeton, Yale, and Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barclay
William Fitzstephens
Edward I
Hord
England
Scothand
Muln Hife
University of Cambridge
America
Yale
Co Wuna
Matvers
Princeton
Bizarre Golf Banter From A Royalist Follower
A Chicago newspaper quotes a royalist follower debating golf terminology. The racing editor riffs through a mock dialogue on awkward terms and playful yet nonsensical suggestions for handling a miss hit and a putt.
Neighbor Fork Request Leads to Quiet Moral Lesson
In a parable style scene a boy asks to borrow a gardening fork from the neighbor. The neighbor Jones corrects his manners and recalls a rule from his father to seek Mr Hodngson next door if refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Dad Gale
Jones
Wilser
Hotdngson
Office Hours at Monticello State Bank Building
Office in Monticello State Bank building operates from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone contact listed as 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello State Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill
M.B
W. Burkert
Timothy Seed
Carl H. Harms
Theodosia Pulver
Chick Brooder
B. C. Roberts
Orpington
Arnold J. Jacobs
W. H. Brielley
Harrison Lubben
Rogers Bros
Monticello
Route 3
J. L. Weber & Sons
Cascade
Brown Overcoat
Mike Syvers
Hopkinton
Bath
North
Cedar Street
Leo Kane
Gtri
Ed Tjaden
Onslow
Majestic
Philco
Locher’s
Harm Dirks
Center Junction
Harry J. Lang, Jr
Helgens Bros
Towa
H. A. Deischer
John C. Hanna
Ray George
Grant's
Warsaw
Ill
Fred Shover
C. White Leghorn
Henry C. Balster
Scotch Grove
Ed G. Brazelton
S. C. White Leghorn
L. A. Oltman
John Jacobs
W. H. Hanken
Norman Smith
Telephone
Wyoming
Peter Sievers
Chieftain
Ray Hearn
Barron Istrain
Wm. R. Behrends
Adolph Schoon
Amber
J. R. McNeilly
Farmers’ Grain Company
Bert Carigha
Ave. E
Cedar Rapids
Agricultural Bulletin
Ray Stivers
Olin
Dwight
Will Leggett
North Dakota
Grimm Alfalfa Association
Fargo
N. D
Wisconsin
McKay Nursery Company
Madison
Pleasant Knoll
Rucker
W. Chas
R. Rice
Tom Cochran
Florida
Wall P
Eral
Booth of
Harlan
Wearin
Mills County
O. J. Ditto
Osceola County
Farmers Storm State House
The
Anamosa Eureka
Stil Pazzi Mathenties
Lereami
Babylon
Chieago
D. B. Herren
D. Ben Herren
City
Herren
Section
Wayne Township
Lowell State Bank
Ben D. Herren
North English
Henry A. Martin
Dubuque Ring
Elwyn Patterson
Monticello, Iowa
J. W. Doxsee Doxsee
Doxsee Attorneys At Law
C. A. Doxsee
Lovell Block
W. H. Null
Stella Smith
North Cedar Street
Morris
Singer
Stella Smith Heirs
L. P. Waddick, Auctioneer
Nicoll Hatcheries
Anamosa, Iowa
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