Japan trade surge and political tension in 1930s reaction
A Monticello Express summary notes rising Japanese prosperity paired with aggressive trade, especially in cotton and cheap goods flooding American and British markets. It critiques labor wages, tariff threats, and raises concerns about U.S. debt, Congress, and a weary public after recent political and liquor investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
America
Europe
United States
Great Britain
England
Tractor boom tied to horse decline and demand surge
Advertising Age notes that rising population and farm power shift from horse to tractor explain the boom. From 1885 to 1919 horse numbers grew to 28.5 million then fell. by 1985 horses on farms stood near 11.8 million and breeding decreased. Greatest demand centers on affordable Baby tractors around $600. The modern tractor handles plows and hauling with modest fuel needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Commerce
Sacs
Senator Borah's fall sparks demand for debt payment in terse speech
A garbled report mentions Senator Borah and a financial dispute with mentions of payments and protests. No clear details are legible, but the piece hints at repayment pressure and public reaction amid a terse exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Borah
Thithe
Roosevelt Renomination Predicted Amid Party Feuds
Sioux City Journal reports Gov. Talmadge of Georgia criticizes Roosevelt policies and predicts a national calamity if he is renominated. The piece notes Democrats face a dull convention while Republicans may spark excitement in 1936 as they name presidential nominees.
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Sioux City Journal
Talmadge
Georgia
Solid South
Roosevelt
Grantine
Mgr. Roosevelt
Gov. Talmadges
Huey Lones
Upton Sinclairs
Dr. Townsends
Liberty Leaguers
Democrats
Cleveland
Coolidge
Harding
Chicago
William G. McAdoo
al Smith
New York
Lowden
Senrator
Johnson
Leonard Wood
Iowa Liquor Mess Sparks Statewide Outcry
The Sioux City Journal condemns Iowa liquor laws and administration saying they are scandalous and ruined by maladministered policy. It argues the state was dry before national prohibition and urges stronger liquor control despite public sympathy for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Iowa
Star of
Towa
Puzzle of tangled family relations from a neighborhood letter
A reader asks about complex kinship tied to marriages and multiple generations. The anonymous note from near Sac City describes marriages and offspring, noting confusion over how two sets of cousins and their descendants are related, asking for clarification.
Fragmentary Thoughts and Quotes Across Time
A garbled fragment combines names like Napoleon and Helen Rowland with scattered musings on love youth and memory. It echoes a collage of figures such as Thomas Carlyle and Thomas Wolfe, suggesting themes of perception doubt and aging through disjointed excerpts and aphorisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rowland
Thoma, Wolfe
Thomas Carlyle
State university aims at cleaner city and campus
A fragment discusses attitudes toward moral cleanliness in a state university town. It notes that nearby chapters may be clean, while the main chapter appears less certain, urging a statewide effort to keep the town distinct and suitably clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atsona Advaners
Georgia Governor Threatens Secession Policy Debate
A scrambled passage discusses Georgia politics with a governor warning that the state may secede. It mentions the governor Witt Geer Sond and references civil tensions about state rights and political disappointment without clear dates or formal actions outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Witt Geer Sond
Fred Chiat
Dan Beine
Anamosa Eureka Notes Nude Swimming at University Pool
A fragment recalls students swimming nude at the university pool amid a local petition by girls to allow the same. The piece comments on shifting world norms and potential future changes, urging openness to evolving rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Eureka
Wise and Otherwise Reflections on Death and Divorce
The column-captions quote Clarence Darrow on death and fear, Jess Willard on beating a clown like Baer, and Evelyn Mulhall asserting no bitterness in divorce with her actor-husband, framing a Highland-era social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Darrow
Timo
Baer
Jess Willard
Evelyn Mulhall
President Urges Congress to Go Home by July Fourth
The President asks Congress to end its session by July 4, a move Governor Herring would have preferred his legislature to follow this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Herring
State liquor situation grows louder funnier
Commentary notes the state liquor issue intensifying with humor and irony while casually mentioning a New Guinea spiny anteater, a mammal that lays eggs, carried in a pocket for incubation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoledo Chronicle
New Guinea
State Booze Mess Highlights Involved Iowa Panel
Floyd Page, attorney for the legislative committee, charges the Town liquor control commission with multiple violations. He cites a trucking contract with White Line Transfer, inflated liquor purchases from Western Distributing, and possible legal and ethical lapses. The report accuses officials of corruption, illegal appointments, and improper building ownership questions, calling for removal and accusing wasteful spending.
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Verne Marshall
Liquor Commission
Attorney Page
State
Reves
The
Dubuque
Page
Executive Council
Cooper
Liquor Control Commission
Floyd
Town Liquor Control Commission
White Line Transfer Company
Des Moines
Real Estate Transfers in Jones County April 19 25
Listings show multiple conveyances to Henry Rohwedder Louise Rohwedder George Beaman Ida Blyndes heirs John Radleff Anna Radleff D W receiver Patnode Citizens Savings Bank and others. Parcels include tracts in Wyoming Monticello Anamosa Clay Mills and Adams townships with prices mainly $1.00 and small sums plus larger undivided interests and acreages up to 260 acres, surrounding road easements and village lots.
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Jones County
John Robert Overly
Nellie B
Henry ST. Rohiwedder
Louise M. Rohwedder
G.luk
Green
Wyoming
J. S. Taylor
Tressa A
George W. Beaman
Scott & Skinner
Anamosa
William Ostert
Hannah
Ida M. Blynde
Town of Clay Mills
Maquoketa River
John Radel
Theodore Becker
Tda
John Radleff
Anna Radleff
eFommMon Wnd
Adolphus Patnode
D. W. Recewver
Nucs and
Watters S Bank
Wodone
Puble Road
Freemont Road
Adglphus Patnode
William
Siebels
Anna M
Citzens Savings Bank
Case
Edith
W. C. Holtz
Irene L. Wilson
Harlan Tallman
Doundiv
Ely Sn Se
Grace Haynes Holmes
Sam
Ed Wirth
Eva Wirth
Monticello
Olva Stott
Milton T
Eva
Milton T. Stott
Cedar Street
Warvel
Susan Bixler
George Claussen
Charles L. Bosier
Trust of People’s Trust & Savings Bank
Clinton
Bronson
Y. J. Lang Jr
Clara L. Lang
Grantor
Clark Heights
J. E. Porter
Grace
James Stanaway
Mary Jane Stanaway
Anamosa and
Quasqueton Road
Property Transfers and Debts in Anamosa Area Deeds
Recorded real estate transfers include Ruth Outland to James E. Remiley for lots in Kimball's subdivision and George Nolan to Earl Edwards with specified parcel boundaries. Also Henry J. Johnson and Minnie J wife convey undivided one third interest as heir of Henrich Janssen to Carl Johnson, with note of debt against the above properties.
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Ruth Outland
James E. Remiley
Kimball
Webster
George Nolan
Earl Edwards
Cde
Henry J. Johnson
Minnie J
Carl Johnson
Henrich Janssen Dec
Henry E. Johnson
Notable deaths and community notices from Anamosa Eureka
The newspaper reports the death of Amy Newman in Martello and notes Greenfield township prominence. It cites a 6 pound son born to Mr and Mrs John Schmidt of Monticello at John McDonald hospital. It lists Anamosa Rotary officers chosen to lead from July 1 and changes in Emergency Relief office staff. City police and local employment moves are detailed. Jones county corn hog contracts show 237,997 acres under contract this year, down from 283,900, with potential farm consolidations allowed by new rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Newman
Martello
Newman
Greenfield Township
John Schmidt
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
Schmidt
June Louise Smith
A. Hazel Smith
Anamosa
Anamosa Rotary Club
Gillen Hotel
F. L. Stoughton
John McNamara
Roy Lawrence
Lloyd Lowry
W. R. Wilson
A. G. Remley
Emergency Relief Office
Ruth Heisey
Nellie Glick
Jack Liddy
Elizabeth Dearborn
Stone City
Heiser
Glick
Paul Hanken
Scott Hardware
Dwight Kkeeley
Keeley
Jones County
Carl R. Smith
Cornhog Committee
Dandelion Killer Advertised For Lawn Weeds
Iowa State College botany recommends using FK Dandelion Killer to clear lawns of dandelions and plantain weeds. One quart plus nine quarts distillate treats about 2,000 weeds. spray 2 gallons per 100 square feet. Seeding follows a week later with nitrogen fertilization and a recommended seed mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botany Department
Iowa State College
Furtural
Quaker Oats Co
Chicago
Iowa Chemical Co
Burlington
Chicago Herbicide Co
Farm Land on the Rise in Southern Iowa
Report notes farm mortgage collections for insurance concerns exceed 1932 levels with drought impact limited. Lands at about 75 dollars per acre attract rapid investor interest as sales opportunities shrink. An insurance loan of 50 dollars per acre for five years at 5 percent was cited, and insurers find Iowa farm mortgages show less shrinkage than other loans, suggesting quicker value recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namosa Eureka
Iowa
Towa
Political Economy Critique and Media Reach Mentioned
A Shell Rock note argues against socialism and communism as unsound doctrines. It cites large church attendance in the United States exceeding 30 million weekly across Protestant Catholic and Jewish venues. It adds Argentina leading South American nations in radio stations and receivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Rock News
Argentina
Ieads
Port Wine Declines While Sherry and Champagne Rise in England
English consumption shifts with port wine down, while sherry and champagne gain in popularity among consumers across the nation, signaling changing tastes and market dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Notice of Appraisement for Inheritance Tax
In the District Court of Iowa Jones County the heirs of Gerhard H Hank en are notified that appraisers will assess real and personal property for inheritance tax on May 25 1935 at 10 o clock A M in Anamosa Iowa. Heirs and executors may appear to be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jones County
Gerhard H. Hanken
Leo
J. Wegman
Paul T. Schuetz
Kate Dirks
Engel Lake
Minnie Husmann
Virginian Hanken
Wesley G. Hanken
Naomi Hanken
Katherine Hanken
David Hanken
Anamosa
Jones
A. O. Sones
R. A. Cartano
W.H. Prentice
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Pox
Yiditare
National Editorieal Association
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Louisnatia
Oruimzatt
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U.S. Senate
Des Matnts
Wits Cit - Vieve Peis
Alden
Marlyn Bireling
Aitte
Oxford
Linot Muley
Supreme Court
Storm Lake
Lowa City
Valdereraund
Roscdii
Legation
Alec
Western Distributing Company
Tama
Century Distilling Company
J. H. Colline of
Fonda
Commission
Harold M. Cooper
Mulberry
Commissions
Gov. Herring
Globe, Inc
Sioux City
Provan Dan
Leslie E. Francis
Washington
Tona Liquor Control Commission
Washington State Liquor Control Board
J. W. Doxsee
A. Boxsee
J. E. Heiserman
Doxsee, Doxsee & Heiserman
Attorneys At Law
Lovell Block
Mombicello
Ilena
J. G. Schoon
Life and Fire Insurance
Monticello, Iowa
L. J. Swift
Osteopathic
Burrichter Building
A. M. Maurice
D.D
Lovell
D. McCarn & Son
American Title Association
State Title Association
C. F. Shimanek
Stuhler
Montioclio
Earl H. DeShaw
Stuhler's
W. H. Null
George Albery
Post Office
Thomas
Mark
J. E. Bateman
Alamo
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Texas
Crockett
Ada
Standard Oil Service
Standard Oil Co
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