Mrs. Mary Brown Reminiscences 82 Years in Monticello
Mrs. Mary Brown a lifelong Monticello resident recalls eight decades in the community. Born in 1854 she describes farm work alongside men in her youth, winter blizzards that tested pioneers, schoolroom antics, and roving Indians seeking food. She now manages her home alone and enjoys quilting for relatives while noting world events and hoping for political change with Landon.
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Monticello
Mary Brown
Sycamore Street
Brown
Mrs. Brown
California
Florida
Erain
Landon
Interesting Local Iowa Tales From 14 Years Past And More
A Spencer drug store honored a 14 year old pledge by sending a crate for Mrs. Rasmussen in California. Andrew Wahlstrom mailed the 14 year old photo to the west. A Cedar county sow survived 45 days in winter drift with 50 pound loss and 400 pounds after market. Varina thieves nabbed 2.50 from a safe while missing a 100 in cash. Tipton’s J B Morton, schoolteacher mayor and part time real estate man, keeps busy with town and youth programs.
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Otto Bjjornstad
Spencer
Clay County
James Rasmussen
Near Spencer
Bjornstad
W. W. Weatherwax
Clarence
Cedar County
Weatherwax
Dougherty
Varina
Pocahontas County
Iowa
J. B. Morton
Tipton
Morton
Mount Zion Rural School
Jones County
Frank L. Harrington
Ila C
Arthur Luke
Wyoming
William Helgens
Anna
Anna Helgens
Monticello
Fred B. Sigworth
Rose
Winnie Boots
Marvilla Boots
Webster
Anamosa
Wis
School Street
Davis Street
Town
Loren Dumont
Ida Dumont
State of Iowa
Grace Dumont Stephenson
B. D. Silliman
W. G. Koch
Harold V. Neilly
Winifred L. Neilly
Penney
Painter Falls From Ladder at Gowrie Plant
Jack Shaw was painting exhaust pipes at Gowrie municipal light plant when the ladder slipped on two spots. Harry Hubbell held the ladder upright while Shaw balanced to cover the marks. A yell caused them to look up and Shaw tumbled off but was not seriously injured.
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Jack Shaw
Municipal
Gowrie
Webster County
Harry Hubbell
Jack
Hubbell
Shaw
Ed Sayre Suffers Brain Concussion After Farm Fall
Ed Sayre of Scranton Greene county fell from a high ladder while painting at Luther Scruggs farm near Jefferson. He landed on his head and jammed part of his pipe down his throat, causing a concussion and throat injuries. He was taken to a Carroll county hospital where he is believed recovering.
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Ed Sayre
Scranton
Greene County
Sayre
Luther Scruggs
Jefferson
Sayza
Carroll
Carroll County
Brave four year old rescues brother from pool tragedy
Stanley Southwich of Oskaloosa with one arm in a sling pulls his two year old brother Richard from a lily pool after they play near the water. The brothers’ quick action contrasts with a Paullina accident where two year old Dorothy Jones died from a knife wound in a tragic, unattended moment.
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Stanley Southwich
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Stanley
Richard
Little Richard
Verna Jones
Paullina
O’brien County
Dorothy Jones
Oddly Colored Snow Apple Found in Colfax Orchard
Mrs Clar ence Holmes discovered a snow apple in the John F Brown orchard near Colfax Jasper county. The fruit shows one half red and the other green with a perfectly even dividing line encircling the apple making it look as if painted.
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John F. Brown
Colfax
Jasper County
Clarence Holmes
Dog Intervenes to Save Kitten in Calhoun County
In Pomeroy Calhoun County a family dog defended a Persian kitten from a stranger hound. The two pets, inseparable, sleep and eat together. The dog appeared quickly and drove off the bully, sending the intruder fleeing.
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Pomeroy
Calhoun County
Truck Driver Survives After Medical Emergency Near Sidney
A passing motorist found Wesley Sund of Omaha semi conscious beside his truck on a Fremont county highway near Sidney. Sund, treated for acute indigestion, recovered and resumed driving to Omaha hours later.
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Sidney
Fremont County
Wesley Sund
Omaha
Sund
Manning Woman Injured by Oil Jug on Stairs
Mrs. Pearl Swank of Manning in Carroll county slipped on a glass jug while climbing basement stairs. The jug shattered, oil spilled, and sharp glass cut her thigh requiring several stitches.
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Pearl Swank
Manning
Carroll County
Hawkins Questions Salvage Value of Stolen Car
Arthur Hawkins of Montezuma Iowa wonders if pursuing his stolen car is worth it. Stolen August 28 the vehicle was found abandoned by a girl in woods south of Grinnell. The car had been dismantled with wheels tires seats and half the engine missing leaving uncertain salvage value.
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Arthur Hawkins
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Hawkins
Grinnell
Motorist Sought After Encounter on Highway 59
Lyle Armentrout of Botha Shelby county seeks the driver who passed him on Highway 59 near there the other day.
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Lyle Armentrout
Botha
Shelby County
Highway 59
Stray Driver Crashes Car Of Armentrout Then Flees
A motorist following Armentrout tried to pass and collided with Armentrout’s rear bumper. The other car flipped over in the road when the stranger accelerated and sped away. Armentrout escaped injury though his vehicle was damaged.
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Armentrout
Lenox College Receives Fate of Mrs Summers Estate
Mrs Rosaline M Summers feared murder and willed her entire estate to fund the hunt for her killer with any remainder going to Lenox College. The murder plot failed, she died in Los Angeles, and the remaining estate was left to the Lenox Town college in Delaware County.
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Lenox College
Hopkinton
Delaware County
Rosaline M. Summers
Massive Radish Garners City Garden Fame
Harold Condon of Lake City Calhoun County displays a gigantic radish from his garden. The radish runs about ten inches long four inches in diameter and weighs roughly five pounds. The harvest yielded little else but the single oversized vegetable proved the effort worthwhile.
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Harold Condon
Lake, City
Calhoun County
Condon
Algona Man Trades Car For New One To Downplay Visibility
Steve Merchland of Algona in Kos suth county trades his cream colored car for a new, more conservative model to avoid drawing attention. He notes the old car was not worn out yet preferred greater privacy with the change.
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Steve Merchland
Algona
Kossuth County
Steve
Great Armies of Blind Ants Sweep Across All Enemies
Pearson's Weekly notes driver ants are inch long but feared as methodical invaders. Their organized columns include females in the center, guarded by males, with soldiers scouting ahead. They cross rivers by forming a rolling ball and consume rats, spiders, dogs and chickens, leaving villages cleaner after.
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Pearson’s Weekly
French chemist Henri Moissin and the artificial diamonds
A Tit Bits Magazine writer recounts how Henri Moissin, inspired by iron meteorite fragments, dissolved carbon in molten iron then cooled the mass to form a hard outer shell. As the mass cooled and the core crystallized, the shell contracted creating pressure that aided tiny diamonds to form when the mass was dissolved with hydrochloric acid.
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Henri Moissin
Tit-Bits
Fender-Bender Trouble Continues in City Parking Wars
An Iowa State Safety Council note labels Mr. Fender-Bender a traffic pest and criticizes his shuttle and scuttle system that causes fender damage. The missive condemns his pattern of nicking vehicles and urges drivers to respect others' rights and property in the Madison Square Garden area.
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Fender-Bender
Fender
Madison Square Garden
Iowa State Safety Council
Keys an Ancient Symbol of Power and Authority
A column notes keys as symbols of power from ancient Babylonian, Roman, and Norse lore. It describes gods with keys, Roman titles like Key-Bearer, and the origin of wedding rings tied to keys in Roman marriage custom.
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Keys
Montreal
Iibylonians
Hecate
Tades
Janus
Rome
Fever and Ague Shook Iowa Pioneers
The article recounts how Iowa pioneers endured fevers and ague, once blamed on soil and miasma, with mosquitoes only proven vectors by 1898 after extensive drainage of swamps and shifts in settlement patterns. It cites Dr. John E. Briges and military records in Fort Dodie to illustrate historical hardships and evolving understanding.
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Mississippi Valley
Iowa Country
John E. Briges
Palimpsest
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Fort Dodie
King Can Do No Wrong Faith Tested in Britain
British confidence in the old maxim that the king can do no wrong is undergoing a severe challenge as events unfold. The era’s political and legal norms are under scrutiny amid growing debates about royal accountability and constitutional limits.
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Sioux Falls
Space in heaven sold for fifteen cents a yard in Bucharest
A Bucharest sexton reports space in heaven for sale at 15 cents per square yard comparing it with Florida and California real estate. The offer positions heavenly real estate as a quirky pricing note amid regional comparisons.
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Omaha World-Herald
Heaven
Florida
California
Old England Meat Pie In A Modern Dress
A historical note recalls eighteenth century street vendors shouting for meat pies as they sold hot pies on street corners. Though street baking faded, meat pies remain popular with housewives and are made today.
Meat Pies Varieties for Menus From Home Economist
A home economist presents meat pie varieties using different meats and crusts. Lamb pie uses lamb shoulder onions potatoes carrots and rich crust. beefsteak and kidney pie combines round steak kidney flour and gravy baked in a biscuit or pie crust at 425 degrees.
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Inez S. Willson
Home Economist
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W. Ellison
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Wapsipinicon
H. W. Sigworth
J. J. Richards
W. Evitte
Katie C
George J. Harmside
Morley
CM & St
P Ry Co
M. B. Dodds
E. Ave
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Cedar Rapids
Augusta Dut
Volga
Gertrude Renseh
Edgewood
T. C
Lowa
Town Crier Flour
America
Pontiac
Fisher
General Motors
McLaughlin Brick Company
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