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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1921

Page

8

No Crime to Change Your Mind

Melvin Colter faces a wedding delay as his fiancée Evelyn Moyer keeps changing her mind. After announcing a Friday wedding and planning a honeymoon at Mackinac Island, Evelyn cancels at the last minute and then travels by train. A storm and shipboard crisis tests Melvin’s resolve, but Evelyn arrives by train to insist on forgiveness and clarify she can change her mind.

Melvin Colter Mel Melvin Evelyn Moyer Evelyn Trelyn Conservatory Pacific Coast Portland Hivelyn Mélvin Jefferson City Chicago Mackinac Island Melving Markinac Straits Frankfort Iowa Milwaukee Mohawk Manitoba Traverse City Mackinaw City Evelyn ‘Moyer Radio

Handcrafted Cork Cutting Still Prevails Over Machines

Pearson's Weekly notes few jobs untouched by machinery with cork cutting as a rare trade. In Spain and England corks are cut by hand or wet process, with workers sharpening blades on a prepared board and a reader informing cutters as they work.

Pearson’s Weekly London Spain England

Cloth From Bark of Trees on View at New York Museum

An article describes tapa cloth made from tree bark, used historically in Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, Africa, and by Maoris in New Zealand. It explains the weaving like process of scraping, pounding with roots paste, and layering for thicker cloth, later dyed. The piece notes tapa’s rarity outside Samoa and less cultured regions.

American Museum of Natural New York Tropics Africa New Zealand Samoa

Waste costs push food prices up with lost freight space

The article notes that waste from damage improper loading and heavy packing adds over 700000 and more to yearly living costs. Railroads and shippers push to cut waste and fill cars, citing enormous losses from half empty trains and empty car space. It also reports Rev James Henderson of Dominion Methodist Church Ottawa earning 3500, the highest Methodist salary in Canada.

Wasteu James Henderson Dominion Methodist Church Ottawa Canada

TONES COUNTY DELINQUENT TAX LIST PUBLIC SALE NOTICE

Jones County Iowa tax sale notice lists lands and town lots delinquent for 1920 and prior years. Public sale set for December 6 1921 at 10 am to 4 pm in the Anamosa county treasurer's office with bids accepted until all items are sold. G W Walker, collector of Jones County Iowa.

Jones County Iowa Anamosa Jones

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McClure Newspaper Syndicate G. W. Walker Bradstreet Lovell State Bank Lawn of Monticallo Federal Reserve Bank U. S Total Resources Capital Stock Surplus Fund State OF Geo. I. Lovell L. W. Lovell GLO L. Lovell Geo. L. Lovell F. R. Thompson T. M. Redmond J. W. Coxsee F. W. Ferring Monticello Total Scisscs THE Jones County’ Trust & Savings Bank Total Resources Capital Stock Dema Federal Reserve ‘Hank State OF Iowa J. H. J. Stutt F. E. Stimson F. EB Stimson J.H. J. Stutt F. EH Doxser Gor Jones County G. W. Treland J. J. Locher Monticello City Tow Nichols Testate Henry Stanson Vernon Warrell’s Add Schaeffer Alica A Bradview ‘Sb Homestead Alice A Snay Qntaviduneeenboarsed Mary Curb & Gutter Turck Wayne Heyen John N. End Angworthy Langworthy Lovell Andrews Ept N& Se Geo Koppess Peter C Mundinger, Nettie Mundinger Nettie Mundinger Nettie West Cascade Township Nachtneib, Sr Chris Merrill's Nachtneib O’brien Allen Sunnyside Washington Gavin Wise Hill Arrot Martensen Martin Artin Menster Union Salts Sala Price CK & B J. B. Zimmerman the Talk of FORD BUICK Oakland Oldsmobile Hupmobile Chandler DORT Velie Monroe Liberty NASH DODGE Maxwell EXIDE Chevrolet Moline Knight Jordan Hudson ESSEX Cole Chalmers Egger Monticello, Iowa
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