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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1927
Page
6
A rider, Constance Denne, appears on a mountain trail as a narrator meets her and their attraction culminates in a kiss that reveals her distress and lack of returning desire. The scene unfolds with tension, fear, and a shift in emotional dynamics between them. The moment hints at deeper turmoil in Constance as she reacts to the encounter.
Robert and Constance confront an illicit bond as she urges him to leave for his own good. She warns of danger from loving a married woman while acknowledging a fragile hope to help him. He pleads for time as she rides away alone into the afternoon and the story shifts to the next day.
The narrator joins Buck Hayden in Cottonwood where a hidden vein of silver carbonates promises riches. Buck, Shorty, and the narrator race to register the claim as miners flood Hayden hill, while Buck plans guards to protect the group and the upcoming rush. Marcus is injured in a confrontation with Marshal McGrath, fueling tension as events unfold toward a confrontation.
A collage of brief jokes and exchanges from multiple newspapers. It includes muggy front page quips about Kid Billy the Kid and prohibition, a courtroom quip about a ten dollar dispute, a garage mascot anecdote, family chatter about a cropped head cousin and a monkey nose, and a Munich dealer remark on car buyers asking for the lowest possible down payment.
Home economics specialists at Iowa State College say many garments can be cleaned at home with proper steps. Use soft water and pure milk soap, wash gently, squeeze, rinse, and roll in a towel to remove moisture, then iron promptly. Dry knit garments to original size and dry outdoors when dry cleaning by gasoline or benzine is used. Hang to air dry and press to remove odors. sponge spots with warm water.
United States Department of Agriculture reports overall farm prices remained higher this fall than a year earlier. Beef cattle farm price on Oct 15 reached the highest since October 1920, with livestock prices up last month while crops slipped slightly. The farm price index stood at 139 in October this year versus 130 last year.
A humorous Ames Abe column notes that rumors never stay idle and contrasts old newsprint appetites with modern whims. It also mentions thawing frozen silage before feeding to prevent decay and asserts no harm or nutritive change in such feed.
Tax sale notice for Jones County Iowa lists delinquent lands and town lots from 1926 and prior, with sale set for Monday December 6 1927 at 10 am to 4 pm in the county treasurer's office Anamosa. Treasurer Harry Holcomb will conduct public sale continuing day to day while bids remain. The list names numerous properties across Monticello and surrounding townships with descriptions, lots and ranges and totals due including taxes interest and costs.
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