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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1914
Page
4
Astrological forecast notes Saturn and Mercury in favorable aspect for commerce bankers and publishers. Venus promises gains for artists designers and women merchants while themes touch farming mining real estate and toll collection with a wary note for pricey marriages and war outlooks.
A long 1914 horoscope notes favorable times for authority figures and business, with upheavals in ecclesiastical circles and dangers tied to Mexican power. It predicts profit from California travel, warns American government projects, and foresees a royal affair with a prince’s death and trouble over legal papers.
On Saturday November 14 1914 astrologers note benefic positions for Uranus Venus Neptune and Mars while Saturn and the Sun are adverse. A unique Venus Uranus alignment signals unusual sympathy between men and women. The forecast suggests love romance and a fortunate time for weddings with youth especially favored.
Sunday astrologers expect Jupiter and Mercury to favor gatherings and future plans. Lovers face misunderstandings though writers gain imagination. ministers and Americans may see eloquence and fame. Hospitals may prosper with foreign patients. strikes loom and mining labor could fall to women. caution advised in business and health for women.
Dated Monday November 16 1914 the astrology notes a dangerous day at sea due to malefic Neptune and war risks while favorable Jupiter Mercury and the sun promise gains for coal merchants real estate landowners and night workers. It also foresees martial influences for the king of Italy and warns of mental distress for the Kaiser.
The eagle served as a standard of war in ancient Persia and became a famed emblem for Rome carried before legions on poles. Napoleon later used gilded eagles as symbols in place of banners, illustrating the idea of the eagle as an active wing in war rather than a mere emblem.
Dilbatz comments on the war in an original way, sparking notice. He notes he hadn't previously realized the nuance and avoids repeating Sherman’s famous war definition.
The November 17, 1914 forecast marks a bad day for commerce and diplomacy. It warns of negative celestial influences on banks, railways, and theater, with potential for naval trouble and European conflict, while noting sharp minds for children born that day.
The forecast predicts a fair luck day with Neptune Venus and Uranus favorable at different times. It highlights romance engagements and weddings and potential business success for women. It foresees social gaiety and many weddings, a rise in feminism, and notable literary fame while cautioning about quarrels for those born under this date.
The Chicago Tribune notes Genevieve after meeting her new baby brother begins to fetch her cart to take him for a ride but her mother says to wait until he is bigger. The next day Genevieve again checks on him and laments he is not much bigger yet.
A Belgian officer wounded in the defense of Antwerp is brought to Folke stone under the care of an English Red Cross nurse. The arrival highlights Allied medical support during the siege and the ongoing relief efforts.
Captain Johnson and 16 crew members survived after German submarine N-17 forced them to abandon ship off Skudesnes Norway. German crew removed the English flag, searched the vessel, and opened bottom valves before the Glitera sank.
Foot and mouth disease reaches Iowa with Parnell cattle herd outbreak prompting extended statewide quarantine. Heavy losses loom for W W Marsh of Waterloo and Col. French of Davenport as prized Guernsey stock in Chicago quarantine may be culled.
Clinton Woodworth Clum of the Greater Iowa association telegrammed John D. Rockefeller Jr citing Iowa’s plan to house a hundred thousand Belgian farmers. The proposal envisions ten acre plots, intensive cultivation, and a ten year path to land ownership and farm payments, boosting Iowa land value.
Des Moines reports proceedings may be started under the Cosson law to seek the removal of Chief Crawford from office. The move was hinted in an interview with Walter Mc Henry, attorney for Detectives Sims McKercher and Denholm, recently discharged by Chief Crawford.
Washington reports Mme Jusserand released a list of fund contributions for France relief. It notes a $40 donation from Buxton, a colored mining settlement in Monroe County, reflecting local support from African American workers.
Mason City based E B Higley company shipped 1 600 cases totaling 49 000 dozen eggs to Liverpool and Glasgow via Montreal. The value of the consignment is 12 960 dollars.
Farmers in the Manchester area husk corn as harvest progresses and reports indicate yields in most sections will match or exceed those of 1913. Local observers note favorable conditions and steady progress across the fields.
Decorah celebrates a new up to date hospital funded by a local drive led by resident William A. Smith who pledged 10000 dollars if 15000 dollars were raised. The goal was met quickly and the facility is now available to residents.
Rollo Cain, 17, appeared before Judge Lawrence De Graff in criminal court on an indictment accusing him of deserting his wife Maud Cain, 16.
A gang entered offices of Drs. W A Sharp R G Miller and C M Kennedy in Des Moines and stole bulk dental gold worth $150.
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