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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1931
Page
1
The Monticello Express recounts global and U S economic strains from 1881 including Australia Britain and New South Wales debt pressures and improved U S outlook with rising prices and crop abundance. It also covers Hoover Gardiner naval pamphlet criticism Roosevelts response politics in the upcoming House and air mail risks and a 75th anniversary tribute to Central City.
The piece honors Iowa citizens who remembered soldiers who died and survived, urging preparations for national defense to honor their sacrifices. It emphasizes duty and vigilance in safeguarding the country.
The message urges readiness as winter approaches, warning against cowardice in defending rights. It personifies winter as a bluff adversary likely to disrupt, urging preparedness to shut out the season’s hardships and to keep patriotism alive amid threat.
A two week old calf priced at $15 draws attention to rigid birth records. The essay contrasts the calf’s lack of rights with the newborn human’s potential, stressing the need to register a baby's birth with the local registrar for vital statistics.
The journal of Lieutenant Albert Miller Lea recounts a 1835 dragoon march from Fort Des Moines guiding headlines to Iowa’s name. Lea and Lt. Col. Stephen W. Kearney led scouts along the Des Moines and Skunk rivers with stops at Raccoon Forks and Des Moines river in a canoe.
Sioux Falls readers note Iowa land prices surged past sane levels, creating a land boom that collapsed under low farm product prices. The piece compares inflated Iowa rents and South Dakota prices, arguing tenants here would struggle to cover rents like ten dollars an acre given current market realities.
The piece notes that Washington created a republic, Lincoln preserved it, Edison lit it, Ford provided automobiles, Firestone tires, Rockefeller oil, and railroads as early progress. It contrasts these pioneers with windjammers and calamity wailers claiming the nation drifts toward greed and graft across decades.
In Council Bluffs Nonpareil commentary the author argues Republicans should unite behind Hoover to secure victory next November. They state if Hoover cannot be elected the party cannot elect anyone and urge confidence and support for him.
A compact collection of jokes and anecdotes from Farm Journal Montreal Star and Public Service. The humor spans family talk about tadpoles and voices to misinterpreted sermons. It showcases light satire and gentle punchlines from periodical clippings.
Deeds filed show Catherine McEvoy transferring properties to P I McEvoy and M T McEvoy with shares in multiple lots and rights in Wyoming. Transactions include extensive parcels in blocks 11, 12 and 17, plus portions of lots 18 and second story of a brick building. Additional transfers list George M Calvert to C F Butler and various other holders with acreage and mixed lot descriptions, plus admin and trustee deeds in Monticello and Anamosa. Total values range from nominal to 5 666.43 dollars with several $1.00 deeds and a $50 lot transfer.
The Iowa Department of Health notes record low disease levels for typhoid fever polio measles diphtheria and meningitis in the first nine months of the year and credits county health units with lowering incidence. It calls for renewed support and wider adoption of county health units as the most economical efficient method to preserve public health.
The Minneapolis Journal argues that love of work is shaped by climate and culture rather than inherent. invention reduced toil hours and heavy tasks but may not diversify labor. It notes primitive division of labor and stresses the need to pair good thinking with action to elevate manual labor.
The Carroll Herald explains the Navy league is funded by shipbuilders seeking a larger navy, seacoast towns with shipyards, congressmen and public figures seeking publicity, and naval reserve officers who are civilian members. The piece highlights broad, self interest driven backing.
The census bureau reports about 12,000,000 radio receiving sets in the United States based on 1930 census returns. Estimated sales since then bring the total near twelve million, a figure regarded as approximately correct.
The Sioux City Journal recalls President Roosevelt nicknaming Al Smith the happy warrior in 1928 during the Democratic convention. Current returns show Smith pressed, but the outlook favors his successor in Albany as the race unfolds.
The article notes wide rainfall differences from 120 inches annually in the Olympic Mountains of Washington to much less in southeastern California, illustrating diverse climate patterns across the country.
A columnist laments the treatment of a Chinese tea-house sign bearer in New York. Passersby mock his garb while the author condemns casual cruelty and urges charity and reflection on American hospitality toward the exile. The sign holder earns four dollars a week in foreign attire.
Violators of Iowa fish and game laws in the year ending June 30 1931 faced fines totaling 35625 50 with costs reaching 43856 46 and 1200 arrests. Jail time accumulated 2345 days across offenses including fishing without license and shooting out of season. Copies of the 1931 laws are available from county recorders or the state fish and game commission in Des Moines.
The Reverend J. H. Hardwick comments that a civilized man faces many restraints limiting freedom and happiness, reflecting on the burden of social inhibition.
The Carroll Herald argues President Hoover does not intend to cripple the navy but may seek smaller budget cuts to reduce national expenditures. It contends that no sane person would favor drastic reductions at this time and cites Hoover's probable views on trimming heavy naval spending.
The Rolfe Arrow comments on Iowa’s infrastructure noting the state is seventh in the nation for paved roads and first in dumps. It proclaims Iowa a great old state where every acre is worth twice its current sale price and predicts a comeback.
Public notice announces Clara Hughes appointed administratrix by Jones County Iowa district court for the estate of Charles B Moses deceased. Creditors must file claims sworn with the clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated November 6 1931 Anamosa Iowa.
District court in Jones County Iowa announces probate of the last will and testament of Ida Bramer filed November 4 1931. Final proof and probate are set for December 9 1931 at 10 o clock am at the November term. Interested parties may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Warren Rees Clerk. Lara E. Hanna deputy. J J Locher attorney for the estate. 20-2
In Jones county Iowa the district court will hear J E Heiserman administrator with the petition to sell Monticello lot and adjacent ground to pay debts. The hearing is set for November 24 1931 at 10:00 am at the Anamosa courthouse. George H Brown estate will appear through Coxsee Coxsee attorneys.
Night coughing is shown as throat irritation and Thoxine is marketed as a prescription only remedy for throat troubles. The ad claims cough relief within 15 minutes and potential prevention of deeper illness, with a money back guarantee and prices 35c 60c and $1.00. Sold by Stickford’s Drug Store and others.
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