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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1929

Page

4

Anamosa Defeats Monti In Armistice Day Gridiron Clash

Armistice day football game between Anamosa and Monti played at Anamosa ended 13 0 in favor of Anamosa. The match featured penalties and a late Anamosa touchdown. Community events included student socials, a Wabon Camp Fire dinner, and a senior birthday celebration.

Anamosa Monti Wabon The Guardian Reed Emelyn Hoffman Ruth Graves Wilma Clark Velma Ohe Velma Henry Ohe Alvina Bohlken James Rickless John McDonald Hospital James Georgia Miller Miss Noble Junior Podhaski Gladys Howland Edwina Hughes Ray Hodgson Robert Shirley Dick Hoag Emil Prult Philomathean Literary Society Finlay Minnesota James Bender Billy Stickford Henry Oltman Howard McLaughlin Eugene Rodman Harry Matthiessen Roland Bob Buel Marion Balster Raymond Thomas George Stott Bob Phelps Pauline Hoffman J. &. Finlay D. Sutherland Helserman

Inside Information for The Busy Housewife

Tips for daily family meals and sewing care from a 1920s home economics voice. Emphasizes balanced foods including milk eggs meat and vegetables along with simple methods for preparing canned salmon and a boiled dressing. Also notes fabric color advice and launder cloth care from Farmers Bulletin references.

Alfalfa Outperforms Other Legumes for Dairy Hay

Experiments show alfalfa yields higher and cuts hay costs versus other legumes. Soybean hay may equal alfalfa for milk value but is harder to cure and often more stemmy. Beltsville dairy farm success on heavy clay soil suggests alfalfa can thrive on marginal soils with proper trial and guidance.

Dairy Experiment Farm United States Department of Agriculture Beltsville Bureau of Dairy Industry

Church notices list Sunday services across multiple congregations

The column outlines church services for Methodist Episcopal First Congregational St Johns St Matthew's Lutheran Presbyterian Wayne Zion's Lutheran Castle Grove Reformed and other groups. It includes Sunday school times, worship details, sermon topics, choir events, and upcoming meetings and social activities through mid November.

Methodist Episcopal Roy V. Porter Epworth League

Missouri Narrows Student Cars Claim Morality Link

The University of Missouri labels student automobiles as a contributing factor to idleness and in some cases a detriment to morals. The note appears amid reflections on discipline and campus life.

University of Missouri

Humorous Courtroom Fragments From Montreal And Catholic News

A collection of brief, witty exchanges from a judge and prisoner in Montreal as well as a lawyer’s cross examination. The bits include a judge remarking on an apparent long running robbery, a locksmith prisoner, and a burglar’s wife recounting her marriage choice between him and an attorney.

Catholic News

Mistaken Notion That Everything Was Lost

Dr. Watson recalls a Liverpool merchant who loses wealth but keeps reputation and family support. The tale reorients the man to value love, loyalty, and friendship over gold, urging him to cheer up. The moral centers on intangible riches remaining after financial ruin.

John Watson Liverpool Doctor Watson Watson

The Wife’s Role in 1680s Work Life

In the Good Old Day section the text describes a wife's occupation as supporting her husband and household. It lists tasks such as making clothing, blankets, linen, weaving, farming assistance, market outings, and selling dairy and poultry products, reflecting a traditional domestic economy.

Oldest Christian Symbol The Fish

The fish is described as the earliest Christian symbol used to identify believers. Early Christians faced persecution and created the fish sign to signal fellow Christians, drawing it in sand to test if others shared the faith before speaking openly.

Why Worry Shaw Exchange in London Hotel Scene

Shaw tells a London observer that rich people waste money on leisure while the observer lacks funds. The exchange ends with Shaw asking if the other is really better off and if knowing how to enjoy money matters when one has none. Vancouver Province attributes the quip.

Shaw London Vancouver Province

Radio Workshop Sparks Family Grumbles in Neighborhood

A family annoyed by a neighbor with an electric workshop and loud equipment vents frustration. Flo blares a radio until someone complains in despair. Five-year-old Bobby volunteers a quirky guess that the man is making something called statle.

Flo Bobby

Man with one leg cherishes luck and adventure

Ellery Walters, a 23 year old amputee, travels world with 77 000 miles in 19 operations on his leg. He promotes optimism defying hardship while guest in Pasadena and recently published The World on One Leg detailing meetings with Mussolini and other famed figures.

Los Angeles Mussolini Ellery Walters Stanley Brooks Columbia Street Pasadena United States Walker Seattle Tampico University of Washington Chamber of Commerce Iue Europe Walter von Hindenburg Lloyd George New York

Country Has Planes Ahead of Motor Cars

In Bluefields Nicaragua most residents have never seen a car railroad or rubber-tired buggy yet they accept airplanes as commonplace. U S Marines carry passengers when planes seat capacity is not needed for military use and many Nicaraguaans take the offer. The air trip from Bluefields to Managua takes three hours versus seven days by boat and horseback.

Bluefields Nicaragua United States Marines Managua

Battle of the Blue Licks remembered in Kentucky history

Kentucky marks the Battle of the Blue Licks as a deadly 1782 clash when 450 Shawnee, aided by British and Canadian forces and Simon Girty, ambushed 200 of Daniel Boone’s men. Israel Boone among the slain, sparking pioneer resolve and reorganization with Virginia aid to push Indians beyond the Ohio River.

Kentucky The Blue Licks Simon Girty Daniel Boone Boone Israel Alleghenies Virginia Ohio River

Plants as Health Guides in Homes

The presence and condition of houseplants reflect indoor sanitary conditions. A wilted begonion in a dining room revealed a hidden gas leak under the floor, showing plants react quickly to poisonous air even when odor is undetectable.

West Indies forests waste to sugar and plantation crops

The American Tree Association notes Cuba has converted most former forests to sugarcane. Cocoa and coconut plantations dot Santo Domingo and Porto Rico, while vast tracts of cleared land in the West Indies are unlikely to be used for agriculture. Porto Rico and Trinidad show severe forest depletion. Haltih republic remains largely devoid of usable timber.

Cuba Saya American Tree Association Santo Domingo Porto Rico West Indies Trinidad Republic of Haltih

Notice of Sheriff Sale in Jones County Iowa

Sheriff John Bodenhofer announces a public auction of real estate in Anamosa Jones County Iowa to satisfy the 1929 judgment for $1904.41 plus $96.50 costs against E E Smith and Nellie E Smith. The property includes parts of section 1 township 86 range 4 and is subject to redemption. The sale is December 7 1929 at 9:00 am in front of the Jones County Courthouse.

District Court Jones County Iowa L. A. Andrews State of Farmers' State Bank of Hopkinton E. E. Smith Nellie E. Smith Anamosa John Bodenhofer M. J. Yoran

House For Sale Modern seven Room Requiring Inquiry

A seven room house with bath is for sale. Inquiries may be made to J. B. Hanken at Pd 20 2.

Lovell Bank Nettle Mundinger J. B. Hanken L. A. Rhodes Lovell House L. F. Balster First Street Lovell State Bank

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