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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1931
Page
8
The Cascade death of Mrs. James E. McMullen, born Clara Streuser in Cascade in 1886, is reported with details of family, church affiliations, and a large hometown funeral. The item also covers a charitable baseball game, local football plans, new resident Dr. C. A. Angell, and community lectures on landscape architecture.
Mr and Mrs Edward Fass Bernard Murray and Lee Wilson were in Dubuque on business last week. Mr and Mrs Lou King and children attended a party at Frank Johnsons Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Edward Cox Phyllis and Marjorie Kauffman visited Wayne Kauffman in Colesburg Sunday. Mrs Dave Wilson Nola and Clarence were in Manchester Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs W H Behrends and daughter Dorothy Lee were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Otting in Farley Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ray Chaplin and sons Jack and Paul visited Arthur Ames in Onslow last Sunday. Miss Clara Arduser spent time with Clifford Arduser in Langworthy and returned home Sunday.
Last evening around 7 o clock a fire call went to the State farm hay barn north of the cattle barn. Electric wiring in the peak caused the blaze but quick work saved the structure. The barn housed future hay that could have fueled the fire from burning shingles. Glen Russell resigns as Anamosa Shipping Association manager after three and a half years to lead a Lime Springs concentration yard. Delbert Brickley named manager for the rest of the year promoting open market sales for shippers. Charles Ireland of Anamosa becomes chairman of the Jones county soldiers relief commission alongside Ray Echternacht and Robert Alden.
J. C. Galloway of Iowa State College cautions farmers not to over expand hog herds despite favorable feed and hog price ratios. He notes potential feed-hog ratio narrowing if demand shifts, outlines uneven feed supplies and credit pressure, and advises monitoring costs and market signals for timely adjustments.
Farmers note that turkeys raised on free range rarely fatten well in confinement. They should be fattened in a medium sized field with alfalfa or stacks of hay. Old corn is preferred to new, and musty corn must be avoided. Some raisers mix corn, wheat and oats early in the fattening.
Four Fremont county farmers produced pullets at a net cash investment of 9 to 14 cents each, according to W R Whitfield Iowa State College extension poultry specialist. The group followed sanitary housing balanced rations and sold cockerels and cull pullets as broilers achieving high prices. failures cited from disease poor ground and unbalanced feed.
A study from Iowa State College shows kitchen duties take 45 percent of a housewife’s time. Simple rearrangement of utensils can cut this by 10 to 15 percent by four principles: separate working centers, right-to-left flow, proper equipment height, and centralizing small tools. Oblong kitchens maximize wall space and reduce steps.
A historical Iowa State College guide shares a hominy method by Ida May Schilling. The process uses lye to loosen skins, multiple washings, and prolonged cooking. Cooked hominy can be canned and stored as a pantry staple.
Iowa hunters are reminded the daily bag limit is three pheasants during the open season November 6 and 7. The commission will enforce the law to promote conservation and prevent overhunting. Be a sportsman.
The essay notes legal seals have long accompanied letter seals and wax marks, once central to formal documents. Some states have abolished their legal role, while others still treat them with solemn significance and even magical value in judicial practice.
A junior at Messrs Browne Ltd tries to be efficient but the chief dismisses a traveler, telling the girl to say he is out. The traveler repeats the rebuff with sarcasm as he requests to be contacted later.
The piece surveys enduring questions about Queen Elizabeth I, including claims of possible offspring by the earl of Ormonde or the earl of Leicester, and notes conflicting historical sources. It cites letters, genealogies, and notices from Burke’s Peerage and notes that the queen’s maternity remains a debated historical puzzle.
Edward Hope argues in the New York Herald Tribune that bad poems arise from deep feelings. He suggests poets may lack technique and notes sympathy is needed for some, while others blame critics rather than their own work.
The article notes chimneys are a comparatively modern feature given ancient civilization. It emphasizes that humans have enjoyed chimney benefits for only a relatively short period in history.
Albany Kolckerhocker Press notes life as an ongoing endurance challenge. The piece suggests daily effort and restless energy, with a focus on staying airborne metaphorically despite fueling woes.
A plain wooden ballot box in Brooks' clubhouse bears a brass plate noting it as the first ballot box used at a parliamentary election in England Pontefract Run. The clubhouse was once the rendezvous of the Whigs and is praised for its old-fashioned dignity and comfort.
The Detroit News notes Edmund Burke credited with origin of the Fourth Estate but Frank H. Vigetelly argues the phrase predates him. It traces usage to Lord Falkland during Civil War era when five hundred officers challenged civil control of the army.
A brief anecdote recounts Earl Balfour planning a Sunday golf match before the sport was seen as a Sunday activity. Hesitation gave way to unease when two spectators watched him. The chill of worry faded after overhearing a casual exchange about his ability.
Mount Lassen remains inactive but vents steam and snow clouds create the illusion of motion near sunrise or sunset. RL Owl Fineh, associate volcanologist at the U S Geological Survey, notes the crater’s pulse is alive though dormant, with occasional earthquakes signaling possible awakening.
Charleston, S C hosts about 80 churches reflecting its rich past. St Michael’s and St Philip’s mark colonial ties with Washington and Lafayette visits, while graveyards honor figures like Edward Ratledge and John C Calhoun. The Hueue het ochareh stands as a rare French Protestant temple.
Reports in Popular Science Monthly describe two French Academy investigators finding that after exposure to ultraviolet rays snake venom becomes more fatal. Animals injected with venom post exposure succumbed faster than those given ordinary snake poison.
The Logan Observer argues President Hoover should avoid an extra session as lawmakers prepare to push proposals described as the most asinine bills in U.S. history. It faults senators and congressmen for grooming themselves to present flawed measures at the next session.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican argues railroads struggle due to competition from a newer transport method. Roads cannot meet that challenge and survive by raising rates on a shrinking business.
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