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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
2
A crowded roster of weekend visits and family events fills the page. Residents travel to Manchester Farley Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Des Moines while locals host guests from Anamosa Milwaukee and Chicago. A fire sale at Keyes features watches and diamonds alongside notices of society meetings and local business ads.
J W Jarnagin reports a roadside find as Mrs Gilman Holton discovers a wedding ring after two years in a tree twig carried by a bird. Other notes tell of John Shors losing fish in a sack, a Dumont woman facing lockjaw after a rusty nail, and Carroll officials flashing swift justice with quick fines for two drunken drivers.
In Marion county a rural school opened with two teachers who both held contracts. The board president had hired one without member knowledge, prompting the other teachers to seek action. The remaining board members, meeting without the president, hired a second teacher to fill the opening. A flock of snow white pelicans near Blencoe, Monona county, drew local attention. Over fifty birds rested at a nearby construction camp, a rare sight for Iowa as pelicans typical homes are northern lakes and Canada.
Fall eases into Iowa as springtime blooms at the Anton Stoebe farm near Dakota City Humboldt County. Earlier drought delayed growth but rains revived the crops with buds forming and early blossoms expected soon. William Garmon of Bloomfield, Davis County, was reportedly run over by a car that was being drawn by horses when it started and rolled away.
A tombstone for Louis C. Perry born April 25 1853 died April 18 1886 was found in the dried river bed near Manning along the Nis habotny river. Officials say Perry, once a Manning grocery clerk, was buried near the creek when the bank collapsed and the stone toppled into the bed. A burglar case is reported in Town City Johnson.
A burglar tackled a State University of Iowa sorority house with coeds chasing him. The thief took $4 but left with many scratches from the girls weapons and efforts. Four Ida Grove golfers claimed a car affected their play as they all shot 46 at a Carroll tournament.
Bystanders on a Waterloo Iowa bridge misidentified a watersoaked log as a child in the river. Fire crews retrieved the log after law enforcement dispersed cheering crowds along the riverbank.
James Nicholson, 75, of Washington county, attempted to clean a 26 foot well by climbing on the brick ledge. Cramping halted his descent and ascent, requiring rescuers to secure ropes and haul him out.
Fragmentary text quotes St Ambrose on Rome and Rome's adages. It mixes references to Jeremy Taylor and Montreals Herald with a note on Punbridge Walls church straddling two counties and three parishes, creating a jumble of places and notes.
Gold was discovered in January 1848 while John Marshall and his crew, workers and a Mormon battalion, were constructing a tailrace for a sawmill on the South Fork of the American River. The find near Sutter’s fort sparked a global gold rush as news spread from San Francisco to the Sacramento area.
A humorous tale from a Boston Cloak column recounts gingerbread as a courting ritual. A suitor arrives with a cake and waits for signals from the family and the girl to reveal intentions. The test ends with a kiss or a silent departure depending on the girl’s feelings.
The Greek world of Aeschylus and Sophocles deemed transgression of bounds and moral arrogance an unpardonable sin. The exquisite propriety of the era marked such insolence as a grave offense fearfully guarded against by the divine.
Archaeologists report wood furniture and mummy cases in Wuyptian tombs remain well preserved. wall paintings survive largely intact despite being over fifty years old, with painted surfaces dominating over unpainted wood or stone.
A reader notes Saint Joan of Arc, born in Domremy in 1412, grew up gentle and charitable. She led French troops at Orleans, aided by visions, helped crown Charles VII at Rheims, was captured in 1430, burned in Rouen in 1431, and canonized in 1919.
The article describes Downpatrick in County Down as an ancient sacred site, noting that St. Patrick blessed the Wells of Strwell and established a Christian pilgrimage on St. John's Eve. It mentions nearby Cromlech remain and a stone circle linked to pre Christian Druid worship, with a monastery later founded on the stones and the great cathedral built on those grounds.
Description of Grenada and Grenadine islands within the Windward group. Notes Victoria’s portrait on stamps from 1861 to 1899, mentions Saint George's Grenada as capital, and outlines colonial structure, geography, and agriculture including crops such as cacao copra arrowroot and spices.
A terse remark recalls a father asking why his son joined the air force. The response implies the son was deemed to have little earthly use, reflecting a blunt family stance on military service.
The General Land Office states the federal government never made any land grants in Kentucky. This assertion clarifies historic land grant records and counters claims of such grants in the state.
The German expression Auf wieder seh’n translates to till we meet again, conveying farewell sentiment. It reflects a common lyrical line used to express parting and future reunion.
A cowshed church at Bordon Wants England hosts Wednesday services after Colonel Ted expanded a small drawing room into a warm central heated space. Elsewhere a wine cask church in Asti California, and a shell and glass reliquary in Les Vaubolets Guernsey claim unique origins.
Arthur Collant notes in Collier's Weekly that by 1880 many male singers trained to perform as artificial sopranos. In Europe this practice assigned male parts in choirs and operas to those with high feminine voices, allowing even the hero roles to be sung by men with altered timbres.
A quirky line noting varied tastes with humor about how one person’s preferred food contrasts with another’s. It highlights subjective preferences and playful language without naming people or places.
Report notes measles among elot dren, with whooping cough identified as another contagious disease. The piece emphasizes common illness among youngsters and public health concerns.
Mrs. Augusta Bliss and Miss Clara Koop are spending this week visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schodde in Chicago.
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