Obituary of Mrs Julia A Wagen
Mrs Julia Ann Wagen a former resident died September 22 at Methodist hospital Los Angeles after gallstone surgery. Born December 11 1863 in Rutland Vermont she lived in Monticello and Oklahoma City before moving to Los Angeles. She leaves two daughters Henrietta and Bernice two sisters and one brother with several relatives. Interment at Forest Lawn followed funeral services conducted by Dr I Frank Roach and Rev W W Stockton.
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Julia A. Wagen
the Express
Julia Ann Wagen
Methodist Hospital
Los Angeles
Hagen
Rutland
Vermont
Justin
Ann Mitchel
Anamosa
Henry W. Hagen
Nebraska
Henrietta
Bernice
Anna Schneiter
Glendale
Leroy Soper
Fairfax
South Dakota
Sidney Mitchel
I. Frank Roach
Long Beach
Oklahoma City
Ritz
Forest Lawn
W. W. Stockton
Abbu San of Old Japan Playcast At Chrysanthemum Fete
A Japanese court drama follows Abbu San daughter of the emperor whose abduction by Ohano, aided by Duchess Fujino, ends in mischief and joy. Cast includes Mist of the Evening Lady Yugiri and Miss Henrietta Cash as an American newswriter. Tickets 35 and 25 cents at Kay's drug store.
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Abbu Sen
Japan
Baron Ito
Ito
Fujino
Ohano
Junzo
Aunt Paradise
Ole Virginny
Miss Dash
America
Madam Masago
Sars
Myrtle Rockstad
Ona
Alice Reed
Abbu San
Margaret Mauricee
Eo Lena Marugir
Izora Bancroft Umi
Constance Meyer Sada
Kathryn McAleer
Henrietta Cash
Mildred Deiseher
Laura Koop
Janet McNeill
Alma Bool
Helen Thompson
John Fraser
Kate Maurice
I.E. Reed
Lucile Schweitzer
Kay
October 1804 Monticello area highlights and tragedy
A Monticello Express summary lists October events including butter at 29 cents in Elgin, infant death of Arnold and Mrs Egger, Dr. and Mrs Mellen moving to Anamosa, D L Davis selling hardware, Fannie McLees winning a $329 judgment against T J Haggerty, the Soper and Suhr wedding, Krommingy anniversary, many Monticello residents at the World’s Fair in Chicago, Anna Marvin’s 80th birthday, Monticello and Castle Grove baseball, Hinrichs infant death, brakeman Del Yount killed near Anamosa, new feed mill by R A Rickiefs, and the death of John H Eaton aged 79.
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Monticello
Elgin
Arnold Egger
JT. Mellen
Anamosa
D. L. Davis
E. Gruenstein
FP. Krommingy
Monticelly
Chicago
Anna Marvin
Castle Grove
John D. Hinrichs
del Yount
R. A. Rickiefs
John H. Eaton
Iit
Seventy-Eight Delegates Attend Jones County Sunday School Meet
The fifty eighth annual convention of the Jones County Sunday School association met at the Presbyterian church with morning afternoon and evening sessions. Sixteen delegates from Wyoming Methodist Episcopal church led the largest group from a single church and Anamosa schools sent thirty delegates. A complimentary dinner was served and Abr Sones was re elected president with Mrs Brown as secretary treasurer. Herbert Peet of Anamosa urged Bible study reforms after noting a test of pupils showing only 60 percent passed.
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Jones County Sunday School Association
Presbyterian Church
Othe Wyoming Methodist Episcopal Church
Focally
Anamosa
Towim
Abr Sones
Brown
Wyoming
Ato
Herbert Peet
Wis St
Peet
Danger in Chewing Grass Warns of Serious Infection
An athlete is receiving long term medical care for actinomycosis a fungal infection linked to chewing grass during sports. The disease historically known as wooden tongue can affect the jaw neck and skin and may spread through diseased teeth or tonsils if not treated promptly.
Historic Cape Town slave tree in Church Square
A 250 year old Cape Town landmark once stood in Church Square with a brass plate marking its history. Slaves were exhibited there and housed in the Supeene court building opposite. Abolished in 1838 the tree survived until 1914 when cut down as unsafe. a brass plate described its history remains.
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Cape Town
Church Square
Jan van Riebeck
Supeene Court
Minister Faces Sudden Search of Clergy Pocket
A minister cleaning his coat pockets after greeting churchgoers found a stash of unreadable items. He misplaced the contents as he searched each pocket while the congregation waited. An interruption prompted the minister to seek the pastor's aid for clarity.
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Pather
Tim
Sige
Loto
Noeber
Ulus
Mountain Flying and High Altitude Air Reality
A New York Herald piece discusses the feasibility of high altitude flight over rugged Himalayan peaks. It weighs aviator oxygen limits, peak elevations, and fatigue against the risks of sudden ascents from sea level.
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Gerald
Golm
New York Herald
Whaling Season Opens Promisingly Amid Strong Demand
A Department of Commerce report notes high demand for canned North Pacific beef and fried article stock with packs soon shipped to England. Whaling season opens with early plentiful whales, signaling robust activity and favorable conditions for the industry.
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North Pacific
Department of Commerce
Newcomb
Victoria
British Columbia
England
John Paul Jones Identity Doubts Cloud Naval Hero Mystery
History notes ongoing uncertainty about John Paul Jones birthplace parentage and true identity. Doubts persist over the body in Annapolis a century after his death and whether the recovered remains are truly the famed commander of the Bonhomme Richard.
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United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
America
John Paul Jones
Weil
John Paul
Artighund
Crawford
Pauls
Jones
France
Horace Porter
Navy Department
Washington
United States
Richard
Soap production ties with naval tonnage in New York Herald note
The New York Herald cites Census Bureau figures showing 2.482 billion pounds of soap produced in the United States in one year, about 1,216,205 tons. Based on population, Americans average 22 pounds per person annually, with consumption rising about five pounds per person in twenty years.
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United States
United States Navy
Bureau of the Census
New York Herald
Cow in Glasthorn Fosters Four Motherless Lambs
A dairy cow in Glasthorn Northants Eng has lost her calf and is nursing four motherless lambs. The ing vet notes the cow acts as a good wet nurse and the lambs are inseparable from her. The cow’s condition indicates she makes an excellent foster mother.
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Glasthorn
Northants
Eng
Peculiarity Runs in the Cat Family
A Nova Scotia woman owns a cat with six toes on each paw and it recently produced three kittens showing unusual toe counts. One kitten had six toes another seven, while the third had three extra toes on a single paw.
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Nova Scotia
Ancient Idea of Comets Through Time
Ancient peoples claimed comets were formed from the shis of quertats and set alight by divine wrath, a view used to stir piety rather than explain nature. By 1650 A D researchers knew much more about the laws governing comets.
Dressed to Kill Greeks Edge Persians in Mara thon Battle
The passage depicts a legendary clash where Greeks claim victory over Persians after a close call. Persian nobles adorn canary yellow silk, embroidered with jade vines, lions, tigers and peacocks amid gold jewelry, while Nogars of Muscovy and Polish princes wear pearl-encrusted coats.
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Marathon
Muscovy
Poland
Hungary
Esterhazy
Bela Kun
Cooking independence for the summer solo dweller
A humorous note from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on men home alone during vacations learning to cook. It mocks simple meals using canned foods and garden onions, praises simple recipes as a sport, and extols the joy of making an edible lemon jelly cake as a small victory.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Romance Dies in South African Gold Stampede
In Batavia and Kameelboom district South Africa stampede fever shifts from gunfights to speed. Stampede of 1923 era skipped rough frontier gear as settlers arrived by car and motorcycle. Within two hours the stake field was filled and no one was harmed. The new field may yield gold yet lacks Bret Harte style.
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Batavia
Kameelboon District
South Africa
Western States
Australia
Bret Harte
African Grapes Sent Here For American Market
South African dried black grapes are being produced to supply the United States market. Consul Charles J. Pisar in Cape Town reports the 1922 crop at about 30 tons, with a hoped for 1,300 tons this year. Shippers aim for top quality to fetch 10 to 11 cents per pound delivered in New York.
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South Africa
New York
Charles J. Pisar
Cape Town
Inferius
Department of Commerce
Canadian Farm Lands Value Report Summary
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports average occupied farm land values in Canada for 1921 1920 2015 show 4 48 and 5 per acre respectively including improvements. British Columbia records 420 per acre while Ontario and Alberta range 64 and 244 per acre.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statues
British Columbia
Ontario
Alberta
Grandpa Still Winner in Family Teeth and Baldness Claim
A humorous family scene centers on Grandpa claiming resemblance to a baby in teeth and baldness. Relatives compare facial traits, noting matches to his own features while joking about a shared forehead and mouth. The exchange ends with his quip about heredity.
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Grandpy
Won’t Withdraw in Panic at Solvent Bank
An old German farmer rushes to a town bank to withdraw his money shouting I want money every cent. The clerk reassures him the bank is solvent and offers to help. The farmer balks at the last moment, deciding not to take the funds.
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Legion Weekly
Morning and Evening Worship at Congregational Church
The Congregational Church invites the public to worship next Sunday with morning service at 11:00 and evening service at 7:30. The church hopes former pastor Rev. Cushman may attend.
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Congregational Church
George W. McNary
C. BE. Cushman
Monticello Churches Announce Services and Parsonage Update
The Monticello churches list morning and evening worship times with the Presby terian and Methodist Episcopal pastors, Leonard Duckett and Albert E. Coe. The parsonage is nearly finished and the Coe family thanks the town for its hospitality while planning mid week services and program features.
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Coe
Monticello
Onslow Astruman Club Meeting Report
Onslow Iowa October 23 the Astruman club met with Mrs J R Bone. Mrs Lamey called to order. Roll call answered by American musicians. Mrs Norman Paul gave a paper on Cambridge and Mrs Etta Brown on Concord. The meeting adjourned to be hosted by Mrs Norman Paul November 2. Rev Reid installing October 30. Social hour after services for members and visitors.
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Reid
Carroll Kennedy
Coe College
Prouty
M. B. Walters
Texas
Arthur McMaster
Jessie Brown
Maquoketa
Stivers
Marjorie
Eugene of
Olin
Community Notes From Monticello and Nearby Areas
Quoketa residents visit relatives in Chicago and Cedar Rapids. A charivari greeted Ryland Dreibelbis and wife last week. Henderson restaurant opened with free ice cream and treats. Sunday school home department entertained by Grace Maple and Jessie Brown. Phil Williams moves household items as he heads to Florida for winter.
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Quoketa
O. Watson
Kenneth. Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
Grace Maple
Jessie Brown
Henderson
Hallowe’en
Phil Williams
Florida
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Elmer Hubbard
J. Northrop
FL A. Coyle
Joanna Spencer
George Richmond
Edith Averill
Sherman
Old Japan
Mira. Jones
Mr. Brewin
Presbyteriand Church
Leonard Duckett
Methodist Episcopal Church
Albert E. Coe
the Iverson
Schoon
Gerdes
Gildner Bros. & Pelton
J. B., Zimmerman
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