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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1929

Page

4

Church Services and Schedules Across Denominations

Multiple congregations outline services for Sunday September 15 with schooling times and worship hours. Details include German language sermons at St Matthew s Ev Lutheran and morning worship at 11 for Presbyterian led by Rev Nathan Stone, plus Epworth League and fellowships and midweek meetings.

Presbyterian Leonard Duckett Christian Endeavor Nathan Stone Monroe City Missouri Stone C. Steck Our City St. Matthew's Ev H. L. Adix Church Council Lutherhall St. John’s Ev Paul T. Gutknecht Trinity

Rodeo Show At Anamosa Fair To Be Big Event

The Adams Rodeo company arrived in Anamosa on Tuesday from Detroit after four days at the Michigan State Fair and Cook County Fair. They brought twenty additional head of stock including wild steers, plus wild horses from local residents. Perry Russell of Mechanicsville will ride a horse unmatched for four years, to be featured Saturday. A wild horse owned by Mr. Kline of Olin will be ridden Sunday afternoon.

Adams Rodeo Company Anamosa Northwestern Detroit Chicago Adams Rodeo Company Comummrie Perry Russell Mechanicsville Mr. Kline Olin

Deeds Filed for Record in Jones County

Deeds recorded for week ending Sept 7 show transfers including Tuetken to HOM in Warvels 2nd add Monticello and Lyle Jenkins adm to First National Bank of Olin with specified lot and boundary details. Also transfers involving Lucie McMurrin estate, Ethel Gordon, Tobiassen, Wilbur Tallman, and others across Wyoming and South Olin with prices ranging from $0.90 to $1.81.

Jones County Tuetken Carpenter Warvel Monticello Wyoming Lyle M. Jenkins Bie Lucie McMurrin John McMurrin Lyle Jenkins Lyle Mo Jenkins Janes County First National Bank of Olin On Te Tobiassen Anne Tobiassen St. Nwt Wilbur Tallman John Tallman Newport Road

Back to School Lunch Packing Tips and Containers

A homemaker column advises parents on choosing safe lunch containers and packing methods for children returning to school. It covers metal boxes, pails, baskets, ventilation, hygiene, hot weather food choices, napkins, waxed paper, and practical menus to keep lunches safe and appealing throughout the months.

Monticello Scouts Return From European Tour

Scoutmaster Raymond T. Moore and James Rickless returned last Tuesday from a two months trip to Europe. They attended the Scout Jamboree in England and then toured England Switzerland Germany and France. They report an enjoyable journey and The Express readers enjoyed their letters detailing sightseeing.

Raymond T. Moore James Rickless England Moore Jimmy Switzerland Germany France the Express

Reading list urged for high school students

The piece encourages September as the start of the school year and promotes reading as a lifelong habit. It lists many recommended books for high schoolers and urges students to explore library shelves to discover worthwhile titles.

Public Library Drary Moby Dick Melville Halliburton Colonel Lawrence Thomas Tennis Wills Fabre Wister Maeterlinck London Louisa M. Alcott Moses Theodore Roosevelt Hagedorn Etiquette—Post Raymond Ramona—Jackson Ferber Cooper West Lorna Doone Blackmore Paine Curwood Dumas Washington and Mine Morrow Hugo James North Pole Perry Becker

Inside Information for the Busy Housewife on Cooking and Diet

Practical kitchen tips cover roasting without water extra suet beets peeling and serving options for jelly cheese nutrition notes on calcium and meat protein. The U S department of agriculture promotes Good Food Habits for Children to shape feeding ideas for young readers. Canadians average 29.31 pounds per person annually in meat consumption.

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Livestock Shippers Plan Regional September Meetings

The Iowa Cooperative Livestock Shippers, with Iowa State College extension service and county agencies, will hold county and district meetings from September through November to discuss hog market trends and pricing factors. Noted speakers Sam H. Thompson BE L Cady and B A Fitzgerald will participate. dates cover Hancock to Guthrie across many counties with most meetings in the county seat towns.

Iowa Cooperative Livestock Shippers Extension Service Iowa State College State Association Federal Farm Board Sam H. Thompson BE. L. Cady B A. Fitzgerald Iowa State College Extension Service Hancock O'Brien Worth Marshall Shelby Page Union Appanoose Lucas Palo Alto Kossuth Buena Vista Sac Poweshick Louisa Cedar Iowa Hamilton Wright Humboldt Webster Keokuk Marion Jasper Story Hardin Clayton Payette Boone Tama Jones Benton Greene Calhoun Guthrie

X in Letters and Symbols in Sone and Laughter

In Arthur Gutterman's piece Sone and Laughter the letter X is explored as a chameleon symbol. It appears as ten in Roman numerals and as a marker for illiteracy or crossing. The essay ties X to votes unknown rulers and even xenon while noting Xmas and a cryptic xX clue.

Xerxes

President Treated With Courtesy In Public Letters

The Boston Transcript notes Mr Hoover will ignore letters published before he receives them and says the president should be treated as a courteous gentleman, a trend gaining headway under a forced draft.

Boston Transcript

Let Lowden Speak for Himself

Cherokee Times notes Senator Brookhart spoke for Candidate Hoover and now for former Governor Frank Lowden. The paper suggests many prefer to hear from Mr. Lowden directly rather than proxies.

Cherokee Times Brookhart Hoover Frank QO. Lowden

Customer seeks hardware items anecdote at drug store corner

In Cincinnati a customer asks for nails and a hammer but the hardware clerk says they do not stock them. The clerk suggests trying the drug store at the corner for those items.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Women Smoking Reactions Spark Lighthearted Debate

In the Cincinnati Enquirer a reader reflects on women smoking, comparing it to men stopping to powder their noses. The exchange frames gender norms and social acceptability in a casual public tone.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Forest resources could help America’s domestic timber needs

The piece argues that American forests may play a crucial role in meeting domestic timber demand and bridging gaps from exhausted timber crops. It notes debate over centers for forest resources, permanent timber supply, and the need to consider all influencing factors in forestry planning.

America

Fragmented dialogue hints at family grief and urging resilience

The text presents a garbled exchange about a neighbor's son and a mother, with a speaker lamenting the loss and another urging a response about relief and purpose. The lines suggest a distressed conversation focusing on kinship and hopeful action amid sorrow.

Kitchen Cupboard Kitchen Cupboard by Nellie Maxwell

A brief fragment presents a quotation attributed to Benjamin Franklin about contentment. The readable text includes a stray heading repeated twice and a nonsensical string of letters following the author name.

Poultry and farm listings with services in Viola area

Classified notices and farm ads list piano tuning services hog sales eggs and poultry stock for sale including S C White Leghorn hens Duroc Jersey stock hogs and eggs Also house for rent a mare pony and a general housework position nearby Telephone contacts are provided for each listing indicating local community commerce and services

Poland Conrad Poppe Marcus Maire

Salad Dressings for Various Salads from 1925 Guide

A Western Newspaper Union 1925 feature outlines salad dressing guidance and recipes. It warns dressings should match salads, avoids heavy dressings with fruit, and includes Fruit Salad Mayonnaise and Parfait Fruit Salad Dressing. Also describes French dressing variations and a Lemon Butter-Heat cream-based dressing.

Western Newspaper Union

Quaint Fishes on Britain’s Coast Revealed in Oddities

A seaside tour lists blenny pipefish sunfish suckfish musselish and other curiosities found along Britain’s shores. The blenny dives when threatened while pipefish boast speed and sunfish resemble a headless giant. Red gurnard makes a crowing-like sound.

Britain

Damascus Well Named Pearl of the Desert

The article extols Damascus nicknamed Pearl of the Desert calling it a necklace of domes and white houses set among orchards. It notes the Mediterranean air softening desert winds and praises ancient founders with panoramic views from the Golal Safabiya heights.

Damascus Desert Dumnascush Golal Safabiya Lebanon Hutters Konrad Bercoviel Waite

Peculiarities of Nature Do You Know

The piece notes curious natural facts such as convolvulus stems twining to the right and wild hops to the left, the deep sea appearing blue from light reflection, green depth due to yellow sand reflections, and oddities like horses lacking eyebrows and fishes lacking eyelids.

Executor's Notice in Jones County Iowa 1929

Public notice declares Arnold Egger appointed executor of Jakob Glauser's estate in Jones county Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the district court clerk within the legal time. debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated September 9 1929 at Anamosa Iowa. Coxsee & Coxsee attorneys.

District Court Jones County State of Iowa Jakob Glauser Anamosa Towa Arnold Egger Coxsee Charles Field A. D Louise Field Park Chamberlain

George Siebels New President of Wayne Township School District

George Siebels named president of the Wayne Township School District. The election or appointment details indicate he assumed leadership roles effective in October 2. The district leadership aims to guide policies and school operations.

George Siebels Wayne Township

Executrix Notice for Charles Field Estate in Anamosa Iowa

The state of Iowa executrix of the estate of Charles Field requests immediate payment to the undersigned to avoid costs. Dated at Anamosa September 4, 1929. Louise Field executrix Coxsee Coxsee and Park Chamberlain attorneys for estate.

Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa

The district court of Jones County Iowa schedules probate for the last will and testament of Joseph M King. A public hearing for final proof and probate is set for September 23 1929 at 10 am. All interested persons may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Dated August 28 1929. Doxsee and Doxsee attorneys for the estate.

District Court Jones County A. D Fred N. Voorhees Harry M. Voorhees Jennie F. Voorhees Jessie V. Hayden James A. Voorhees Jennie B. Orr Grant Streeper Jennie Sanford Rathbun Harold Sanford John Sanford State of Iowa Joseph M. King B. G. Rees Jones Co Town Doxsee & Doxsee

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