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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
8
Richland Center area residents held family gatherings and visits including seven year old Sidney Schweitzer’s birthday at home with relatives from Monticello and Dubuque University remarks. Local travelers visited Delhi Farm Bureau Monticello and Hopkinton.
A correction notes that Mr and Mrs Reimer Ommen, not Ferguson, are the Castle Grove visitors. Reimer runs the farm near Glendon started by Alva Ommen’s family, with local news of farm bureau events and multiple township residents and visitors mentioned.
Mr and Mrs J N McNeill and Mr and Mrs R J McNeill and Mr and Mrs G D Thompson attended a silver wedding anniversary at the home of Mr and Mrs Jamies Johnson west of Hopkinton Saturday evening. The item notes many local residents and activities in Sand Spring area including visits, shopping, and farming events.
Wayne Township reported a fine reception for Rev EB L Arhelger and his wife at St John’s Lutheran Wyoming on September 9 with a large turnout from the congregation and many local ministers. No Wayne Zion’s Lutheran services next Sunday October 2 due to mission rally. German services planned October 9 with Sunday school to follow.
Wayne Lutheran church reports completion of a new parsonage by the Prull brothers. Confirmation instruction started last Monday. The community notes two baptisms: Mary Ann, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Otten, and Vivian Lena, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Englebart. No Sunday school on Oct. 2.
A six o clock dinner at the R V Richards home entertained Mrs L E B Mine Hart of Monticello and friends while Mr and Mrs Albert Truesdell plan to join Oscar Truesdell for a winter in Glens Falls New York. Mrs Wyjack mother of Mrs Florence Bebee dies from a mosquito bite at Iowa City Hospital. Mrs N J Benson of Burlington visits daughter Mrs J Flaherty. A grocery store is planned in the cement building vacated by George Knott. Richard Clark and family will move to the Truesdell place for the winter. Mrs O A Delancey and Don visited Cedar Rapids.
Homemaker guidance from the bureau of home economics advises baking stuffed cumbling to blend pork with vegetables. The recipe uses a shelled cumbling filled with breadcrumbs onion green pepper bacon and vegetables, baked until golden brown.
A collage of clipped quips from various 1920s era papers shows sales staff and citizens joking about tires wreaths funerals and office life. Banter includes a village tourist asking about tuning jazz instruments and a mother owning the family car at idle.
The speaker recalls a weekly Scotsman moment about a woman lion tamer praised for her handling of a lion. She offered a piece of sugar from her mouth, the audience mockingly challenged, and she responded with sharp dignity asserting equal capability.
Robert Russell has improved after a week long illness and can be about the house. John Hejinan left for New York City with a Detroit stopover, taking a bank job there. Clyde Chipman’s car, stolen and abandoned in Vinton, was recovered with a missing golf bag and spare tire. Dr. Clifford Ellison from New York visits his parents amid his mother in poor health. Howard Porter, former Anamosa HS football standout, suffered three fractured ribs in a Saturday scrimmage but hopes to return to practice soon. Mrs. J. E. Remley travels to Des Moines for a D A R board meeting at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Roy Alspaugh, oil-delivery driver for Diamond Oil, survived a rollover wreck when his truck crashed into a ditch. the tank protected him and a small oil spill occurred. He reports thrills during the ride but survived with minor injuries.
Mr and Mrs Frank Peckosh and children visited relatives in Monticello Sunday Robert Rickiefs left Friday for Palo Alto California to attend Stanford correspondence DEL de Jeena N J Mizaur and daughter Henrietta are at Monticello for sanitarium treatment Mrs Mizaur and Thelma visited Sunday Eva Thompson age nineteen died at Cedar Rapids hospital after peritonitis following an operation Sunday She was formerly of Fulton and Estherville Iowa and had been living with Mr and Mrs A A Cabbage for five years
At the Northwestern Hatel association convention in Omaha 1000 members heard an orchestra perform regional state songs. Wisconsin and Omaha Nebraska delegates joined in their tunes. the Iowa corn song drew the entire audience and John Philip Sousa praised Iowa as having a real state song.
In a Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph excerpt a mother of eight daughters confronts a wealthy bachelor with a menacing remark about his unmarried status. The bachelor responds by noting love for flowers does not require marriage, underscoring a flirtatious exchange.
A critic argues a council blames a Iowa lawmaker for backing large state fair building funds while restricting ongoing state educational facilities. The columnist notes weekly educational service versus annual fair needs and laments the slant in funding decisions.
The Sioux City Journal notes that even without consent Hughes could secure the Republican presidential nomination due to the strong New York boom. The piece suggests Hughes might win the nomination if he desires it.
A historic bridge over the Maquoketa near Delhi has been demolished. The span will be reused elsewhere in Delaware County as improvements by a nearby electric company render the crossing across the big dam obsolete.
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union recipe collection features Spinach with egg yolk and cheese, Baked Spinach, Cucumbers with Sour Cream, Stuffed Green Peppers, and Molded Salmon. The instructions cover washing, cooking, seasoning, and molding techniques for hearty family meals.
The article notes St. Yves as the patron saint of lawyers, described as “The Advocate of the Poor.” It cites a festival refrain about advocates not being thieves and recalls a humorous tale of St. Yves at the gates of paradise, where St. Peter jokes about requiring a sheriff to notify his expulsion.
In a codicil to a will the Marseilles lawyer states he earned the ST.500 from landmen whose lives were spent in quibbling and fighting. He explains the bequest to an asylum is a restitution.
A prominent American gas expert warns against introducing even small amounts of sneeze gas into illumination or lighting systems. The report notes rising personal crisis reports and accidental deaths from gas poisoning, urging stricter safety measures.
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