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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1925
Page
6
The piece notes six new Bible translations issued this year during the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. It argues they fail to surpass the KJV, with many translations reflecting translators' views, creating distrust among Protestants and Catholics alike. It also covers related topics from real estate swindles to German elections and banking rulings.
A year ago a senate select committee on Daugherty investigations featured Gaston B. Means as the star witness though he was known as a crook. Means allegedly forged a letter signed by Brookhart commanding him to turn over all diaries and papers. Menny was indicted for forgery and recently convicted of conspiracy in New York. The piece notes efforts to strengthen the prohibitory law and curbing canned heat sales amid denatured and grain alcohol brands. It criticizes Chicago Tribune editorials on intoxicants and health reports.
Philadelphia editors warn the ether jam worsens as broadcasters pass one hundred stations on air. Columbia's Michiel Pupin joins calls for federal regulation to ease sound traffic. The piece argues space myths fail and concerns rise over limited airspace and the need for control.
The Democratic Party faces internal discord over the senate special session results and the Warren nomination. Democratic senators appear to have erred by policy choices tied to the last presidential election and sought to avoid scrutiny of the president's second attorney general pick.
The piece critiques William Jennings Bryan portraying him as wealthy and guarded, noting no evidence of injury or crucifixion in records while describing him as a former agitator now guarding his fortune. It references a Portland Oregonian excerpt and ends with a classified line about a child’s bed for exchange.
Iowa lawmakers near passage of a compromise road measure preserving federal aid of 2 million dollars and a state maintenance plan under the highway commission. The House and Senate battled over funding formulas with southern counties favored cost-based shares, while leaders supported a nontax road policy. Meanwhile Senator Cummins received a cordial reception in Des Moines as he spoke on federal rules and Dawes.
The senate spent most of the week studying a 32 million dollar two year appropriation bill for state departments and education. Budget Director K L Hogue’s figures guide the plan which would cut state levies by about one and a half mills, roughly 1.5 million dollars. The house defeated Senator Buser’s bid to dissolve the highway commission, preserving Holden’s seat and the current personnel amid illness and potential retirements.
Senate and house activity covers health and welfare measures, infrastructure reviews, banking protections, licenses and real estate investments. Notable items include a state child welfare department, unmarked grave searches, private hospital beds contracts, and motor business oversight. Also debated were liquor law compliance, plats approval, primary law changes, and a state banking board with four governor appointees.
As the legislative session ends, speculation centers on the United States senate race in two years with Sen Cummins leaping to the front of potential contenders while Gov Hammill Attorney General Ben J Gibson and Des Moines figures watch developments. The fight for governorship if a seat opens and possible speakership contenders plus an endurance session with adjournment looming highlight a busy close.
The article argues youth gain by hard work and steady employment. It stresses that idleness leads to trouble, while effort and ambition build success. It notes many successful men started poor, fighting their own battles, and that persistence earns promotions even beyond official hours.
The Boone News Republic laments long exposure to claims of downtrodden citizens. It urges Iowa not to be courted politically on that rhetoric and warns demagogues will struggle to win office on a singsong refrain of abuse.
Manchester celebrates its 57th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. H B Williams both in good health aged 82 and 88. A fatal clothing fire in Cedar Rapids occurs and a Des Moines contractor dies from a derrick boom accident near Lawn City. Cedar Rapids and Kansas City contest wins are noted along with a medical rescue in Waterloo. Iowa officials see university faculty changes and a notable 90 year old judge’s obituary note. The Dubuque farm bureau debates win state title at Ames. National Cornell Night to air from Iowa City station with Cornell glee club and faculty talks.
A humorous collage of snippets from a bygone era features braw Scots, streetwise banter, and folksy misreadings. Tales include a penny luck chat at Niagara Falls, a dentist jibe, a music lesson interruption, and a boastful monument sale notice.
Iowa State College seed laboratory researchers describe a rag doll method to test seed corn for germination and vigor. The procedure uses a bleached muslin sheet, kernels from 20 ears, and a water bath to reveal viability, with a modified version using paper to isolate rows for diseased kernels.
The article argues for stability and normality in Burlington, urging leaders to quit rocking the boat and reduce burdens rather than increase them, to permit progress and prosperity rightly hers.
Girls in the home equipment classes at Lowa State College learned to wash silk stockings by a tested method. Wash silk hose with other clothes only when necessary, rinse thoroughly in warm water, use white soap, squeeze dry, and dry indoors away from direct sun to avoid damage.
The text questions the motives behind the senate confirming a new attorney general named Sar sent. It asks whether insurgent senators sought a poor attorney general or aimed to keep Mr Warren from the cabinet. The piece implies political maneuvering and criticizes the process.
A White Leghorn hen at Iowa State College veterinary division underwent surgery to remove eggs that had moved into the body cavity. The bird, producing over 250 eggs yearly, had three fully formed eyes in the abdomen, two with shells and one membrane covered. After operation the hen resumed laying.
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