12 Apr 1928
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1928
Page
1
The Sioux City obituary recalls Jacob Syverson as the originator and builder of the first corn palace, crediting his vision with promoting Iowa’s soil and climate. It notes rising auto fatalities since 1920 and urges cautious driving, street design, and thrift to curb dangers and bolster state progress.
The piece notes how modern publication costs push papers to merge or fold. It cites Edgewood Journal selling its subscription list to B Strawberry Point Press and argues that high equipment costs force newspapers to seek economies or disappear, reflecting a national trend affecting city dailies and rural papers alike.
Dennis J. Murphy a prominent Waukon figure is to go to prison after a conviction for uttering a forged instrument aimed at easing financial trouble. The case ended with the Supreme Court overruling his rehearing petition leaving his few legal avenues exhausted.
Machado cites a note by L. B. Peterson of Douglas Georgia alleging he was forced to donate to the Republican Party to keep his post. Ben J. Davis denies it saying Peterson was dismissed for being short of funds with $244.44 in his accounts. Davis also notes Peterson was a Democrat appointed by a Democrat president and retained by a Democrat congressman under two Republican administrations.
A reflective poem asks where future birds will sing and flowers bloom when a hundred years pass. It contemplates love ambition youth and age and predicts future generations occupying lands and streets while the living lie in graves. The verse ends with a vision of others filling our world and sunshine continuing.
The piece contrasts newspaper and political rancor, noting reporters avoid indecencies less than officeholders over generations. It cites Jim Reed as a mudslinger leader, highlighting ongoing bitterness in national political discourse.
Real Republicans in Wisconsin elect eleven delegates to the Republican National Convention who refuse to commit to Norris the Nebraskan insurgent famed for challenging the party. The break diminishes Norris's chances and signals a shift in state control away from La Follette.
Sioux City Journal argues Iowa prisons Fort Madison and Anamosa are overcrowded due to rising crime and lenient sentencing. It calls on judges to suspend fewer sentences and enforce definite penalties to curb remissions and reduce jail crowding.
The Delaware county delegation backs Reed over Smith or Meredith, opposing prohibition. The Iowa delegation favours Reed if Smith fails to secure nomination, asserting Iowa votes are wet. Dry voters may shift toward the Republican side this year.
Ohio State Journal notes a humorous clash over social norms as a mother-in-law concedes a bobbed haired person can be a mother while doubting a person in pajamas. The column reflects era attitudes with a light satirical tone.
The author outlines a vast international project for an automobile highway from Canada through the United States to Mexico and Central and South America. The plan aims to bind republics in commerce and goodwill, aid aviators with landing spots, and serve as a tracking route. its feasibility hinges on political support and possible vetoes.
Atlantic News Telegraph notes Aimee praising Iowa mud as crop fuel and joking about canning it for axle grease. The piece mocks reporters for missing more of her remarks while stressing mud as a superior crop growth aid but a poor highway surface.
A girl in a department store comments on a padded golf glove then learns its purpose. In Paris a theater clerk jokes about sending tickets in exchange for notes from a bank. The snippets reflect light humor and everyday misunderstandings in quick witticisms.
Twenty years ago last Monday April 2 Delaware county faced 20 degrees below zero. Now early spring unfolds with budding trees, green lawns, balmy air, and birdsong. Frost recedes from roads and fields as farmers sow small grain and lay aside coal shovels.
The poem recounts Jesus bearing nails and crown of thorns, mocked by crowds in Birmingham. It contrasts cruel crucifixion with today’s tenderness, noting passersby and rain as Jesus mourns Calvary. The piece ends with Jesus crouching against a wall, crying.
Hundreds sign petitions asking clemency for Charley Birger, the noted gangster sentenced to hang April 13. The Memphis crowd unfolds a mix of sympathy and outrage as petitions circulate and public opinion sways. Hickman could do as well.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer questions its own harsh coverage of Col. Lindbergh retirement plans and public usefulness. The Memphis Appeal notes a Mr Peek’s critique of Hoover as an enemy of the farmer but fails to identify Herbert as a boll weevil.
Dr. Carl J. Drake Iowa state college entomologist reports cutworms are harming Iowa shrubs and plantations. He urges early action before corn planting, using poison bait mixed from wheat bran paris green molasses and water spread thinly in the late afternoon. Livestock should be kept off treated fields for several days when end gate spreaders are used.
A brittle collection of witticisms on courtship and vanity. The piece lampoons bachelor girls as spinsters who deny it and notes the vanity of praise seeking men. It comments on quiet expressions of affection and the charitable gloss over sins, ending with a jab at tailors who dress many sinners.
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