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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1916
Page
4
Jim Randall faces a vengeful ex-inmate who seeks to ruin his life over a shared prison past. The confrontation reveals Randall's decision to protect his daughter Lily and keep her married life intact, despite the tramp’s threats. Randall's wife and daughter witness the tense moment as the man departs.
The article urges teaching children honesty by rewarding truthfulness with lighter punishment. A truthful child is more teachable and offers clear character reading for parents. It argues truthfulness raises community standards, earns respect, and anchors success as an eternal law of being.
A well dressed young woman boards a crowded tramcar. An old shabby man offers her his seat and then, after she rises, sits there himself. He jokes he has more politeness yet less common sense, leaving readers amused by the social exchange.
Dr S Kreinermann of Basel says Jews have a physical predisposition to lung diseases but lower consumption mortality than Gentiles. He cites temperance, inherited immunity from ancestors, ritual cleanliness, and high respect for physicians as factors.
A Judge recalls a resident named John J. Poppen who died young. The eccentric caller once refused to shout and instead spoke softly when seeking Buck over the phone. His funeral became the neighborhood’s largest, with strong men and grieving children alike moved to tears.
The guide advises planting dahlias three feet apart after danger of frost, training a single stem, removing half the branches, and staking with four foot tall green-painted sticks. Protect with canvas for frost, dig and cure tubers in frost-proof cellar, sow seed for stronger plants, and water deeply with soap suds if needed.
Do not rush planting as seeds fail to germinate in cold damp soil. Keep houseplants indoors until warmth lasts. A single cool night can ruin plants. Uncovered rain barrels breed mosquitoes. Remove stagnant water near the house and drain pools formed by watering plants.
The piece argues stress on tidiness in gardens to preserve charm. It notes faded blooms and fallen leaves spoil the effect, and care cannot be replaced by blooms alone.
Young trees require close supervision and the open ground around them should be firmly trimmed to prevent damage before spring winds. Proper grounding helps protect new growth from gusts and soil erosion.
Julie Adams Powell advises patience with bulbs as spring begins. Let nature guide growth, avoid stripping leaves, and gradually loosen mulch. Replant hardy bulbs every few years and refresh soil, while preserving discolored leaf stages for bulb ripening. Consider seed-grown tulips for variety and note color contrasts for removal.
Iowa readers learn the 1916 state fair premiums total 78 362.50 and the saddle horse stake and American carriage horse class are dropped. The premium list covers Horses Cattle Swine Sheep Poultry Agriculture and more with notable features including the National Draft Horse Futurity and a baby beef feeding contest.
Rt Rev Bishop Charles H Woodcock denounces worry as a sin and disease in a sermon reported by the Minneapolis Journal. He cites the text cast your care upon him and urges turning to God to bear daily cares replacing earthly troubles with divine help.
An acre yields three to four thousand fence posts now worth about twenty five cents each. Fifteen years later timber value doubles as scarcity grows. Catalpa trees become telephone poles and posts in about fifteen years with one year seedlings best.
In Yucatan under Governor Alvarado liberties women held a congress in Merida with over 700 delegates. They discussed educational social and religious progress and moved to establish schools in remote areas. Women across cities towns and rural areas will form clubs to advance the uplift plan.
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