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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
1
A fragment from the Monticello Express surveys cultural quirks and urban life. It cites New York dance trends, Alaska women’s suffrage, jokes about fashion and actors, and reflections on work, crime, and manners with satirical tone.
A resolute golfer readies after oiling the tee and sending the niblick toward the firing line, signaling a bold, precise stroke in a vivid sports vignette.
As hats adopt ribbon bows at the back, readers are prompted to consider vests buttoned up the back as a parallel fashion change. This suggested style shift mirrors evolving masculine attire with a focus on fit and silhouette.
A medical figure advocates consuming the entire range of undigestible foods on the market. The message appears in a general advisory amid a notice to newlyweds.
A Chicago man found his roof had been stolen during a period he was away from home. The incident marks another case of unusual property theft, with authorities investigating possible suspects and methods used to remove the structure.
A contemporary asks if death by own action is justifiable. It hinges on whether one is pursued by a bill collector or merely an ordinary bore.
The line notes that when the telephone girl says the line is busy this reflects there are about 9,000,000 phones in the country. It underscores the scale of phone use and potential congestion in early telecom networks.
A complaint claims the new nickel refuses to fit into a slot, illustrating the perceived limits of inanimate objects. The discussion frames the nickel as exposing a curious gap between expectation and physical compatibility.
A historical note suggests dressing babies in fireproof gowns and possibly adding a muzzle to stop them from eating matches. The proposal highlights concerns about child safety and accidental fires.
A young woman ends her engagement because her fiancé is highly successful, signaling a shift in perceptions of suitability and social status in courting norms. The claim frames professional achievement as a hurdle in marriage prospects.
An eastern firm placed a sign on a safe reading This safe open to deter thieves, but the next morning the company found itself $3,000 poorer, implying the sign helped burglars locate valuables or provoke a loss.
A historical note states that about five percent of Americans derive their living from electricity and related industries, a fact that may surprise some readers. The remark highlights the broad economic influence of electrical work and its ripple effects across sectors.
A blushing young curate who told his congregation that for three days Jonah was in the society of the whale established a new point in anatomy. The remark, tied to biblical tale, drew attention to digestive and bodily functions, sparking discussion among readers.
A Harvard student has become a doctor of philosophy at the age of eighteen, underscoring the exceptional early achievement of a remarkably young scholar.
One important detail of winter business appears overlooked. The question asks where the figures on the year’s sauerkraut output can be found, implying a gap in official data.
A 100 year old Indiana woman advocates a hot bread diet and closed sleeping rooms as part of her longevity regimen. The remark underscores a broader belief that simple routines can sustain health and vigor in old age.
The Krupp heiress would pay 1.8 million dollars as her share of the new German war tax. Some view this as poetic justice reflecting the war strain on fortune holders.
A fragment quotes a biased remark about a Mexican worker and a Chinaman, asking what kind of "ista" he could have been, highlighting tensions over nationality and birthright in a speculative, prejudiced framing.
Des Moines report notes Road 10 Electrify 18 Line, 167 miles long, paying as freight but unsatisfactory for passenger traffic. Railroad interest centers on Keokuk Des Moines route amid financial issues and rumors of Rock Island electrifying the line using power from the Keokuk dam.
Oskaloosa reports Adrian Schumaker, farm hand, died after being thrown under a disc harrow while adjusting horse harness in the field. The disc passed over his body severing a main artery. a searching party found him dead as night fell. He attempted to bind the wound but could not stop the bleeding.
Sadie S. Hedges widow of Des Moines filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. She lists assets of 60 dollars and liabilities of 21 340 dollars. Her attorney says poverty stems from dealings with the American Canadian Land Company who sold her 595 acres in Texas at 28 dollars per acre, now of little value.
Des Moines reports voters in Micosuth County will decide at the general election whether to form a new county from the existing area. The McHose bill to create the county has passed both houses and would name the new jurisdiction in honor of the late Governor William Larrabee if approved.
Estherville and nearly every town except two between Livermore and Spirit Lake sent boosters to a meeting here to support an electric railway from Fort Dodge to Spirit Lake. Five delegates per town elected a chairman to confer with Homer Loring, president of the company advancing the project.
Des Moines Iowa. George A. Newman adjutant general of the G A R says the Gettysburg bill passed by the legislature will at once authorize a commission to prepare a plan to provide transportation for veterans to the battlefield. Details will be released at the earliest possible moment.
Keokuk will install a white way lighting system on Main street. The city council has passed an ordinance obligating the city to care for the lights and the Keokuk Electric Co will install the steel poles. Property owners will bear the cost of installation.
Mrs Nadine Wood ruff Shepard asks divorce from attorney Hugh M Shepard. They seek division of property and custody of two children.
William Wade brother of Judge Martin J. Wade of Iowa City and Iowa state Senator died here on Monday night. He was a Democratic National Committee member from Iowa.
Mason City reports 155 Rock Island train crew transfers affect employees from Albert Lea and Rockford to Manly Junction with changes effective May 1 as announced by officials.
George Bell aged 60, an early settler and well known resident, was struck and killed by a Chicago and Northwestern train one mile east of Dows. The incident occurred as the worker was traveling along the tracks.
A site has been purchased by the German Evangelical Association for a new church to cost between $10,000 and $15,000. The Rev. J. H. Engle of Council Bluffs has been appointed pastor.
Logan announces multiple openings in the Logan school system. The board of education seeks instructors in German Latin English and mathematics to fill vacancies across the district.
The Farmers State Bank of Fairbank Iowa failed to open on Monday and a bank examiner was summoned to straighten affairs. It had lent $50,000 to Karl Kiefer a vice president of Kiefer Savings Bank Hazelton which closed after audit. The Fairbank bank had $30,000 capital and $129,000 in deposits with President Su Shoenut Vice President P F Damge and Cashier G F Monroe.
The Fort Dodge district Women's Home Missionary society elected officers led by President Miss Florence Sebern of Manson. Other officers include first vice president Mrs. D. P. Smith Fort Dodge second vice president Mrs. J. N. Liff Webster City corresponding secretary Mrs. H. Y. Brisben Eagle Grove recording secretary Mrs. E. Turner Pomeroy treasurer Mrs. O. E. Fitz Fort Dodge secretary of literature Mrs. Fred Granthan Knterim systematic beneficiaries secretary Mrs. Knoer Kamrar mite box secretary Eva Cammock secretary of young people's work Mrs. A. G. Bagg Fonda secretary of temperance Mrs. H. R. Bradshaw Fort Dodge.
The Ames Daily Intelligencer will stop daily issues and switch to a weekly publication. Paul Maclean, Northwest editor of the Sioux City Tribune, will manage the editorial department, while W. G. Williams remains involved as publisher.
Independence prophet John C. Busby known as the goosebone astrologer foresees a wet cold season and disasters for corn in 1918 while oats wheat and potatoes promise bumper yields.
Three men named Thomas J. O Neill Edward O Neill and Louis Searles all said to be from Council Bluffs were killed when a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight derailed near here. An unidentified man was seriously injured in the same incident near Coon Rapids.
Waterloo report states Dr. Anna Longshore was denied a new trial and given ten years in prison for causing the death of Rebecca Shade by a criminal operation. Judge Platt imposed the sentence at Anamosa reform school.
Lorimer voters approved a franchise for N. W. Lovegrove of Des Moines to supply electric light heat and power with four dissenters. Work will start once material can be procured.
Vernon Swindler and Ben Williams were caught in the act cracking a safe at Dunker Heating and Flumbing. Swindler confessed to cracking Buhler Bros. meat market safe and taking $160.
Sioux City hosted the Western Grain Dealers association banquet as the main event. Speakers included Prof. A. M. Ten Eyck of Ames J Randolph Pickell editor of the National Hay and Grain Reporter and J H Henderson of Des Moines.
The German Lutheran Orphans Home at Waverly will hold its annual picnic on June 4. The event also marks the fiftieth anniversary of the institution and the dedication of the new ward for boys.
Charles W. Mullan former Iowa attorney general and longtime Black Hawk County attorney has been endorsed by the Black Hawk county bar for appointment as the third judge of the tenth district. The endorsement aims to boost his bench chances and ties him to local legal leadership.
John Deitz and Albert Goodling two farmers near Clear Lake were arrested for shooting fish and fined 40 dollars and 20 dollars respectively.
Charles W. Johnson of Burlington found guilty of violating the Mann white slave act for inducing his wife into an immoral life. Judge McPherson sentences him to five years in Stillwater prison.
The Keokuk county Sun day school convention was held here this week. The Methodist Sunday school here is the largest of any denomination in the county.
A rare Arabian goose, the only specimen seen in over twenty years, was shot at Clear Lake by Joseph Say lor. The bird weighed 25 pounds.
A new bank opened last week in Greenfield under the name Greenfield Savings Bank. W. L. Battin serves as president with R. A. Shreves as cashier and W. Don Carlos and W. Don Carlos Jr. as assistants.
Brussels reports a nationwide socialist led strike beginning at dawn with 250000 workers laying down tools. The action targets government refusal to grant universal manhood suffrage, with miners, railroad workers, glass workers, foundrymen and dockers among those participating.
Sacramento report notes the 60 to 16 state assembly vote favoring the law restricting land ownership by aliens and non citizens. Washington dispatches say Viscount Chinda pressed President Wilson over the matter as Japan warns that federal supremacy may override state law, with dangerous implications for U.S. foreign relations.
Madrid reports King Alfonso XIII dodged three shots fired Sunday by Rafael Sanchez Allegro a Barcelona native. The king rode away with courage and horsemanship after a man seized the royal horse and pointed a revolver. the assailant was overpowered.
Mrs. F. D. Brown a prominent local social figure leaped from a bridge into the river and drowned Monday in Menominee Wisconsin. Her body was recovered a few minutes later and the cause remains unknown.
Southampton April 16 the coroner's jury ruled natural death for actress Frances Leslie who died on a liner weeks ago causing public excitement.
In Norfolk on April 16 Mrs. May D. Carter Lomax of Goldsboro North Carolina was shot and killed by Cleveland Prince a young businessman who then shot himself He did not survive. No hope is entertained for his recovery.
Pat O'Keefe defeated Frank Mitchell the American middleweight champion on points in London on Monday after a lively bout that drew a good crowd.
Four children were murdered by Ernest Moschner aged thirty five in Fitchburg Massachusetts on Monday before he shot himself. Police believe he was temporarily insane due to ill health.
Juneau April 18 The lower house killed the women eight hour bill while approving an eight hour day for all public work This action occurred on Wednesday in the territorial legislature and reflects the shift toward standardized hours across public projects
In Paris on April 18 the civil court condemned Princess Louise of Belgium to pay 770 dollars for a dozen parasols bought between May 17 and July 7, 1911, one for each of twelve dresses.
In Harrisburg on April 17 the House final passed the mothers pension bill the child labor law the woman's labor bill and the bill creating a country life commission Tuesday afternoon.
Contributions toward the Mongolian war fund were coming in rapidly on Tuesday. The police have been given power to suppress news of troop movements.
In Rome on April 18 the pope’s condition remained largely steady though resting better at night. Heart action is supported by hourly injections while bronchial issues and kidney strain persist. Doctors note slight fever, but rest and chicken jelly intake signal improved strength as Cardinal Merry del Val and Prof Marchiafava confer. Cardinal Gibbons plans urgent departure for Rome.
A dispatch from Athens reports a Turkish force from Asia Minor killed Christians on Kastelloryza island southeast of Rhodes. In other notes, Brooklyn farmer George Hoenig married his young wife Minnie Hall in Albany. Paul Murphy, nine, fatally injured by a baseball in Lawton Michigan. suffragettes burned a seaside mansion in St Theodor's on Sea, Hastings. Ohio bill to appoint governor’s commission to regulate boxing advances in the statehouse.
Washington reports Britain has formally accepted Walter H. Page as ambassador to Britain and will forward his nomination to the Senate. Also noted are appointments: James M. Lynch of Indianapolis praises the public printer post, William H. Osborne of Greensboro to internal revenue, and Frank L. Polk of New York to collector of customs.
Lady Decies formerly Vivian Gould entertained in Ireland with a brilliant dinner at Luttrellstown near Dublin. The debut as an important hostess in Ireland occurred on Wednesday and was a conspicuous success.
Michael Sellers attempts at death by his own action resulted in his death, the Whiteside county jail burning, and Sheriff J Frank Wah suffer ing serious injuries in Sterling Illinois on April 18.
George L Link aged 70 a former president of the Sharp Plano company in Chicago and Huntington Ind and recently president of Denver was found dead in his apartment following an April 17 report in Denver Colorado.
John W. Lackey, a steeplejack, fell 175 feet to his death while painting a smokestack at an electric power house in Venice Illinois. A rope parted causing the fatal plunge on Tuesday.
Democratic caucus votes to keep free raw wool despite Treasury losses. Underwood leads fight for 15 percent ad valorem duty but Wilson and Bryan back free wool. Tariff cuts threaten roughly 60 to 68 million in annual revenue. sugar duties and corporate tax also face reductions.
Willis L Moore, former head of the weather bureau, was discharged on charges of serious irregularities. He accused political pressure and third degree methods used against colleagues, claiming he welcomed a press investigation and defended his long career.
A Wells City ship from Dublin brought 1,250,000 quarts of whisky stout and ginger ale to New York on Wednesday marking the largest liquor shipment ever received at the port.
Washington April 18 The First National Bank of Norwich Conn was closed by its directors on Wednesday afternoon and National Bank Examiner N S Dean was placed in charge.
Joseph Windisch a German manager of the Constancia woolen mills near Nombra de Dios Durango Mexico was assassinated by Mexican revolutionists on Tuesday Washington April 17.
Henry Stanley Haskins was appointed receiver for the Tuscarora Nevada Mines Company capitalized at 12 million dollars by Judge Mayer of the United States district court on Tuesday in New York.
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