27 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1905
Page
1
Des Moines papers debate likely candidates amid a year with no primaries or elections. The Iowa City paper mocks gun control for youths while the President hunts in the West. Cedar Rapids contends no Senate vacancy as long as Allison seeks reelection and Dolliver may name his own successor.
Former president Cleveland questions women’s club dominance in his Ladies’ Home Journal article and suggests many lack home instincts. Readers are invited to debate “What to do with our ex-presidents” in club discussions.
The piece argues Chicago is a poor test city for municipal railway ownership, predicting graft and incompetent officials will rise with political influence. It notes corruption risk and political pull as key concerns of such a system.
The text warns that banker Bigelow of Milwaukee would be respected if he had learned a lesson from Norris in The Pit and suggests his bank would not have lost more than a million dollars in a wheat deal. It cautions against bankers who gamble on the board of trade and stresses trusting others' funds only with prudence.
Governor Folk of Missouri clashes with St. Louis brewers over enforcing Sunday saloon closures. Brewers raise a large fund to defeat the law while Folk stands firm, backed by public support for prohibition and the statute. The Kansas City Star notes Folk's placidity and resolve despite brewer influence.
The Delaware county supervisors faced criticism for charging the county livery bills during committee work. Two board members refunded about $500 to the treasury and the piece argues the current pay structure for committee travel is inadequate. It calls for explicit provision or equivalent compensation for such duties, noting that $2.50 daily plus five cents per mile does not cover livery wages.
The New York World, previously noncommittal on Bryan, backs Parker and opposes Bryan's socialist leanings. It asserts the GOP and Theodore Roosevelt’s "big stick" approach over Bryan’s platform, signaling a slow shift in local Democratic support away from Bryanism and toward reorganization of the party under Republican influence.
Harry Price a conductor on the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Interurban was killed Sunday near Iowa City while signaling from a construction train. He died instantly when struck by the motor, his chest crushed above the heart. He left a wife and three children, and his funeral will be at 3 PM Wednesday at 913 Tenth Ave West Cedar Rapids with burial at Oak Hill. His father Count Price was a longtime conductor killed years ago.
The Portland Oregonian warns idleness as a major youth vice that breeds other evils. It dulls character and harms body and mind, and fosters dependence on society while refusing to repay the world’s demands for effort and contribution.
A Philadelphia Record piece lists guidance for boys on becoming responsible citizens. It urges avoiding cigarettes, showing kindness to animals, developing courage, learning practical skills, and cultivating manners such as gentleness toward sisters and tidy habits like closing doors quietly.
Editorials endorse Bernard Murphy for governor noting his ability to handle state business without a press bureau. Cedar Rapids and Keokuk papers agree the observation is well founded and Iowa would benefit from his leadership.
Geo McBride returns from Iowa City with daughter Carrie after her appendicitis operation. Carrie recovers well. M W MacArthur sells photo business to Dwight Smith of Monticello who will oversee starting June 1. McArthur stays several months to transition. James Fowler returns from Pittsville with J I Brownell. Brownell family settles well in new home. J A Robertson from near Delhi prospers in Reinbeck. Miss Ione Westcott elected high school principal at Reinbeck with salary about double. begins next school year.
Kelly and Kerrigan discuss labor action. They claim Kerrigan and Shorter want sixty minute hours while workers seek a fifty five minute workday. The exchange centers on wage and shift length as the cause of the strike.
Archbishop Keane plans a Rome visit next week. Manchester forms a militia cell while Marion seeks annexation to Cedar Rapids. A Davenport man fined for keeping his child from school. Local anniversaries, bankruptcies, rail grievances, and court notices fill the pages.
A Cleveland Leader brief finds a young bride sobbing as her husband’s distrust surfaces after she cooks his first dinner. He invites a doctor guest, revealing tensions about loyalty and secrecy in their marriage. The fragment reflects broader gossip tone of the era.
Readable fragment notes a New York health powder named Royal Caring Powder marketed as a remedy. No clear outcome or endorsements are provided in the text.
A brief shopper notice invites readers to take a wagon to Hoyt's nursery this spring when trees are large and inexpensive. The prompt emphasizes affordable trees likely to grow well for spring planting.
Cascade notes include visits by Co G members and relatives, a planned shoe store opening, land purchases on Pontiac street, and a visiting old soldier. Easter picnics at Wesleyan Seminary and a Baptist Sunday school program are reported. Calf cholera concerns farmers while electric plants consider crude oil as a steam generator. Dakota excursion funds draw attention, and Veach farm horses suffer a mysterious illness with state experts en route.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Folkers was buried today in Scotch Grove. A new boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sackett. Mr. Alex Sutherland returned from a two weeks visit with his sons in Oklahoma. Mr. Will Johnson and family of Hopkinton visited relatives here over Sunday. Hoyt Bros. Nursery Co. began work on a park between the Hoyt residence and the depot, promising improvement for the village. the firm also offers nursery stock and reports strong spring business.
A whimsical reflection on dairy and digestion notes that butter from cows would negate milk as a concept. It adds that cod liver oil, though nourishing, must be emulsified to aid human digestion.
Scott's Emulsion blends the best oil with hypo phosphites to aid digestion and enhance nutrition. The makers Scott & Bowne claim it is the most strengthening nourishing food medicine in the world, available from druggists at $1.00, New York address 409-415 Pearl Street.
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