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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
5
An editorial argues profiteering and high living costs stem from wasteful spending and small purchases. It urges bulk buying, fewer luxury goods, and personal economy while noting potential government price controls and wage pressures, including railroad workers and actors in New York. It cites local chautauqua funds and critiques domestic policy.
The author questions the Justice Department’s plan to prosecute meat packers under the Sherman act. They argue prosecutions rarely lower prices and urge a policy shifting from law toward practical investigations that address price causes from farm to table. The piece asserts meat prices remain high despite previous prosecutions.
A letter from an Iowa reader explains heavy farm debt and the risk to a wife and two children if the farmer dies. The piece argues that life insurance, especially term policies for short periods, can safeguard the family’s working capital and protect large farm investments from sudden loss.
The Federal Trade Commission examines the Pan Motor Co as a stock selling scheme. From 1917 to 1919 the company raised nearly 4.75 million dollars from 54,000 subscribers, paying over a million to salesmen and commissions and assembling 200 machines.
The Omaha World-Herald calls for living wages and fair returns for employers while urging thoughtful dialogue to avoid strikes. It emphasizes intelligent leadership and careful review of disputes to prevent community harm and promote progress without hotheaded action.
Manson Democrat argues readers will regret grumbling about heat and coal in winter and questions how America can pay high wages if tariffs fall. It claims Oriental workers in China and Japan accept much lower wages and warns against near free trade.
Miss Alice L. Ivory wed James J. Welch of Olwein. Henry G. Tietge of Hartville dies aged 70. Reinbeck business sold to Moser and Emmett. A farm house fire near Edgewood with no insurance. Dyersville hosts $1,000 days vaudeville. Morley votes to build a $60,000 consolidated school.
The Philadelphia mint works overtime to meet abnormal demand for cent pieces as the inflated cost of living persists. The penny has lost purchasing power yet remains indispensable for odd sums including war taxes, highlighting its paradoxical popularity.
The Kansas City Star notes that high prices and ample supply fail to curb purchases, inviting careless spending rather than thrift. The Chicago Daily News adds that a peace between President Wilson and the United States Senate may be unlikely, even for a league of nations.
The Wall Street Journal parody argues income tax can be solved by bizarre arithmetic using income, assets, family traits, and odd factors. It notes sixteen days since nationwide prohibition and challenges liquor vendors’ dire prophecies, calling drinking saloons a false profit to health and homes.
Iowa Jones County supervisors and school board meet in August 1919. The boards approve minutes, pay bills for utilities, printing, oiling streets, and supplies. New teacher Grace Joy elected at $90 monthly. A franchise hearing for Monticello Electric Co. set for September 8. Numerous road and tax actions, inheritance of school land corrections, and extensive county expenditures detailed.
An advertisement urges readers with piles to try the Whitney Treatment, described as easy to apply with guaranteed results. The notice lists the Modern Drug Shop and Rexall Drug Store in Monticello Iowa as sellers and credits Whitney Method Limited of Des Moines Iowa.
The feature extols finishing and fitting quality millwork as cost effective against cheap materials. It urges homes built for work, play, and rest, praising comfort, beauty, and convenience and warning against poor planning that leaves housewives little time for leisure. Also notes the 23 year Op eration Binder on Louis I Pries farm near Waverly and a shed paya proverb about not judging hastily.
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