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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
7
In 1924 over 2,000 people died at grade crossings and more than 6,000 were injured. C B AUOL argues warnings fail and fault lies with drivers. He urges driver exams and stricter qualifications as crucial steps to reduce accidents.
Yellowstone observes Old Faithful erupting about every 67 minutes with outbursts lasting around five minutes reversing a former 60 minute cycle. Scientists note changes in the geyser basin as several other geysers ceased activity while some previously inactive ones resumed shooting steam and water.
Sam R. Kimball, an elderly rancher from the San Fernando Valley, ordered a $1,200 steel coffin with a radio from a Los Angeles undertaker. He believes the soul lingers near the body until Judgment Day and that he will hear news after death.
Sweden moves radio ahead as Grimeton station sends about 95 percent of telegrams to the United States while receiving from the U S accounts for only around 40 percent. Cable firms cut prewar rates to meet the new competition. Grimeton was built for direct U S communication.
Benito Mussolini, already ruling with five cabinet posts, writes as historian of Fascism in the monthly Getarcia. He defends the 1922 revolution and the Fascist labor union, arguing unions bind to the fatherland and aid liberation of capital. He calls the March on Rome an insurrection, not a parliamentary coup, and urges vigilance and militant defense of the revolution.
Ratina Jakoba a prominent Maori says Maori ancestry traces to Hawaii. He and Australian Mormon workers visited the Lale temple in Oahu and claim a chieftain Hema ruled Hawaii before a war forced him and companions to sea. Legends speak of Maui canoes carrying settlers to New Zealand.
I F Tillman claims a lifelong cuff button record in Warsaw Indiana wearing longer than any Hoosier for forty three years since age sixteen. Now fifty nine he began the habit after buying the buttons and has worn them nearly daily.
A saying from Johny Hopkins in Black and Blue Jay argues it is better to be broke than to have never loved at all, reflecting romantic idealism over financial comfort.
In Williamsport Pennsylvania Mayor Gilmore sentenced four boys aged nine to fourteen to attend Sunday school regularly for an indefi nite period after they pleaded guilty to stealing a pocketbook from their school principal. The grandmother alerted police and the boys were shown cells before the judgment. The Mayor warned the sentence could be reopened if not faithfully carried out.
In Buenos Aires the deaths of seven adopted children in Osvaldo Teston’s house spark public interest. Police shift from a mental illness theory to a claim of unprecedented cruelty by Mrs Testoni, allegedly torturing the children to death by slow starvation to revel in their suffering, with earlier victims given plain funerals amid later lavish surroundings.
The unaccountable indifference by eminent doctors who treated the children and by the woman's husband Osvaldo Testoni and by the servants who witnessed the unfoldment of the terrible drama stands out as the most intriguing aspect of the affair.
In Fairmont West Virginia the Fairmont Times notes readers joke about the term Right-O Genealogy and its tricky pronunciation, reflecting light chatter among residents about local linguistic quirks.
A Marseille bill collector Jacques Rumede disappears on March 14. Detectives uncover a hidden cupboard behind Dr. Erre Bougrat’s lab containing Rumede’s decomposed body and a 12 000 franc stash. Rumede died from a mercury injection, prompting charges of fraud and attempted murder against Bougrat and revelations of his financial and romantic indiscretions. All France is shocked by the doctor’s crimes and the hidden cupboard death.
Exactly five per cent of those who serve time in penal institutions and are discharged make good, said F. B. Lyon, superintendent of the Central Howard Association in Chicago. In 1924 the group placed 2,884 men and boys in industry after discharge, earning $266,557. Rehabilitation work spans eight states: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota.
In Middletown New York farmer Louis Bell waded into a flood flooded Bloomburg garden and found a 15 pound German carp feeding on carrot tops. He killed it with a spade. Farmers report carp damage to lettuce and asparagus beds. Constable Miller set fish traps baited with Brussels sprouts to deter the carp.
Reynolds tried to catch a rooster for dinner when a large bird spurred him in the back of the knee and pierced an artery. The incident occurred in Globe Arizona as the man attempted to corral the bird.
A fatal accident in Evanston involves Lorraine Yucker, a one year old who swallowed a bean during play. The bean lodged in her windpipe causing strangulation and death within minutes.
John Young a Seattle salesman died after re entering his blazing home to rescue his wife whom he believed still inside. His wife woke and reached a neighbor’s porch while Young carried their three children from the burning house.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a quotation attributed to Benjamin Franklin about adaptation and timing. The line contrasts grave season with jocose mood, but the source text is incomplete and lacks clear event or proper context. Further readable details are needed for a precise card.
Alan H. C. Bernard secretary treasurer of the Southern Pipe and Foundry Company of Birmingham claims he rode a six foot fish to shore at St Andrews Bay during a Panama City vacation. He and three companions say the fish was stranded by the receding tide and Bernard plans to mount it as proof of his feat.
Kansas City report describes John Payne a six foot Negro laborer climbing 180 feet to secure a torn steel cable during a violent storm. Superintendent W B Beam recounts Payne saved the work and credited his faith in God for giving strength. Payne said he prayed going down and returning, and that God let him get back.
Rudyard Kipling topped a public favorite poll in England where prizes were eight automobiles awarded to winners whose author rankings matched the order in the lists of competitors. The lineup favored enduring authors with Kipling leading, followed by Hardy, Conan Doyle, Wells, and others including Chesterton and Conrad.
Ohio will exceed 100000 acres in game refuges with 102 total preserves led by the Roosevelt refuge at 18001 acres. Jefferson and Columbiana counties to gain new tracts under last session laws. The state operates a pheasant farm at Wellington and a fish hatchery at London. Chief game warden Thomperon outlines plans for a Roosevelt refuge miniature site with over fifty cages for fur bearing animals and birds ready by July.
Dr Harry Beal Torrey of the University of California reports experiments using thyroxin capsules to alter feather pigment and hormones to turn hens into roosters in summer lectures. He cites thyroid and pituitary research and shows feather changes from white to barred with black.
A husband pleads for quiet to write a check while the wife calms the children. She commands the kids to go upstairs and warns of severe punishment if they speak again that night. The exchange highlights impatience, parenting, and domestic tension.
George Doran the publisher cracked a joke in New York at a farewell dinner before his departure for Europe. He quipped that authors never think about money and expect royalties large enough to keep them from worrying about money for the rest of their lives.
In Brooklyn, Lena Tartar forty six, sought to save eight children from a street car on the Caarsie Shar e line. She pushed Tessie five, Isadore eight, and Phymun six from the tracks as the car bore down. The mother was struck and died en route to the hospital.
An oil well in the Big Lake district of southwestern Texas yields almost ice cold oil with a high sulphur content and 35 percent gasoline. The well is regarded as a freak and popular as a workplace in hot weather.
The United States tops the world in the number of inventions patented, with England France Germany Belgium Canada and Italy following in order.
Jesse Riley, a Black truck driver, tried five times to burn the Doran Street schoolhouse after Glendale barbers refused to trim his hair. Police say the plan was revenge on the community, with damages estimated at 12 500 dollars. Riley remains jailed awaiting arraignment on arson charges.
A fire in Searcy Arkansas caused by a sparrow's nest ignited by a lightning strike hit the home of Clyde Calhoun. The blaze started in the eaves where the nest was located and caused several hundred dollars in damage.
A thief took a chicken roasting in an oven in the kitchen of Mrs. Al Barnett while she was elsewhere in the house. The incident occurred at Owen Indianapolis. No further details provided.
Wilmington traffic policeman John Traynor remained at his post as the sun beat down. His shoes were left behind after he cut the laces and the footwear became stuck in the softened roadway.
The article notes sugar cane is harvested today using the same primitive techniques described 40 centuries ago. It emphasizes continuity of method and tradition in agricultural practice beyond modern tools.
Campers learn a simple method to clean greasy water pails by rinsing with a cupful of gasoline drawn from the car. The tip promotes keeping the pails sanitary for reuse.
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