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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
6
The article rails against profiteering from producer to consumer amid soaring prices for food and clothing. It cites cotton, dry goods, and labor costs as drivers, notes the war excuse for profits, questions who bears responsibility, and calls the public to curb excess consumption while debating policy on tariffs and the league of nations.
The Washington Post argues that parties politicize the high cost of living as the nation faces widespread hardship. It warns any leader who uses hunger and deprivation for gain betrays the public trust and could provoke bread rioting and famine in a fragile economy.
Senator Lodge defends American primacy and warns against Paris covenant risks while urging a strong United States to shape world affairs. He argues America must act from strength and safeguard its destiny, countering partisan critiques by Williams and Hitchcock. The speech frames US duty and caution in wartime diplomacy.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader urges patience and cheerful optimism as the world undergoes rapid transformation after the war. It praises individuals who view current changes with a positive, forward looking attitude and strives to lift others from fault finding toward brighter perspectives.
The article recalls Dr William Osler as a foremost American medical teacher and founder of Johns Hopkins Clinic influence. It notes his Canadian birth, English baronetcy, and Oxford Regius Chair, plus twenty years in the United States shaping American medicine from 1884 to 1904.
The Springfield Mass Republican notes the president telling extreme labor leaders that the world has money but not goods. Production must continue and rise, as strikes hurt both workers and the public, placing the nation in the same boat as Europe to aid itself.
The New York Times notes Mr. Ford failed to receive a pass degree after a severe examination of his intellectual qualities. It praises him as a benevolent man and questions his suitability as a public instructor. The piece suggests his public appearances may end and mocks publicity agents. It ends with a pointed Tribune tip and a Grady style adage.
In Kansas City reflectors the piece notes women compelled to prove culinary skill beyond birthright. It contrasts innate expectations with earned achievement. It highlights societal bias and calls for recognizing women’s culinary talent and labor.
Oxford Junction has no ice and no shipments arriving. Wendt of Barlville died of heart failure at 55, survived by his widow and five daughters. A Hopkinton barn fire started by a straw pile wind blew into the barn. Ell Bickle died in Oklahoma after an operation. his burial was in Anamosa. County treasurer R R Plane of Buchanan resigns. Sherman Luther to succeed. Cedar county estates unsettled. many administrators delinquent. Mrs R O Peters of Anamosa buried. born 1833 near Mansfield Ohio. Nick Christ convicted of manslaughter in Dubuque for a 1918 shooting. Nine counties vote food roads measure with 16 yes 4 no. more elections planned. Joseph Hebel injured near Winthrop in a car collision after pulling to start a stalled Ford.
August 1884 items from The Monticello Express note a fire bell atop city hall, postmaster changes in Langworthy, new school superintendent Fred A. Jackson linked to New York Life, and a horseback accident injuring Henry Cutler. Also reported are the Jones County Fair dates, Monticello and Prairieburg baseball, a near-drowning rescue, two marriages in Anamosa, a curriculum expansion for Monticello high school, local deaths, and two marriages in Scotch Grove and Grinnell.
Senior Service Instruction Book offers practical advice for men over forty six. It promotes walking four miles daily and outdoor breathing, staying active, and moderate dress to reduce illness while warning against indoor overindulgence and closed windows.
The piece extols corn as king as its domain expands from the south central states to the north and west. It contrasts corn with barley and notes corn’s independence from traditional alcohol industries while awaiting frost to guard its bounty.
A political plea condemns propaganda and secrecy about U S policy toward Mexico. The speaker accuses the Wilson administration of suppressing information, maintaining a border army, and building forts while American lives and property suffer from bandit activity. The public deserves clear facts to know their duties.
The piece notes Ford pressed his day in court and showed limited knowledge in public affairs under cross examination. It contrasts gains of six cents with losses of respect and admiration, and recalls the White House urging Michigan voters to elect him to the Senate.
A Des Moines Capital editorial argues permanent national disruption risks if transportation lines can be halted by any organization. It asserts American resolve to administer justice to all and cautions against railroad brotherhood power while invoking the idea of an antidote to poison.
The article argues the president, after satisfying railway brotherhoods since the 1916 Adamson law, now abandons direct handling of wage demands and urges Congress to create the machinery to set future wage increases and rate hikes for railway service. It portrays a shift of responsibility from the executive to the legislative branch.
Andrew Carnegie argued that real happiness comes when wealth is put to work for humanity. He claimed rich men are now using fortunes better than ever, praising his own example as a service to humanity.
The Sioux Falls Press argues cold storage systems and non automatic release of food have encouraged hoarding to inflate prices. It labels such profiteering as a factor in the nation’s current price distress and calls for stricter controls.
The 225 pound Harvard football guard Charles Clark will miss the upcoming fall season due to a back injury suffered while playing golf. Coaches at major universities plan a nationwide campaign against golf as a rough and dangerous pastime.
Commentary notes the prince of Wales displays democratic modesty during his U S tour while the behavior of the home aristocracy remains uncertain.
The Cedar Rapids Republic argues that in business both deficits and losses must be considered, criticizing the focus on sharing deficits while ignoring broader financial implications.
A compilation of humorous exchanges and quips from newspapers including references to daylight saving, moonshine, police, and celebrity-like banter. Snippets cover women in work, romantic vignettes, and cross-cultural jokes featuring figures like Cleopatra and St Patrick with light, playful tone.
The Washington Post notes that proponents of prohibition once pushed liquor bans and now appear to back an anti tobacco campaign. It warns nicotine supporters to beware, as organized political influence could steer new restrictions through Congress.
A reflective verse scene describes late summer fields and marshes with flowering plants and wildlife. Butterflies, birds, and blooming species frame a quiet journey toward a harvest moon as day fades into night. The piece evokes a rural landscape near Worth and rippling rivers amid twilight.
Frank J Cheney sworn in Toledo Ohio as senior partner of Jod Cheney Co that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every Catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason dated December 6 1886. Medicine purportedly acts through the blood and mucous surfaces and is sold by druggists for 76 cents. A supplement notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An advertisement promotes the Whitney Treatment for Piles as a new remedy with easy application and guaranteed results. It lists the Modern Drug Shop and Rexall Drug Store in Monticello, Iowa, and notes Whitney Method Limited of Des Moines as the maker.
The column jokes about upgrading hog housing with a concrete water bath to cool hogs, noting hogs do not sweat and prefer a real wallow. It argues that with current hog prices, investing in a concrete wallow now would pay off.
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