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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
5
The piece argues Samuel Gompers opposes using court power to curb violence in the railway strike while the president supports collective bargaining and protecting workers including nonunion. It praises Mayor Maurice for enforcing laws and curbing disorder, noting his actions against vice and bootlegging and his mandate to uphold decency.
Congressman Cole introduces a bill to amend the Federal Farm Loan Act raising the maximum loan per borrower from 10000 to 25000, arguing current limits hinder Iowa farm purchases. He notes some areas lack money while others need more liberal government financing to help tenants buy farms with longer repayment periods.
A Chicago police captain cautions that girls should avoid rides from young men in flashy cars. He urges choosing simple companions or plain wheels, saying it is easier to enter a roadster than to exit safely, and emphasizes sensible home training to prevent danger.
A Missouri resident in Monticello predicts Reed will be beaten if intraparty tensions within the Democrats persist. Opponents accuse Reed of scathing remarks in the primary and vow vengeance. They believe Reed narrowly survived thanks to cross-party wet votes in St Louis and Kansas City, signaling a turbulent campaign ahead.
A rural observer notes the late wilting and extended hot spell in August that finally boosted corn growth. Farmers find the hot week valuable as the corn fields show heavy ears, confirming Iowa as a corn state and signaling satisfaction with the season’s progress.
J. France of Tipton, recently nominated by the democrats as a candidate for judge of the district court, has filed his declination with the secretary of state. He states he does not need the nomination’s advertising and has no desire to recruit the defeated lame duck class.
The Kansas City Star notes the National Surety Company's K demand to fund public education on honesty as a business strategy. It argues embezzlement persists despite penalties, urges joint responsibility among home, school, church, and business to locate the moral weak spot and reform national behavior.
The University of California plans to suppress flapper culture with new rules. Beatrice Ward warns incoming students that the campus is no place for flappers and the Women’s Welfare board works on flapper proofing rules banning artificial complexion stockings rolled below the knee vamping cigarettes late dancing and extreme clothing. The Godmother Brigade led by Ward Chamberlain Marsellus Mason and Matthews will enforce the rules.
An Omaha woman says her husband confessed to being a burglar and claimed he was a dry cleaner, apparently meaning a house cleaner. The remark reveals his attempt to disguise the crime.
The Chicago Tribune argues large cities lack discipline that sustains respect for life. It cites drunk murderers, reckless driving, gun violence, jealous killings, and lenient juries, urging public opinion to demand vigorous law enforcement and swift penalties to deter crime.
H A Bittenbender of Iowa State College asserts Rhode Island hens are good producers with intelligent attention. He notes that selection and good records improve traits, citing a hen with egg records of 238 207 189 183 and 122 over five years. A haw bulletin 202 details the experiment at the Iowa Experiment Station.
A circular, fully illustrated by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, outlines the best equipment for cattle yards. Prepared by M A Foster and R S Stephenson, the guide argues tight troughs save feed, racks prevent hay waste, and proper layout reduces labor while preserving valuable manure.
In Peoria Illinois district the rematch pits W B Hull a former distiller against Jesse Black democratic nominee both leaning dry The issue dominates campaigns with other disputes set aside Wayne Wheeler cites broad nomination patterns across 17 states showing many incumbents renominated and a majority supporting prohibition while several new nominees are dry
A Mitchell Republican columnist dismisses the Literary Digest prohibition poll as folly. He argues prohibition is settled in the Constitution and likens a return of the saloon to slavery, vowing to oppose saloon advocates at the polls and ensure the ban remains.
Mitchell accuses Missouri Democrats of organizing opposition to Senator Reed, arguing his renomination was driven by a bid for St. Louis wet votes. The piece claims Reed’s support came from brewery interests and questions the sincerity of his tenure, praising Democrats who refuse to back him.
Margot Asquith argues in Washington Post that Americans possess excess funds, a condition she believes would end if English lecturers prevail.
Ottumwa secured the 1923 convention of the League of Iowa municipalities while Mason City won the site for a county officials gathering. Triplets born to Mr and Mrs Charles M Brees of Waterloo. Tama county to gravel 26 miles of primary roads starting Sept 15 with 50 car loads of gravel.
A chronicle of August events in Jones county including deaths of Charles Hall Jr and A P Himebaugh, Noah Bigley, and August Petersen, marriages of C J Gallagher to Libbie L Rohn and Aggie Kehoe to Michael Hogan, a fatal threshing accident, a barn fire, a drowning in the Wapsipinicon, a birth at Cartano, a major county fair with about 8 000 attendees, and other local occurrences in Monticello and surroundings.
Town State College home economists report experiments substituting salt for part of the sugar in jam and marmalade. England has long used salt to cut sugar costs with good results, producing palatable jam without the sickly sweetness. Use one cup sugar and a tablespoonful of salt per pound of fruit, mix, cook, and let stand five to six days for the salt flavor to vanish.
Col Ransom H. Gillette of New York, counsel for the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, welcomes Judge's accession to the cause and argues that present day prohibition can be ridiculed out of existence. He warns ridicule can also fortify supporters and rebound on its user.
The writer argues against censorship, claiming it would boost illegal distribution and invite widespread access to permissive works. They warn that government paternalism and excessive materialism threaten taste and individual liberty, urging continued private judgment in reading matters.
George T. Red dick, a Democrat, resigned months ago from the board of parole to lead a group favoring light wines and beer citing self respect. Recent dispatches say he moved from Des Moines to Iowa City and is a candidate for justice of the peace.
The Lincoln Journal notes rising employment nationwide and argues that removing strike threats would allow business to advance under full steam in fall. It says concessions are possible for industrial tranquility while wage demands are not the sole factor in the deadlock.
The Italian government plans to forbid members of the chamber of deputies from carrying arms while deliberating. The policy signals a restrictive move against free parliamentary governance in Europe.
Poem extols that a nation’s strength stems from its people not wealth or arms. It praises men who endure, labor, and uphold truth and honor to build enduring foundations and uplift the nation.
Two young men confronted Mayor Maurice in Monticotla last week objecting to his town policies. The mayor reportedly swung at them, and they chose to let him govern as he sees fit.
A Lincoln Star item notes a young lady showing patience and ingenuity by energizing a rouge box a small coin purse and a handkerchief all day and warns a young man that such tests are not always decisive.
Lincoln Journal notes the Ku Klux Klan now dominates the Texas Democratic Party and argues it would benefit Texas to vote Republican on this issue, though predicts that won’t happen this year.
The Sioux Falls Press reports a Tennessee nomination of a dead man for Congress, noting the nomination may reveal little change in representation and the quality of representation in at least one district remains unchanged.
The Argus Leader notes Henry Ford will be an old man before he is sworn in if the public does not demand his presidency. The remark frames the idea that public pressure is needed to accelerate the official oath.
The statute proposes a reduction in passenger tires. No objections are heard. The commission plans to grant the proposal after the hearing.
The fragmentary note appears to reflect a Washington Post style pondering a gender claim and a jury outcome. It mentions cleverness linked to a woman versus a man and hints at a metaphor about honeycomb and seasonal production without a clear event.
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