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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
1
A Monticello Iowa column jokes about vacation ease and social foibles. It jests on dieting, flirtations, craftily dated fads, temperamental women, and humorous vignettes about dancing, beehive hats, beheading in laws, and musical tastes. The piece preserves a light satirical voice characteristic of the era.
In Paris experts believe a cure for whooping cough may be near as medicine advances. The piece reflects on medical progress while noting comfort and endurance of those who work in heat, suggesting optimistic hopes from specialists.
The text ponders future policewomen adopting new styles each season and defines nagging as brain itch, suggesting no need to explain the itch a nagged person would swat away. The fragment mix discusses social change and everyday irritations with a playful, ironic tone.
The article cites a Cornell University scientist advising men and women to marry and live longer. It notes that many who have tried the experiment would welcome a shorter life, reflecting on the paradoxical views surrounding domestic rules and personal longevity.
An ostrich slipped from a circus in an English town and led police on a street chase. A motorcycle officer then demonstrated his riding skill during the pursuit before the bird was captured.
Crop experts estimate the wheat yield this year at 744 million bushels while other voices warn of hard times, illustrating uncertainty about prosperity among specialists.
Some eaters estimate watermelon to be nearly as anesthetic as corn on the cob, suggesting a shared sensory effect.
A man detained by authorities is forced to perform on a piano inside the jail as a form of punishment, raising questions about treatment and disciplinary methods.
The public largely agrees the earth orbits the sun but objects to the claim that the sun is farther away in summer than in winter, a notion that seems to cause heated debate among observers.
The text notes a man who, after a quarrel with his wife, takes a new job at a powder mill and is described as working with dynamite. This reflects period slang for dangerous work and domestic strife.
Report notes a drop in playing card use in Illinois likely caused by the allure of films cabarets and tea dances Reformers face a choice on whether this change is beneficial or harmful to society
Des Moines reports forecast a large corn crop for Iowa with high prices, aided by drought losses but compensating by price gains. Ten year averages show corn acreage up while per acre yield remains around 83 percent. total production rises with planted area.
Des Moines reports new federal appointments affecting Iowa office seekers. Eugene Reardon is named postmaster at Auburn Sac county replacing E H Merrill who resigned. Helmer D Brunstad becomes rural carrier at Leland. Postmasters commissioned include Ed McConaughey Allerton Charles W McCarty Ottumwa Peter Junges Hospers Fred C Boeke Hubbard Daniel P OConnor Lawler John J Herbster Milford John F Goos Sabula.
Voters in Cedar Rapids defeated the $200,000 tax measure to aid the Water loo, Cedar Falls and Northern road in extending from Ur bana to Cedar Rapids. The election drew an exceptionally large turnout with a 1,932 vote margin against the proposition. A large number of women voted.
Iown at Washington Des Moines Mary Cox appointed postmaster at Leslie Clarke county replacing J K McPherson who resigned B A Jacob Ottumwa named assistant meat inspector in Bureau of Animal Industry Postmaster Charles W Mae Carthy Ottumwa commissioned
In Keokuk Iowa citizens at a mass meeting moved to recall Mayor Elder and Commissioners Gray and Hickey under the recall clause of the commission plan. If successful this would be the first such attempt in Iowa to oust an entire city council.
Mrs Belle Vinnedge Drake society editor of the Daily Capital and her brother Alvin Vinnedge of Seattle were among fifteen survivors of the State of California after a recent wreck in Alaskan waters.
Yeggs entered the Avoca power house in daylight while Andrew Stucker was at the engine. They forced open a box and stole a watch and pocketbook.
Twenty two year old Otis Baumgartner of McCallsburg drowned after falling from a rowboat while standing to row on the Iowa River near Marshalltown. The accident occurred as he attempted to row, leaving the exact location described as near here.
A group of women used forged checks to rob five Sioux City department stores, netting about $500 in cash and merchandise before being stopped.
Clayton county reports payments made last year for nearly 1000 rattlesnakes killed, according to the county auditor. The bounty program paid out rewards to residents who removed venomous serpents from the county.
Mrs. J. H. Zan Nuis and her daughter Miss Lou Zan Nuis drowned at Reed's lake while fishing with grandson Wilbur Scanterbury. The boy escaped by climbing onto the overturned boat and holding on until help arrived.
The report notes ongoing work on the road between here and Floyd with four miles completed. A traction engine is employed to aid the construction effort.
A large barn on Frank Lawrence’s farm north of town burned down, taking three horses and 35 tons of hay with it. Harness and feed also perished, with investigators attributing the blaze to spontaneous combustion in the hay.
Marengo mourns as E. R. Beemer and his wife perish after their car is struck by the eastbound Rocky Mountain Limited near Ladora on Sunday.
Food Inspector M E Flynn files eight informations against four Davenport ice dealers accusing them of forming a trust and cheating customers by short weights. Investigations claim deliveries were reweighed showing an average 20 percent short weight and not once overcharged. Alleged in many cases the deceit targeted poorer quarters.
Mrs. Fee Warman of Bussey was arrested for assault with intent to commit murder after she allegedly brandished a revolver at John Reed during a drinking session. the cartridge failed to fire. Judge Brobst bound her over to the September grand jury in $1,000 bail.
Dr H Cummings aged 79 was fatally struck when a horse he held reared near a passing automobile and a thill pierced his heart. He was a longtime local figure and father of Prof H Cummings of the State University of Iowa faculty.
Mason City report says Tony Tyler led eight starters in a 64 mile motorcycle race to Hampton when he struck a bridge. He lost an eye and sustained internal injuries. Four of the eight starters finished the event, and speeds exceeded a mile a minute.
General Grenville M. Dodge, after an operation in Rochester for prostate gland removal, has recovered enough to be moved to a hotel to regain strength before returning home.
Announcement of the fast motor boat Miss Ethel Salisbury of Muscatine entering the Mississippi Valley regatta at Keokuk. She will race against her sister boat Ethel I which can reportedly reach 35 miles per hour.
H G Conger will become commercial superintendent for the Town of the Iowa Telephone company in Des Moines succeeding A Clark who moves to Omaha to serve as chief clerk to Guy H Platt the companys general superintendent.
Several hundred people gathered at Wick Field grounds in Yaggy Warren county for the association's annual two day picnic.
A one day stock sale for an armory in Mason City raised 12050 with six subscribers at 1000 each. The rapid total shows strong local support and market demand for the armory venture.
The Southwestern Iowa Medical society will hold its annual meeting in Creston on September 4 announced by the Iowa Medical Society. The event gathers physicians from the region for discussions and professional updates.
Clifford Townsend died from injuries suffered in an automobile wreck near Missouri Valley. The incident prompted a local inquiry and funeral arrangements for Townsend are planned in the community.
James Lister a 65 year old farmer of Conrad was killed when his car left the road five miles north of Marshalltown and overturned. He was driving to Marshalltown at the time of the accident.
Body of a well dressed man was found hanging by a leather strap from a stringer of an Illinois Central railroad bridge near here. Grips nearby contained 80 dollars in cash.
Grinnell Indiana man Clyde D Moss from New Ross sustained fatal injuries after being run over by a Rock Island freight train in Grinnell. He was 28 years old with one leg severed below the knee and the other above the ankle.
At a recent Jackson County board of supervisors session eleven bridges were ordered with a total estimated cost of 138060 dollars.
Albany Aug 20 The assembly impeachment of Governor Sulzer makes Lieutenant Governor Glynn acting governor until Sulzer is acquitted or impeachment proceedings end. The attorney general ruling enables Glynn to hold the reins, with Adjutant General Hamilton already recognizing him. Sulzer’s supporters falter as trustees fail to meet and Sulzer attends a meeting he cannot chair.
In Sherbrooke Canada officials expect Harry K Thaw to be freed under habeas corpus and deported to Vermont via Island Pond after immigration checks. An arrest in court identified a key aid, Roger Thompson, former New York chauffeur, in Thaw’s dramatic Matteawan escape.
The steamer State of California struck an uncharted rock in Gambier bay Alaska and sank within three minutes. Of 39 people aboard 32 passengers and seven seamen perished. many bodies were recovered while others remained missing. Names of several victims include Mrs Ward and her daughter along with Jane Risdon John Vanderlass and wife Leslie Hobro May Dixon Mrs C B Spithhill and child Lillian B Norman Nick Pitulas Ben A Wade Anna L Cassidy W A Dyer Minnette B Harlan Blanche Fridd Alice Johnson Beardon J Holmes and Miss Wilson.
Short dispatches report guard actions near Henry Illinois as Mexican railroad laborers camp follows a fatal night clash. Boutell declines interview while Kipling creator Bell dies in London. Navy world meeting invite planned for Hampton Roads 1915. A 17 year old Miss Sternberg vanishes in Minneapolis implying possible drowning. Italian explorer Piazzenza reaches Himalayan summit Mount Nu hk um in the Himalayas per India telegram.
Maury I. Diggs former state architect of California found guilty of transporting Marsha Warrington from Sacramento to Reno for immoral purposes. Jury returned verdict Wednesday with a maximum sentence of ten years in federal prison. sentencing set for September 2.
Somerset Ky Aug 21 Josh Tartar arrested for drunkenness at Burnside shoots Marshal John Coomer in the neck and flees. In the ensuing pursuit he fires into a crowd and kills John Fitzgerald. Tartar is wounded.
Mrs Minnie L. Thomas files for divorce from U. R. Thomas Jr. congressman of Kentucky's Third District, with the suit filed in Greenville Kentucky. The action seeks dissolution of the marriage in the Greenville court.
Burglars entered Herman jewelry store in Newport and escaped with jewelry valued at $10,000. They frightened away before taking booty worth $100,000, leaving significant value behind.
In Cleveland Ohio on August 20 the oppressive heat shows no relief in sight and the thermometer may climb above the official 85 degree maximum as residents endure a hot day.
United States Judge Emory Speer of Georgia presides in the Fifth circuit and faces impeachment amid charges brought by Col. W. A. Huff former Macon mayor and state legislator. The case was referred to the House judiciary committee by Attorney General McReynolds.
The Senate votes 383 to 39 against Senator Lip pitt’s amendment to extend the duty on spool thread to 27 percent in some cases. The bill maintains a 15 percent ad valorem rate, with a finance committee amendment capping spool thread length at 600 yards.
Gen Carmelo Castro brother of ex President Cipriano Castro of Venezuela arrives in Port of Spain from Barranquilla Colombia via Curacao landing under an assumed name.
Waterville Me August 21 nearly all of North Anser about 30 miles from here burned. Forty buildings were destroyed including the Hotel Somerset and 20 business houses.
The general conference of the Seventh Day Baptists began in Brookfield New York with President Rev William C Deland of Milton Wisconsin presiding. Sessions continue through Sunday and include church deliberations and meetings across the weekend.
Washington investigations begin after immigrant complaints that rotten food is served at Ellis Island New York. Commissioner Camminetti announced an inquiry will start immediately.
Former Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson of Iowa marked his seventy eighth birthday aboard the Anchor Neronia in New York. Col Andrew McLean of Brooklyn presented a large cake to the honoree.
A laborer named William Lunstall dies at sea while traveling to Australia to claim $1,000,000 left by his father in law. The news came via a wireless telegram received in New York.
The new Peace Palace in The Hague was formally dedicated with Andrew Carnegie contributing $1,500,000 and many countries offering support.
President Wilson indicated the initiative for testing the California anti alien land law should come from an aggrieved Japanese or their representative prompting a court challenge with U S support. The move aims to settle constitutional questions the law raises regarding property rights and nationality.
In London Kentucky on August 20 Sam Hodge and S W Hopkins argued over a seating dispute during a wild west show. The quarrel turned deadly when Hodge was shot and cannot recover. Hopkins fled or was pursued by authorities.
The note from John Lind to Provisional President Huerta proposed four measures: end hostilities, Huerta resign to an interim president, set an early election date, and bar Huerta from future candidacy. Huerta rejected the terms and urged U S recognition and withdrawal of battleships.
Washington reports J H McMichael former chief page testifies before the house lobby investigating committee about bribery and campaign funds. He says Chicago manufacturers raised $1250 for McDermott and that the congressman received $7500 to influence amendments shielding pawn brokers.
Two inmates at the Ohio state reformatory in Mansfield escaped by riding a freight train inspired by the temporary success of Harry Thaw. Authorities pursued the fugitives after the breakout.
Newark Aug 22 The Roseville Trust Company reports a cash shortage of 358000 dollars and treasurer Raymond H Smith remains missing. A commissioner determined the loss amount.
A major blaze swept through Jersey City fire manufacturing establishments, starting in the cooperage plant of Charles Heldt & Son. The fire caused about $1,000,000 in damage and damaged several nearby facilities.
Dr. C J Fletcher of Indianapolis died while climbing Blackfoot glacier in Glacier Park Montana. He fell about 600 feet and the body has been recovered and brought here.
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