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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
6
A Dubuque church brotherhood hosts a father and son banquet stressing companionship and guidance across generations. The piece reflects on family business succession, restraint on ambition, and the value of steady mentorship amid changing times.
The Manchester Press reports a Des Moines mutual hail insurance company levying assessments of 27 dollars per thousand for Delaware county policy holders. The piece argues weak mutuals burden members who become liable for debts if the company fails and notes a pattern of organizers receiving large salaries from state mutuals.
The article notes A B Funk plans to replace Governor Garst as industrial commissioner on January first after moving to Des Moines. It praises his character and ability to enforce correct policy. It also reports that Colorado's supreme court affirmed the legality of statewide prohibition in a ruling issued last Monday.
Congressman Good met with business leaders and farmers in Traer on Friday to listen to protests against proposed changes to rural mail routes. He reported receiving about 100 petitions from the district and pledged to press for relief when he reaches Washington, condemning clerks for implementing plans without local knowledge.
The Sioux City judge held that a widow must prove a delinquent child to qualify for a widow's pension or have a child sent to a state detention institution. This interpretation is widely criticized as undermining the law's intent to keep children out of delinquency.
Ford argues that the proposed European peace conference is a simple plan requiring only a voyage across the ocean and a summons to neutral representatives. He envisions a court of the people addressing warring governments, a concept he says is as simple as summoning soldiers from the trenches.
Henry Ford should focus on domestic issues before foreign affairs. The writer argues for addressing conflicts with Roosevelt Taft and Champ Clark rather than patching European differences and wasting resources on overseas missions. The home field is overrun with problems resembling the hardships of Flanders.
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports film companies hype high production costs and claim a star engagement at 3.6 million dollars. The paper suggests actual costs may be far lower and accuses publicity methods of spreading false impressions.
The Chicago Evening Post reports growing concern over Serbian influence as Bulgaria faces diplomatic or political pressure described as a dangerous remedy. Officials weigh responses amid regional tensions and shifting alliances in Southeast Europe.
A advisory piece urges safe banking with checks on bank age capital deposits and managers. It compares banks to eggs and favors long proven institutions. The issue also lists December 1895 Monticello events including deaths marriages railway work and a peculiar eye theft anecdote.
Tama County supervisors confront Paul S Kingsley of Strawberry Point over 53 bridge contracts in Tama County with work lagging behind. He faces $48 000 in county bills and $8 000 at a south Tama bank amid weather and foreman issues. Kingsley is on a $22 000 bond. completion deadline is November 1 with a $10 daily penalty.
Anamosa and other towns fear the Can road closure as meetings discuss state intervention. A Des Moines paper notes officials worry they cannot stop the Chicago Anamosa Northern railroad abandonment. the receiver seeks federal court permission to end service claiming unprofitability. Judge J A Henderson travels to Dubuque to review records for a possible state case. Independence gains a new county name nearing completion.
In a small town, residents typically have access to three newspapers but predominantly support a single local paper. The situation highlights reader loyalty and market dynamics in regional media.
Readable items show evangelist Rogers and singer Phill Potts holding a revival in Anamosa. Businessmen meet to discuss discontinuing service on a local road. Numerous fatal accidents and fires affect nearby towns, including Delhi, Lynn Haven, Manchester, and Maquoketa.
The column notes Germans buying wartime materials, promotes Pocahontas Smokeless coal and Southern Gem coal, and urges delivery readiness. It humorously quips about coal shortages, old gates, hens, and spring cleanup, while advertising eclipse nut soap, clay laundry, sanitary nests, storm sash and doors.
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