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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
7
The text discusses a dubious coupon scheme offering $10 stock stockings for a dollar and a s15 hose offer, then shifts to a memorial building plan at a college with a $1,000,000 goal. It also covers prosecutions of a Peoria distillery case, labor statistics, and drunken driving penalties, highlighting distribution of savings and court actions.
Fragmentary text indicates a discussion on 45 and 1000 owners managing stock to retain investors. The snippet suggests investor confidence strategies during financial uncertainty without detailing actions or outcomes.
A senior class questionnaire shows everyone knows Red Grange's football team but nobody knows the University of Illinois president. The item underscores surprising gaps in student knowledge about campus leadership.
Sioux City Journal notes the 69th Congress, held by Republicans, enjoys a workable majority and harmony with the administration. It forecasts tax revision farm relief and foreign policy decisions, warns against radical defections, and says success depends on sound legislation and public reaction.
The article argues Captain Paul Foley did follow legal forms during a court martial inquiry into Mrs. Lansdowne testimony at Washington, contending papers misstate events and accuse him of suborning perjury. It condemns biased press coverage and labels Mitchell propaganda as attacking American institutions.
The article argues that progress will come from science and fashion, noting Westernized attire spreading from Asia and among nations. It contrasts symbols like the bowler, frock coat, silk hat, and turbans with practical dress for fieldwork, suggesting uniforms reflect modernization and labor needs.
A Waterloo Tribune line contrasts Senator Borah’s boasts with the notion that he never fixes anything, suggesting skepticism about his problem solving. The brief pokes at political rhetoric and effectiveness.
Over 200 corn cribs in Johnson County will be sealed under state warehousing law to secure bank credit for farmers, per Harley D Hunt, county farm bureau agent. Also reported are hog losses from cholera near South Crystal, a Newhall Savings Bank closure with plans for reorganization, and Freemason officers elected in Anamosa.
Judgments in district court favor Stabler Bros of Monticello for 47621.28 with sale of 470 acres home farm of Murray and favor James Littlefield Hopkinton for 30467.69 with sale of 856 acres Spence farm. Receivers named to rent farms and pay rent during redemption. Murray later declared bankrupt but suits earlier.
The Des Moines Register contemplates Senator Borah and the foreign relations panel as a potential obstacle to the world court. It questions whether La Follette would have blocked action if he led the committee, noting a looming presidential victory despite possible counter moves.
The supreme court recently condemned slot machines that dispense chips or mints as violations of gambling statutes. The decision arose from a Polk County case where a user appealed a conviction for operating a gambling device. The court held that appealing to the gambling instinct makes the devices illegal.
A Marshalltown Times-Republican reflection on the role of elderly farmers alongside youth in agriculture. The piece argues young people are the world’s hope, yet honors the old man and his rugged farm as the pedestal supporting future growers.
The Carroll Herald notes Congressman Boles saying Iowa farmers might rebel and criticizes radicals who fueled discontent. It suggests he return to his prior platform of common sense and sanity amid campaign turmoil.
Mrs. Askew outlines the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus from his followers. The article lists Peter and Andrew, James and John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the less, Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas Iscariot, and Matthias, noting roles, traits, and fates while emphasizing their formation through faith and witness across early Christian years.
The schedule shows Sacred Heart games with opponents and locations. Key matchups include Dec 11 Center Junction here Dec 17 Ryan Parochial there Dec 30 Xavier High here Jan 8 Immaculate Conception here Jan 183 Immaculate Conception there Jan 22 St Patrick's here Jan 29 Cascade there Feb 6 Ryan Parochial there Feb 10 Cascade here Feb 15 St Patrick's there Feb 26 Xavier High there.
Letters to Santa from Monticello and Wyoming Iowa in December 1925 and 1926 express requests for Christmas gifts. Edna Mae Crane asks for sleds slippers candy and nuts. Eugene Topping requests a BB gun sled tractor and toys. Everett Leroy Clark seeks a tree scooter blocks football train and candy.
Practical tips cover cleaning smoky ceilings with soda water and teapots with butter to stop dripping. It advises eucalyptus oil for delicate fabric stains, a wood ash and salt stove cement, glass globe cleaning with ammonia, bicarbonate use for burns, insect bites, heartburn relief, and aiding sleep when taken at night.
A collection of short humorous excerpts and ironic tales. A speeding motorist pays three tens for a total of thirty dollars and jokes about leaving town. A minstrel recalls pride in his craft while a lawyer traps himself with a quip. A Missouri merchant faces a self aware railroad town banker and one man bar in a mock legal chase.
Albert E. Coe pastor. Sunday School 10 00 a.m. Morning Worship 11 00 a.m. Haworth League 6 30 p.m. Christmas Concert 7 30 p.m. The Sunday school program will be held on Christmas eve. On December 20 the choir presents The Manger Prince with carols Hebrew melodies and modern choral music. Christmas offerings support mission work for children.
The Waterloo Tribune argues the president will push the plan to join the world court, insisting he will not meddle in European politics yet sees great benefit for the nation and world through entry. Humboldt Republican notes Iowa farmers suffer from easy borrowing and a need for affordable repayment.
Forrowed April 8 sired by Mon ogram 629949 grand champion at the South Dakota state fair this fall. Also Wild Rose 1318974 by Reliabie Pathfinder grand champion at the Iowa Interstate and South Dakota state fairs in 1923. Pigs in thrifty condition priced reasonable. Farm two miles west of Scotch Grove. Helgens Bros Monticello.
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