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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1904
Page
5
Thomas W. Lawson mocks high financiers in the January Everybody’s magazine issue. He notes banks’ courtesy rooms for ladies, joking that such spaces are used to “make up cash.” The piece wryly suggests more Cassie Chadwicks could threaten this modern convenience.
A Des Moines gathering of Governor Cummins political friends met last Saturday. The report suggests the governor has had no chance for distinction recently, and the Ways and Means Committee aims to keep him prominently in the spotlight.
Charles J. Cash completed his official duties as county attorney with active court work concluded last Saturday. He earned praise for satisfactory work in the prosecutor's office, cordial relations with fellow lawyers, and a fair disposition toward those appearing before the bar, while not neglecting state duties.
Chicago plans an open all night bank amid talk of the simple life. The piece argues that people prefer around the clock banking, and suggests the current restless demand may fade or teach a future generation a lesson about such stress.
Senator Titus argues the Iowa biennial election amendment is valid in every detail and would be upheld if judged. He contrasts with Mr. Payne and cites ex rel Hudd v Timme 64 Wis 1818 as indicating the amendment’s favorable outcome under potential judicial review.
The article notes 821 passenger deaths and 8 077 injuries from trains in the year ending June 80 1904, plus 8 867 employee deaths and 48 266 injuries. It urges railway commissions and legislators to act, advocating a black system but warning it requires skilled railroaders, urging railroads to voluntarily adopt safety measures.
Fort Dodge physician Dr J W Kime told the Des Moines conference that Iowa has about 8000 tuberculosis cases with an average life expectancy of two years. He warned that in a year most will be dead despite claims 90 percent are curable, urging modern treatment, open air methods, and better public hygiene while noting patient reliance on hope rather than following medical advice.
The letter on the Patterson trial calls for strong home influence to curb girls pursuing stage work or self reliance. It warns of danger when daughters are sent away, detailing tragedy for Nan Patterson and a family facing stigma. It urges mothers to keep daughters at home.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle urges less reverence for human life in the United States. He notes London with 24 murders and Chicago with 128, arguing the factors behind executions and comical scales of theft by amount. More things than mercy temper justice in America.
Cedar Rapids Republican notes Mr. Black of Waterloo dry goods firm spends about $5,000 annually on advertising. He chides Marshalltown merchants for low promotion, claims to win business from nearby towns, and floods Waterloo Courier and Reporter with constant publicity under his bold name.
Des Moines Capital reports editor W. O Payne of the Nevada Representative replying to ex-Senator Titus on constitutional amendments. Payne argues the Iowa adoption mixed several amendments with no relation, cites state decisions, and urges court testing of the amendments as public sentiment grows.
The Dubuque Times notes Iowa law allows regulation of public service monopolies like railways but exempts newspaper charges. It argues regulation aims at natural monopolies while newspapers are not monopolies, a long standing principle in common law.
A district court session reveals the range of human conduct from crimes to mercy. Johnson family abuse case ends in discharge. Repstein and Schneider receive penitentiary terms for burglary. Dam fishway ruling clears Eby Clark and Lang. Lacham fined heavily for assault. Smoot Senate inquiry yields no polyamy link.
Advertises Royal Baking Powder as a housewife’s aid to make fresher cleaner tastier home baked goods. Claims it produces fine cake biscuits puddings cookies crullers crusts and muffins faster and more economically than ready made bake shop products. Royal Baking Powder Co New York.
The Marion Register shows how punctuation clarifies meaning by correcting a sentence. It contrasts a garbled line with a punctuated version, illustrating how commas and placement transform comprehension.
The New York Press notes a woman calling herself artistic after obtaining complimentary admission to a film. Public discussion contrasts lying with not telling the truth and hints at election tensions. A man’s quiet ascent home contrasts with his boisterous morning groans.
The Mt Vernon Hawkeye notes a gasoline engine factory at Iowa Falls crowded with orders beyond capacity. It argues that country towns offer profitable fields for industrial enterprise while referencing larger centers as comparison. The Philadelphia Inquirer offers a wry aside about a thoughtful wife and a snow shovel.
An automobile nearly struck Uncle Joe Cannon in Philadelphia recently. The event leaves the air filled with sulphur from his remarks as the go devil sped past, and it will be weeks before the atmosphere clears.
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