Court Contempt and Charleston Tone in Monticello Article
The Monticello Express reports legal clashes around Jerry Berger and Remus with Judge Shook finding Berger in contempt. It recalls Jackson overstepping federal authority in New Orleans and notes emergency habeas corpus, then condemns attempts to influence courts. It critiques church amusement as contrary to serious work, condemns vandalism of justice, and discusses chain stores harming local wealth while urging Christmas goodwill and generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger
Remus
Cincinnati
Shook
Jackson
United States
New Orleans
Hall
Thompson
Chicago
Waterloo
Lipmann Advises Smith on Prohibition and Presidency
Walter Lipmann, chief editorial writer of the New York World, counsels Al Smith to enforce prohibition in dry states and let wet states decide. He notes a prior magazine piece highlighted stumbling blocks to Smith’s presidential ambition.
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Walter Lipmann
The
New York World
al Smith
Smith
Social freedom of women linked to higher tuberculosis mortality
Dr Meyerding of St Paul argues that increased social freedom for women correlates with poorer health, citing slower TB death-rate declines among women, rises in ages 15 to 25, and fashion driven weight loss. He blames late hours, exposure, smoking, alcohol, and scant clothing, while noting education chief Agnes Samuelson rejects a teacher gift to Iowa.
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Meyerding
St. Paul
Minnesota Public Health Association
Agnes Samuelson
Towa
Iowa
Politicians Rallying for National Convention in Kansas City
The piece mockingly notes eastern politicians and Princeton professors traveling to Kansas City for a national convention. It ridicules arrogant eastern elites and suggests they should avoid the West’s beer culture and rural tones, warning they may hear local criticism.
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Menckens
Princeton
Holsteins
Berk
Kansas City
Zen
Tax Bill Wrecked by House Rowdy Debate
Congressman Cole criticizes the House tax bill as a fiscal monstrosity after lawmakers added sixty to seventy million in reductions beyond the committee measure. Democrats backed the increases to aid various interests while Republicans split. The final fate hinges on the Senate and presidential veto, with no substantial tax relief expected this year. The piece notes large corporate benefits, ongoing war debt interest, and new demands from flood relief, Boulder dam, and the corn borer.
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Cole
CG. R. Gazette
House
Greene
Treasury
Senate
Michigan
Congress
Tennessee
Boulder Dam
Systematic Saving in Council Bluffs Nonpareil
An editorial urges readers to adopt systematic saving as a daily habit. It argues that consistent, disciplined saving beats sporadic effort and emphasizes the long term value of disciplined financial habits.
Three Prominent Republican Hopefuls Form Notable Trio
The piece profiles Dawes Hoover and Lowden as leading Republican candidates, noting their self made backgrounds and wartime leadership roles. It recalls Dawes and Hoover histories from law to relief work and Lowden’s Illinois budget reforms.
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Coolidge
Longworth
Hughes
Dawes
Hoover
Lowden
Republican Party
America
Wisconsin
Iron Brigade
Rode
Tke Paul Revere
Redcoats
Lexington
Concord
Europe
Illinois
William Jenning Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Ilnois
United States Senate
Military Board of Allied Supply
McKinley
Tientsin
China
Burma
Ural Mountains
Mexico
Alaska
Australia
Africa
United States
Minnesota
Iowa
Congress
Charles S. Deneen
Vanderbilt
Astor
Bootslegger Gearhart Arrested for Selling Moonshine
C R Gearhart of Manchester is jailed on a complaint by Henry Hentges who says he bought liquor that proved moonshine and sickened him. Gearhart appeared in Mayor Hemann's court charged with dispensing and pled not guilty. default bond set at 580 dollars, he remains in county jail. Hentges, a widower with one son, fell ill after drinking the liquor and filed the information.
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C. R. Gearhart
Manchester
Henry Hentees
Hentges
Gearhart
Hemann
Parisian laments modern devices eroding manners
A Sioux City Journal piece notes a Parisian complaint that the telephone, motor car, and elevator undermine traditional etiquette. It argues these inventions hurry social life, erode privacy, and disrupt formal courtesy, but sees potential for adaptation as in America.
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Sioux City Journal
Whiskers Tabooed in Methodist Year Book 1928
The Chicago Herald and Examiner notes changes in ministers as the Methodist Year Book for 1928 bans beards and frock coats. Billy Sunday calls whiskers microbe traps, while Moody and Sankey are praised for their historical beard use. References to Alexander Caesar and Napoleon imply shaving trends.
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Chicago
Alexander
Caesar
Napoleon
Old fashioned buggy sells for twenty cents in town
A vintage buggy fetched twenty cents at a local auction. The owner could gain a thousand dollars if kept for fifty years for potential museum value. The piece reflects broader shifts away from horse drawn vehicles and hand pumps, pitching a future with fewer level sidewalks in cities.
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Chicago
Do You Watch The Pump When Gassing Your Car
Chicago motor clubs report that motorists’ inattention allows short measurement of gasoline and oil. Charles M. Hayes says losses arise mainly from patrons not watching the pump rather than faulty pumps. He notes stations and oil firms largely prevent sharp practices when attendants are vigilant.
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Chicago Tribune
Charles M. Hayes
Chicago Motor Club
Sati Teh. J
Hayes
The Christmas Spirit and the child’s joy in faith
Bishop Hughes reflects that Christmas centers on a child and preserves a hopeful anticipation for children. He notes aging alters perception while Easter gains meaning with hardship, yet Christmas should remain unclouded by sorrow for the young, a festival of pure joy for girls and boys.
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Edwin Holt Hughes
Heavenly Father
Iowa Parks Get Individual Bulletin Series
The Iowa state board of conservation in Des Moines has issued park bulletins prepared by Dr. L H Pammel of Ames. The four parks covered are The Ledges Dolliver Eldora and Pilot Knob. Each bulletin provides a historical review along with animal plant and geological features.
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State of
Iowa
Iowa State Board of Conservation
Des Moines
L. H. Pammel
Ames
Board of Conservation
Iowa State College
Cows With Records Sell For Higher Prices At Belmond Sale
In Belmond a herd of purebred Holsteins owned by Hauge Brothers sold after testing. Cows with over 400 pounds of annual butterfat average sold for about $50 more per head than those under 400 pounds.
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Belmond
Hauge Brothers
Carbon Monoxide Poison Warns of Silent Dangers
State health official A H Wieters warns that carbon monoxide from incomplete combustion in autos and gas appliances poses deadly risks. Do not run motors in closed garages or sleep in rooms with gas burning. ensure proper ventilation and certified, correctly adjusted appliances with external flues.
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A. H. Witters
State Department of Health
Wieters
January linen bargain tips from Iowa State College note
Miss Iva Brandt of Iowa State College urges homemakers to expect January white sales with real bargains as retailers clear shelves after Christmas. She stresses making a list of needed linens, noting sizes, and laundering items that are soiled before storage to ensure comfort and value.
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Iva L. Brandt
Iowa State College
Miss Brandt
Hoover Seen as Strongest GOP Nomination Contender
The Sioux City Journal notes a presidential boom for Secretary of Commerce Hoover. A direct campaign after year’s start is planned, with June Kansas City convention expectations. Hoover allegedly holds the strongest support, backed by Washington and the East, with old guard backing and possible administration sympathy.
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Sioux City
Washington
East
Republican Party
Old Guard
White House
Golden Wedding Celebration at Anamosa
The fiftieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Outland was marked by a Christmas day reunion at their Anamosa home. Co. H. Outland, returning from Paris after six years, attended along with Mrs. A. J. Reed of Denver, Gertrude Outland by marriage. Daughters Ethel R. Outland, journalism and English professor at Coe College, and Ruth Outland, senior high school teacher at Marshalltown, also joined.
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Ruth Outland
Marshalltown
Dairy Parasite Criticizes Butter Prices
A sharp critique targets a dairy man who keeps an underfed herd, feeds his family butter substitutes, and complains about the low price of butter.
Christmas Week Weather and Civic Centennials
A compilation of light notes cites Ruth on saxophone spoofs, California weather in Christmas week, Monticello’s centennial in nine years, civic vigilance, and social quips about votes, insurance, and romance.
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California
Dairyman Faces Cow Health Trouble in Unclean Barn
A well bred dairy cow fails to produce wholesome milk in an unsanitary barn owned by a slow, slovenly dairyman raising questions about herd conditions and milk quality.
Towns Auto Death Toll Teavy
Two hundred sixty four Iowa traffic deaths were counted last year in Marshalltown Times-Republican figures. The count shows a drop from 1825 but rises 60 from 1924 and 29 from 1923, highlighting excessive loss of life due to automobile accidents and carelessness.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Abe's New Year Resolutions Jest for The Weaklin
Ames Abe mocks weak resolutions as New Year approaches. He notes the typical effort and noise without real progress, suggesting resolutions lack lasting impact.
Work Cut Out For Him Omaha World-Herald
Every ambassador knows how to handle Lindbergh when he visits town, a task noted with humor and caution in the Omaha World-Herald.
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Omaha World-Herald
Lindbergh
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Chas
William E. Hickman
Marian Parker
State Park Bulletins
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Babe Ruth
Chestnut Street
Andy
Main Street
Mark
J. E. Bateman
Ames Abe Says
Dr. A. M. Maurice
Lowell
L. J. Swift
W. A. Suthers
Teeter
J. G. Schoon Insurance
Monticello, Iowa
Monticello State Bank
Federal Reserve
Erress
Conservative Investments
Wollenberger & CO
John A Liddy
North Park Ave
Lincoln Park
North Park
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Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
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