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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1923
Page
4
The article argues that Republican tariffs, from McKinley to Fordney McCumber, created industrial growth and prosperity. It cites Democratic reforms as causing panics and job losses, while crediting postwar underwood and Fordney McCumber measures with restoring employment, exports, and industry profits.
A Chicago Tribune report from bolshevik Russia claims the economy improved in the fiscal year ending September. Farmers expanded acreage and export surplus rose to 792 90 000 pounds while industrial production surpassed three years of growth reaching 562 500 000 dollars in value.
A breezy Methodist pastor from Sioux City told Cedar Rapids Ad club reporters are trusted and newspapers generally tell the truth. His church membership reportedly grew from 200 to 1,200, reflecting his persuasive rhetoric.
The text argues editors avoid recklessness or malice, acknowledging occasional name errors or inexact statements as the result of haste and editorial pressure. It emphasizes editors take advantage of helpful influence rather than criticize it as baneful to morals.
The article argues that high surtaxes and excess profits taxes pressure the poor and middle class. It notes that in 1916 the rich earned about 1 billion of 6 billion total taxable income, while in 1921 total income rose to 19.5 billion but the rich earned only 154 million, implying higher taxes on the rich reduce government revenue.
Soviet authorities instruct League of Communist Youths to minimize religious Christmas celebrations and push scientific atheistic messaging. Unions to host events and fund them, targeting working youth, maidens, and children. Georgian government abolishes Christmas education replacing with Bolshevik holidays.
John Stitler the ninth arrested at West Bratich last fall on a charge of driving a more car while intoxicated will dive to serve a full year at Kort Madison. Stitler received a gun fine and a six month suspended sentence after pleading guilty in Judge Andersons court. Later after arrest in Tama county on drunkenness the suspended term was enforced. When proceedings to send him to the penitentiary were made the attorney general noted the law requires a one year indeterminate sentence. the record was corrected. Rider must serve the full year unless pardoned.
A Sioux City Journal column notes a wide split in views on present day morals. Dr Gratz of the Epworth League praises today’s youth as the finest ever produced, while older critics blame older generations for social trouble. A seed fact about red clover seeds is also included.
A jumble of humorous exchanges and curiosities from various locals. A lawyer playful line about asking the judge or jury, a banker’s daughter quipping about keeping money in the family, a chemist’s quip on pyrites, and a poultry tale about a setting hen returning a lettered misstep.
A farm note recalls a keeper selling duck eyes from a nest while admitting no chickens hatched. In another vignette a suburban host stresses neatness as a guest disappears after a quiet exchange about a cigars and a river spit, reflecting small town decorum.
Carl Stof fel 45 a hermit living near Dyersville died in a hospital from injuries after being swept from a railroad bridge near Dyersville and buried 16 feet below. The accident occurred about noon Friday and the Dubuque ambulance was sent from the Illinois Central depot to transport him. A post mortem Saturday found severe crushing injuries and broken bones.
Fragmented text shows a council discussion about John Uimmitt possibly switching from a gubernatorial bid to a Senate run, with references to Broulk hart, Rehator, and other political figures. The garbled OCR obscures clear facts or outcomes.
The text notes Secretary of the Navy apologizes for warnings and directs that hydrogen use be avoided due to flammability. It mentions Denby and policy choices on lifting power, favoring non inflammable helium even as experts urge hydrogen.
Sioux City Journal notes Senator Brookhart accuses Maryland Democrat Bruce of voting for Senator Cumming, while defending his own party in the stalemate. The column questions his responsibility and calls for accountability amid the procedural gridlock. Protect numerous fruit trees from gnawing mice and rabbits.
Monticello edged Springville 16 to 11 in a hard fought matchup played at Monticello. The first half was close with 5-4 and 7-6 scores at quarters, and Monticello pulled away in the third period scoring seven points to Springville’s one.
Sunday schedule lists Church School at 10:07 a.m and Worship services at 11:00 a.m and 7:30 p.m led by Pastor Albert E. Coe. The line notes Methodist and Episcopal churches in the parish.
Leonard Duckett pastor announces church services for Sunday December 30 including Morning Worship at 11 morning, Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavor at 4 p.m. Evening Worship at 7 p.m. and Prayer Meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m.
The railway will operate a through tourist sleeping car from Austin Calmar Monticello Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and other points to Los Angeles via Kansas City and southern routes leaving on January 14. For full information and reservations consult local ticket offices.
Lynn Jessen and Ambrose McDermott of Cascade paid fines of 800 and 100 dollars after pleading guilty before Judge D F E McGuire. Jessen admitted maintaining a liquor nuisance and McDermott pleaded guilty to bootlegging in a tire shop raid by Sheriff Kennedy. Liquor was found hidden in a gasoline can with a false bottom.
Emma Goodman disputes Smith Brookhart on life in Soviet Russia. After deportation she reports widespread crime and oppression, argues socialism is a failure, and longs to return to Iowa. The radical senator from Iowa has not responded.
Jacob Breitbach, who ran a soft drink parlor in Du rango, was fined 300 dollars plus costs after a district court sentence by Judge D F Maguire for maintaining a liquor nuisance at his business. The judge warned him not to return to the same nuisance. Breitbach was recently arrested by the sheriff after a search warrant was executed at his establishment.
The Cedar Rapids Republican praises Brom Good a Massachusetts man as a fitting candidate to speak for Coolidge across the Midwest and West. It argues his vision and authority will aid the president and the party should welcome his consent to serve.
Manchester Democrat reports that Secretary of State Hughes informed the Russian Soviet government there is no reason for negotiations at this time. The item notes Hughes is trusted to act correctly in this matter.
Senator Johnson, as expected, objects to the administration plan to help Europe understand the situation over there. Johnson is known for opposing anything he sees as not benefiting himself.
The president calls for government economy and submits a budget to Congress proposing annual savings of about 270,000,000 dollars, framing the plan as practical business management.
Scattered lines describe a weary night scene with forest shadows and a river setting. Vague imagery hints at a starry sky, distant sounds, and a sense of quiet wilderness. Names and places are unclear, leaving a faded, poetic fragment.
The article cites Vandala and Vanthis as destroying Carthage ruins and features reports from Lord Igttere and French actions. It notes the removal of a hundred twenty step merle start renge and Mars cemetery damage. Doctor Carton warns of significant loss of ancient monuments.
The article argues that a married woman in Spain faces Juridical subordination with her husband holding control over her person and property. A wife cannot engage in business without her husband's consent and the husband may confine her to a convent if she errs, with him defining what counts as wrong.
In a neighborhood slate, Manchester High beat Edgewood 11 to 6 in boys action while Manchester girls overwhelmed Edgewood 29 to 1. Also noted: university rejoicing over a 30000 pledge for the seminary fund and local crime and accident brief items.
Professor Daniel of Rennes reports in Paris that grafting two plants of the same species, notably wormwood on chrysanthemum, enhances fragrance. The grafted wormwood blooms emit a stronger perfume while the chrysanthemum shares its scent. seeds from grafted wormwood yielded fine plants, some scented and some odorless.
Chinese researchers argue German silver imitates a long known invention likened to pal Cong white steel made by fusing red steel with arsenic. The article notes Chinese beer pastmasters and gong and tom toms with perfect tones, their origins shrouded in legend and skill. Chemists reveal tom tom compositions while manufacturing methods remain a mystery. It also references bronze vases and brass pagodas near Tsing Klanfou dating to the twelfth century.
An erect perennial herb related to the bollyhock grows in salt marshes along the Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York coast. Botanists call it Albion officinalis though physicians do not recognize it as a drug. It reaches two to four feet with pink flowers and mucinous roots used in confectionery and, to a lesser degree, in medicine.
Elizabeth Anne Went with her father to a suburban house under construction. A workman described progress with the line it will be heaven when the hose is plastered, prompting Elizabeth Anne to exclaim in surprise at the plastering.
A fragment attributes Lenintul advice to Orson Swett Marden from the Chicago Daily News. It extols walking riding rowing golf and other outdoor activities to keep the body alert and prevent sluggishness, emphasizing the value of exercise for health and vigor.
Fragmentary remarks discuss how early chroniclers of Colonial and Revolutionary events shaped narratives to suit themselves. The piece argues historic paintings poetry and traditions reflect these embellishments more than verifiable truth.
A compact survey traces ancient fortune telling methods from tea leaf reading to wax divination and crystal gazing. It notes cups, water, melted wax and ink used by magi cians in various regions and highlights the persistence of such beliefs from antiquity to Europe in the seventeenth century.
The origin of gloves traces to antiquity with mentions of Cyrus lacking gloves in Xenophon's Cyropecilia. Romans used protective hand coverings for work and battle while Egyptian pharaohs paid tributes with glove depictions on monuments. Mittens appear with Egyptian priestesses from the 21st dynasty and gloves matched the color of footwear.
Merchants from India converge on T atseo Tibet for the annual wool market set in a 13 000 foot valley. Tibetan fleece is traded for rice tea and cotton as herdsmen shear on site and pack animals transport the bales down the rugged routes to the plains.
On Lawi Taw Island in the Sulu archipelago colonies of swiftlike swifts produce edible bird nests. The nests are glued to walls with a jaw secreted glue and valued by traders in Mexican silver, with first chop nests commanding higher prices than second chop nests. The nests are said to be nourishing and used as broth for invalids. after harvest the birds resume building, even using moss when glue is scarce.
A family discovers unusual cream in milk left standing overnight. The maid notices the bottle shows a strange appearance when held to light. The milkman agrees to replace it with a fresh bottle, asking to discard the questionable product.
An actress faced county court clerks with a blank form for marriage licenses. She studied the sheet and asked if a longer blank existed or if three blanks could be pasted together. The scene shows patience and humor at the registration desk.
A remark on morality as the basis of virtue civil liberty and the role of a Bible and newspaper in every home and school district stressing study and appreciation as key to civic virtue.
A visiting narrator watches a millennial neighbor farming on a well improved Sarin farm. The man tends a large peach orchard with small fruits and roses. He gives two roses one day and two peaches the next, while neighbor women offer to barter, fearing they might get the worst of the deal, causing the fruit to dry up.
A crowd of 700 gathered as 63 barrels of wine were emptied in New York. People praised scents from cooking to new mown grass, coffee, bacon, and toast while others disliked tar, musk, creosote, and old book mustiness. Smell preferences vary by person and context.
Surgeon General H S Cumming notes that seamen are entitled to medical aid by radio while at sea. The service, funded by radio companies, effectively subsidizes merchant ships and sailors. Since 1888, public health aid to sailors has been free, after initial 20 cents a month in 1798 and a later tax change.
A British South Africa report says farmers in rural districts lack telephone service and are isolated from railways and telegraphs. Government ownership and Posts and Telegraphs control current the system. expansion ideas cite Canada style private line erection.
A neighbor narrates that a five year old boy from next door asked to tell the "big boy" living there that the playmate who visits him for ball games is waiting outside. The writer notes they had just finished dinner when the doorbell rang. The fragment shows casual neighborhood interaction and a child's request for a playmate.
A cheeky remark from a would be athlete about his wife practicing with dumb bells. A wag overhears and asks if they are tougher than flatirons suggesting a punny comparison.
The District Court of Jones County Iowa schedules a probate hearing for the will of Mary A Sutton filed December 24 1923. The court fixed January 7 1924 as the time for proof and admission to probate, with appearances allowed to show cause.
A local note records that oats have averaged 37 bushels per acre in Town over the past ten years, reflecting a historical trend in crop output and farm activity for the period.
Public notice from Jones county Iowa appoints John D. Sangi as executor of Mary Frances Sangi deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within legal time. heirs must pay estate debts to avoid costs. Anamosa Iowa, December 3, 1923. I. W. Dautremont attorney for estate.
Public notice from the district court of Jones county states Loveley State Bank as executor of Catherine Seba's estate. Claimants must file sworn claims with the court clerk within the legal time to be proved or allowed. Creditors are urged to pay debts to the undersigned to avoid costs. dated December 18, 1923, at Aramona.
District Court of Jones County Iowa publishes guardianship petition against William Youngs. Plaintiff seeks appointment of guardian for property in Iowa. Respond by noon on second day of next term starting January 28 1924 in Anamosa court. default judgment may follow. DOXSEE & DOXSHE attorneys for plaintiff.
Reed and attorney Fred J. Kay filed a notice for the applicant dated 27 a. The document outlines legal action and filing details with the associated attorney names.
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