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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
8
A column critiques Representative Weeks and Senator Crossley over liquor inspection and primary bills. It notes Burns memorial tributes by W R Boyd in Cedar Rapids, questions government wage practices, and cites James J Hill on deficits, urging national economy and civic scrutiny.
Senator Newberry introduces a bill offering a quarter rebate on road taxes for farmers using wide tired vehicles. Chicago improvement associations urge enforcement of wide tire ordinances, arguing highways stay in better condition with such tires. Town lawmakers unlikely to mandate universal adoption but debate is stirred to encourage the practice.
The piece urges robust scrutiny of Iowa insurance firms and recommends a full public inquiry if reports prove lacking. It also warns a county education board to avoid favoritism and costly book changes, stressing that decisions must protect taxpayers and pupils.
The piece notes Octave Thariet alias Octave Thanet elicits praise as a strong wholesome engaging novel set partly in Chicago and Davenport with Fairport as a disguise. It also reports the State University plan to raise entry standards for law to four years high school and four years college for medicine, limiting access for poor youths seeking professional careers.
The Greeley bill punishing hazing wins approval in the Town Assembly. It argues college students merit no more police protection than others for brutal hazing and calls for stricter penalties, urging enforcement and reform across schools. It notes university rivalry and expulsion fears. It also mentions Frank A. Munsey launching Scrap Book magazine with February 10 debut.
Henry Hartford of Onawa area in western Iowa raised 2,800 pounds of cucumber seeds this season netting about 4,500 dollars. He estimates a profit of 72 dollars per acre on the crop.
The Ames experiment station issued a bulletin recommending hardy apple varieties for spring planting. Top varieties by ripening include Yellow Transparent Duchess of Oldenberg Charlamoff Wealthy Anisim Lingfield Patten Greening Plumb Cider Northwestern Greening Malinda. Also notes successful growth of some less hardy types like Famouse Ben Davis and Grimes Golding. Maquoketa Record sold to F L Sunderlin of Delmar.
A Dubuque police sweep ends slot machines. Tama City gains postmaster Charles J. Wongser. Iowa events include the North eastern Iowa Teachers meeting in Cedar Rapids and Knights of Pythias plans in Oxford Junction. Reports cover a Des Moines wedding invitation, Clinton Freemasons investment, a prison chaplain injury, Ozark drowning recovery, Manchester contenders for post office, a Davenport plumbers’ bankruptcy, Oxford Junction death Anna Zaruba, Sunday saloon closures at Dyersville, the Strawberry Point paper sale, Glover Overall Co branch plans in Manchester and Dyersville, Bishop E B Kephart’s death, a Maquoketa suit Waters vs Lubben, a Dubuque murder trial, Delaware County fair debts, and management cuts to fair vaudeville costs.
The piece urges young men to save regularly no matter how small the income and to choose friends carefully. It stresses courage to refuse temptation and to build a reputation for candor veracity and integrity to earn the respect of all they deal with. Marsuatt Kinin.
The Cedar Rapids Republican condemns Representative Cummings for a bill to swap counties between the Second and Fifth districts, arguing the move punishes Democrats and serves partisan ends. It cites inside criticism from Sioux City Tribune with claims of disciplinary motives and a plan to purge minority influence. The piece denounces the redistricting as corrupt and predicts it will not pass.
Iowa voters seek a businesslike Republican who treats all interests fairly and avoids extremes. The message argues against corporate or anti corporate governors and calls for a steady, fair minded leader.
Jones County schools report a quiet month with one fundraiser by Mary Q O Rourke at Lowell township raising 23.35. Shorthand graduate Leone Peet joins W M Welch Company in Cedar Rapids as Miss Jane nears completion. Maggie Martin notes four library certificates issued to pupils. A five year text book contract expires this year and a February 2 meeting of the County Board of Education will review the book list with teacher suggestions welcomed.
The Marion Register notes its long acquaintance with Mr Blythe and uncertain support in the governor race of 1904. It recalls Blythe’s past firmness for Cummins and hints the Progressive stance could shift if he leads. The piece cautions supporters not to overreact until loyalties are clearer.
A fragmented list of individuals and district labels appears, naming residents such as Wayne No 6 Sadie Molen Hale No 2 Grace Huston and Scotch Grove No 4 Allie Dreibelbis among others. The text clusters people by locale like Castle Grove White Oak Midland Oxford Mills Richland and South Madison.
The advertisement extols fat babies as content and well nourished while scrawny infants suffer nerve discomfort. It claims Scott's Emulsion sweetly comforts babies by supplying fat reserves for growth and protection, suggesting fat eases distress and supports bones and muscles.
Anamosa Eureka reports last Monday officers jailed twenty hoboes from Monticello and local streets. The piece attacks jail food and calls for forced labor to reimburse taxpayers, urging a bread and water diet for the entire group.
A witty gloss on dating and social behavior. It jokes that harmony depends on perceived affection and that women might know more yet enjoy life less. It offers humorous snippets about husbands, cooks, pipes, and male heroes in fiction.
A note urges buyers to ensure the Emulsion product label is present on the wrapper of every bottle purchased. The message emphasizes branding and packaging consistency for all units.
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