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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
5
Fort Dodge Messenger suggests President Wilson averted a calamity in coal mining like past crises but warns a future showdown will arise. Dr. Garfield resigns, implying the issue was not settled in principle. Expect higher wages for miners and higher prices for operators.
An L. T. notes John Burroughs declares he never used tobacco tea coffee or pepper. The piece playfully suggests he may have missed certain pleasures of camp life and forest air.
When the truth is known the senate saved the nation's integrity and independence. Arisites suffered from a spell of giving everything away and were hysterical and exotic, thinking they knew all.
The World notes Dr Renner warns of starvation unless relief reaches Austria. Vienna stands as a focal point of historic tragedy, with the city’s suffering described as among the deepest in Europe despite Austria’s diminished status.
The Mexican foreign office says it will answer the latest U S government note with the courtesy typical of Mexican diplomacy. The piece speculates on possible motives or incidents behind the note, including kidnappings or murders.
Carroll Herald asserts boxing develops the manly art and argues against blue law restrictions on matches. The piece suggests Governor Havner should repeal any such law, predicting slow travel toward a boxing ban in Iowa.
The article notes the first use of the motto In God We Trust on the copper two-cent piece of 1864 and its approval by James Pollock and Salmon P. Chase. It states the motto also appeared on 1866 double eagle and other coins, with E Pluribus Unum retained on some issues. Lincoln cents and silver half-dollars currently in circulation bear both mottos.
The text traces early cabinet making from movable chests to stationary furniture, noting the rise of homes and furnishings as civilization. It outlines workshop hierarchies from apprentices to masters, and hints at the social prestige of artist artisans in royal and notable settings.
A poem reflects on Uncle Dan a sorrowful man whose gloom darkens days as storms brew and birds lose their cheer. In his fortieth year he dies and the speaker imagines whether the gate reveals only plated gold as he ascends.
An American aviator shot a whale from an airplane off the Pacific coast near San Diego, suggesting future whaling with aircraft and trained crews. The article notes how industry advances have repeatedly transformed fields in recent decades, implying a dramatic shift for whaling.
John Simpkins of Annandale New Jersey reports rats cost him hundreds yearly until using RAT-SNAP a one dollar package. He used half the cake and saw no live rats and many dead ones dried with no smell. Sold and guaranteed by W W Stickford and druggists.
Advertisement claims catarrh cannot be treated by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that purifies the blood and cleanses mucous surfaces. It asserts the product combines tonics with blood purifiers and is sold by druggists with testimonials available.
A 1920 hopeful feature urges optimistic farming plans as the world returns to work. It predicts stabilizing farm prices and rising demand for food with improved production. It invites farmers to inspect repairs and new implements to prepare for a prosperous year.
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