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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1918

Page

8

Discontinuance of Monti cello Calmar train urged at Cedar Rapids meeting

A Cedar Rapids meeting at Montrose hotel discussed Milwaukee Road’s plan to abandon the Calmar passenger train to conserve coal. Railroad officials and state commissioners heard arguments from local leaders and editors. The line is set to halt service January 13 1918 with a gas car or passenger coach substituting service until April 1 1918, then a gas car again when freeze danger passes.

Messrs H. S. Richardson Harry Stuhler Fred Kay Hotel Montrose John Gusher D. M. Lewis C. L. Webster State Railroad Commission C. H. Marshall John C. Hughes Cedar Pids Newberry Strawberry Point Beals Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce Conroy

Death of Mrs. Miller Sister of Monticello Man Believed Then

Percil Huene born January 13 1874 died December 29 1917 at her parents home on North Franklin street Manchester Iowa She married J A Miller of Lebanon South Dakota February 29 1911 Survived by husband parents three sisters Mrs Bertha Harrington of Monticello Mrs Charles Hickman of Chicago and Hazel Manchester and two brothers Lieut Harry J Huene Forsythe Montana and D O Huene Monticello Funeral services were held from the Huene home Monday afternoon Rev Hudon officiating Burial in Oakland cemetery Mrs Miller a Methodist Church member Died after two years of painful illness with an abundant entrance into the shadowless land

Manchester Bertha Harrington D. A. Huené Percil Huene County North Franklin Street J. A. Miller Lebanon South Dakota Monticello Charles Hickman Chicago Hazel Harry J. Huene Forsythe Montana D. O. Huene Huene Hudson Oakland Cemetery Miller

Excess Reading Material at Camp Dodge Camps Waste Magazines

A December letter from H. S. Cooper, Chief of Staff at Camp Dodge, notes magazines and periodicals for the men are in surplus. The Y M C A and outside sources already supply ample reading matter, and excess items are being disposed of by a government contracted firm.

H. S. Cooper Infantry National Army Camp Dodge

New York Liquor Men Propose Strict Rules For Soldiers

New York liquor associations announce a rule banning serving liquor to soldiers. Bartenders who serve a soldier will lose their jobs and be handed to federal authorities. The policy extends to any civilian party with an enlisted service member, reflecting military demands to keep soldiers away from alcohol for discipline and efficiency.

Des _Moines Register New York United States

Onward with Gott Kaiser Waving Sword at Jerusalem

A vivid fragment notes the Kaiser waving his sword as troops march in from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The line evokes imperial vigor and martial symbolism tied to a historic moment.

Minneapolis Gott Kaiser Church of the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem

McClaughry Leaves Anamosa For Weathersfield Penitentiary

Warden C C McClaughry will resign from Anamosa Reformatory to head the state penitentiary at Weathersfield Connecticut. A telegram reported the board’s action and McClaughry plans to start new duties by January 20. He has led the Anamosa institution since January 1 1912 and will be missed by the community.

McClaughry Anamosa Eureka Anamosa Iowa C. C. McClaughry Weathersfield Connecticut Anamosa Reformatory

Summer boarders bring jokes to the farmer for city publication

Summer boarders spend weeks on farms, sharing witty remarks about cows pigs and horses. The farmer notes these quips in a book and sells pages of jokes to comic weeklies while serving fresh country peas to guests.

Philadelphia Star

Respect the Children and End Kid Language

A Columbus State Journal editorial argues against calling children “kids” and urges adults to show dignity and respect. It warns that labeling children as goats harms their self view and emphasizes treating children as angels deserving humane consideration to help them grow into well rounded humans.

Columbus State Journal

The Largest Insect and Its Terrifying Size

The grasshopper’s cousin, the euphocrane, is described as the world’s largest insect. Living mainly in Java and Sumatra it grows to twelve inches, sheds skin seven or eight times, and may keep growing. It has a bulging deep green head spotted with brown, bright green eyes crossed by brown stripes, a disproportionately large colored body, and mosquito like legs that can draw blood making it a dangerous pest.

Java Sumatra

What His Scrap Book Tells

In a humorous aside the author notes a scrap book of about six thousand clippings. It catalogs elopers meteorological reminiscences of bygone years amulets to ward off pestilence boasts of ancestry and tales of men who boast and bluster. The narrator finds refreshment in reading the battered pages and reflects on how others perceive him.

Jestus Pester Kansas City Times

Old Time Virginia Taverns

In early Virginia taverns free entertainment was a law forbidding charges for board and shelter unless a distinct agreement to pay existed. Prices were low, about a shilling per dinner, and meals were required to be wholesome and good.

Virginia

Unfortunate Beginning In A Seedy Purist Encounter

A short man with a kind face is approached in a crowd by a rough purist who asks for aid. The witty reply from the diminutive man mocks the pursuer and showcases a sharp exchange captured by the Atlanta Journal.

Atlanta Journal

Nocturne Wag of a Pomeranian in Ragtime Joke

A witty exchange in the New York Globe features a violinist choosing art over a pet, noting the dog’s wagging tail in ragtime after a nocturne. The brief quip highlights the tension between music and companionship.

New York Globe

Notorious practical joker trips on dog while chasing hat

A comic exchange describes a man who stumbles over a dog while pursuing his hat, labeled a notorious practical joker. The moment prompts a hearty, shared laugh as bystanders react to the mishap.

An Assumeed Letter From a Cowpuncher to His Boss

A long humorous wartime letter from a cowpuncher volunteer to his former employer. The speaker envisions postwar life in New York and Berlin referencing shell shock and injuries. The piece closes with quotations lampooning war critics from Washington Post and Minneapolis News.

Arthur Chapman Denver Times

For Sale and Public Notices from 1918 Monticello Area

A compact market and official notices listing items for sale including ponies and Holstein heifers, rental farm property, job ads for household and creamery work, and upcoming insurance and cooperative meetings. Also includes county supervisor proceedings with budgets, appointments, and road work details from January 1918.

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Praised By Soldier In Trenches

A soldier reports relief from indigestion and gas after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy in the trenches. He claims army rations now digest as well as his mother's did and endorses the product with a money refund policy through W. W. Stickford, a local druggist.

Mayr W. W. Stickford

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