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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
14
Large excerpts claim postmasters general under Heys failed to deliver mail promptly to Wyoming and Anamosa, while broader critique targets the era’s postal efficiency and governance. The piece critiques rail and industrial policy, dam construction costs, and labor disputes affecting public services and government spending.
The piece discusses the Ford Newberry primary fight drawing public scrutiny. It notes Michigan voters responded to appeals amid clamor over secrecy in direct primaries and the costs of campaign events. The argument centers on addressing corruption through transparency rather than hiding political spending.
Mrs Chris tina Schubert dies at her home in Galena Illinois at age 101 after a long life of hard work. She had lived on one farm for most of her life and managed her own housework until shortly before her death. The era notes a surge in stimulant concerns and cautions against unsafe illicit products.
Mr Vernon Hawkeye notes that many farmers disagree with the farm bureau system and reach sincere conclusions after careful thought. He argues that opposition should not permit unfair attacks or personal propaganda such as the Iowa Homestead campaign, which he says relies on prejudice and unprovable charges.
Knoxville Journal reports Gov Kendall reiterating firm opposition to allow railroads to fix rates based on one valuation for selling or rate setting and a lower valuation for taxation, arguing state property faces dual valuations across categories. The piece notes broader concern when all property types have separate valuations.
段落记录显示对话碎片提及多名人物包括乔治、老人农夫与被害事件。文本含混不清，无法確定事件时间地点与明确事实。
Iowa State College experts explain that well built dry floors save hog health and money. Dirt floors are rough and damp in winter, while cement floors feel cold and conduct moisture. A tile and concrete hybrid offers warmth and dryness with permanence.
Dairymen at Iowa State College report ground corn yields more milk and fat than ear corn, with milk 7 percent and fat 14 percent higher. Corn meal often leads butterfat by about 2 percent. Grindings pay for themselves even at low corn cost, bulletin 195 from Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station offers data. Also notes homemade frozen desserts like ice cream and parfaits with guidance on butterfat and freezing.
A Iowa State College agricultural engineering extension note by 5 B Davidson stresses that much machinery is idle when repairs are unavailable. Farmers should obtain parts early and service tractors and implements so everything is ready when the spring season begins.
The Lincoln Journal notes opponents of the 18th amendment argue prohibition cannot be enforced in major centers like New York. Public concern grows as open or clandestine liquor trade appears, with New Year’s Eve celebrations fueling beliefs that safety hinges on ending the “reptile” threat.
A jumble of clipped gags and misread lines from several papers recounts playful misquotations and social scenes. Vignettes touch on suffrage meetings, juries, marriages, and everyday curiosities as humorous fragments surface from various U.S. newspapers such as the Birmingham Age-Herald and Louisville Courier-Journal.
Proceedings show a special session at 7 30 pm with members Stimson Red ell Hoag Cropp. Financial items list general fund express fund supplies and janitor costs. Staff changes include resignation of Christine Pederson as junior high principal, Baith Severson named junior high principal, Emma Groter hired for sixth grade and Edith Steele for fourth grade. Board adjourned.
A playful exchange from editor to editor reveals a typographical mix up where a Christmas crowd described as a fine crowd of our better halves became calves due to a printer. The gag ties to local papers visiting towns and light editorial mishaps.
A short 19th century style fable in the Howling Green Post about the Big Red Rooster and the Little Brown Hen. They trade jests on laying eggs and conclude that working together yields more. The piece ends with a moral: cooperation accomplishes wonders.
Monticello beat Marion 22 17 in a slower Friday game, feeling less antagonism than the Anamosa meeting. Capt Shelley and Zuebler led scoring, while Davis Hubbard and a Morton player exited after a scramble. Hopkinton visits Monticello next, with Monticello aiming for a tournament run.
The Monticello Rotary club received its charter at a dinner on the 9th with Luther A Brewer presenting it. Attendees included Cedar Rapids leaders B B Cameron C L Van Valkenburg Himer Runkle and John R Weber plus Governor and Mrs Brewer and local residents. A chicken dinner at the Adamson home followed with toasts and remarks on Rotary and its aims.
The Monticello Express records January 1892 events including Miss Neltie Carpenter at Rockford Seminary, Leonard Arduger taking a Dubuque machine shop job, Miss Minnie Ainsworth named math teacher at East Des Moines high, and obituaries for Dr. Charles A. Henry aged 49 9 3, Mrs. J H Fuller, Robert Somerby, Dr. Norman M. Smith, William A. Allen, Samuel Brazelton, Alfred Noble, William Poggenklans. Also births and local business changes with Hicks Ellera purchasing an undivided interest in the Dyer block and other town notes.
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