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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
2
A German Leipzig paper ran The Wynn of the German Sword prompting wide reprinting. Lewis By G Crawford of Sentinel Butte North Dakota, president of the state board of regents, was inspired to prepare The American Sword as a counterpoint to The German Sword.
A brutal passion rallies under a divine mission praising slaughter and domination. The speaker proclaims violence against enemies including women and children, and elevation of Germany above all nations, with apocalyptic language about divine wrath and blood.
A wartime oration extols America as the sword of justice while denouncing Kaiser Wilhelm II as the embodiment of barbarity. It links national duty to human liberty, condemns Belgium’s invaders, and proclaims America’s resolve to endure the conflict and guide the world toward democracy and peace.
In a late Chicago bank office Bill the janitor and the bank president discuss thrift and patriotism. They note Bill’s Liberty bond and his family’s sacrifices while the president trims costs, pledging to live frugally. They agree thrift binds them as partners with Uncle Sam in a wartime effort.
The United States Bureau of Education publishes the third issue of the Community and National Life lessons on war time topics. Prof. Charles Judd and a writers’ corps develop content for elementary and high schools. The lessons cover machine industry, conservation, production costs, and industrial social effects for older students.
California hosts two native weeping tree species the valley oak Quercus lobata near Burbank and the Picea breweriana or weeping spruce found in scattered northwestern mountain areas.
The article cites Van TH Manning of the bureau of mines urging economical fuel use and declares the open grate the most inefficient heating device. It notes heat losses up the chimney and cold air drawn in, arguing stoves burn fuel more efficiently and provide better warmth.
Guidance on keeping hens free from lice and mites with dust baths using dirt or a box in the house. Methods to treat lice include sodium fluorid and blue ointment, with periodic applications. Mites hide in roost cracks and require kerosene or coal tar sprays to interior surfaces for control.
A compact reflection on restraint in humor describing the far sighted man who laughs in quick spasmodic bursts and weighs a question before committing. The piece notes laughter and speech do not escape easily and should be released judiciously.
A collection of aphorisms on love envy life and self image. It ponders praise attention and ambition with wry observations about gender and achievement and ends with a terse proverb about burying a hatchet in a convenient spot.
A note suggests the office cat tradition survives only as folklore since modern offices have few rodents. Once kept for its efficiency in hunting rats and mice, the animal is no longer necessary in newspapers offices.
Letters from Dr. Charles Walcott recount the Lafayette Esquadrille pilots in France after their return home and the recent decorations for Croix de Guerre. Writings describe crash survivals and daring dives, the Spad aircraft, and airborne dangers faced along the Western Front.
A new air reconnaissance camera attached to planes operates almost automatically by button press or string pull. The device, loaded with plates, can take multiple pictures with no extra work, aiding American and British aerial operations. A Royal Flying Corps observer notes the high patrol activity on sunny days and the dangers of cloud cover during fighting over enemy lines.
Denver figures show 1 141 boys among 1 861 births from January through August amid war talk. Deborah deputy health official John W Flintham notes male births exceed female during wartime, with doctors citing five of eight births being boys in six months. Dr Alice T Moore reports 48 of 54 recent births were boys.
Monroe Smith testified in special sessions that he did not steal Leslie Davis’s overcoat. Davis claimed ownership and nine dollars sewn in the coat lining proved it. The justice ordered the lining opened and the money was found.
Five deer were slain at the Chippewa Falls public park to reduce feeding costs with venison sold at a market. The killings were authorized by the state conservation commission after park board approval.
Rural policeman in Mulline Georgia attempted to locate suspects and instead killed a large rattlesnake in the Mallory portion of town. The action ended without further incident and the officer reported no injuries.
Iowa Falls school board orders German taught courses halted. Gov. Harding directs adjutant general to bar draft-age board members. State agents raid sixteen bootleggers in northern Iowa, imposing 100 dollar fines. Des Moines 1917 fire losses reach 1 010 009 dollars.
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