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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1931
Page
1
The Monticello Express notes Governor Roosevelt’s Democratic nomination prospects amid two-thirds rule worries. It recalls Cascade’s Baldwin era, bank rate shifts to 3 percent, and Johnson of Chicago’s crackdown on organized crime, with Lewis of Illinois castigating Republicans in summer heat.
The revised Iowa congressional districting has not lowered rival interest in seats. Even former state senator Skromme from the Boone Story district shows he believes he is the right size to win a seat.
A candidate announced for Congress in the Sith district, aiming to rouse unaware voters. The question recalls Brookhart era figures and whether such a Brookhart-like congressman has appeared before.
Iowa health officials warn fireworks raise tetanus risk from severe wounds. Deep injuries from pistols or blank cartridges can trap airless pockets enabling bacterial growth. Prevention stresses avoiding wounds and prompt treatment with tetanus toxin antitoxin when necessary.
Rumors say Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, backed by his followers, presses for Smith to commit or risk losing support as John J. Raskob negotiates the party’s next steps. Smith’s silence fuels speculation of a strategic wait for the Democratic nomination.
Arthur Reynolds of Continental Minds Bank and Trust and Melvin A. Traylor of First National Bank of Chicago praise Hoover’s plan. They call it timely and constructive, saying it will aid foreign trade, stabilize business, and avoid disaster while boosting confidence and money flow.
The Carrol Herald notes that Hoover, while facing congressional trouble, achieved more of his favored legislation than Roosevelt did. It argues he is not the blustering threat to vengeance some expect in a president and highlights his moral courage without limit.
Senator James W. Couzens of Michigan says Congress will withhold unemployment and old age insurance if industry does not create demand for it. He adds that if industry opposes government interference it must prevent the need for such programs.
The Iowa State Department of Health stresses the sixth year molar as a key permanent tooth and urges early examination by a dentist when four molars erupt. Keeping temporary teeth repaired prevents decay from affecting overall health and supports proper jaw development as permanent teeth arrive. Do not neglect the baby teeth or the sixth year molar.
Practical cooking tips for busy households cover spinach cooking to avoid mushy brown results and green chewy leaves. Stain removal uses boiling water, ham preparation simmering gently, and a brown sugar breadcrumb finish with mustard and cider to glaze.
A collage of jokes from Lustige Kohner Zeiting The Humorist and Chicago News features quips about finding a shilling in a coat, a watchdog dog, club life, paper cuts, pocket thefts, and the shared chaos of family life.
The Pathfinder quotes President Hoover saying more laws cannot end the economic depression. It argues socialists seek dole-led solutions while citing England and other countries that keep legislating. The piece urges critics to point to a successful precedent and maintains the nation is better off with Congress in recess.
The text explains that a rider are provisions attached to bills without relation to main content. It notes the president cannot veto a portion of a bill, so lawmakers add unrelated provisions to revenue bills. It argues this allows politicians to secure aims without triggering a veto on the entire bill.
Lilyan Tashman states that maintaining style does not require enormous expense and that she can live comfortably on twenty thousand dollars a year while being known as an extravagant buyer.
The biography traces George F. Baker born 1840 in Troy and raised in Dedham Massachusetts who learned thrift from his uncle and earned early money by cranberry sales. He later studied at Seward University Florida NY and built a banking career rising from clerk to banker and founder of First National Bank with early cooperative bonds insight. He endured a railroad accident in 1859 and served in state banking roles before launching a major financial empire.
A man plagued by fruit thieves near Ontario finally finds a deterrent. After seeking help from authorities with little result, he parks by a fence and attempts to climb for fruit but is confronted by a sign announcing Skunk Farm, a cautionary device that discouraged trespassers.
Citizens gather for the annual Juggernaut chariot festival in Puri as police guard the event. The great car, with thirty two wheels and seven feet diameter, carries deities and devotees who seek salvation by helping pull the car a mile through town.
Dr Lechmere Anderson of Doncaster rejects the old adage Laugh and grow fat stating laughter signals health while excess fat strains the heart and muscles. He favors leanness as strength and energy and advises limiting starch and bread and adding laughter to aid slim healthy living.
A tourist questions a guide at a famous beauty spot about a notorious village crime where a rival was attacked with fiendish gusto. The guide recalls the villain later escaping to this village and suggests the tourist stands on the exact spot where the attack occurred.
The text argues that ain't persists as colloquialism though Crowell's Dictionary of English Grammar labels it vulgar. It says ain’t is not a true contraction for am not are not or is not and notes no proper form exists for am I not making its use in questions inappropriate.
A curious use of the wild capri fig in warm countries involves placing capri fig branches over growing figs. Insects Pierce immature fruit to lay eggs and hasten ripening, yielding earlier crops and encouraging cultivated trees to produce faster harvests along the Mediterranean region.
A man warned he would leave a community while a storekeeper checked unpaid bills. The keeper wrote paid in full on the documents and charged them to his loss account. The man noted that when bills are paid, candy is given to the kids. Forbes Magazine.
The speaker recalls beggar life with Aladdin’s lamp as a symbol of imagined wealth. He says wealth and power followed, but he longs for the one thing he cannot keep the lost home he built in Spain and the memory of its castles.
A humorous exchange in Smith's Weekly Sydney features a friend asking how a husband eats when his wife is rarely home to cook, and the butterfly wife replying that she had the same thought.
Public notice from Jones county Iowa announces L B Callahan appointed administrator of the John W Callahan deceased estate. Creditors must file sworn claims with the district court clerk within the legal period and debtors should pay promptly to the administrator. Dated Anamosa Iowa June 8 1931 J J Locher attorney for estate.
On June 19 1931 the court opened a paper claiming to be Henry Kray's last will in Jones County Iowa The probate hearing is set for July 20 1931 at 10 a m at the May term to prove the will final proof and admission to probate All interested parties may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted Warren Rees Clerk Lara E Hanna deputy J J Locher attorney for the estate 52 3
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