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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
3
A wartime lament reflecting on Belgium's dead and the living who remain brave. The speaker questions the purpose of battle while affirming the fallen sleep beneath peaceful bier and the grim reality of death as a companion in wartime.
The Monticello board of education met in regular session on July 2 1917 with four members present. Actions included approving last minutes appointing Charles A Doxsee secretary for $120 yearly and approving funds for general and school house expenses with a contingent list of small disbursements. The petition to exclude and transfer land from the district was tabled for further consideration. The board adjourned with A Doxsee as secretary.
A humorous dialogue exchanges about walking versus driving and a surgeon’s fee. J Fuller Gloom jokes he walks due to wealth. surgeons discuss patient No 2 and a five hundred dollar bill. A flirtatious scene at a church festival ends with Whitman poem reference and a dreamy, dizzy exchange.
Aberdeen News notes a fat man faces scrutiny amid wartime food controls to prove patriotism. Washington Star reports on film Womanhood The Glory of a Nation stirring Berlin troops and prompting prepardness reflection. Community events and Red Cross fundraisers listed with prize winners and local turnout.
Warm lemons before squeezing to gain more juice. wipe dust from mirrors with camphor for brightness. Clean meat with a wet cloth rather than water and dry tinware with newspaper. Crumpled tissue in jars keeps cookies fresh and crisp. Candles on a birthday cake burn slowly if kept on a tree. Boil greasy dishes with washing soda. dip spoons in water to prevent sticking. Brighten tarnished silver in boiling water with washing soda. Japanese lanterns need weight to avoid fire. Brush pastry lining with milk before baking to keep juice in pies. A paste of brown sugar flour and water makes good wallpaper sizing. Boil fruit to reduce sugar for finer preserves. Use half the sugar in many recipes to shorten cooking time.
An ordinance repeals section eight of Ordinance 460 and enacts a substitute. Water rates are quarterly from the start of each quarter with payment due January April July and October. Penalties apply after 20 days and shutting off may occur after 30 days for nonpayment. Effective upon publication dated July 2, 1917.
A verse about workers weary from manual labor under freedom and national pride. It calls for protection from greed and hints at patriotic use of labor to grow sustenance. Refrains of planting tonight echo through a rural setting with spade and hoe.
A Council Bluffs Nonpareil note claims General Plumer set a price on Germans so high it could have been written as Plumer or Plumber. The piece critiques the rigidity of Allied demands and hints at wartime frustration with occupation costs.
The tale centers on Campbell who refused to betray his fellow soldiers after a cruel incident by Cornwallis era troops. He faced court martial and death with defiant silence. Lord Cornwallis urged disclosure but Campbell stayed loyal to his comrades, choosing execution over betraying them.
A meditation on imagination as driver of history and progress. It cites feats from wrecking trains to leading armies, building nations, preaching, ruling, and judging, framing imagination as the force that reshapes poverty into wealth and rulers into legends.
The piece traces the hydroaeroplane idea from Hugo Matullath's 1899 patent notes to Glenn Curtiss adding floats in 1908 and Martignes Seinen flights in 1910. It credits Fabre with the first practical hydro aeroplane flight on March 28 1910 and notes Curtiss receiving the Aero Club of America trophy in 1911.
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