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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1920
Page
1
Subscription price for the Monticello Express listed at $2.00 per year under editors J. W. Doxsee and Chas A. Doxsee with proprietors credits.
Monticello and Maquoketa areas mark Independence Day with dinners and visits. Residents attend races in Marion. church decor. multiple family gatherings, illnesses, and travel noted across Wyoming and Cedar Rapids.
Wyoming July 6 weather and activity report notes a quiet Fourth with banks and post office closed on Monday and heavy morning rain. Locals discuss Anamosa court house plans, recent land purchases by capitalists, and retirements of rural carrier L A Leek. Visitors Emory Wherry of Pawnee and Fay Stewart announce teaching plans and travel.
Wm Aitchison and Miss Bessie Hamil wed at the bride’s home on a Wednesday afternoon June 30. Rev Isley presided with many relatives present. A luncheon followed and the couple planned trips to Washington DC and other points. The bride, daughter of Mrs Asen ith Hamil, and the groom, a local farmer, received hearty congratulations from friends.
Scotch Grove notes list visits by the Himebaugh and Forward families from Center Junction and Edgewood, plus local attendance at the Republican County Convention in Anamosa. Various residents, such as Mrs. Davidson from Monticello and the Royden family, are mentioned with farm and cottage activities and ongoing hay harvest delays due to wet weather.
At the South Fork township school board annual meeting J A Tibbitts was reelected president A Blair reelected secretary and Fred Egger chosen treasurer. F F Doan and Paul Irish were among attendees as various residents visited and held business in the community.
Last Thursday saw a call at the H. S. Pierce home. Misses Eva and Louise Warner visited relatives in Hopkinton on Friday. G. H. Guetzke was a Manchester business visitor last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Blair were Davenport visitors last Monday. Rev. C. G. Fort of Hopkinton was a caller here on Wednesday.
Onslow Iowa notes a July 6 record of the Missionary Society gathering at Mrs Sam Huttons with several visitors from Lisbon Moran Kansas and Cedar Rapids among others. Local residents join in social visits and travel, with communion at the Presbyterian church and a regional service at Olin.
The Castle Grove annual meeting elected J J Delay S M Hosford G H Gerdes E L Krominga H Knake Adelbert King P J Crowley John Hennessey to the board and re elected S M Hosford as president Fr C Cramer as secretary and Arthur McDonald as treasurer. Teachers to gain 15 per month raise and nine month term. A rainstorm caused road washouts and some crop damage. Local residents attended county convention in Anamosa with S M Hosford S M Hosford representing the Republicans.
A Milford New York widow thanks local friends for aid during her husband’s illness and death and offers a milch cow, a roan Belding horse eight years old for sale. She includes a quoted verse and an anecdote mocking new verb forms used from nouns. The item ends with regional dialect humor.
The Anamosa Journal argues current newsprint prices have surged from forty dollars to two hundred fifty per ton since 1915, a rise over six hundred percent. The piece questions how long country publishers can lose money per sheet while ad revenue remains slim, noting Monticello Express ran four extra pages while Anamosa saw scant local advertising.
The Modern Woodman suggests applying black enamel to last year’s straw hats to achieve the gloss desired by fashion. Old black ribbons can also be enamelled with one coat for a flat shine or two coats for a patent leather look. Enamel should be warmed for 2 3 hours before use and kept away from open flames. black buttons can receive a satin finish similarly.
The Chicago Tribune notes Herbert Hoover’s declared political principle to back the party with a platform matching his views and mentions his foresight beyond a San Francisco document.
The World notes beef prices rise sharply, but argues the timing allows consumers to curb consumption for health and financial reasons, urging prudent spending and diet choices.
Frightened by battle noises, wild beasts across Africa moved hundreds of miles to new refuges. After the war, animals return to native haunts as humans reclaim lands. even in captivity, apes show fear with muskets.
A torn shirt, presented as evidence, emerged in a Honolulu police court case involving a Filipino claimant and a Chinese laundryman. The interpreter chain reflects Philippine, Spanish, Chinese, and English language tensions as the dispute centers on a missing shirt and an alleged Sunday pickup turning into a Monday confrontation.
An incident in Shanghai reports railway workers uncovering a box car intended for Colonel Bulikoff at Hallar. Inside lay bags of flour and firewood, then eight caskets labeled with grand dukes and duchesses, a priest and a valet, one opened holding a body. Writings named who harmed them and where sent, prompting questions about purpose and destination.
A large open air theater will be built in Santa Monica to honor local service men. The Greek style venue features concentric seating on a wooded hillside with a mosaic central floor and a pillared stage. The project aims as a lasting city landmark and source of pride. Inventions by Women cited include items such as a cook stove, ice cream freezer, washing machine, fountain pen, and portable oven.
Public notice announces the appointment of H. M. Carpenter as executor of Adolphine Haller's estate in Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the district court clerk and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa July 2, 1920. Be. E. Reed represents the state.
An advertisement touts Gas Pep as reducing fuel use by 25 percent and keeping motors clean in gasoline and kerosene engines. It offers a money back guarantee and notes tire repairs on items sold, valid for six months regardless of cause.
The text describes several acids and their dangers or uses. Nitric acid is highly potent and can severely burn skin and aid explosive preparation. Hydrocyanic acid is noted as extremely deadly. Formic acid occurs in ants and is used as food by some tribes. Malic and other edible fruit acids are mentioned as weaker.
A wife writes that the only satisfactory plan for a young couple is to divide the weekly income into fixed amounts for rent taxes charities and church collections medical care holidays and savings plus equal pockets for both partners and children. She notes six years of marriage and two children as context.
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