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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
5
Refugees crowd Paris depots amid a German push as the American Red Cross and partners rush to feed, clothe, wash, and shelter thousands. Porters move personal belongings and livestock to canteens while volunteers organize hot meals, soap, and laundry. Push carts ferry families to other depots as rescue fleets mobilize across the city.
American Red Cross supplied food and clothing to thousands fleeing Paris with 25 cases of corned beef 15 hams 60 bread boxes 12 cheese cases 8 macaroni and 20 fruit cases. They issued 1200 pounds chocolate and 400 safety pins plus nearly 2200 garments to ensure refugees were fed clothed and cared for. The relief effort left Paris with no hungry or unclad refugees and all in good health.
The narrator recounts a Japanese maid who tends to their comfort with quiet diligence. She mentors guests in chopstick use and tea, oversees a meticulous bedtime, and embodies rustic vitality, ending with a contented smoke as her day closes.
A Judge quips that in every man's life there is a moment when hope ends. The melancholy man notes it comes when business fails, but the other replies it is the last ten minutes before dinner when his wife cooks.
The sun looks oval near sunset due to atmospheric magnification and perspective. A dusty hot layer near the horizon acts like a lens, enlarging and elongating the sun, while looking through more air increases the optical effects, making the disk appear broader than tall.
Sioux City Iowa selects a labor oriented mayor in a notable local election move. The unusual result highlights worker representation in city leadership.
The chick pea, a bean family plant from the Mediterranean and central Asia, yields larger seeds than common peas. In Turkey and Bulgaria known as leblebli, it is roasted in three stages with soaking between roasts. The process includes screening, open ovens, and long cooling, producing a yellowish gray product with a sweetish taste due to dextrin formation. Leblebii is cited for children under six months and for intestinal troubles.
A letter from a boy in France describes his service with a tank crew. The parent jokes about confinement, noting the front line work is steady and demanding yet the son seems fine with his assignment.
Mason City families with many in service. a Cedar Rapids home displays a Kaiser grandfather image removed. Grundy Center German church shifts to English services. Towns host scoutmaster training at the University of Town. Rural routes tested, egg shipments cut freight costs. Ames woman Nita Snook joins royal flying corps in Elmyra NY. Daniel W. Wallace dies at Fort Leavenworth after 1917 sedition conviction. Iowa Bar admits women as lawyers. Red Cross funds boosted by barn dances near North McGregor. State editors enlisted as labor enrollers. Burlington bootlegging raids yield liquor seizures. Iowa National Guard grows, recruiting in Fort Dodge and Clear Lake. Crop outlook lowers fruit yield projections. Sioux City trainees promoted to ranks. windshield emblems urge rides for soldiers. Seymour business leaders pledge harvest support under defense labor reserve. Des Moines likely to Camp Pike via rail routes. others go to Camp Gordon or Pike depending on lines.
President Wilson vetoes the agricultural appropriation bill over a $2.40 minimum wheat price, arguing rigid pricing harms producers and consumers. He notes the measure would raise flour prices and inflate costs across the economy while praising flexible administration.
Swiss official statistics report more than 500000 invalid and sick prisoners of war from various nations have been exchanged and repatriated through Switzerland since the war began.
Amsterdam reports Dr. Richard Kuehlmann plans a lengthy trip to Switzerland for a break from duty saying he is sick of it all and eager for fresh air, shared with a friend.
In heavy seas off Santiago Cuba a Cuban gunboat launch rescued two American army officers whose motor boat engine failed and drifted three miles from shore. The Cuban crew brought them aboard and saved them from the dangerous conditions.
Zurich dispatch from Leipzig Neueste Nachrichten reports Russian railway workers walking out in several districts. The strike threatens to become nationwide as cited by the Zurich source.
A Scottish gathering in a colony ends in a request to hear The Cock o the North. The sole piper, exhausted but energetic, bristles at the demand and declares he has been playing it for the last quarter hour, highlighting the cultural clash and strain of performance.
A young man asks about success and the gray haired mentor advises first to join the army or navy to help win the war. Only after service will he receive guidance on wealth or fame. The exchange sets a wartime ethos and emphasizes duty before personal gain.
A short quotation attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson reminds readers that life, while long enough, benefits from courtesy and considerate conduct.
A witty quotation reflects a woman's view on marital harmony. The idea of a congenial husband centers on his willingness to let her have her own way in every matter.
The Manchuria Daily News proposes bean cake as a food for the Japanese palate noting Viscount Ta jiri, Tokyo’s new mayor, endorses it. The cake, produced in South Manchuria in large quantities, costs about one third of rice and offers more nourishment than wheat or barley when mixed with an equal amount of rice for table preparation.
Start with Cuticura Ointment applying to itching damp spots then rinse next morning with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Free samples offered at Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Ad.
A concise reflection on how outlook governs outcomes. It contrasts I can with I can't, noting the decisive effect on success and failure through mindset and action. The piece emphasizes choice, perseverance, and belief shaping results.
Residents discuss a peculiar phrase as a birdman departs on an apparent whim. The exchange hints at curiosity about a local figure's sudden outing and suggests a lighthearted motive rather than a serious mission.
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