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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
5
Reports from several counties show most June teacher applicants failed the exams. Dubuque and Marshall county see high failure rates, while Polk cites poor spelling. The superintendent notes many testers are summer school attendees or renewing qualifications. Critics blame both exam difficulty and teacher preparation.
State Attorney Wayman of Chicago uses stump speeches to vent that he might view matters differently if he had succeeded in convicting several grafters and Jackpot state men of Illinois.
The speaker argues Mr. Pinchot combines conservation with personal and public interests. It claims the probable corn crop matters more than the office crop, emphasizing practical concerns over political gain.
A man struggles to reach the standards and influence expected from a respected father figure, facing social pressure and personal doubt as he seeks approval and legitimacy.
The Payne Aldrich tariff shows US imports topping prior records by over 114 million dollars in the first eleven months ending June 30. Custom receipts reach 302.8 million, second only to 1907, with over 49 percent of imports entering free of duty. Officials urge Republicans to note the government’s report and consider price and employment effects of rising imports.
A nostalgic verse from Comn's Traveler Magazine laments adult woes and longs to be a carefree farm boy. The speaker imagines dawn chores, milking cows, feeding hogs, and schoolyard spankings, contrasting hard labor with remembered laughter and sunshine.
A Hoosier exhortation urges constant work as the path to success. It stresses that prosperity does not come from luck or rapid fortune, but from steady effort, honesty, and good character. The piece likens the hare to speed without enduranced and the tortoise to steady toil, urging readers to outwork rivals and improve mind and body.
An old Negro passenger on a Grand Rapids bound train slept with mouth open when a drummer pretended to drop a quinine capsule on him. Waking, the man spit and asked for a doctor. He said he felt sick and that it tasted like he had busted his gall.
London Telegraph recounts a dramatic hospital scene where a doctor reverses a dire prognosis. A wife, having sold all her husband’s clothes for his funeral, learns she may witness a surprising recovery as the physician declares he can cure him.
Neighborhood news notes Rev William Gardner from DeWitt accepting a pastorate at Dun ap Congregational church. Marshalltown adopts the commission form of government despite high costs. The report covers local appointments, accidents, legal actions, land sales, and industry talk across eastern Iowa.
Governor Carroll is indicted by a Polk county grand jury on criminal libel stemming from accusations about the Iowa Industrial School for Girls at Mitchellville. The May 24 Des Moines Capital article alleged grounds for demanding Downie’s resignation, with anticipated defenses including privilege and truth.
Mills W. Miles of Olin is charged with obtaining money under false pretenses after three banks filed informations. Cashiers Gibeaut Bundy and Bixler accuse him of securing loans totaling about 8000 by claiming ownership of 400 acres in Dakota and other property. He was jailed in Tipton on bond for a July hearing as creditors allege vanished funds and false assets.
Observations on social manners about dating and marriage. The piece humorously critiques women and men, noting old maid stereotypes and the cycle of college education and parenthood. It reflects a satirical voice on gender roles and marital dynamics.
A tramp rang a doctor's door on Huclid Avenue last week asking the pretty woman to ask the doctor for a pair of old pants. The woman revealed she is the doctor and the tramp left without receiving any garments.
Hopkinton seeks an active humane society as part of city needs. Babe Kehoe returns to farm near Castle Grove after years away, glad to be back in God's country. Harvest home association plans next August picnic on the 10th. School board picks Prof QO B Law of Bloomfield as principal and completes teaching staff. Will Dennison travels to Cedar Rapids for treatment of a broken nose from a Fourth of July game. Elmer Cruise, formerly of Marlville and deputy sheriff son of John Cruise Jr., dies. he had been a Dubuque motorman for years.
Mr and Mrs H A Harper along with agene travelled to Iowa City last evening. A young boy who suffered scarlet fever in Chicago and Anamosa earlier shows partial deafness and a specialist will be consulted. Mr Marl Miller oversees the clerk's office today.
News notes that John Seery a Cascade farm owner formerly trading at Monticello has become deranged. He was taken to a private retreat in Dubuque for care and is expected to recover with proper treatment. Affected by delusions he believed others feared him and arranged his affairs willingly to enter a sanitarium.
Washington Times notes aviation records and necks are being broken almost daily at Reims, reflecting rapid progress in early flight tests and aerial demonstrations.
Center Junction July news lists local visits and outings with Monticello and Wyoming friends. The community eyes a future bank and announces a two week outing program for Chicago urban children, inviting host families and detailing volunteer committee members and deadlines.
Cascade dated July 19 reports Irene Higgs returning from Mpworth. GO O U Co paid $6400 for June milk. J.2 Strang lost a valuable horse recently. Garryowen resident J. W. Ronek visited Saturday. Maggie Parrott of West Union guests at O H Macomber. Mr and Mrs W Webbles of Davenport guests of W A Fairburn. Mrs John A Martin, Leon Barton and Mrs Wm Dooley depart Monday for Quincy Illinois. Bisenius Lauser lost a horse last Saturday after being frightened by an automobile. Otto Vogel buried at Iloilo Philippines June 8. EK Vogel brother. Mrs Johanna Vogel mother of Haymond Pinnell. Haymond injured by rope accident on John Hosch load of hay in Highland Twp. He will be sidelined. J P Lauser family and Mazie Collins depart for Colorado Springs, Denver, Burley, Montana, Yellowstone Park on extended trip for a month or more.
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