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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
10
A London exposé describes a worldwide private gambling network run like a company with agents at ports and resorts. Women lure targets through high society hosts at lawful seeming venues, using parlors, restaurants, and riverfront clubs to fleece victims, including an aviator’s wife who lost about $20 000.
Benjamin Franklin has joined the Marines and completed the immortal tour of the Kansas City recruiting office. The piece notes other figures such as George Dewey, William Jennings Bryan, and John Hopkins, with Franklin from Dewey Ohio seeking the path to Berlin.
A London miscellany shows civilians coping with raids as buses and subways run, lights stay on, and people keep calm under glass roofs. The fog provides some protection while foreign workers flee to safety zones. A seven and a half year old girl inspires bravery by guiding siblings to safety during a Gotha raid.
In Los Angeles Rush P. Sheddy age fifty nine dyed his mustache and tried rejuvenation methods to enlist. He presented papers claiming service under General Nelson Miles and participation in the capture of Chief Red Shirt with scout service in 1878 in Montana, but was turned down.
A source notes two cords of cedar red wood poplar catalpa Norway pine cypress basswood spruce and white pine weighing about 2000 pounds per cord equal a ton of coal.
Harry Skoog, caulking company employee, fell from a fourth floor window in an office building. An awning below broke the fall and he landed on the sidewalk, rolled to his feet, and suffered a hurt arm from striking a flower pot during the descent.
In San Mateo four year old Naomi Poss once named the perfect child in a local contest was struck and killed by an arriving interurban electric car while crossing beneath the shade of a parasol she proudly displayed. The accident occurred a year and a half after the recognition.
Of 15 wells bored in New Zealand in a search for petroleum, five are producing oil. Three more are reported as showing oil in tests. The development follows findings by the exploration team last autumn and reflects rising output from the region.
Iowa suffrage gains praised as the Republican convention adopts a suffrage plank. Iowa State University cadet captain Captain Andrew C. Wright dies from brain hemorrhage. Draft exemptions rise in Plymouth county with 65 percent waiving. Adjutant General Logan assigned to Camp Taylor. Infantile paralysis reports grow in Iowa. Minden township reports a case in Pottawattamie. A three year old loses feet to a mower near LeMars. Y M C A recruiting in Iowa reports 45 of 1,000 overseas volunteers from Iowa. Lieutenant Merrick of Eldora destroys a German biplane north of Flirey. he is 24 and a 1917 Iowa State College graduate. Stock swindlers targeted by state and county defense councils. Democratic state convention in Des Moines backs prohibition and woman suffrage. A Leon man arrested for Pastor Russell literature. identity questioned. Dr Hamilton downplays infantile paralysis epidemic fears. Maquoketa to display allied flags in patriotic parades. Albert Christ of Minneapolis tried for desertion at Camp Dodge, gets 15 years. Iowa corn crop seen surpassing last year by over 18 million bushels. wheat also up. Ames hospital unit sails to Italy via Allentown. Johannes Jenson’s cow milking with an electric fan improves comfort. Liberty bond exchanges for merchandise may be restricted by state defense council. bonds tied to securities deemed risky.
A Boston and Maine signal tower crew recalls their unusual menagerie. A cockroach drinks from the ink well nightly, a tame muskrat and later a woodchuck lived at the desk, sparrows nest in the eaves, a truant toad feeds on flies, and stray dogs and cats rove the tower while workers move war supplies and tend to pets.
At the Launceston port sugar bought for export was stored on wharves under tarpaulin. Hidden slits in tarpaulin and planking allowed bags to be emptied as a tide rose. A boat was slipped under the piers and a thief crawled along to steal the sugar using a bucket.
Arthur G. Palmer of the U S S O'Brian struggled in a strong ebb near exhaustion when David Goldman a machinist's mate second class leapt into rough waters and reached Palmer saving him. Goldman was commended by the secretary of the navy for the rescue. he enlisted in 1911 at San Francisco.
A seven foot cobra halted a golf game between two military officers at Nangaladon India. The snake struck at Maj Williams of the Rangoon battalion military police through his trousers but did not bite skin. Lt Col Obbard commissioner of Pegu killed the snake with his mashie before it struck again.
Commercial agent Norman L. Anderson reports the launching of a 600 ton concrete ship from the Trougner yards at Moss Norway. The vessel features four water tight compartments an aft engine room with two 220 horsepower Olinder motors two large holds two hatches and two toy motor winches for each hatch.
A devotional passage contrasts atheistic denial of God with fools who ignore divine judgment. It cites three-fold revelation of God, Saul's failure, and the parable of the rich fool, ending with a dying millionaire who requests prayer and a hymn of invitation.
The text argues holiness rests in character not moods or mystic rapture. It frames sanctity as plain humanity and steady pursuit of Christ rather than extraordinary experiences.
An old ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney and bladder issues. It claims quick results and offers sample bottles by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York with a reference to the newspaper.
In a satirical scene Lucifer and fellow demons convene beside the Styx to plot punishment for Bill Hohenzollern and his six sons. They debate eternal flames and a "six billion years" sentence, closing the meeting with a raucous chorus.
Knicker-Did Smith appears to misstate plans as reports claim a bouncing wheat crop and a bumper baby were announced, raising questions about the accuracy of his statements and the underlying campaign messaging.
A contemporaneous reflection asserts two great discoveries of modern times: the value of children and the importance of open air for health and growth. The author links these insights to social welfare and urban planning.
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