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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
8
A Sioux City Journal opinion notes oratory waning since the era of Daniel Webster and Ingersoll. It argues lawyers rely more on tactics than eloquence, judges and juries resist silver tongues, and modern politicking favors hands and logistics over grand speeches.
J W Coxies, editor and proprietor of The Monticello Express since 1888, marks 50 years with the paper while also maintaining a thriving law practice. A change brings the publication’s leadership to his son, J W Doxsee Charles A Doxsee, now joining the firm and press.
Oscar Rapids Republicans argues every boy should have a job during vacation and stresses loitering harms character. It criticizes laws that keep boys from working while acknowledging safe, age appropriate tasks for youth. It contends motivated youths will seek work themselves.
A Fairfield Ledger note states that autos are as safe as other transport when properly driven, but become deadly in the hands of the ignorant or reckless, urging careful handling and awareness behind the wheel.
The lines declare war as a force that destroys joy and inspires fear, portraying it as both death and a source of power. The speaker references diplomacy, patriotism, and martial bravado while hinting at public figures and media commentary tied to the era.
The article argues to revive the county fair beyond its former reach by avoiding gambling, questionable shows, and fake enterprises. It urges that prizes come from locally grown or locally owned items and welcomes educational exhibits from farm implements. Focus shifts to livestock, dairy machinery, and fostering farmer gatherings to share methods and ideas.
Davenport Democrat notes many Iowans grow suspicious of a prominent figure as a push for a state office intensifies next year. The piece likens public scrutiny to a Pickwickian scene of swelling political ambition.
Two robbers in a Ford stolen at Iowa City held up Farmers Savings Bank in North Liberty twenty two miles south of Cedar Rapids. They bound cashier J C Cy pra and looted $1000 before fleeing toward timber. Police alerted after freeing the cashier within twenty minutes. Accomplices suspected in the village prior to the crime.
The Monticello claim cites 1910 census population 2043 and June 30 1915 bank deposits of 2 961 725 to support an average wealth of 1268 50 per resident. Dyersville counters with 1910 population 1511 and 2 071 748 59 in deposits for an average 1371 10 and a small surplus.
The Sioux Falls Argua Leader notes twenty five years of town concern over the farmer and his crop yet this year shows abundant small grain and grasses. The front porch farmer fears heat may limit corn but the crop typically matures. the farmer himself remains untroubled.
Mt. Vernon Record notes the Monti Cello Express marks fifty years. Charles Coxsee takes a half interest in the Express with his father, sharing the family business and future ventures. The elder expresses luck in a capable son and the son in a cooperative father. Congratulations are offered to both.
The Strasbourg clock, twenty feet high, built by Jean Baptiste Schwilgue in 1842, showcases astronomical devices and a planetarium showing planetary positions. Figures on the platform depict the four ages of man, with hourly scenes ending in Death striking noon as apostles bow before Christ and a crowing rooster signals the hour.
The London Telegraph notes that sharp lightning rod points minimize resistance and discharge violence. A knobbed rod would provoke violent discharge. a needle point can carry full charges quietly through the body, while a ball ends in instant death. Non corrosive metal prevents corrosion and resistance.
A humorous dialogue reveals the start of a lawyer’s career after a rich uncle dies and leaves a large inheritance. The young lawyer questions the source, while the elder notes it came from a client’s benefactor rather than family. The exchange plays on mistaken kinship and fortune.
Reader notes discuss misused phrases and word pairs. The piece argues for proper word choices and distinguishes necessity versus necessities and expect versus suspect with examples from a Boston Buoy manuscript.
Excerpts discuss native Ecuadorians described as beasts of burden, a Holland windmill economy tied to wealth, military attaches and their duties, and a jokes column about pessimism and optimism. The text blends social commentary with miscellany and rough quotes.
Farmers rely on guard ducks to deter nighttime thieves in the poultry yard. Ducks quack loudly regardless of the hour, signaling intruders and protecting poultry.
A brief quotation from the Philadelphia Ledger defines a cynic as a man exhausted by others and in turn exhausting those around him. The remark reflects a witty, reflective tone about human behavior.
A suburban resident encased wooden clothesline posts in chicken wire, grew honeysuckle around them, and added bind houses atop. Soon the vines hid the posts and bluebirds nested, inspiring neighbors to adopt the idea and create a charming shared feature.
A Chicago News fragment shows a society scene where a distressed partner laments ennui and a physician asks about the other half's life, while the dame insists she is not seeking a divorce.
A midnight exchange recalls a clock malfunction as two figures discuss the stalled timepiece. The dialogue hints at a broader moment of change or realization reported in the Yonkers Statesman.
Quoted remarks praise efforts to preserve Plymouth Rock and acknowledge New England’s debt to its legacy. The exchange highlights pride in colonial heritage and the enduring symbolism of the rock as a national landmark.
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