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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
3
Archibishop John J. Glennon argues that women should support the war effort by nursing at base hospitals and managing home front duties. He urges women to preserve patriotism, rear children in faith, and keep the home as a center of service while men fight.
A dialogue piece contrasts luxury and simple fare with money, trust, and changes in work life. A man questions Green's character while another recalls a harsh discharge from service. A birthday gift Emerson's essays and a former worker celebrates leaving a job by smashing his alarm clock after sixteen years.
A courtroom scene features Mrs Spender querying a salesgirl about the price of a hat. The judge questions a miscreant who protests a minor trouble, and then sentences him to sixty days.
In Detroit police court Ben Jones faces drunkenness charges. Judge Justice Sellers relents telling him to go and get out of the city. Jones exits with a string of farewells to officers spectators the judge and the city before he vanishes.
Spokane City Commissioner Leonard Funk proposes urban beekeeping to fight high sugar prices. He argues vacant lots with clover can host swarms that cost $6 to $8, yielding 100 to 160 pounds of honey per season, with honey priced around a few cents per pound, outperforming sugar for common uses.
In a measured departure from rhetoric, Mesekiah Bings declares he will not predict or discuss nation shaping plans. He offers readiness to act if called but refuses to engage in prolonged talk or public opinion froth.
At Columbia University ceremony the honorary doctorates were conferred on Marshal Joffre Viviani Lord Cunliffe and A J Balfour. Williams Barclay Parsons chaired in khaki as a major of engineers joining Arthur S Dwight a renowned metallurgist and major in the engineer corps.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer urge contrasts rising costs with a note of relief for readers. It argues not all items rise during wartime and cites ostrich feathers as an example of affordable luxury. The piece frames hope for millions facing hardship.
Farmers urged to separate young chicks from adult fowls to prevent disease and promote growth. Allow ten day olds to roam, ensure old stock receive nourishment, and provide airy, clean housing. Feed variety supports bone, muscle, blood and feather development while yard upkeep and plowing improve ground. Large flocks urged due to high prices and wartime demand for poultry and eggs.
Else Adler, a musical comedy prima donna, argues chorus girls would make the best housewives if given the chance. She cites natural traits such as beauty high spirits humor warmth and affection as advantages for motherhood and family life.
A wartime reminiscence compares ordinary gardeners to soldiers, noting small individual acts add up to heroic deeds. It emphasizes even a tiny plot can aid Uncle Sam in meeting the nation's needs and facing its enemies.
Edwin Markham the poet spoke in Philadelphia claiming every soul has a destined mate born with it. He added these souls pair in life though not necessarily together here. The note labels Markham as an exponent of Swedenborzianism.
The article details Ping Bodie’s hitting philosophy as he returns to the American League. He advocates aggressive two speed swings and total confidence at the plate. Bodie boasts a 20 home run year and a batting average over .800 on the Pacific coast, insisting watchful outguessing and a fearless swing lead to success.
A speaker argues that a large man stays quiet when his wife is right ninety nine percent of the time and urges self reflection about national faults. He notes that people expect the best from the country without giving their best in return and that confrontations cool when facing a capable foe.
A speaker extols chorus girls as sympathetic workers and worthy wives. He argues they receive more marriage proposals due to practical housewifery skills taught in a class. He warns many fail after marriage from lacking cooking, shopping, household management, and child psychology knowledge.
In Habitude a character explains that, like a sailor who trembles after returning to shore, some motorists retain a lingering shake after a car outing. Mr Chuggins notes the lingering effect and likens it to sea legs in the excerpt.
Novelist W E B Trites visiting Chicago was astonished by the deafening soup room noise in a fashionable restaurant. He joked the din resembled a violent sea surf and offered a “noise less soup spoon” to a nearby eater, presenting a straw as a gag gift.
A tree reputed to shed water abundantly from its leaves and branches grows in the Philippines where it is called acacia and in Hawaii where it is known as monkey pod.
The article highlights bright bed designs using scarlet salvia, calliopsis, and coleus with a yellow-brown center and a border of red and yellow colors. It notes pleasing phlox groupings with pale pink, white, and yellow masses, and a petunia bed centering red or purple blooms with white around them. It discusses Narelssi compatibility, soil needs, propagation by offsets, and seed-raised varieties, plus peony variety notes and general plant care tips.
The best time to plant peonies is fall, not later than October, when soil is favorable. Buy strong plants, have them shipped by express, and plant deeply with well mixed manure. Avoid dividing prince plants. scatter peonies in borders for lasting color and foliage contrast with flowers.
The writer describes a spring garden routine using wood ashes as fertilizer and a soil trench. After planting, vines climb to six feet with weekly soapsuds fertilization and regular hoeing, keeping flowers picked for continuous bloom. Nasturtiums receive similar, lighter ash treatment.
Garden hints advise starting specimen cannas and dahlias indoors in four inch pots with rich soil, transplant as roots fill pots, and maintain moisture and heat. A home remedy uses strong soap suds to remove scale from lemon trees. For clay soils, dig wide shallow holes with drainage, lay sod grass, then plant trees. Kochla burning bush makes an excellent red fall hedge and foundation plant.
Insects on a phint plant may be ants or loose scales. Inspect carefully. if infested, sponge the leaves with hot tobacco tea and soap. To deter ants, surround the plant with chopped tobacco stems and sprinkle borax for control.
Governor Harding proclaims June 18 to 25 as Red Cross Week urging statewide fund drive to raise 100 million dollars for the wartime relief effort. Campaign overseen by county councils of defense and Red Cross with managers Klingaman of the university and Kepford of the Board of Control. Iowa urged to respond with patriotic sacrifice to support American boys at the front.
Des Moines National Bank vice president C A Barr J H Blair Iowa National bank vice president and Charles T Cole Jr Valley National bank vice president are named to a new Securities Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Iowa to examine all securities offered as collateral for government deposits from Liberty bond proceeds. Barr serves as chairman. Members serve without pay.
Centerville obituary reports John W. Goldsberry died at home after brief illness. Born September 18 1847 he enlisted in the Fifth Kansas cavalry at age thirteen years ten months and six days claiming to be the war’s youngest soldier.
Six year old Jillian Hilliary, daughter of Mr and Mrs R G Hilliary of Denmark township, drowned in the Skunk river backwater near her home. She had been used to playing in the area where the body was found.
Iowa City report states William L. Arthur a regular army member hanged himself in his barn near Columbus Junction to avoid going to war. He is survived by his widow and ten children.
Clarinda leaders allocate 1500 dollars from Greater Clarinda club funds for a Liberty bond purchase and give 50 dollars to the Red Cross. Over 800 residents join the Red Cross with contributions from 100 dollars downward. One hundred youth join the Garden club and the farm labor bureau finds work for 35 men.
Cedar Rapids report states Rev. Dr. John A. Marquis, Coe College president, faces a petition from local business and professional leaders to keep his title. Marquis has been elected head of the Presbyterian missionary department and may accept, delaying his decision after a large mass meeting.
A preacher explains that practical atheism thrives in modern life as people overlook God amid daily cares. He argues God’s unchanging purpose governs history, cites Lincoln and Waterloo, and urges individuals to seek the divine in communities and nations through scripture and humble faith.
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