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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
1
Items include wheat maturity in Canada 90 to 100 days, Australia’s Yatewood cast iron strength, a Vanderbilt marriage, poetry and journalism critiques, Chicago sandals for 1000 women, hat trends, Belgium auto imports, rail expansion, Peary pole musings, a coffin sermon in Pittsburgh, and social commentary on gender, science, and fashion.
A new men’s church in Atlantic City aims to attract followers by offering sermons with pipes cigars and moving pictures while avoiding Merry Widow hats and feminine frivolity. The Baltimore American notes the organizer believes men should smoke there now rather than in the hereafter.
The receiver of a broken Kansas Bank wound up its business in three months, paid depositors in full and returned most of stockholders’ capital, while charging only 250 for services and expenses, yet the observer questions his business sense.
Three women allege they were wives of a Boston millionaire who is now dead. The case suggests how wealthy Americans sometimes attract multiple widows focused on the estate.
The 1908 Republican convention concluded with unanimous support for Taft and Sherman amid cheers and a formal adjournment at 11:47 a.m. Messages of congratulations poured in from President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft, while a humorous Harper’s note closed the item.
At Chicago Taft of Ohio and Sherman of New York secure unanimous support for the 1908 ticket. The roll call shows Taft with 702 votes and Sherman winning the vice presidency as the convention clears for the fall election amid dramatic demonstrations and platform adoption.
The second day at the Republican national convention featured a dramatic Roosevelt yell inside the Coliseum lasting about 45 minutes. The event followed Lodge’s praise of the president and the seating of Taft delegates nearly in full, signaling strong Taft support amid vibrant outdoor club parades and mass cheers.
Mr Millward the American vice consul at Durban recalls a memory training scam in Natal where buyers paid £5 for a 60 day course but forgot to leave their names addresses. The principal joked they would forget they sent money. Also notes praise for women's clubs and a petal curler ad phrase.
Republican platform outlines Roosevelt era policies on wealth abuse and privilege, anti injunctions courts, labor relief, tariff reform with max and min rates, expanding money supply, trust supervision, inland waterways, strong defense, good roads, and equal justice for all. Emphasizes contrast with Democracy and aims for national ownership by the people.
An article argues thinness stems from digestive derangement and hyperacidity. It credits fat digestion to pancreatic juice and links fermentation in the stomach to emaciation. It claims Peruna taken before meals speeds digestion and preserves pancreatic juice, enabling fat intake to restore plumpness.
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