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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
4
Cottage cheese lends itself to salads that can serve as the main dish. Dress with French mayonnaise or boiled dressings. Shape into balls or cups and combine with crisp vegetables, fruits, nuts, olives, rice or potatoes with bright garnishes like pimientos. Menu suggests tomato soup, cottage cheese potato salad with dressing and pickles, oatmeal biscuits, cocoa or coffee, cookies.
An exhortation extols milk as a superior, refreshing nourishment for all ages from babies to the elderly. It claims milk strengthens nerves and overall vitality and supersedes coffee and tea, urging frequent consumption at meals and between meals. It ends with an invitation to have another glass.
A simple verse promotes milk toast as a universal, inexpensive meal for all ages from coast to coast. It urges using more milk to stretch bread, reduces waste, and claims dairy can curb living costs while diners request the Home Demonstration Agent for the Bulletin on Sour Milk Recipes.
County Prize awarded to Margaret Tourtellot of Anamosa Iowa for a silver medal. Local prizes went to Frank Edwards Alice Brown Ariel Swordes Selma Prahm Merle Pangburn Gwendolyn Coder Margaret Tourtellot Clara McGuire Wm Dorgelou Ted Koop Alfreda Reed Janet Young Marian Fairhurst Nellie May Sealls Craig Hall with Key to names not received. All seventh and eighth graders wrote essays on Milk a Necessary Food for the Growing Child as part of the State Health Campaign.
Miss Nellie Morey was elected county superintendent at a special county convention. Only sixteen of twenty six delegates attended. T. S. Lazell presided while E J Hines called the meeting to order. The salary of the deputy was recommended at sixty five percent of the principal. Morey previously filled the role after Maurice resigned.
A London humor item depicts an inspector asking schoolchildren to observe. After a pause a small boy answers that the inspector kissed the teacher, revealing a humorous misunderstanding in a didactic classroom setup.
Ben Loomis becomes owner of the billiard parlors after a dispute with W H Hull who also acquires a Dakota land tract. veterans return home including 88th division member from France and Great Lakes discharge with high marks. Mabel Tesar Smith and Jafe Matthews Jr wed at Marion with plans to live in Manchester. Dr Highhouse named Lenox College president to arrive July 1 with a welcome event in Hopkinton.
Mrs Florence Noyes Curtis left for Chicago after months here. Judge and Mrs F O Ellison travel to New York City for weeks at their son Dr C W Ellison's home. Capt Tom Watters of Des Moines visited with his father at the reformatory printery. Judge H M Remiley heads to Iowa City for state university commencement marking 50 years since his graduation. Louis Gardner's private office was burglarized last week with a skeleton key. minor currency taken, checks untouched, and files and records ransacked.
The old Hamil house on National street in West Cascade is being torn down by owner Mrs. M. F. Barrett who will build a new residence on the site. Private Leo Gavin has returned from France after nine months overseas with the 88th division, having left May 26 1918 and served in the Metz trenches at armistice. Modern Woodmen of America referendum sustains new assessment rates effective July 1 with 175 428 votes for and 45 899 against. Thomas Kingsley recently returned from Finley hospital Dubuque and is reported much improved in health and local affairs.
Monticello Iowa board of education met in special session with members Stahler Brainerd Lazell Reed present. Minutes approved. Bills budgeted Central Lumber and Coal Co 88.57 dollars. Myrtle Poe resignation accepted. Salaries set at 1080.00 yearly for Delphia Williams and Florence Moses. Meeting adjourned.
In Monticello on June 20 the Board of Education met in a special session with members present. The finance committee was authorized to take up and cancel bonds numbered 16 17 and 18. Mrs Reed was engrossing the minutes as part of the meeting.
A humorous note on courtship pace contrasts a man's slow decision with a woman's rapid planning for wedding decorations and bridesmaids outfits. The piece uses witty observations about gendered timing in romance.
The Iowa legislature revised motor vehicle license fees to be based on vehicle cost and weight, expected to raise five to six million annually. Fees range from Ford at 12 dollars to Pierce-Arrow at 82.40, with trucks and trailers graded by capacity and tire type, aiming for road-wear proportional taxation.
In Wd Howes Monthly a reader argues that a fifteen year old girl named Mirian is poised for lifelong status and neglect after marriage while a fifteen year old boy gains respect and advancement. The letter reflects dated gender views and unequal expectations in a small town.
The state has purchased 836 acres of farm land near Anamosa for reform school farming. Total cost is $144,988 for four farms H P Wanna 306 acres at 175, S H Lawrence 290 acres at 185, Rhinehart Conmey 120 acres at 175, Lister Bros 129 acres at 145. Additional large farms are rented and options remain on others.
The 1899 assessment for Jones county lists 4 211 males over 21, 1 668 dogs, and detailed values for property categories: money and credits 5 067 730 real estate 25 924 184 horses 10 284 head 916 384 cattle 40 004 head 1 725 861 sheep and goats 5 685 head 46 049 vehicles 9 928 2 7 476 moneyed capital 921 764 corporation stock 22 680 merchandise 572 520 capital in manufacturing 7 100 other personal property 178 294 buildings on leased lands 27 824.
A garden morning note recalls two boys singing There Are Smiles That Make You Happy as a washing machine hums in the background. The writer salutes boys and a girl who cheerfully help their mother with chores and duty.
A Black soldier in khaki sits at the American Red Cross canteen crying from homesickness after a hearty meal. The directress consoles him as he admits feeling ashamed to "make a baby outen" himself while reading a canteen cookbook opened to a fry chicken section.
The Damm family of Mahaska county Iowa rose from poverty to farm ownership after four years in Richland township They bought a 400 acre farm for 60000 and now stand as a symbol against bolshevik accusations They credit Dutch industry and personal effort for their success while lampooning criticisms of immigrants and red flag advocates.
The Great Flight is hailed as a remarkable blend of science, skill, and nerve. The Kansas City Star credits Read and his navy colleagues, Haeland, Hawker, Grieve, Alcock and Brown, with risking their lives to push human knowledge and civilization forward. Philadelphia Public Ledger comments on Senate publicity.
An advertising note urges dusting hens with B A Thomas Louse Killer to end mite bites, claiming it also kills pests on cucumber tomato and squash vines. The message ends with a sales promise from Geo Stubler's Sons Co.
Public notice announces Louise Haris Mary S Dirks and Minnie J Wolken appointed as executors by the Jones County Iowa district court for the Mary S Wilken estate. Creditors must file claims sworn with the clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to cover costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa June 10 1919.
Notice states Monti Cello Building Company incorporated in Iowa with principal office in Monticello. It may own real estate personal property, conduct building, rental or sale activities, select officers and directors, initial board named, stock capital set at 20000 dollars, two thirds voting to amend, twenty year duration.
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