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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
13
A fragmentary set of quotes rails at New York Jews and European famine, mocks public figures like Margot Asquith, and critiques arms and canning economics. It references Townley, gas balloons, and U S policy, ending with notes on farm loan interest and Iowa corn canning trends.
Families fight to keep children together amid hard sacrifice while Iowa Democrats near Des Moines plan to anoint Claude Porter as the main senate candidate. Rumor frames John Dennison and other aspirants fading as Tinleys of Council Bluffs deny rumors of running for senator governor and congressman.
Philip Von Blon argues that critics smear the adjusted compensation bill as a cash grab. The piece contends cash is only one of five benefits and that the cash option is the least attractive, while the bill would create a long term system benefiting former service members and national productivity.
The council Bluffs Nonpareil argues that the primary is a fine theory for nominating party candidates but unreliable in practice. It often disrupts parties and misrepresents majority wishes, with examples like judges secretaries of state and governors chosen through primaries. The paper cautions that senatorial primaries may split votes and nominate a candidate lacking party principle.
The Springfield Republican reviews Senator Kenyon of Iowa resigning from the senate and losing influence on a public works bill tied to speed and employment during hard times. It contrasts Kenyon’s departure with La Follette’s perceived bitterness and public image as reflected by Sioux City Journal.
A roundup of local events includes farm sales near Dysart, the Green's opera house sale, and anniversaries in Independence and Maquoketa. Fire wipes Dickens business district. Mechanicsville keeps its own telephone service. Fayette sees an umbrella rib injury. Maquoketa voters approve $200000 high school bonds. Elkport floods trigger Red Cross relief for several towns along the Volga river.
The Lovell township farm bureau outlines plans for calcium carbonate soil tests for farmers, offers free testing with local volunteers, and discusses alfalfa, potato scab prevention, seed corn testing, and health education. March 28 meeting will review roads and program highlights, with local births and hospital updates reported.
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports tests led by A R Lamb and John M Evward showing vitamins are essential for animal growth. Feeding pigs with a butterfat supplement transformed a scrawny pig into good shape, while another remained poor. Vitamin A is least distributed, sourced from butterfat egg yolk cod liver oil green leaves yellow corn and soybeans.
K W Stouder of Iowa State College Extension warns pneumonia ravages Iowa swine stem from abrupt air temperature shifts and overly tight hog houses. He urges proper ventilation as hogs vent moisture and breathe, noting eleven pounds of air per corn pound and a large nightly moisture output from 100 head of 200-pound hogs.
Readable fragments describe a girl pinning a flower on a man and the man leading a funeral procession. The Omaha paper notes a candidate and Mr. Bryan's frequent attitude.
A long list of laborers, salaries, and contractors appears for Rome Township including Frank Mitchell, Art Houstman, W. Davenport, J. Houstman, Glenn Lynch, Cyrus Lamb, and many others. Mentions of Express Co., equipment, tiling, grading, and bridge work appear alongside a note of a reward for two missing collies described as large male dogs with specific markings and Ottawa County license tags.
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