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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
1
The piece notes Cedar Rapids and Waterloo face division by a river causing local friction as both communities seek cooperation and a new high school for the west side. It also reports Charles Thomas's conviction for the Mabel Scofield murder and life sentence in Des Moines.
Mrs. Wm. Larrabee stresses home duties over club commitments. She argues women should devote energy to raising and guiding children, praising mothers who prioritize home life and moral development over social club activities. The stance echoes traditional, old fashioned values.
The inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as president drew calm public attention and broad satisfaction. Roosevelt earned strong support as he assumed office, promising to administer laws for all and to give every man a square deal.
The Express argues large insurers use surplus to back promoted schemes, praising smaller firms for conservative investments. It recounts the 1897 Rogers and Rockefeller Boston Gas securities debacle, where a paper charter scheme and Wall Street underwriters shifted $12 million in insurance money to favored insiders, exposing the plunder in a rigged sale.
February awards announced in the Jones County Teacher section list recipients by locale. Names include Edna Cusher Willie Allen Roy Allen Earl Cusher at Fairview No 4 and Marcia Evans No 8 plus Alice Boyle Eddie Erickson Willie Erickson in Rome. Other clusters cover Scotch Grove Castle Grove Pleasant Hill Haber Glenn and many more across Oak Grove Martelle Black Oak and Greenfield districts.
The Jones County teachers notify the annual rural graduation exam will be March 30 and 31 in Anamosa and at Monticello Center Junction Wyoming Oxford Junction Onslow and Martelle. Regulations require a question list from the Hand book for Iowa Schools and a passing grade of 80 with no mark below 75 to earn a diploma. Classics Reading list includes Hiawatha Rip Van Winkle and Evangeline.
The Manchester area will vote on a proposition to bond the school district for 11000 dollars to fund building additions. In other items, deaths include Mrs. Anna M. Mueller in Le Claire aged 81 and Capt. W. H. Holman of Independence. a Cedar Rapids switchman Charles W. Johnson was killed. Lyon county notes. Anamosa high school declamatory winners named. Lent regulations issued by Archbishop Keane. Jones county supervisors appoint T. A. King Sr. as poor farm steward.
A Chicago Tribune column by Henry F. Cope offers a series of maxims on happiness meekness love and honesty. The aphorisms touch ethics religion service and life’s ideals with brief, memorable statements.
Pearl Bevang dies in Arizona of consumption after a life dedicated to teaching in Jones County. Bessie Ewing cared for seventy one students at Anamosa school this winter, with talk of needing an assistant. The W M Welch company runs the world’s largest school supply factory at Anamosa under the motto Everything for schools. Mary Locher earns a promotion to a Monticello schools post.
The Onslow Graphic notes signs of spring with robins reported and mild indications, while frogs and green beds are yet to arrive. The piece muses on how current signs shape mood and urges choosing optimism to turn potential gloom into happiness.
A humorous slice on engagements and marriage roles, noting men fear losing freedom and women’s fashion signals. Also brief notes on local people: Richard Hayner of Canton buys William W. Bronson’s Washington street home for 2525 dollars, with town welcome planned. George L. Dobson, former Secretary of State, nominated as a consul at Nottingham England.
A profile of O. S. Maiden from Success Magazine detailing a lifetime defined by wealth but lacking growth in mind and spirit. The piece laments a man who neglected happiness, friendships, laughter, and broad learning, ending with a lonely, insular outlook.
An advertising brief asserts that all blood circulates through the heart every two minutes and links irregular blood flow to illness. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a remedy to purify the blood, suggesting improved health as a result.
The Minneapolis Journal notes the average hen yields about $1 annually, roughly 200 percent of its owner’s beard and clothes, while some people prefer keeping a dog to chase others’ hens.
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