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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1910
Page
5
The county will levy an extra five to six thousand dollars for the bridge fund this year to start erecting permanent cement bridges. This plan requires bonds to push work rapidly under engineers, letting contracts across localities while protecting taxpayers. The primary law’s political petitions distract from business costs and voters must consider long term funding and practicality.
The Monticello Republicans present a united municipal ticket led by mayoral candidate John E Bateman. Council nominees G P Rockatad C L Van Meter Fred Matthieasen Matt Rodman and Dr W W Hunter defend their merit. The piece contrasts reform rhetoric with votes on Speaker Cannon and defends Cannon as a presiding officer.
Prouty and a number of patriots plan new steps after the clipping of the Cannon influence. They based campaigns on promises tied to him and now face questions about their next moves without his backing.
The article lampoons Bishop Quayle for policing a young man's creased pantaloons and personal neatness. It argues self respect and thrift are expressed in tidy habits and predicts stricter dress standards at future conferences.
The article argues that workers gain in market value but not income as labor groups push for shorter hours rather than higher pay. Reducing a ten hour day for a two dollar worker to eight hours increases salary by twenty percent, yet this gain vanishes against grocer and butcher costs, leaving leisure time but little real money.
The piece laments editorial lectures on handling hundreds of unruly girls expelled from several communities. It contrasts editors at desks with the real burden of running reform institutions and defends Taft against taunts from Washington reporters. It notes a Democratic caucus and private planning before a public event.
Weather forecast stays favorable as the industry notes a boost from a Plymouth Rock partnership. Eggs, once steady at sixteen cents, see a favorable market shift driven by improved conditions and producer optimism.
Peter Heinlein, inventor of the pocket watch, faced witchcraft accusations and prison before perfecting the watch. He later retired to a Carmelite convent and donated his watch proceeds to the order. He died in 1640 in Nuremberg, where a monument now stands. The Denver Republic notes a husband’s revenge through sparing his wife from a thief.
In a tense Chicago scene the marauding interviewer pressure is met by T. R. who insists Loeb is not needed to save him from further questioning. The urban moment highlights media clash and political theater.
George A. Lincoln named game warden by Governor Carroll in Cedar Rapids. Dr J H Quthrie of Wyoming to open a sanitarium. Quaker Oats plant workers strike for higher wages. A stabbing in Independence leaves two men disemboweled. one guard injured. Major A E House dies at Independence hospital. Ames College wins triangular debating league titles over Drake and Grinnell. Oxford Junction politics heat up with caucus nominations. Morley bank opens, tied to Jones County Savings Bank. Anamosa school election features Watters defeat. Ramsey runs independent. Ames class of 1910 honors list highlights McElroy, Semmons, Parsons, Nicolay, Estel, Beacher, Bergman, Scheman, and Wallace.
Dooley debates the cost of living with Mr Hennessy and others. He blames rising prices on wage shifts and Harvard professors while noting repeated cycles of higher costs and unchanged living standards. The exchange satirizes economic inflation and political economists.
The piece explains historical nail sizing terms such as four penny and six penny. It shows how four penny equals four pounds per thousand nails and six penny equals six pounds per thousand, noting the shift from ten pound nails to the later penny-based system.
A Washington Times note estimates the expression accompanied by Capt. Archibald W. Butt appears in about 23 million newspaper stories about the president. The figure highlights the phrase’s prominence in political coverage and public discourse.
Anamosa editorial voices concern over a rushed push for a constitutional amendment on temperance. It argues the legislature’s slim ten vote margin favors resubmission being imprudent and warns that infighting between temperance and liquor groups would benefit saloon interests. It urges unity and measured progress.
A sharp social critique from the Manchester Press condemns permissive parenting and rumors about a 16 year old. It warns about reputational harm from a girl’s associations and late-night socializing in the township. The piece uses humor and pointed metaphors to urge stricter guidance.
The Iowa Republican rank and file unite to support President Taft and resist a coterie of politicians backed by a leading newspaper seeking to vilify the president. They frame the issue as party perpetuity versus insurgency and vow to oppose progressivism as a source of unrest. The message emphasizes loyalty to Taft and opposition to concentrated state leadership.
A Louisville Courier-Journal note contrasts optimism and concern over pork chop pricing. The piece frames hopeful appetite against rising costs facing shoppers and markets.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Iowa has avoided bank failures for three years with savings up by thirteen million dollars since last November. Citizens are urged to beware schemes promising higher returns and to trust legitimate interest, reminding that risky ventures often fail while money remains in banks.
Hazel Marie Shields born January 18 1804 died March 15 funeral today at 2 pm Antioch Chapel Rev C H Beaver officiating daughter of Jacob and ... interment in Antioch cemetery. W R Butler declared insane Tuesday escorted to hospital in Independence. Mrs J S Stacy rents rooms, boards with Mrs Mann formerly Hazlett and Lovell House manager. G O L Holcomb died last Monday night aged 7 funeral at M E Church yesterday. M A Wightman died after brief illness age 61 funeral at M W church today under Odd Fellows. Both funerals conducted by Dr H White. Wightman suffered typhoid pneumonia. Frank Wightman and Mattie at home Arthur arrived from Belle Plaine Della Bowman of Waterloo returned home.
The Jones County Teachers Institute begins March 28 at the Anamosa high school and runs through April 2. Instructors include Kate Maurice as conductor and Rose Parker W.8. Athearn J. Cowan J. E. Foster M. O. Roark G. Richards Dora Gladson C. M. Evans. Special events feature a teachers reception, lectures by Rev. C N Beaver and J S Foster, a Scotland talk, Ye Old Follies Concerts by M E church children, and a lecture on Pad Mother and the School Marm by W J Athearn.
A Philadelphia Telegraph item parodies judicial questioning as George H. Graham recalls a lawyer tale about a freeholder and a married man. The piece ends with a St. Louis Globe-Democrat note that Easter signals the baseball season’s start in many places.
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