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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
1
A fervent critique of joy riding and alcohol impaired driving, arguing for tests and a law requiring drivers to abstain from alcohol before driving. It warns of head on crashes and urges safer behavior for families traveling in the country.
Advice urging avoidance of undoing actions by choosing correct first efforts. Emphasizes that doing things right the first time saves time, effort, and negative impacts on others, warning against sloppy thinking and costly corrections.
A vintage collection of cookie recipes from 1920 outlines ingredients and methods for well aged cookies. It includes coconut macaroons, sugar shortbread, and ginger molasses cookies with notes on storage and bake times. The piece credits Western Newspaper Union.
Dream lore notes dogs favored by mystics while cats invite gossip and obstacles. Gentle or attacking cats signal different outcomes, with dream cats linked to robbers and thieves. A poet's dream example shows humorous verbal associations and wordplay.
A motorist recounts hitting two rabbits blinded by headlights on a northern Wisconsin road. He stopped, caught both rabbits, and had a good dinner the next day. The note ends with a wry line on posterity from an Ohio State Journal quotation.
In this poem Edgar A. Guest warns that self centered people never find lasting greatness or moral reward. True worth lies in kindness and service to others, not domination or personal gain.
Nine elderly relatives and spouses will share an estate of more than 2.5 million dollars from William P. Cowan who died in Wheaton in 1918 without a will. Judge S L Rathje said depositions remain before a decree, with heirs including the Saxtons of Michigan and others across Detroit Gloversville Springfield and Cadillne.
English crowd embraces night clubs and jazz as London recovers after war. Rector's on Tottenham Court Road draws crowds with American orchestras and a gate of five dollars per ticket or seven fifty per couple including buffets. Shortage of eligible young men pushes many English girls toward paid escorts as dancing grows in demand.
A group of London women police mounted on motorbikes begin duty. The force praises their excellent work and notes the bikes are issued to enhance their capabilities for greater service.
Oil output in the United States for 1919 reached 366 255 811 barrels, a gain of over 24 million from 1918, per the Oil City Derrick annual review. The report cites pipe line receipts monthly and tank car shipments, noting gains in North Carolina Texas North Louisiana Gulf Coast Kentucky Wyoming and the Lima districts. Losses occurred in Kansas Pennsylvania West Virginia and southeastern Ohio.
In Edwardsville area ponds and lakes fish rise near the clear ice as air holes appear. The hunter strikes the ice above stunned fish, chops a hole, and hauls out catfish. Many fine catfish are caught daily by this method.
Rome debate centers on a bill by Giovanni Lombardi calling compulsory labor a tax on laziness for Italians aged twenty to sixty five. Those who do not work face heavy levies. In other news the Roman Catholic diocese of Springfield Mass plans memicentennial celebrations next year.
United States Chamber of Commerce report in Argentina links a wide spread international organization to pilferage from steamships bound for Buenos Aires. The study notes similar theft patterns in Italy Spain and England with a recent alarming rise and an estimated value of stolen goods reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold.
A nostalgic look at New York Citys Bowery notes the decline of famous dives like Tub of Blood as national prohibition reshapes street life. It claims the Bowery bum is rare now with many casual workers and abundant cash, signaling a cultural shift rather than a formal rite.
A witty London Answers item notes a man jokes his wife reads the news only for breast sales and cooking hints, after saying he is tired and wife reads aloud. The quip reflects light humor about media focus and domestic reading habits.
A shabby visitor asks a favor. Mr Gramps on refuses. The visitor offers to be a pallbearer with his own gloves, a grimomic quip from The Main Thing in Birmingham Age Herald. A daughter asks to marry and the father jokes about a financial match. A joke about a motor named Wilton and a carpet pun closes the snippet.
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