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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1924
Page
11
A Mayo author and playwright in Los Angeles discusses gender roles, seating in streetcars, and women’s independence. She questions lifelong marriage, favors mutual happiness, and argues maternal instinct should guide child custody if separation occurs.
A Detroit newspaper item reports a 20 question Bible quiz presented to business leaders Rotarians teachers and students in Adrian Michigan. The piece notes many responders gave odd replies while one participant answered all questions correctly highlighting figures from Abraham to Paul and topics from the Old and New Testaments.
A poultry specialist from Iowa State College explains how feed type and quantity affect a hen’s egg output. For high prices, start feeding in summer to keep hens laying, using standard dry mash: 200 pounds ground oats, 100 pounds ground corn, 100 pounds tankage. milk can substitute, aiding fertility while maintaining flock health.
A jumble of neighborhood anecdotes sketches the social life on North Cedar Vine Chestnut First Angle Walnut Cook Gill and Angle streets. Neighbors mock a widower and a young woman's callers while noting a coughing resident and a poet who mailed verse.
The source notes a milk test drop when fresh cows enter the herd and feed shifts occur. Iverson highlights rising production with a fall timing strategy, arguing producers should have cows freshen in the fall to avoid a falling market and low butterfat prices.
The Oregonian reports President Coolidge intends to spend the summer in Washington with recent indications suggesting the public expects him to remain there for several summers following.
The text questions whether the proposed law will keep out Japanese laborers as effectively as the gentlemen's agreement, suggesting doubt about its sufficiency to enforce restrictions.
In the Carroll Herald a critique argues Brookhart cannot appear on the Republican ticket in Iowa. The column claims his primary ballot would incite opposition and branding him as not truly Republican, comparing him to Haywood and Goldman in exile.
Cap per's Weekly notes three musketeers Reed Cardway and Moses wielding barbed epigram and vitriolic repartee. Moses in the majority sits ready to talk while the other Moses once led a Hebrew secession from Egypt but could not keep still.
The article denounces Senator Heflin of Alabama for a notorious past act and accuses him of hypocrisy while blasting Republicans for privilege and impunity. It portrays Heflin as a central figure in a broader political drama criticizing double standards in justice and leadership.
The Wichita Beacon notes Jesse and James would face inquiry if alive and mocks Senator Daugherty. It cites Oklahoma bandit Jennings visiting Washington, while Sioux City Journal laments Senate committee dignity and calls the conflict a bar room brawl undermining government and public interests.
The Tribune argues science heals prejudice by observation and comparison. It praises those with strong locks and claims physical well being, conscientiousness and intelligence are the trinity of a good life for all, urging non reds to value gentler, intelligent rivals.
A medieval box can be opened only if all six consuls are present and no stranger may view its contents. The box holds lead cames bearing the charter granted by Charlemagne.
Moropus, an ancient fossil from the Nebraska region, stood camel-sized with a horse neck and a tapir-like back and tail. It possessed rhinoceros-like legs but bore claws instead of hooves, highlighting a unique limb and foot adaptation.
The range of the tide is 50 feet with high tide 25 feet above mean sea level and low tide 25 feet below.
The forest ranges supported about 2,000,000 head of cattle and 7,000,000 head of sheep this year, not counting calves and lambs, across the national forests.
A nostalgic portrait asks what happened to the veteran agitator who urged government seizure of public utilities. The piece tracks his influence and current stance on national policy and state action.
A prominent scientist who has studied the race declares the individuals the ugliest women on earth, leaving the men with little to do. The remark follows an investigation into the matter.
A philosophical remark contrasts great men with recognition of peers. It notes Shakespeare did not praise contemporaries, implying timeless values and the limits of literary praise.
A dated aphorism notes that those who marry for money often gain material gain while those who wed for love may not, reflecting on satisfaction and unintended outcomes in unions.
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