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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
1
The piece notes Montgomery Ward & Co. faced merchant sympathy lack amid a teamster strike. Iowa towns launch Chautauqua movements. Carnegie plans a ten million dollar fund for overpaid professors while urging aid for distressed preachers. Governor probes Dolliver senate bid. allies call off fight as tension rises.
The good roads movement touts the King drag as a major improvement in road making. Joe Trigg of the Des Moines Register-Leader says it will raise road quality by 500 percent at a cost not exceeding three dollars per mile.
Mr. Bryans Commoner claims Mr. Parker opposes the right side on many issues and favors monopolists. Mr. Parker retorts that Bryans schemes are impracticable and calls him a fad chaser. The exchange frames two polar wings of a divided political camp.
The article urges Mayor Dunne to balance peace and property rights with individual rights as the Chicago strike ends and disorder subsides. It calls for prudent handling of complex city affairs beyond the strike issue.
A former sweetheart of Senator Platt threatens a lawsuit against the President's private secretary Mr. Loeb and other figures over love letters she claims to possess written by the "old Boss." She planned to publish them, likening it to past scandal books and urging public interest in "The Love Letters of a Senile Boss."
The Des Moines Register-Leader notes Dolliver condemns using Iowa’s public life to attack the state and party figures while others link Cummins supporters to the primary measure. The writer urges merit based discussion not tied to any politician’s bid for advantage.
The Capital argues that boys with family support should labor more and not rely on vacations or frivolities. It praises hard work over leisure and claims success comes from industry, citing the country boy who works long hours to excel in business and professional ranks.
President H H Seerley of Iowa State Normal urges a reform in public school curriculums at Sioux City. He argues that current work overloads young students and stresses adults' level material, calling for more physical education and focus on core fundamentals rather than rushing children into higher studies.
In the Wyoming Journal the piece argues that interurban lines threaten small towns by drawing investment toward large cities. Promoters push projects while residents bear the cost and risk of declines for their municipality.
A Clermont teacher plans a themed lesson using The Kit ten to discuss kitten fur or feathers. She prompts pupils with a question about growth on fur or feathers, provoking a long silence until one boy blurts an exasperated mispronunciation.
An Iowa father seeks advice on how to handle a son who spends time in bed or wanders the streets. The piece urges stern action, arguing the father has the authority to enforce discipline and hopes the boy will later bless him for it.
Oxford Mirror notes Mrs. D. E. Kehoe of Monticello has finished visits with relatives and friends in the area and has returned to her home.
Local notes report Tipton hopes to obtain William Jennings Bryan as the town's Fourth of July orator. The item cites various regional events and community updates including prison releases, property tax adjustments, deaths, and civic happenings in Anamosa and surrounding areas.
Manchester sees many cement walk contractors busy as durable composition spreads. Prices drop from 10 to 14 cents per foot to 6 or 7 cents due to new mills. A typical 66 foot lot costs about 18.50 to lay a walk, sparking a spring boom in cement sidewalks.
Ad touts Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea to cure spring tiredness and restore energy appetite. Offered in tea or tablets for 385 cents by O H Soetje.
G A RB boys plan decorations service this year. R H Beatty attended his aunt Rebecca Hazlett's funeral in Rodd en Illinois. George Sadler and Miss Nevena and Martin Moore Jr and Miss Dunn were married today. Mrs. Robert Davis of Whitewater township aged 75 was buried yesterday. John S Beatty's two year old daughter recovered mobility after knee ailment. A gasoline lamp fire at Fagan Kehoe hardware store was controlled by staff. H L Peck editor of Randolph Neb passed through Clinton. City installs metro water system. debate and timing noted. Dairy discussion praises farmers but laments lack of unity and cooperation. A May 3 Cass note lists local visits and plans including dances, visitors, and sick reports. August Weismann reportedly married in Knoxville with no full details.
Castle Grove May 3 reports quiet week ahead with corn planting and several church services planned. Local residents read like Alfred Meiers and D J Hogan installing separators. Miss Minnie McLaughlin improving. community members visiting Monticello and Langworthy. The week also records the death of Mrs. Fahrni with funeral at Monticello. The Downerville creamery has closed.
Ed Hoyt returns from Texas. Miss Kitty Clark of Coe College visits parents. Miss Josie Sutherland of Oxford Junction visits home. Robert Clark gains mobility after rheumatism. Jennie Glenn and Ernest Wright wed in Monticello. Bert Clark and Genevieve Baldwin wed in Anamosa. Wrights reside in Center Junction. Clarks in Hoyt residence.
W J Frazier was a business caller yesterday and Noah Wolfe of Anamosa visited today. Frank Faragher went to South Dakota earlier this week. Lawrence Cripe of Chicago called on friends here yesterday. Mrs J N Ramsey of Anamosa visited Tuesday. There is emphasis on corn planting this week. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promotes cleansing the system and summer wellness at 35 cents. O H Soetje.
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