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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
6
Walterlat chronicles a Grand Canyon visit and a desert crossing by train and mule. He highlights Powell’s river expedition, canyon scale, and the desert’s harsh life from Uintah to Albuquerque with vivid natural history and personal impressions.
The San Francisco site for the Democratic national convention is analyzed as a symbolic far limit toward the setting sun. The piece argues anti-Wilson sentiment grows in primaries, weakening McAdoo and Palmer while Cox appears weak but potentially strongest among limited choices.
L B Sharp of Iowa State College urges that a pig’s future for breeding or market hinges on a good start with ample sunshine and exercise. He warns against over milk, notes thumps occur from excess milk, and advises adjusting sow feed. After weaning, use skimmilk and middlings, and add alfalfa, rape, or clover forage as economical growth aids. Once started well, pigs can be crowded and marketed early. Sioux City Journal: Gen Wood selects Senator Moses to lead campaign forces, seen as significant.
In a light editorial tone the piece surveys the revival of the summer girl in 1920 fashion. It predicts simplification of outfits from furs to organdie and Georgette, notes sunburn trends, and muses on how changing styles affect manners and souls without lasting harm to debutante customs.
Entomologist I A Fenton of Iowa State College warns of large swarms of common June bugs in northern and eastern areas near Cedar Rapids around June 1. Grubs will damage corn and potatoes in 1921, so sod land should be broken up now or crop plans adjusted to establish a cultivated or alternate crop.
A collage of lighthearted vignettes including a strict father admonishing his daughter’s novel reading, a joke about a tiny father with oversized suspendered weight, a Boston Globe quip about a doctor and scales, and a London Answers jest about Scotsmen sharing pipes.
A patient with an injured head visits a doctor. The exchange reveals the man’s poverty and a quip about money and divorce, reflecting a humorous vignette from a period paper. The physician treats the wound and Remarks about bad company add to the scene.
A wedding moment is interrupted when a grateful groom asks to borrow an umbrella but the father responds with a wry line about trust. The anecdote contrasts tenderness with humor as rain falls outside the window and the ceremony mood shifts.
The Sioux City Journal notes Gov. Allen of Kansas proclaims May 1 as American Day urging patriotic demonstrations against radical elements. It warns May Day history links to hostility to government and calls for nationwide unity, with decisive action against radical threats.
In the San Remo session German reparation terms were lowered with a suggested minimum of 60 billion dollars. The piece contrasts this vast sum with total wartime destruction valued at about 200 billion and argues Germany faces heavy, ongoing penalties beyond monetary payments.
Sioux Falls Press quotes William Giba McAdoo asking how the nation ends up with heavy taxes while government funds are spent freely. The remark points to perceived fiscal excess during his tenure.
Helen Rowland reports from the Washington Post on a surprising on-air moment chasing curiosity and affection with a bold declaration I love you in a broadcast setting. The piece highlights risks and reactions within media coverage and public response to an intimate confession on air.
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