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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1931
Page
1
The Monticello Express reflects on postwar newspaper harmony versus earlier bitter clashes. It notes editors avoid personal abuse, discuss public issues fairly, and adapts to press economics and modernization impacting governors like Turner and reform efforts in New York.
Weather bureau studies from the Iowa department of agriculture place the average last killing frost in spring at May 2 for the state. The addition of ten years of data leaves this date unchanged. The first autumn frost averages October 5, giving about 155 days between killing frosts.
A description of pioneer schooling in Jones County Iowa portrays a 14 by 18 foot frame room with three desk rows and benches for multiple students. A central wood stove supplied warmth while a blackboard served as the teaching surface. Dinners came in tin pails and books were basic readers geographies and arithmetics. Declamation was prized and recesses featured diverse games.
Iowa health officials urge May 10 as a day to improve maternity care after reporting 16 000 maternal deaths in 1930 nationwide and 258 in Iowa. They note many mothers die before delivery due to inadequate prenatal guidance and call for a new state division of maternity and child hygiene to lower the death rate.
The article notes gasoline tax is easy to collect and distributed among about half the population. It cites 1930 totals across 48 states and D C of 494,683,410 on 14,751,308,978 gallons, with state rates from 2 to 6 cents and largest receipts in Ohio California and Pennsylvania. Town motorists paid 10,584,068.
The Boston Transcript questions a Schwab quote told to married women urging them to spend without regard to husbands. It argues the advice is misguided and unlikely to be heeded by wise wives or needed by foolish ones.
Leaders from both parties seek to sidestep the liquor issue but cannot escape its potential to swing more votes than any other issue in the upcoming campaign.
The 44th general assembly enacted laws expanding town agriculture duties. New rules set gasoline standards and oleomargarine taxes with stamped packaging. Amendments address county fair aid, poultry and district shows, noxious weed control, fruit weights, ice cream weight, and uniform inspection fees. Veterinary supervision and feed labeling also tighten compliance.
Iowa State College researchers report the best time to plant soybeans for seed or hay is May 25 to June 4. Weed control relies on preplant killing, thick seeding, and cultivation from emergence. Solid drilling yields more and assists harvesting. row spacing should not exceed one inch.
The article notes increasing emphasis on practical care for new mothers in the United States, citing statistics that place the U S behind twenty countries in maternal care. It argues saving mothers' lives is a nobler respect than sentimental tributes and praises organizations for promoting this shift.
Philadelphia Public Ledger notes Prof John Dewey urges Norris La Follette and associates to press for an extra congressional session. The piece argues only the president can summon Congress and questions the cost and value of such a session, while observing the insurgents already conduct a de facto extra session by sniping at the administration.
Davenport Times suggests Congress man Cyrenus Cole retire and become a Washington correspondent. His letters would be among the most informative from the capital. The U S weather bureau plans to substitute airplanes for kites in exploring upper air conditions.
Winter warmth and sun yield large, vigorous pig litters in eastern Iowa while many sows on some farms raise few pigs due to infectious diseases. Reports cite hog cholera and other outbreaks across multiple towns including Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, Vinton, and Monticello, with losses from lung bowel and blood infections and numerous animal health concerns in cattle horses sheep and poultry.
A compact reflection on human life comparing man to falling stars, eagle flights, spring colors, morning dew, and winds. It explores borrowed light, mortality, and the ephemeral passage of time as life is ended and memory fades.
A quip frames a hospital operation as a ruse to obtain a new car. The exchange suggests a joking, possibly satirical tone about medical procedures and personal gain.
A man recounts loving a woman thirteen years while seeking her father’s consent only to learn he died at her birth. He laments the irony and embarrassment in this Pennsylvania Punch Bowl verse.
Philip Kerbek of Philadelphia says a single bottle relieved stiff muscles and severe headaches and eleven months later he remains in excellent health. He endorses the medicine and recommends it to others.
In Menddtent Mall a fatal incident shocks Urinnell as the community grapples with loss. Authorities report a sparing yet tragic event involving several individuals and a nationwide mood of sadness and reevaluation. The Kentucky game and fish commission has distributed more than 21,000 Mexican quat during the past two years.
An advertisement urges readers to gain weight and build resilience to combat tuberculosis and other conditions. It promotes exercising, rest, and vitamin tablets as solutions, with a call to visit Palmer's Popular Pharmacy for products.
Dr L J Swift osteopathic physician offers general practice with calls answered in city or country. Office located in the Burrichter building. Phone 236.
A Herald Enterprise excerpt recalls childhood days when home life felt complete without a phonograph and notes the shift to requiring up to 200 dollars for a radio to hear distant broadcasting. The brief reflects on changing technology and leisure.
A compilation contrasts perceptions of wealth and behavior with samples from the Los Angeles Times and Tulsa World. The Times comments on social judgments of appearance, while Tulsa World notes Spain’s eight-year parliamentary tenure and questions about wealth and wellness.
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