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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
3
The piece praises U.S. English and French commissioners as allies in a war against German piracy. It condemns German supremacy, public panic over coal prices, and inflated flour hoarding, urging calm and noting price and wage dynamics while warning against hoarding and panic.
A Dubuque county man sues a telephone company for 600 damages after a row of walnut trees was destroyed to string wires. The piece laments tree destruction in the industry and urges full compensation, noting trees take generations to grow and industry workers must be held accountable. It also notes government wartime measures to curb alcohol and prostitution near army posts and mourns J H Smith of the Dubuque Times Journal who died at 67.
The Iowa State Manufacturers Association warns of possible want and calls for intensified farming. It says only a fraction of Iowa's potential gardens are started and urges people to plant seeds immediately rather than waste time in amusements.
The piece argues Ex-President Roosevelt should join the front, challenging army officers and political fears. It notes he can recruit trained soldiers and that fireworks on the Fourth of July should continue to foster patriotic spirit, with youth urged to engage in pyrotechnics and stirring drills.
The piece praises Iowa colleges for fueling wartime patriotism and civic duty. It notes widespread raids on Dubuque and the confiscation of contraband, while remarking on the city’s calm response and overall wartime spirit.
The piece argues against hiding truths from the public during wartime. It warns that concealing facts seen by the enemy harms morale and that timely, clear disclosures can mobilize patriotism and resistance. It urges transparency about wartime realities to sustain public resolve.
Chicago Tribune urges lean living to build discipline and national vigor. It says less food and more thought, books, and exercise strengthen character, while excessive eating weakens effort. It calls for stoutness of soul over stoutness of gut and dinner table reform to preserve morale and resources.
The Independence bulletin asks ministers who campaigned against Harding last year to admit they were misled by their attacks. The piece argues open confession would restore credibility and questions how such preachers can influence temperance if unable to acknowledge past errors.
A concise line from the Lincoln Journal notes that growing up takes long, while aging passes swiftly, reflecting a reflective editorial tone.
H H E Mitchell of Coon Rapids buys the Flaharty and Glick mercantile in Olin. Typhoid patients closed to quarantine at Mechanicaville while Delaware county pledges 1500 to an army YMCA. Frank Gotch speaks to Manchester High School urging abstinence. The count includes deaths, appointments, and local notes on elections, education, and industry.
Poetic exhortation urging steadfast service to the flag and readiness to sacrifice. It calls on citizens to honor duty, endure hardship, and not retreat from martial duties when the banner calls. The author Eddie Quest frames patriotism as personal courage and commitment.
The Monticello press records May 1892 events including Eugenes L. Gilmore studying in St Louis, L Palmer selling a hardware business to J S Hall, Eliza M Miller dying at age 20, W H Gregory leaving for New York after his father’s death, Mrs Edmund Quirk dying in Monticello, J J Vernimont buying W F Byars share in John Fry & Co, Karper Kiburz dying in Richland township, G R Winner of Brush Creek dying suddenly of heart disease, John H Mellette and Miss Mary Wood marrying in Logan Iowa, Mrs William H Springer dying of quick consumption at age 19, Neiman Moore dying of tuberculosis, Margaret Cheatley dying in Andrew at 92, Andrew Cunningham dying of dropsy after a prise, and Wayne township population gains from Cherrett Schoon, Hogen, and George Balster families.
A Washington Star opinion condemns patriotic demonstrations that dress flags on collars and accessories. It argues true patriotism should show flags discreetly, in buttonholes or small ribbons, not as clothing adornments or freak displays that degrade the flag’s dignity.
April 30 1917 Monticello board approves Katherine Sh Goodykoontz as 8th grade teacher at 67.50 monthly. Bills approved include Ricklefa McNeill hardware Iowa Telephone Co Monticello Electric Co and others. Also reports a murder confession by H Campbell of Benton involving wife and 18 month old child. Wesley Miller dies at fifty. funeral likely Saturday.
Mayor Voorhees appoints Memorial day committees with chairmen and members for music speaker parade and bands. Committees for grave decorations at Bowen's Prairie Castle Grove Prairie Will Catholic Sand Spring Langworthy Oakwood and others are listed. A meeting for all committee members and women wreath organizers is set for next Monday evening at the library lecture room to finalize arrangements.
Last Tuesday evening the Red Cross nesting of directors announced the need for executive officers to be directors. The board grew to eighteen with twelve existing directors plus Geo. L. Lovell C. EB Cushman H. S. Richardson Mary F. Carpenter Dr. T. M. Redmond Mrs. J. H. Perrine. Standing committees were named including Executive Committee led by G. L. Lovell and H. M. Carpenter. Other panels covered Military Relief Civil Relief Membership Publicity Hospital Supplies and more.
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