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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
4
Students at Stanford University awarded geology professor James Perrin Smith a $10000 purse for a tie time supply of cigarettes. Smith once fought Herbert Hoover and Mrs Hoover at Stanford.
Patrick Mellon, ex UC football player, spent vacation repairing A T and T lines in Arizona when he heard Therese Cartain calling for help. He cut in to assist, they connected, and within months they wed in a Kansas City led ceremony.
A mixed list of historical trivia covers items such as ten pins origin in the 14th century and a Bible with 810 097 words. It notes England’s 1554 cannon, Scotland’s 1743 handkerchiefs, US Britain decrying Dewey at Manila, Arthurian lore in Cornwall, Zululand air clarity, and long-lived animals. It also mentions a Chicago vacuum grain system, scarce Indian wood use, and Erie railroad shop manager Myrta MacFarquhar. It ends with Yunnan tribes and prehistoric languages.
Louis Balls a fourteen year old New York boy has been chosen to lead a 140000 child parade on May Day marking the start of Boys Week under the Rotary club.
Dr. Joseph Halstead of Breckenridge Missouri is the oldest Mason at 105. He joined the order in 1842 at Lexington Kentucky and served as family physician for Henry Clay. He recalls Lafayette’s 1824 25 visit to the United States.
A convoluted dialogue shows Fogay and a woman tangled in accusations of what was said. He denies but suggests she believes his words, while she accepts implied apology with quiet tact.
In early colonial history cloth of gold was valued for ornate embroidery and sold plate cut into strips and twisted into wool. The spinning wheel and loom began early in our country with colonists excelling in goods manufacture. George TL opposed export outside the king's domains to protect trade.
Town Society of Sons of American Revolution holds annual meeting in Des Moines. Tama county Farm Bureau and townships plan at least five local corn yield tests this year. Seven teams and Boy Scout leaders raise 15000 for equipment for a new Woodward camp. A Council Bluffs man is sentenced to the penitentiary on a concealed weapons plea. Jewell W. Johnson of Waterloo elected president of the Iowa College Press at Ames. State inspectors probe a 1700 dollar tax-book shortage in Linn county treasurer's office Marion. Burlington subscribes 10000 to meet state park conditions. Iowa farm work lags but oats and wheat progress well. Grand events include Gold Fellows anniversary in Sioux City and a baby beef sale at Cass County Fair. A Spencer parliamentary school is led by Mrs. Patterson. Des Moines death of John F. Rollins noted. Des Moines Real Estate Board selects official rep for June convention in Cleveland. Des Moines murder case Jos Williams may be tried in May. Rehearing petition in Supreme Court unlikely. Iowa girls win trip to France via National Canning Club contest. Bremer county to publish a complete farmer and livestock directory soon. Pollock’s Food Administration in Iowa in press in two volumes. Bloomfield's Sim Patterson reports a perfect two-inch tomato from a house plant. Randoph hotel elevator tragedy investigated for negligence. Midwest trade conference discusses agricultural and manufacturing price equalization plans in Des Moines. Illinois-Iowa elevator company planning in Chicago markets. Wool buyers scout Sac county. Aurun farmers fetch up to 42 cents. George E. Roberts to speak at Iowa State College commencement. Over 1,000,000 hogs received at Sioux City market. 400k more than last year. Soil tests offered free by county agents. samples readily tested.
Pawhuska Oklahoma reports the Osage Indian nation holds immense wealth from oil leases. Auctioneers led sales totaling over ten million with Walte Phillips paying 1.325 million for 100 acres. Government officials note Osage per capita income around 1000 dollars monthly while overall tribe wealth nears 31 million.
Miss Alice Paul and Edith Ogden Heldel's statue the Thinking Woman was presented to the National Woman's party. It marks the first artwork in the party gallery at Washington headquarters. Heldel was a pupil of Saint Gaudens.
New York naturalist T Gilbert Pearson president of the National Audubon Societies travels to the Bahamas to protect the last 1200 flame colored flamingoes on Andros Island. Colonies in the United States have vanished and the species faces severe decline from collecting and habitat loss.
A nine year old boy arrested for stealing coal was taken to a Milwaukee restaurant for dinner. He was served sauerkraut spare ribs mashed potatoes and coffee. After finishing he licked the plate and the order was duplicated followed by two slices of pie.
The Altoona Internal Revenue office received a 5 cent income tax payment from four young women with incomes just over $1,000 for the previous year. The payment was by postal money order costing 3 cents. An additional 8 cent payment and a 10 cent payment were also received.
Charles S. Johnson killed himself after saying his coworkers tortured him with practical jokes. He told his wife he could not return to work and drowned himself in Chicago.
London women of fashion and profession increasingly wear monocles, threatening to supplant lorgnettes and horn-rimmed spectacles in social and professional circles.
A damaged clipping mentions a 123 day milk run in Warren Maine and an informal Knox county record set by a delivery man. It also notes Robert Walpole as England’s first prime minister in 1721.
Berlin reports Prince Sigismund son of Prince Henry of Prussia joins a Hamburg coffee firm. The 26 year old royal prepares to travel to South America to oversee a branch office. The piece notes China has a war god with 3000 names.
Ong Che arrived in the Philippine Islands 15 years ago from China and worked as a coolie in Manila for nearly three years. He saved a few hundred dollars and then entered junk trading. Today he is valued at $1,000,000 and says he will buy anything from a wire nail to a steamship.
A fragmentary quotation from Solomon warns that little sleep leads to poverty and want that arrive like an armed man. The text reflects old phrasing about diligence and rest misunderstood as risk. It reads as a moral admonition drawn from biblical wisdom.
A Peoria man says Tanlac cured his long stomach trouble and run-down condition after five years of illness. He suffered headaches constipation and fatigue and could barely work. He reports complete recovery and urges others to try Tanlac, noting over 87 million bottles sold.
A terse dialogue hints at tobacco danger as a smoker warns a friend about a near fatal puff. The grim exchange underscores health risks of cigars and the need for caution.
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