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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1923

Page

6

Factories lure farm help as wages rise in factory towns

A writer recalls Ohio farm labor shortages caused by nearby factories paying higher wages than farmers can afford. He notes idle farm lands and elderly owners’ fields at risk, while winter work may shift to year round in prosperous factory periods. A Monticello Iowa debate team wins wide honor and credits local students for hard work.

Fford Ohio Monticello High School Iowa Iowa City Ted Koop Raymond Denkhoff James Nielsen Dorothy Bby Lisle Arduser Algo Teresa Lux

Iowa Road Surveys Face Surprising Funding Shift

The highway survey program across Iowa shows no year to year increases in expenditures and anticipates declines. Twenty two counties indicate surveys completed with many more near complete as bond issues totaling 18.475 million dollars seek funding for hard surfacing and related projects.

Highway Service Bulletin Iowa The Highway Commission Lyon Sioux Plymouth Osceola Cherokee Clay Buena Vista Tama Pocahontas Kossuth Humboldt Winnebago Hancock Cerro, Gordo Chickasaw Howard, Fayette Delaware Hardin Hamilton Calhoun Sac Crawford Carroll Story Jones Jefferson van Buren Page Butler Clinton Floyd Greene O’brien Polk Scott Woodbury

Burbank Under Fire In Iowa Treasurer Scrutiny

Iowa headlines report scrutiny of state treasurer nominee Mr Burbank. The Nonpareil questions his capacity to grasp facts while the Executive Council and others defend honesty. Waterloo Tribune recalls past troubles in Blackhawk county with loose bookkeeping and unbalanced funds.

Burbank Sioux City Journal Council Bluffs Executive Council General Assembly Waterloo Tribune Blackhawk County Board of Supervisors Tribune Burbenko Board of Supervisors the Tribune Burbanks

Watermelon Varieties for Iowa Growers and Home Use

A discussion highlights home grown melons vs commercial types in Iowa. Cole's Early and Ford Hook Early appear for early home crops, Kleckley Sweet suited for home use statewide, Tom Watson leading for shipping with strong rind while Monte Christo is a shipping alias. The piece notes high shipments but ranks Kleckley Sweet for home gardens.

Iowa Cole’s Yowa

Jones County Play Days scheduled at Anamosa fairgrounds

Plans completed for May 12 Play Day at Anamosa fairgrounds with a countywide program of folk dances flag and wand drills and May pole dance. Center events include grade and high school athletic contests with 50 officials and events like potato race baseball throw and running wide jumps. If rain May 19 is fallback. Figures list Monticello children participants and events with multiple classes and ages.

Pnet Naces Monticello Anamosa G. P. Rockstad Fred ‘I. Mahannah

Government Savings Booklet Promotes Saving Small Sums

A government pamphlet from the United States Treasury explains how saving in small amounts builds competence. It details Treasury Savings Certificates and gilt edged securities in clear language and is mailed free to any reader who writes to the Government Savings System in Washington.

Roger W. Babgon United States Treasury Savings Government Savings Treasury Department Washington

Humorous Snippets and Cartoon Jokes From the Times

A collection of quirky exchanges and jokes, including a playful motherly exchange about proposals and a dog reward story. The items feature riddled voices, dialect, and light domestic humor sourced from Tips and Topics and The Congregationalist.

President Denounces Time-Serving Politicians In Address

In a vigorous speech to Associated Press members the president rebukes political expediency and pledges to uphold faith. He argues world court proposals are not party matters, but urges caution on aims and moral assets, aiming to sway supporters of the world court debate.

Chicago News Associated’ Press World Court Republican Party Harding de Bite Sophis

Centenarian Mrs Rowley of Center Point Nears 102nd Birthday

Dispatch describes Mrs. William Rowley born in Poughkedpate New York and living at Center Point with daughter Mrs. Martin Wilgey. Granddaughter of Col Ethan Allen and cousin of Clara Barton, she joined the Oswego Methodist church eighty five years ago and remains active at home and in reading.

Cedar -Rapida Dispatch Center Point Napoleon Bonaparte Rowley Belle Col Ethan Alley New Hampshire Fort Ticonderged Mra. Rowley Col. Allen Barton Mra Clara Barton American’ Red Cross Methodist Oswego Center ‘Point

Bank Receiver Appointed for Grand Mound Savings Bank

Robert L. Leach named receiver for People’s Savings Bank of Grand Mound after a Clinton district court order. The suit seeks dissolution, liquidating liabilities and distributing assets as the bank, closed April 4, is deemed unsafe. Net depositor loss estimated at 17383.41.

Robert L. Leach People’s Savings Bank of Grand Mound I. D. Leits Clinton District Court Ben J. Gibson John Peicher Leitch

Carroll Herald predicts Woodrow Wilson influence in 1924 Democratic nomination

The Carroll Herald believes Woodrow Wilson will not be the Democratic nominee in 1924 yet will heavily affect the party’s choice. The paper notes his involvement in 1920 and his greater role in the party’s defeat.

Webster City Iowa Freeman Journal The Carroll Herald Woodrow Wilson

Bryan explains path to win 1924 for Democrats in Newark

William J. Bryan advises Democrats on campaign strategy for 1924. He cites past runs on free silver and imperialism, and markets his experience from earlier campaigns as a guide for the party's course this year.

Newark N. J Star-Eagle William J. Bryan Bill

Local merchant vows to outcompete mail orders with service and prices

A Knoxville Journal voice urges small town merchants to meet mail order houses with superior service and better prices. The piece presses entrepreneurs to be plucky and enterprising, arguing whining won’t win customers.

Knoxville Journal

Noted Poem Snippet Quietly Surfaces in Times

A fragment from O C A Child in the New York Times presents a playful portrait of a man courting danger. The lines reference bullets, cars, the Volstead era, income tax, and sharp encounters with beasts, evoking a reckless, roguish persona amid urban life and risk.

O. C. A. Child New York Times

Gibble Gabble Won’t Do It in Toledo Diade

A fragmentary item notes a promised simple method to solve world troubles and hints at a speech from the reviewing stands as a possible comedy moment.

Toledo

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