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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
2
In Corkerville the bank run triggers panic as workers rally for pay. Tom and Harry defend the vault with pistols, guiding deposits through a controlled liquidation. The town collapses after a boom fails and the bubble bursts, leaving extensive ruin and a damaged reputation.
An aged jeweler cites rare theft cases by artisans as told in the Jewelers' Circular Weekly. He recalls a Newark benchman who hid gold filings in his long hair and washed them away with meals, plus another youth who mixed brass with gold filings to disguise losses.
In a dialogue between Mrs Quiverful and a visitor Ally Sloper critiques a neighbor for leaving a child at home while she socializes. Little Daughter counters by joking that womanhood depends on having a girl baby.
Zoologist Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn of Columbia University travels to Mexico to find a living descendant of ancient striped horses to support his theory that all horses once bore body stripes. He posits Cortes era Andalusian stock in Chihuahua preserves the original zebra-like markings, linking to a global extinct uniform horse type.
An English merchant in China compares Japan and China noting earthquakes in Japan and their effects on architecture. He claims Japanese are physically inferior and untrustworthy in senior roles while Chinese workers hold such positions. He describes Japanese children as puny and soldiers as lacking size and proper bearing.
A Geneva customs decision ruled trained fleas edible before a Berne headquarters ruling classified the fleas as wild animals in a menagerie. The case moved among officials during investigation before final conclusion.
The St James Gazette forecasts a green themed ensemble for the season. An ideally green outfit includes an olive trilby, Lincoln green flannel suit with sea green stripes, emerald tie, pea green shirt, and pale spotted socks, with green boots optional and a green whangee cane as a finishing touch.
The president opened a campaign for railway rate regulation in Denver. He supports expanding the interstate commerce commission powers to fix rates and regulate private car issues, aiming for swift practical effect and equal justice for all, railways and the public. The plan mirrors his winter message and presumes congress will pass a broad rate law.
Plan overview from Hodgson's Low Cost American Homes lists window frames sash glazing outside door frames and whole house carpentry. Includes plastering gas fitting plumbing painting and incidentals with a total estimate of 32 184.00 and notes blueprints available from Frederick J. Drake Co Chicago.
Chicago Chronicle notes Bryan as hotbox and Parker as refrigerator of the Democratic party. Chicago Record-Herald says Parker urged actions the party reluctant to take. New York Tribune cites Cortelyou on political activity by postal staff. St Louis Globe-Democrat says Bryan drifts to populists for platforms. American Economist observes tariff sentiment cooling, with few Republicans favoring extra sessions.
The Dingley tariff leads as the longest unchanged protective law in U.S. history aside from the 1846 Walker tariff. The American Economist argues it should remain in place for at least another year, citing seven and a half years of stability and a period of record progress since 1898, with a promising outlook for the next 13 months.
A new pocket door latch comprises a bolt and a jaw member with teeth to sink into the door jamb. The projecting end has a slot to receive the bolt and can be operated to bolt the door shut, with illustration showing folding in use.
Germany adopts a new road surface made of concrete artificial stones bound by iron bands. The design weds stones along tram rails to protect rails and ease wheel travel for ordinary vehicles.
The invention is a small latch designed to be carried in a pocket, described as useful for travelers who must spend nights in suspicious or dangerous lodgings. It emphasizes portability and personal safety.
A New York meeting debated nature's limits and human welfare. Abram Hewitt countered the view that nature should rule, arguing that without science progress, broadway would still have grass growing.
The Mexican consul general in Buenos Aires states a new scientific finding shows tapeworms are the natural enemies of the tuberculosis germ, preventing consumption when present. He cites L James and H Maudoul, whose paper to the Paris Academy of Science supports the claim after a thorough study.
A Winamac Indiana report to the Cincinnati Enquirer describes a supposed cancer cure found in slime from iron ore pools. A tile ditcher used the slime to cool his face cancer and claimed relief within months. Several others, including John G. Boyles, reported cures after trying the treatment. The waters mix plant debris with iron tint and are said to gain curing properties.
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