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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1923
Page
4
A collage of quips from Punch Life Youth’s Companion and others snapshot jokes about teachers, barbers, children misquoting Lincoln, a minister praising a goose, and Horace spying a card game. It blends classroom gags with social banter across early 20th century media.
Morning service each Sunday at eleven o clock with Sunday school at ten. Evening service at seven thirty. A cordial invitation to all. Memorial services on Sunday morning extend to Civil War and Spanish American War veterans, American Legion, and Legion Auxiliary.
Pastor Leonard Duckett declares regular Sunday services with Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. midweek gatherings include a 6:45 p.m. Christian meeting and Thursday 7:30 p.m. session.
The notice lists Congregational Church services led by Pastor George W. McNary with morning worship and evening services and a midweek meeting. It announces no services at the church Sunday and a union Memorial service at the Methodist Episcopal church with the class sermon by the Methodist pastor.
Practical household guidance on preserving pea color by boiling in ample salted water and rinsing with cold water. Tips include double boiler use for milk and porridge, fork-mixing for salads, bread storage in tin, and ammonia addition when washing white silk to prevent yellowing.
The article advises spraying currants and gooseberries with a mix of arsenate of lead and water to deter worms. A suggested proportion is half a cup of powdered arsenate of lead per gallon of water, applied when the pests are first noticed. The poison concentrates on the plant portions attacked by worms.
A poem honors fallen soldiers with images of white crosses and poppies, recalling the homecoming and the nation’s reverence. The text intertwines verses on sacrifice, idealized duty, and collective memory, linking WWI era sentiment to national praise and memorial symbolism. A separate Iowa report notes widespread agricultural demonstrations and springtime optimism in October and November planning by Rex Beresford.
In Iowa the appointment of Mr. Cunningham to the federal reserve board meets broad approval. He is spoken of with high confidence and is expected to perform well in his new role. No dissatisfaction is evident over the appointment.
Sealed bids will be received until 10 oclock Monday June 11 1928 by the board of directors of the Independent School district of Monticello Iowa for delivery of 200 tons of furnace coal 6x3 Saline or Franklin County coal at 488 cents per ton A H Inoop secretary of the board.
A jumble of editorials and verse references Lincoln politicians, Europe, and the world court debate plus poems about April blossoms and almond blossoms. The piece mixes political sloganeering with seasonal verse by Edwin Arnold and local newspaper musings.
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