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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
2
The item collects humorous quips and oddities from The Express, ranging from wordplay about bears and canebrakes to a cited note on lynching and a vineyard of oddities about airships and submarines. It includes local color about New York steeples and a joke about a physician’s songs.
A historical note argues public welfare favors attention to exterior entrance signs over rigid interior exit sign enforcement in country churches, suggesting practical safety improvements.
In Denver a man wed his wife’s mother, an unusual match that echoes literary curiosities. The article notes Edgar Allan Poe’s noted mockery of marriage and humorously considers the consequences if the spouse were also stepmother to the couple’s potential grandchildren.
Mrs. Gilson of Champaign argues that substituting a Teddy bear for the doll will not lessen maternity instincts and, as president of the National Congress of Mothers, contends the move could encourage earlier mental maturation by stimulating the young mind to start thinking and acting sooner.
The Detroit Free Press extols peaceful fleets that plow the Great Lakes. They outnumber armed vessels, symbolize life and progress, and contribute to the nation’s strength and renown with a bloodless mission.
Two Paris physicians demonstrated a simple radium method to remove birthmarks using a varnish containing radium on the skin. The treatment is described as painless and radical, erasing all trace of marks without disfigurement, potentially boosting radium’s public standing.
The proposition to color bank notes by denomination is seen as a practical way to aid money identification, though some view it as fanciful. The idea aims to improve vernacular understanding of money colors and their relation to value.
A New York woman underwent a surgical procedure during which six internal organs were removed. Doctors say she is expected to survive though her life will be altered, with less harmony than before.
Europe debates whether title alone defines men as a German nobleman is ousted from court duties after his coachman testifies, challenging the belief in titles shaping authority and character.
A London physician asserts that insanity can be cured through surgical intervention. He notes the knife’s current popularity makes brain fiber modification a fashionable trend alongside appendicitis treatment.
Indications that gold imports and bank note expansion will boost cash, aiding cotton and grain movement to restore pre crisis conditions. Ridgely’s plan praised as banks pivot to use bonds to enlarge circulation, with potential $30,000,000 rise in notes. Guthrie to reopen banks. San Antonio West Texas Bank & Trust suspends briefly due to tight money market.
The yacht Kingdon sailed from South Freeport with about 60 Holy Ghost and Us members and 20 crew bound for the Holy Land. Among them is Charles E. Hollard known as Moses, who led the Shiloh colony in Rev. Frank W. Sandford's absence, with many set to stay at a Palestine colony where Sandford is believed located.
Rutland Vermont Huntington Smith a wealthy St Louis resident and club member died at his summer home in Castleton after a stroke Thursday night.
After a long session, Governors Glenn of North Carolina Cooper of Alabama and Smith of Georgia reached a complete agreement on railroad rates within their states.
Notices posted at Calumet and Hecla works announce a December 1 wage cut of 12 percent, roughly offsetting an earlier year increase. The payroll adjustment affects the Houghton area and reflects company policy at the Calumet and Hecla operations.
Over 100 saloons closed Thursday night in Knoxville as Tennessee cities used the Pendleton law to reincorporate without liquor sales, reflecting a sweeping reform measure affecting local taverns and governance.
London faces a looming railway strike after the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants voted to call a general walkout. The dispute centers on union recognition with railroad companies led by Lord Claud Hamilton resisting concessions. David Lloyd George seeks settlement as socialism fuels the controversy and public fear of disruption grows.
Maximilien Harden editor of Zukunft was acquitted on defamation charges brought by Gen. Count Kuno von Moltke. The court found Harden's statements true and justified, noting Moltke’s alleged association with Prince Eulenburg’s mystics and occultists. The ruling also implied Moltke’s circle harmed German interests through Eulenburg’s influence.
Chicago officials report Judge Petey S. Grosscup of the United States circuit court arrested on manslaughter indictments tied to the Charleston Mattoon interurban wreck. Bonds set at 5000 dollars for Grosscup and fellow directors Francis S. Peabody Marshall E. Sampsell and Arthur W. Underwood.
Miss Etta L. McLean a federal stenographer admitted stealing letters from United States District Attorney Sims to Attorney General Bonaparte concealed in her stocking. Accomplice Alexander Gordee living with McLean was charged after a hearing before U S Commissioner Mark A Foote. They were jailed on $5 000 bonds on charges of conspiracy and theft with penalties up to five years and a $10 000 fine.
Des Moines, Iowa. Frank Crocker, cashier of the First National Savings bank in Chariton, died by suicide and left a note blaming the strain from alleged use of Modern Woodmen funds. Crocker, a former grand treasurer of Modern Woodmen of America, was in charge when the bank overloaned. The bank’s deposits were about 900000 with 50000 capital and 50000 surplus. The Bank of Russell also closed temporarily.
Mutinous crew of the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Skory fought Royal forces in Vladivostok harbor on Wednesday. The Skory was overwhelmed after a fierce clash with gunboats destroyers and fort garrison. several men were killed or wounded before the mutineers were subdued and the Skory beached to prevent sinking.
Karatag town in Hussar district Bokhara collapsed after an October 21 earthquake causing massive loss of life. Initial figures topped 15 000 but now believed far fewer residents perished though about 1500 buried. Survivors include Karatag governor and his mother. News from a lone courier says a mountain section gave way, burying most of the village.
Buffalo police headquarters suffered extensive damage from a blaze started in a lavatory and spread to two upper floors. Thirty prisoners were moved safely, but records including the original Czolgocz confession were destroyed. Eight firefighters were seriously injured but survived.
In Rawlins Wyoming prison a life term inmate identified as A Eekard killed Ed Samuelson a day cellhouse keeper during a failed escape attempt. Eckard opened fire with a pistol and dynamite then killed himself after detonation failed.
Pittsburgh public schools plan surgical operations for pupils behind in lessons. Doctors would perform procedures to brighten minds and improve educational progress.
Boston report states Edward Payson Weston arrived in Boston at 5 20 p m on Thursday night while walking from Portland Maine to Chicago completing a leg ahead of his schedule. The 40 year retrace mirrors his 40 year ago trek.
Commissioner General Sargent refused the appeal of Berlin residents Franz Elizabeth Hesse 35 and Hans Nachtigall 21 who eloped to the United States and were ordered deported after arriving in Baltimore on the Rhein. They sailed from Baltimore following a telegram from the woman's husband, a railway mail service official in Berlin.
A trunk packed with dynamite exploded in the baggage room under the waiting area of Union Station in Pittsburgh. About 300 people fled in panic but no deaths. baggage sorter James Lyons and porter David Chanpell were seriously injured. Charles Flatch was arrested.
A girl age unknown traveled in men’s clothing for six weeks presenting as Rosa Moore of Lewark Ohio and was arrested Friday in Kankakee Illinois after claiming she wore male attire for convenience.
Diphtheria sickens ten male inmates and one female nurse at the Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane in Kankakee Illinois. Two cottages are quarantined and most cases are mild.
Cleveland grand jury indicts John J. Stanley vice president and general manager of the Cleveland Electric Railway company charging him with endeavoring to influence a witness.
In Kankakee Illinois attorney E R Moore filed a circuit court bill seeking an injunction to restrain high school students from playing football charging the game is prize fighting and improper for school use.
Deeds filed in Saint Paul transfer ownership of several Minnesota lines to the Great Northern Railroad. The transactions show named lines including Minnesota & Great Northern, Wilmar & Sioux Falls, Park Rapids and Leech Lake, Eastern Railway of Minnesota, and Minneapolis Union Railway, with large stated considerations.
Dr. Richard Mohr, general director of Hahnemann Hospital and professor of materia medica and therapeutics, collapsed and died Thursday while walking down Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.
Bubonic plague believed to have broken out at Tunis port with seven cases and three deaths among workers at a furniture factory reported on Thursday.
Lieutenant Governor J Y Sanders rejects a duel, takes responsibility for his statements and invites Donelson Cafferey to find him. Rival proclamations from Sanders and Governor Blanchard over an extra legislative session heighten tensions as friendly lines form to avoid a code duel while risks of a broader clash grow.
Fast passenger train No. 3 on the Queen & Crescent collided head on with a freight train one mile south of Morganville Ga Sunday morning. Two men were killed C B Spencer engineer of Birmingham and William Walker a negro brakeman. Six seriously injured and about 20 passengers with injuries. Three coaches mail express and second-class burned with mail and express matter consumed. The train was over an hour behind time and reportedly 70 miles per hour on exceptionally fine track.
John Sweeney 35, a married father of five, was trapped with Anna Koon 14 at a fair ground building in Marietta Ohio. A mob bound him with rope and moved toward the Muskingum river before police intervened bringing him to the station.
A lone knife armed highwayman hit five Prescott hotels Saturday night and fatally wounded a guest who resisted. He robbed about twenty people before escaping. The robber first appeared at the Schuterman hotel where Robert Lutely confronted him and was nearly cut to pieces.
Fire destroyed the Grand Rapids Clock and Mantel company plant in Grand Rapids Michigan on Sunday. The building housed clocks and mantels and the loss is estimated at 70000 dollars.
Kansas City merchants rarely observed Sunday law until Criminal Judge William H. Wallace ordered enforcement after a grand jury indictment. Dozens arrested Sunday marked the first time business interests fully kept the Sabbath under state law.
Panama marked Independence Day with nationwide enthusiasm. Acting President Obaldia opened a new school of arts and trades in the capital, highlighting cultural development.
The Swiss people approved a reform plan to improve the army by a vote of 300000 to 250000, following submission on Sunday. The measure advances military modernization and Western defense readiness in Berne.
Mrs Ellen Nagle of 414 4th Street Green Bay Wisconsin recalls using Peruna to treat a bad cold that settled in her chest She reports noticeable improvement by the next morning and full recovery after five days praising Peruna as the finest cough remedy Also mentions Peruna tablets as an alternative form of the medicine.
A high financier dismisses claims of selling a worthless franchise. The interviewer presses, and the financier questions whether any old franchise could be unloaded for two million, then declines further comment.
The article promotes Defiance Starch for laundry, claiming it provides stronger starching that allows very thin application. It argues conventional starches hide fabric beauty and reduce wear, while Defiance preserves appearance and fabric longevity.
Proud father asks about college. farmer’s son replies yes. Father notes chemistry advice for land use. They discuss a flat meadow as a ball game site with humor about its suitability.
Advertisement invites bright men or women to earn 100 dollars a month as a township representative with reply details for H. W. Cole in Washington D C. It also features a tobacco line about Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a jab at married men contemplating actions in their minds.
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