08 Nov 1928
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1928
Page
1
The Monticello Express is published every Thursday at Monticello Iowa by editors and proprietors J W Goxsee and Chas A Coxsee. This second class matter entry dates from November 4 1887 at the Monticello post office under the act of March 3 1879.
A historical critique notes how extempore campaigning by Governor Smith faltered against calculated messaging. It contrasts 19th century stump oratory with modern mass communication, citing Bryan and Blaine as pivotal figures, and laments the loss of disciplined, self restrained rhetoric in politics.
A late acknowledgement by the Democrat candidate supports the protective tariff as a core Republican policy. The piece notes Democrats shift toward protectionism, citing Governor Smith's crossing party lines and foreign nations embracing similar protectionist ideas as a compliment to the Republican stand.
The report recalls the fatal crash of the Yankee Doodle aviators who perished chasing a continental speed record. Despite skill they pushed into rain and fog, choosing speed over caution, and struck a cliff. Collyer was among the crew in the doomed flight.
The text reflects on the end of a political campaign, discussing expense, influence, and the upcoming four year federal leadership. It critiques high profile speeches and media events, urges unity and diligence, and notes social observations from Rochester Minnesota about a reviewer and a woman claiming to be a poor conversationalist due to lack of a baby or operation.
A post election morning scene notes the lingering dullness and lack of fresh insight the day after ballots were finalized. Commentators reflect on turnout implications and early indications from precincts.
An editor notes that one in five Americans owns a car while fewer in the United Kingdom. He credits American prosperity and mass production for making automobiles affordable and widely used, marking a notable rise in everyday life and national improvement.
The Graf Zeppelin’s round trip from Germany to America is hailed as a German triumph in air navigation. The safe arrival on German soil Thursday morning was celebrated as outstanding progress in aeronautics as the craft completed two Atlantic crossings commercially.
A 1928 bridge column analyzes two objections to bad bids and their costly consequences. It contrasts a faulty sequence led by Y with a disciplined approach by A, showing how restraint and accurate assessment yield higher scores and avoid partner misdirection.
In a bidding sequence A passes and Y opens with one club, B opens one diamond, Z overcalls two clubs, A passes and Y supports two hearts. If B now bids two spades, what should Z bid and how can Z play to win the balance? The article promises a follow up analysis of the hand and play with details like suits and leads.
President Coolidge praises Herbert Hoover in a telegram after Hoover's St Louis address. Coolidge commends Hoover's knowledge, judgment, clarity, and leadership, saying the campaign shows sound plans and will place Hoover in the Presidency. Hoover thanks Coolidge for the message and expresses gratitude for the confidence over seven years.
A compact excerpt surveys the motif of hands in literature and quotes from Eugene Sue N P Willis Shakespeare Beaconsfield Carlisle Mrs Osgood and A Bartol. It contrasts hands as symbols of generosity bravery loyalty and heart with hands that grasp coldly or lack warmth. The piece reflects on tactile metaphor across authors.
A speaker remarks that households could cut consumption and favor simpler attire like army doughboys. He notes women still seek neatness and fashion but laments the human urge to complicate existence. A woman avoids country travel to protect her daughter’s dainty white dresses from laundries.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a mutual tension between Al and the anti saloon league with neither side notably angrier than the other, highlighting a back and forth over temper and stance.
Des Moines Register notes a pattern of bank robberies in Iowa and reports strong local sentiment favoring vigilant action, with residents voicing warnings and calls for swift justice.
Poetic verses reflect longing for eternity and healing through familiar landscapes. The speaker confronts mortality and decay while imagining rebirth and redemption, contrasting grim urban tumult with the restorative quiet of green hills. Two poets are cited: John Frazier Vance and Charles Hanson Towne.
A Manchester press note says Herbert Hoover would gain comfort from his campaign behavior if defeated next Tuesday. It lauds him for avoiding harsh language or attacks, not impugning motives, and showing broad mindedness, generosity, and innate fairness that neither victory nor defeat can remove.
An European authority on coinage calls the American cent the most beautiful coin in the world and notes the buck appears twenty times finer to bourgeois eyes. The report adds that motor trucks now haul about two billion tons of freight annually.
The state health official warns diphtheria rises in fall and winter. Immunization with toxin antitoxin prevents disease. about 350000 Iowa children under 10 are protected. Communities can request supplies and literature to immunize 100 children as part of a campaign to achieve no diphtheria in Iowa by 1930.
Health officials and physicians emphasize annual or periodic exams for early disease detection and prevention. Dr Henry Albert notes exams reveal errors in diet and living habits that can prevent future illness, while urging reports on advice effects and ongoing preventive work.
The text outlines legal provisions for cleanliness in food handling establishments, including clean floors walls and equipment, protection of food, daily removal of waste, and hygienic practices for workers. It notes that the state health department has limited mandatory rules but emphasizes cleanliness as essential to preventing disease and promoting health.
A collage of quips and jokes about school life includes a freshman urged to think fast by a cafeteria Old Maid, a co ed pardoned for stealing milk as her first act, and a speaker lamenting backseat driveritis.
A venerable Scotsman buys a small radio set and jokes about its bulbs being hard to read while friends inquire how he uses it. In another note, a New York baby with unusually large ears led parents to wait until age ten to judge mobility.
Grove Patterson notes that self praise does not improve work and that those who boast lead only the parade while powerful backers ride ahead in motor cars behind the band.
Robert Quillen notes a cashier’s choice of lawyer hints at his spending or saving. The column then offers a rice cooking method: cook in an open kettle 15 to 20 minutes, use ample water, and steam off heat until grains are tender and separate.
A witty Tribune item notes Europe adopting pop culture trends while England diversifies with new consumer fashions. The caricature hints at shared modern habits as daily life shifts toward faster, lighter fare and changing transit attitudes.
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