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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1910
Page
3
A fragmented column notes varied topics from Zeppelin submarines to New York growth, gambling shutdown in Nevada, tri plane invention, and a large shoe firm in Massachusetts. It mentions charity spending in New York, a Poughkeepsie court order, census misreadings, a resigning New York official, and general public sentiment as the era's mood.
A lighthearted column surveys oddities from science gadgets to weather quirks. It notes a Massachusetts inventor with a flexible rolling pin, humor about moisture on Mars, and assorted witticisms on trials of divorce and eccentric claims.
An American promoter intends to build an amusement park in Rome. The project envisions ancient ruins hosting vaudeville attractions to draw crowds and monetize the historic site.
A speaker asserts that knowing a woman's constant activity would either ease or heighten worry, urging the reader to resolve the dilemma through conscience. The line presents a provocative reflection on perception and judgment without identifying individuals or events.
A Connecticut man reportedly shot himself in the head ten times and survived. The incident is linked to a local claim about substituting wooden nutmegs for genuine vines amid a dispute.
The article states the current per capita circulation in the United States at $35.03 and notes a commentator suggesting anyone discussing the figure could borrow $35 from a neighbor. A satirical tone hints at crowding in commentary and lending humor.
A columnist notes conflicting health guidance advising dyspeptics to eat a teaspoonful of sand with each meal while another doctor warns against adding sugar to oatmeal. Readers are left uncertain how to balance conflicting claims.
A New York waiter invested $100,000 in government bonds using quarters from tips. The piece hints patrons urged him to save via government securities.
A Wisconsin man loses an eye after being jabbed by a hairpin while kissing his wife goodbye. The morning after, experienced husbands learn to dodge such perils and avoid similar injuries.
Pacific coast artillerymen fired five inch guns at three miles, scoring nine hits out of ten in a for—playing cannon ball pool with the capable gunners.
The remark portrays Evans criticizing the battleship as an ineffective tool of war, calling the era of dreadnoughts an overblown concept while defending an old fashioned faith in naval power. Fretting Bob faces potential pardon for his steadfast defense of traditional sea power.
A New England suitor who began foreclosing a mortgage on a man’s daughter’s heart faces a critique of melodrama’s archaic and harmful trope. The old narrative of cruel romantic pursuit has long faded from popular storytelling.
A Chicago health rule cautions youths not to run to school with a playful reference to Shakespeare. The piece notes that boys have not changed, creeping like a swallow unwilling to go to school.
In St Paul two young women sue another woman's estate for 2000 alleging compensation for blood transfusion supplied to save the woman’s life. The suit highlights a novel angle on medical donation and liability.
Fort Dodge, Iowa residents seek a fitting memorial after the late Senator Dolliver's death. Leading donors A R Loomis and J G Larson offer nearly hundred acres of Des Moines River parkland to be named Dolliver Park. Other supporters include O M Oleson and William Mulroney, with George Ringland pledging substantial bronze monument support. Statewide contributions are encouraged to reflect Dolliver's broad influence.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Pearce of Lyons township celebrate their fifty first anniversary after a long marriage begun October 20 1859 in Richmond Indiana. They have five children eighteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Remarkably Mrs Rebecca Adams aged 88 attends with a vast lineage totaling 126 relatives including forty four great great grandchildren and thirty four marriages.
W T Hurd of Dubuque has bought the Dr Crayton farm between Littleton and Jesup and plans a large scale onion operation. He has spent hundreds of dollars on seed and will plant forty acres with help from several men and boys. The project is unusually large for the area and will draw local interest.
P M Dowd sues Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern for 20000 damages over his wife’s death in a street car accident last August. He also files a separate 5000 suit for injuries to his daughter.
Mason City report says W. C. Smith 72 was thrown sixteen feet when his team bolted after an auto scare. He sustained multiple broken ribs including a lung, and injuries to the side. authorities fear fatality.
The Oelwein Light Heat and Power company has been sold to R W Saunders and associates of Chicago. The new owners plan to immediately build a fire proof plant and install ice making machinery.
An elderly woman in Waterloo found a $50 bill with a note tucked in her door key hole after returning home. She, who earns income selling garden produce, expressed great happiness at the unexpected gift.
Sioux Rapids farmers report yields up to 200 bushels per acre and selling at 75 cents a bushel, boosting farm income as merchants buy the crop for market.
Corydon hosts the fourth annual Corydon Poultry Breeders association exhibition likely the largest poultry show in southern Iowa this year. The event unfolds this month in Corydon drawing breeders and enthusiasts to view poultry displays and related activities.
Burglars burgled a Tabor clothing shop stealing overcoats and men's suits worth several hundred dollars. Entry was gained by forcing the front door. No clues to the burglars are available.
The life of Senator Dolliver centers on Hamilton County Iowa where Webster City hosted his first party nomination in 1888 and his final public speech was delivered September 20 in Jewell. His career began in Webster City with J P Dolliver then a Fort Dodge attorney, and earlier he lost a prior nomination to Mayor Holmes of Boone.
In Nevada an area east of the city saw Grant Ulum sell a 110 acre farm to Charles C. Montgomery for 19000 dollars about 172 dollars per acre. Ulum had purchased it a year earlier for 15000 dollars. Montgomery also bought a 50 acre tract last year at about 200 dollars per acre. Drainage work in Story county over the past four to five years has boosted land values with many sales near or above 150 dollars an acre and several at 200 dollars.
Mrs B F Carroll wife of Iowa’s governor was elected president of the Iowa Congress of Mothers for a term in which she will advocate sex education in public schools. Officers include W L Hirst Cedar Falls first vice president H Bean Marengo second vice president A L Haas Des Moines extension secretary I S Watts Audubon recording secretary Charles Brenton Dallas Center corresponding secretary J T Stone Sidney treasurer S R Mioes Mason City auditor C Holgrin Humboldt.
Des Moines Iowa Secretary John C Simpson of the state department of agriculture has completed the compilation of agricultural and other statistics for 1909. The report shows total value of products at 466 170 849 dollars and livestock value at 365 161 227 dollars. Farm land value totals 2 266 601 700 dollars with average farm value 16 663 dollars.
W R Wry Iowa Retail Clothiers' association secretary visits Dubuque gathering data to combat suit clubs. He views them as another form of raffles prohibited by state law.
A deputy game warden from Madrid found a man trapping out of season in Skunk bottoms near Cambridge. He was cited in court and fined $50 plus costs. Local trapper activity is common in that county corner and river banks will be monitored this season.
George M. Beekman a telegraph operator in Marshalltown traveled to New York City to reunite with his mother Mrs. Beekman whom he had not seen since he was a child.
R C Hayden of Danbury area fired on a golden eagle and a crow with a single shot. The eagle measured six feet eight inches from wingtip to wingtip, described as a beauty.
The case of the state of Town versus Dr. Hamilton of Dubuque ended with a verdict of not guilty on charges of illegal medical practice.
Mrs. J. L. Sutton widow of Joseph L. Sutton who died when struck by a passenger train at the North Western depot sues the Iowa State Traveling Men's association to collect $5,000 on an accident policy.
The thirty-third annual meeting of the grand chapter Order Eastern Star of Iowa convened in Boone with about 1,500 delegates in attendance.
Premier Briand moves to form a new ministry largely from the old one to tackle labor troubles after deputies voted confidence. The cabinet resigned amid attacks over rail strike suppression, Briand pledges a united body to face the crisis and broader labor issues.
Chicago grand jury returns true bill naming attorney Charles E. Erbstein as defendant in a bribery indictment based on an alleged confession by juror Grant McCutchen that he received payment after voting for Browne's acquittal in a second trial.
In Lisbon the Second and Fifth Regiments sign a round robin to Provisional President Braga, threatening rebellion unless promised pensions and promotions for aiding in the deposing of King Manuel. Widespread demands push government to meet terms to avert disorders.
J M Studebaker president and founder of Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing is seriously ill at his South Bend home. He is seventy eight years old.
Al J. Smith county attorney of Hennepin County was found dead in his bed at his Minneapolis residence on Thursday. Heart disease resulting from rheumatism was given as the cause of death.
United States grand jury returned twenty eight indictments against Hocking Valley railroad officials and nine against Sunday Creek Coal company for discrimination in freight rates in Toledo Ohio.
Burglars blew open the Merchants and Farmers bank safe in Hilliard Tuesday night and took $9,000. They escaped in a horse and buggy.
A bomb shattered a three story brick building at 210 South Clark Street injuring no one and sending residents fleeing in panic. Police suspect Black Hand immigrants and find threats to grocery owner Antonio Frenzi who lived in the building but no perpetrator.
New York reports a breakdown in negotiations as former express wagon drivers demand union recognition and the city considers withdrawing police protection. An ordinance requiring licensing of express wagon drivers remains unenforced for strike-breakers.
Guy Williams, a Prudential Life Insurance solicitor, was killed in a hand to hand struggle with a burglar at his Fulton Street home. Williams' wife and two young sons witnessed the fight and the gunshot in a dimly lit room as the intruder attacked.
Joseph Dreyfus aged ninety postmaster at Hales Cornero near Milwaukee died Thursday from general debility. He was reputed to be the oldest postmaster in the service and in the United States.
Seattle police arrest Carl Rohr a bank clerk for National Union bank of Watertown New York over a $13 000 shortage following an alleged theft.
Mrs. Alfred Wood aged sixty five died Tuesday from injuries after being struck by a car when she alighted from a street car. She was prominent in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
William Fitzgerald was shot and killed by Gottlieb Klingbeil in Toledo on Tuesday. Klingbeil says Fitzgerald was attempting to win his wife away from him.
Fifty eight names were added to the Carnegie hero list by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission at its fall meeting. Thirty silver and twenty eight bronze medals were awarded to life savers, with the Cherry mine rescue party providing thirteen heroes. Isaac Lewis, a liveryman, led rescues and died. his widow receives a silver medal and a pension.
A husband shot his wife and killed himself after quarrels linked to a garment workers strike that left him unemployed and dependent. The incident happened in Mrs. Mary Sekanina's store as police battled rioters in West Division Street and Market Street areas amid the widespread walkouts.
At the closing session of the Y M C A thirty seventh annual convention in Toronto Ontario the vote upheld the current evangelical basis of the association. Only members of evangelical churches will continue to have a vote in the organization s government.
Elkhart Indiana motive Charlea Dillman was killed and motormen Harry Haines of South Bend and John Hogenblum along with a city car crash at the city limits of Elkhart when an Northern Indiana Traction One interurban struck a city car.
Four people died in a kerosene fire in Pekin after kerosene was used to start a kitchen stove. The tragedy highlights unsafe handling of flammable fuel in a home setting.
About 150 members of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and their families arrived Tuesday night for a tour of Gatun Dam Panama and a inspection of the Culebra cut.
Atchison Kansas G W Glick former governor is growing weaker after a winter fall down stairs. His physician said Wednesday he would not live long.
Federal grand jury in Omaha charges nine ranchmen led by Perry S. Yeast with conspiring to drive homesteaders from Kinkaid act lands. The indictment details threats to settler C J Davasher, destruction of his homestead, and an alleged scheme with an insanity board to commit Davasher to an asylum before release on habeas corpus. The case involves thousands of acres of grazing land.
Ralph Johnstone in a Wright Baby biplane tops the world altitude record at 9714 feet earning 2000 dollars. A missing fuel supply prevented a 10000 foot record bonus. Moissant wins 2000 distance prize after 56 laps totaling 87.5 miles, with a dramatic landing that destroys a propeller but leaves him unhurt.
Millard Bakes of Bowling Green Kentucky is hospitalized at St Josephs with a broken neck after a line plunge during a game where he played full back several days ago. His condition is listed as critical.
Six men die when the fishing smack Gleaner foundered off St Abb s head during a heavy storm on Wednesday. The Berwick crew perished in the gale as rescue efforts continued.
Viscount Morley gives up the post of secretary of state for India on Tuesday. He declines information on the subject, which is taken as confirmation of the resignation report.
Sir William Agnew, a Punch co proprietor and chairman of Bradbury Agnew & Co, died in London at age eighty five. He was created a baronet by Victoria in 1395.
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