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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
6
A columnist urges saving over lavish spending and critiquing luxury culture. He condemns profligate college dances and car payments, warns youth to build wealth, and rebukes journalists who label wealthy heirs aristocratic as mere fools. He argues true aristocracy rests on character, not money.
The piece condemns Northwestern University students for roughing police in Evanston. It questions the administration's quoted defense of the protest as student spirit and laments the mayor, police officer injuries, and officer clothing damage.
The writer defends Red Grange for turning professional, noting he capitalizes on earned college fame. He could gain great wealth in one season, secure finances, then return to continue his studies. Financial gain is important but should not dominate the decision.
The budget commissioner proposes ending the state university engineering department amid past town city consolidation protests. Farmers face high hog and cattle prices while critics warn calamity politicians must show Eastern Iowa farmers value for their corn. Chicago’s crime pace contrasts with Dubuque’s effort against gangsters.
Ohio State Journal notes the United States nears exhausting timber stocks and hints Henry Ford may create a synthetic alternative. The tone wryly questions if innovation can replace natural resources.
Sioux City letters advocate Cyrenus Cole pushing a bill to remove labeling discrimination on corn sugar dextrose. If adopted, corn sugar could replace portions of cane sugar imports, expanding markets and potentially 100 million bushels of corn annually, aiding hospitals, ice cream makers, and bakeries.
Dr. J B Finley resigns from the University of California to head the University of Mexico and argues that 75 percent of graduates cannot speak or write English correctly. He urges selecting only intellectually worthy students, saying manhood is neglected and colleges fail to form better citizens.
The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune urges Iowa farmers to form or join the Iowa Corn Growers Association to resist dumping crops on the market at low prices. The paper argues united action can secure adequate prices for Iowa staples and questions farmers' apathy on the issue.
The School Life City of London vacation course in education will reserve 260 places for Americans out of 600 total. Founder Robert Evans says the program includes 24 lectures chosen from three times that many topics, plus visits, addresses by eminent authorities, and social events. Right Hon. H. A. L. Fisher of New College, Oxford, will be principal.
Miss Alice McAreavy and Leo Cash of Coggan wed at St John’s church in a Tuesday ceremony officiated by Rev. Howe. Fire destroyed the interior of the Ryan Methodist church last Sunday morning, with partial insurance coverage reported. Cornell claims top football record in the state after beating Coe 16 to 0, while other Iowa college scores are listed. A Blairstown man dies after being struck by a car driven by Ed Leonard of Vinton. A six year old shot in the abdomen during a rabbit hunt is recovering after X-ray location. The Tri-State Utilities company serving several towns is sold to the Iowa Railway and Light Corp. Dorrance Lyons is convicted of first degree murder in Dubuque. four accomplices await trial. S. W. Klaus, former Delaware county official, dies in Earlville. his companion injured in a train collision near Burnville. A Delhi tabernacle dedication marks the first Delhi court house site with a memorial tablet and program.
In Hopkinton the women of St Luke’s parish organized a surprise after Sunday service for Rev Francis Schuh celebrating his birthday. A birthday dinner followed and a cash purse was given as a token of goodwill. Hazel Chandler of West Union reports a novel bird feeder device using a coconut shell wired to deter squirrels and watched by chickadees and nuthatches.
The Eagle Grove Eagle notes Standard Oil requires drivers to stop before railroad crossings. It asks what can be learned from the result and whether any complicated accident problem at crossings emerges, given 85,000 crossings daily for a year and the absence of an accident.
Miss Theora Louise Downing and Paul J. Ingreay wed in Cincinnati on October 26 surprising Downing family in Anamosa. Miss Tasker recovering from appendectomy at Mercy hospital with substitute teaching. expects to resume after holidays. Eugene Rees, 12, suffers a broken arm in a street football mishap but remains spirited. Mystic Workers case upholds injunction keeping rates unchanged for old members. Lois Elizabeth Hartman wed Donald M Turner in Duluth. they reside Minneapolis. Homer Smith locates escaped prisoners with reformatory fingerprints confirming three escapes. returns with prisoner from Kansas, and later brings two more.
The piece argues low corn prices benefit the county's farmers who feed their own stock. It notes most corn is used locally, while large feeders buy. high prices help few, while many suffer. It contrasts this with the hog market, where finished pork is the farmer’s true money maker.
The Sioux City Journal notes progress in organizing certain agricultural groups like fruit growers, cotton planters, and tobacco raisers, but corn and wheat producers along with livestock farmers remain unorganized and at odds. It highlights disharmony among farm groups and divergent methods for addressing farmers' problems.
The Waterloo Tribune notes buses and trucks may siphon enough business to endanger a railroad or interurban line. If the rail line loses traffic it may be unable to cope, while buses and trucks alone could not absorb the lost business.
Representative Langley of Kentucky faces a two year prison term after a federal circuit court of appeals decision in Cincinnati. He must now secure more than ballot support from constituents who reelected him while the prior sentence loomed. Kentucky had difficulty finding suitable material for Congress.
The Times-Republican notes Gov. Smith's success in New York boosts his odds for the Democratic nomination and prompts fresh anti prohibition rhetoric from the party. Also mentions free textbooks for New Brunswick public school pupils up to grade 5 and standard 3 in ungraded schools, given outright to children.
The November term convened with Judge F C Willson presiding. The grand jury impaneled and reporting found 17 indictments, mostly for penitentiary escape, with few jury trials expected. Equity matters start December 7 and numerous civil and guardianship actions are listed for late 1925 and early 1926 amid ongoing settlements between Iowa Electric and Monticello Electric.
A census of illiterates in the United States will be taken within a year by the General Federation of Women's Clubs in cooperation with the interior department and bureau of education to reduce illiteracy before the 1930 census. The Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Red Cross, AFL, and other groups back the campaign to educate every man woman and child.
Readers are offered a collage of humorous exchanges and moral anecdotes from early 20th century papers. Jokes about parrot excuses and a dormitory prayer prompt moral courage contrasts, while tax and consumer tales reflect everyday life and civic concerns.
The Sioux City Journal notes Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania aims to end the anthracite miners strike by official decree but questions whether force can enforce prohibition as a solution. The piece ponders if the governor can resolve the labor dispute using similar methods.
A Sioux City Journal passage compiles various editorial quips from newspapers including Atlantic City Press Union Ohio State Journal Jackson Clarion-Ledger and Elizabeth Journal. It notes jokes about wealth class politics and media literacy with references to Mussolini and a Wisconsin study outline on women's clubs.
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