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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1922
Page
1
An Iowa Highway expert urges stopping truck overloading and expanding road strength. President Harding backs ship subsidies to keep American vessels under the flag, boosting farmers trades, while Iowa lawmakers oppose. Also covers Clemenceau remarks and a harsh view on crime and press liberty amid national debates.
The amer i can people have much to be thankful for as Thanksgiving nears. Prosperity returning bountiful crops and revived business are noted. The speech defends staying out of war while praising self reliance and public duty, urging dedication to preserving heritage for future generations.
Capper argues that 285 of 500 breweries were cited for near beer violations and 95 seized. He says breweries and saloons dominated many saloons before prohibition and would again if beer returns. The piece warns the brewery saloon is no rose geranium.
The Dearborn Independent reports that Germany saw 140 newspapers and periodicals disappear last summer. The Berlin daily Tagliche Rundschau, founded 40 years ago, was among those closed, noted for its high literary standards and cultivated readership.
The Sioux City Journal argues coal pricing harms miners and consumers. It notes three major mine disasters in two months killing 47, 77, and 90 plus workers, highlighting miners' meager wages, lack of savings, and dangerous work. It urges better pay, conditions, and safety.
Washington Post reports former President Wilson claims opponents of the League of Nations did not represent the United States. The piece notes the 1920 election results showed broad support for opponents, arguing a public repudiation of the league plan and crediting lawmakers who fought it for preserving national interests.
The Sioux City Journal argues against funding a proposed soldier bonus with taxes from beer and wine. It says the issue should be settled directly without entangling prohibition, warning that using booze taxes as a flank to push repeal risks compromising prohibition rather than honoring soldiers.
The Sioux City Journal argues that liquor supporters opposed prohibition belatedly and that the saloon era caused lawlessness. It criticizes the liquor industry for lacking proof it would be more law abiding under any distribution method, asserting no assurance of improved observance of the law.
A girl at a party in Indiana performed a game and caused a chaotic scene. She yelled and shrieked, scratched a young man seven times, toppled a lamp and piano stool, and fainted after a kiss on the ear. She later fled with a cross-eyed lightning rod dealer with ten children.
A Bellevue piano factory struggles to meet orders as it outputs twenty finished pianos per day. The piece notes broader local events including TB work leadership shifts, college games, and regional legal and business news.
The article argues that moneyed influence and political machine control shape who can run and stay in office. It cautions against creating a money oligarchy and urges focusing on expediency rather than moral rhetoric, noting penalties for vote buying and the public’s misdirection.
National Republican argues that post election reverses show Democrats stronger when freed from Wilson burden. It notes Jim Reed and Henry Cabot Lodge era foes and Massachusetts Democrats performing well with a senator who opposed Wilson in 1920.
Busy sessions Tuesday and Wednesday feature adjournment to December 4 and planned work by Judge Hilson on jury cases. Grand jury returns three indictments including a bootlegger case and a youth accused of falsely aiding a marriage certificate. Probate matters include multiple guardianships and final reports with estates ranging from Olaf Johannsen to James Young. bonds, executors, and administrators named. Civil filings list several defaults and judgments on notes and accounts. one case stricken after supreme court affirmation. guardianship hearings and bond postings noted for several wards.
Rey and Mrs C L Gould plan to spend winter in Florida at St Cloud following a multi year custom. The town notes a Tipton football win over Anamosa on Friday 13 to 0. a new Seth Thomas clock was installed at the Legion Memorial building. An arm injury to Lloyd Hayden near Viola required amputation at Mercy hospital. Tax lists undergo a bonus levy computation for 1922 and two clerical officials survey prospects for a German Lutheran church, with Iowa Synod backing and an estimated 40 to 60 local families likely to join.
Poem excerpt by J. G. Holland praising Providence and gratitude. The speaker thanks God for blessings and trials, noting that Providence governs all and comfort abides in faith on a Thanksgiving night.
Public sale to be held on the Welch farm premises located 6 miles northwest of Monticello and 6 miles south of Hopkinton on Monday December 4 starting at 10 00 am. Items include 27 cattle 6 horses 40 hogs 800 bushels of corn 300 bushels of oats 30 tons of Timothy and clover hay one straw stack and various farm machinery Free lunch at noon. J H Myers. Also dairy herd of 60 cattle has passed the tuberculosis test conducted November 14 by state veterinarian J G Templeton Cedar Rapids. Phone orders for extra milk at 8 cents per quart at station and 10 cents delivered in bottles. J Wilcox Sons. 22-2
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