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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
1
The piece surveys rising corporate power from banks to mercantile chains and argues for cautious reform while noting Hoover MacDonald peace talks. It also criticizes a pacifist minister and D A R tensions, then discusses Cedar Rapids tax decisions and property valuations affecting real estate taxes.
A news dispatch notes Senator Brookhart introducing a fresh farm plan as part of his regular pattern of shifting views, highlighting the ongoing evolution of his stance rather than a singular decisive policy.
The senate voted to curb customs censoring imported books, yet many on the prohibited list are openly sold in the U S. The New York Times Sunday book review lists many advertisers’ titles as examples. Surgeon General Ireland notes yearly military exams add years of life and improve health. Regular doctor visits are promoted as money well spent. A traveling man refused a two dollar bill at a local bank, claiming superstition. The note ends by inviting readers to bring two dollar bills to pay a subscription.
A Quaker Philadelphia crowd erupted as the Athletics rallied for 10 runs in the seventh inning in a memorable display. Chicago offered only the reaction that the game had “broke loose.”
The Farm Board states it will not purchase farm commodities to remove them from the market to influence prices. In a letter to Senator McNary the board explains the policy aims to use normal operations and strengthen cooperatives under the Farm Relief Act. If an extraordinary emergency arises, purchases would occur only under law with revolving fund backing, and any loss would be borne by that fund.
A Dubuque letter from two high school graduates in advertising urges moving from New York to smaller cities for work at lower pay. It argues big cities are not the only land of opportunity, noting many leaders began in smaller towns and that true advancement comes from proving oneself at home first.
Herbert Plummer reports a Washington chat sparked by Ramsay MacDonald’s visit. Speaker Nick Longworth defines “general debate” as the sweet singer’s song, likening a visiting journalist to water over a dam making noise but grinding nothing.
The Atlantic News Telegraph urges readers to avoid bootleg liquor, arguing drinkers risk life and limb from unsafe products and deceitful bootleggers. It likens bootlegging to gambling with fate and stresses common sense over prohibition rhetoric.
The New York Times lauds MacDonald for delivering a sincere high purpose with evident emotion. His short Senate address impressed by authentic feeling, arguing for settled peace and resonating with audiences worldwide. Davenport Times underscores Anglo American leadership and the value of cooperation between President Hoover and Premier MacDonald.
Collinsville dispatch reports Miss Ernestine C. Smith editor of the Columbia Star won a contest as the biggest liar in southern Illinois. Judges awarded her a $20 gold piece after she falsely claimed the town had billion dollar industries a million dollar water system parks and fountains and a mud hole where her car sank.
The Fort Dodge City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance cutting local light and power rates by more than thirty thousand dollars a year and accepted the plan from Fort Dodge Gas and Electric company. The move eliminates the 50 cent monthly service charge for about five thousand customers and reduces residential rates to eight cents per kilowatt hour for the first fifty kilowatt hours and three cents for excess usage. Minor cuts also apply to power, street lighting and public building lighting. the company forecast the cuts nearly wipe out earnings. Mark Anderson, general manager of the Fort Dodge Gas and Electric company, commented on the impact.
A reader questions why horse drawn vehicles are not required to display front and rear lights on highways at night. They note drivers face glare from oncoming cars and cannot see horses without illumination, urging legislative action on the issue.
The Eagle Grove Eagle condemns Brookhart for ingratitude toward the Republican Party and its principles saying he has offered no laudation or acknowledgment of the party in his public career.
Regular Monticello Iowa council session notes present members Hoag Hayes Arduser Stuhler with Matthiesen absent. Minutes and September treasurer report approved. Lambert granted permission to set three card tables. finance table lists many city fund payments and salary disbursements.
Ruby McLean’s Omaha World Herald excerpt portrays October as a beggar on a sunlit hill, clad in leaves of gold and orange, with bright skies and a sad tender gaze. The poem ends with a universal lesson that clingy leaves must turn brown.
Senator Arthur Capper laments the large number of lobbies in Washington. He argues that many lobbies oppose each other and that methods vary from legitimate open efforts to devious tactics akin to medieval conspirators.
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