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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
8
William F. Oldham, bishop of Singapore, urged humility in missions during a New York dinner, arguing against the notion of civilizing other peoples. He warned some tribes resist change as depicted by a sharp anecdote about an ugly nose needing drastic “improvement.”
Utah Senator Smoot recounts a Salt Lake cut off story about railroad magnate E. H. Harriman. A group photo led to a joke as Harriman stood at one end and the photographer cut him out, prompting laughs about the best men being molded from faults. The anecdote closes with a Shakespeare quote about best men.
Graniteville Vermont resident Mrs Cons Barclay reports recovery from symptoms of the change of life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement claims decades of cures for female ailments including inflammation ulcers and nervous prostration and promotes the product as a safe low cost option.
Theodore Roosevelt spoke in Cheyenne praising the virile virtues of western pioneers. He recalled ranch life on the Little Missouri and urged continued progress, democracy, and the social bonds of frontier communities. He urged raising a Remington statue to honor western life and its artists.
Three bull terriers followed a hearse carrying the body of George Laceby of Smith Street Kennington to Tooting cemetery. The dogs wore crepe bows and their coats bore the inscription Following our master to his last resting place.
A brief note discusses terminology in a historical context noting corkers and the term uncorker as a more accurate descriptor. It explores linguistic nuance without asserting formal definitions or external references.
A girl explains beef tea by buying beef extract and following the directions on the kid. A second cites cayenne pepper and Jamaica ginger as warmth producing foods. A boy awkwardly defines celerity as something to put hot plates down with from experience.
A historical line remarks that want of care causes more damage than lack of knowledge, reflecting caution in attitude and practice. The saying contrasts care with knowledge as a source of harm and applies broadly to human conduct.
A historical analysis argues farmers should cast ballots for prosperity, noting farm prices outpace goods from mines and factories. It cites senator Reed Smoot and March 1910 price comparisons to show farming's purchasing power and national wealth tied to farmer prosperity.
Clinton Wood Virginia Journal denounces Democrats for accusing Republicans of raising Bible prices. He contrasts tariffs on leather bound Bibles with imports and notes no tariff on hides. He frames the dispute as a partisan attack over the Holy Word and voter motives.
A Philadelphia summary argues the tariff will fade as a factor in living costs. It cites that price hikes occur mainly in farm goods with export surpluses and notes the new tariff is actually lower than the old one, undermining claims it raises prices.
The Cincinnati Times-Star contrasts Republicans as a party of construction with Democrats as obstruction. It notes voters have judged this choice in recent contests and will likely decide again in the approaching campaign.
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues that President Taft’s Winona tariff address, praised by supporters, was not exaggerated but premature. It contends the nation had not yet studied the tariff’s effects and politicians had misrepresented it, delaying full understanding.
Statistics claim the revised Payne Aldrich tariff raises imports due to business revival and more goods entering duty free. Average duties on all imports fall to 20.96 percent from higher rates under McKinley and Dingley, though dutiable imports stay above half the value taxed at 41.19 percent. The Ledger notes strong revenue gains reduce calls to alter the tariff.
The piece critiques Mr. Bryan's proposal to replace subsidies with a government owned merchant fleet. It argues leasing ships for wartime and peacetime trade could train seamen but risks needing subsidies if profitable, and notes civilian wages and living conditions deter American youth.
The Democratic gubernatorial nominee Grim says Pennsylvania’s race is free of national issues and his future policy would not affect national affairs. The piece notes Democrats declare a Democratic year and asks whether Grim’s win would carry national significance or be treated as local.
The piece argues that price highs have peaked with partial reductions in many goods and anticipates further cuts through summer and fall. It notes the public has learned high food prices were not caused by the tariff, and assigns no blame to tariffs for the earlier year’s increases.
The editor notes 50 000 Republican voters in New York and expects a nominee who will continue party victories. Plans for success extend to presidential and congressional contests, with a fair prospect of wins in important states and at the national level.
President Taft in a letter for the Republican campaign book urges revising the tariff by distinct schedules. He cites the tariff board's findings on living costs and says he will back revisions when warranted, proposing that only the named schedule be reopened. The plan aims to appease progressives and curb broad amendments.
An old advertisement touts Donn's Kidney Pills as a cure for disordered kidneys with claims from a user in Kansas. It describes symptoms such as frequent urination and back pains and notes a price of 65 cents per box. The text also includes a brief unrelated fiction excerpt from Harper's Weekly.
Tokyo announces completion of Korea’s annexation by Japan with a convention signed August 22 and to take effect upon promulgation likely August 29. Baron Hirata urged newspapers to publish only official statements to avoid hindering the process.
Convicted oleomargarine moonshiners William Broadwell and Samuel Driesbach, along with three other Milwaukee inmates, were secretly brought to Chicago by a federal official to aid an ongoing conspiracy investigation. Signed confessions are reported to detail a linkage between large oleomargarine manufacturers and moonshiners to defraud the government.
Killing frosts, the flat of the season, were reported from Yellowstone Park and towns in Montana Wyoming and neighboring areas. Temperatures dropped to 24 degrees damaging corn potatoes and other vegetables. In Bloomington Indiana the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority opened its twenty fifth annual national convention with President Keith Stoner of Kansas City presiding.
The Denver Republican extols President Taft as his popularity climbs due to swift, faithful execution of Republican pledges. It notes his modesty and unflashy leadership that nonetheless accomplishes much, underscoring broad satisfaction with his performance in office.
In Dallas and Fort Worth on Wednesday the extreme heat caused six deaths as the August heatwave persists with temperatures hitting 100 degrees or more daily since the month began.
The Denver Republican questions public sentiment toward free trade and tariffs, arguing that profitable sheltered industries have provided jobs and that widespread free trade support is unlikely. The piece critiques the idea that Americans will embrace tariff elimination due to economic self-interest.
Nearly 1000 Seventh Day Adventist campers in Battle Creek Michigan sat through a fierce rain and wind storm on the ropes of their tents to save them from destruction during the early Tuesday weather event.
Three men were killed and six injured in a head on freight train crash on the Western Maryland line near Edgemont late Monday night.
A quirky dialogue unfolds on white sand where a thin bathing suit and clever banter mix. She proclaims Tadoro Intelligence while he concedes beauty and intellect rarely align, then she asks if she is intellectual and he denies softly.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and blames ear tube inflammation for hearing loss. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and promises a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh case, urging readers to request free information from Hall and Sons.
A report from the American consulate in Charlotte Town notes the PEI legislature voted unanimously to keep a law making it a criminal offense to drive any motor vehicle on public highways, punishable by a high fine.
A brief exchange shows a request for gasoline to clean gloves, with a humorous insistence that gasoline is not for drinking. The woman questions the need, while the speaker clarifies the chemical is for cleaning purposes only.
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