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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1924

Page

3

Pan American highway con federation organizes education boards

Delegates from 19 Latin American nations formed Federacion Nacional de Educación Vial as part of the Pan American Confederation of Highway Education. The group aims to hold the first Pan American highway congress in Buenos Aires next spring and strengthen transportation links across the continent. The tour, led by Dr. Leo S Rowe and officials including Thomas I MacDonald, covered over 4000 miles in 10 states and concluded in Washington with praise from government leaders and the public.

Pan-American Confederation Organization of the Confederation Leo S. Rowe Eral Pan-American Union Doctor Rowe Thomas I. MacDonald United States Bureau of Public Roads J. Walter Drake Department of Commerce Washington North Carolina Kentucky Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Ohio New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Airhway Education Board Y. J. Tigert United States Commissioner of Education

War department lists ten World War I heroes still awaiting awards

The War Department holds 13 decorations for former U S soldiers from World War I. Ten are undelivered because recipients cannot be located and three are posthumous undelivered due to no known relatives. The list names multiple soldiers with ranks, units, and awards including the Distinguished Service Cross, French Medaille d Honneur des Epidemies, Croix de Guerre, and Croce di Guerra, with last addresses and emergency contacts where available.

HE War Departments Anit States Army Carlin Harry Fourth Avenue Detroit Mich Cartona Charles One Hundred and Second Infantry Twenty AOE Orange Street Waterbury Conn Cline Floyd Seventh Infantry Third Division War Department Louisa Cline Una W. Va Pobes Otka Peter Variety Publishing Company New York City Irons John K Eleventh Infantry Harry Crawley Sixteenth Street Monaca Lunsford Emmet E Thirty-first Infantry Sberly Wiliam Lumsford NFL Claremore Okla O'Connor James Yollan Clayton R N. KR. Pollan Fort Smith Ark Ruhl Luther Sixteenth Infantry Gladys Dean Cooper Texas

Marines Train With Heavy Weapons For Antietam Run

More than 8,000 Marines from the Marine Corps Expeditionary Forces depart Quantico Virginia for a fourth annual land exercise. The unit will reenact assault and defense near Sharpsburg Maryland including antiaircraft and artillery support, engineers, and a chemical warfare display.

Marine Corps Expeditionary Forces Dion Williams Quantico Batttefield Antietam Sharpsburg Mil Quantlea Washington Galthersburg Tridgeville Frederick

National Clinic on Divorce Causes Suggested in Washington

Washington debate questions a national clinic to determine why divorces rise. Experts from law, psychology, sociology note wide state law differences and often diverge from real motives behind divorces. They urge joint study to guide federal and state reforms.

Washington New Hampshire South Caryina Atlee Congress

National Guardsman a State or Federal Employee

A Wisconsin court decision in the National Guard case questions whether guardsmen are state or federal employees while on duty. Judge Stevens notes the federal defense act implications and states that National Guard members owe allegiance to both the United States and Wisconsin. The state plans to appeal to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

States Supreme Court Wisconsin Tn Jaales Sustaidiaert National Guard Didge I Ray Stevens Madison Dues Pole National Defense Cleford Johnson National Guards Camp Dough United States Army Congress United States Atute Supreme Corre

Iowa Guardsmen Leave Camp Dodge After Two Weeks

Iowa news notes report guardsmen at Camp Dodge break camp and return home. Verbal weather hints predict hot spell for corn. Guthrie Center taxi driver Robert Lemmon has logged 170000 miles in eight years across ten cars. Des Moines rail line sold for 1250000 to New York bond holders, while Des Moines public schools project record enrollment of 28000 pupils and 900 teachers.

Iowa Camp Dodge Robert Lemmon Guthrie Center Keokuk and Des Moines New York City Iowa Bureau of Labor Statistics Blackhawk County Iowa State College George Garton Mason City John E. Jarrett West Point Eliza Jarretson Rhodes Mount Pleasant Fairfield Sehool Chicago & Northwestern Railroad South Dakota Mobile New Orleans Middle West Ledyard Bancroft National Conference of Catholic Charities Columbia Missourian University of Missouri Chamber of Commerce Roland Marshall Canning Company

Charming Little Home That Can Be Built at Small Expenditure

William A. Radford offers free advice on building a small colonial style home 80 by 20 feet with three rooms and a bath. The design uses space-saving features such as disappearing beds in living and dining rooms and a compact kitchen to fit on an average lot with lawn and driveway.

William A. Radford Prairie Avenue Chicago Tle

Concrete's Many Uses in Beautifying the Garden

The article extols concrete as a versatile home material for suburbs enabling flower boxes hotbeds and garden seats. It highlights decorative concrete statuary bird baths and fences plus durable posts for mailboxes clotheslines and vine supports. Concrete garages promise fireproof weatherproof longevity and low upkeep for homeowners.

Cement Mortar Preferred for Hollow Tile Work

Hollow building tile should be set with cement mortar using one part Portland cement to no more than three parts clean sharp sand. Hydrated lime may be added up to 15 percent by volume of cement to improve plasticity and adhesion, aiding a neater job and labor savings, but excessive lime weakens the mix. A straight lime mortar is unsuitable for hollow tile setting.

Advisable Precautions in Property Purchases Tax Notices

A dated admonition urges careful study of special assessment taxes before buying property. It warns delinquencies and tax sales can occur daily, advises securing title guaranty or title insurance covering the purchase price, and recommends demanding such protection with minimal cost.

Sun Scars on Young Trees Warned for Summer Care

A note advises wrapping sun scarred young trees with burlap or rags during hot months to prevent bark burn and growth impairment. Protecting smooth bark early in the season can reduce lasting damage to branches.

Garage addition boosts rental appeal in apartment plans

The text argues including a garage in multi unit plans enhances desirability and rents. It notes most families own cars and ground space is available, making the feature a valuable addition for landlords.

Belief in Jesus Christ Offers Eternal Life

A Moody Bible Institute sermon explains that salvation is by faith not works. It cites Acts 16 30 and John 3 16 to affirm that believing in Jesus as Savior grants eternal life, not personal effort, detailing the transform impact of faith on the believer.

Philippi Paul Silas God Jesus Christ Jesus Christ Apostle John Peter House of Israel Lord Son

Happiness Today Reflects Value of Every Day

A small exchange quotes the idea that happiness today is as valuable as happiness on any other day, emphasizing present contentment over past or future joy.

Love and Mushroom Parable From Mianufield

A fragmentary reflection contrasts love with truthfulness and mushrooms. It warns against misjudging genuine specimens and laments errors in recognizing real feeling, urging patience and cautious gathering of true things.

Real estate tax status to verify before purchase

In buying real estate be sure to note any special taxes levied against the property and whether these taxes are paid up to date.

Sabbath Quote on Joy and Rest

A reflective line likens a world without a Sabbath to a man without a smile a summer without flowers and a gardenless homestead, describing the day as the joyous focal point of the week attributed to H W Beecher.

H. W. Beecher

Turncoat Words and the Shifting Meanings of Plebeian Terms

A historical note traces how pagan villager ovitlats and hoor denoted farm laborers and non cultivators. Contempt grew from ignorance as rigid terms evolved, with clumay meaning numb with cold and later signifying awkwardness and unhandiness.

The Glory of Life in Moments of Dark Aid

A poem praising the strength shown by Hugh Black as a steady hand and comforting cup of courage for others in times of crisis and weakness. The passage extols generous support and the glory of compassionate action.

Hugh Black

Religious Life and the Path to Death Through Good

The American Friend suggests there are many views on religious life but a single end: dying well by doing good deeds. It frames morality as the measure of faith and the act that shapes one's final moment.

Holiness S Could Bring Wholeness to a Broken World

A concise reflection notes that only holiness can heal a shattered world, emphasizing moral repair and spiritual integrity as paths to global wholeness, echoing Forbes Magazine’s voice on values and culture.

Forbes

Faith and Pathway Referenced by Rufus M Jones

Fragmentary line mentions Faith and pathway with reference to Rufus M Jones. Unclear full context or event due to OCR damage. No additional identifiable dates places or organizations available.

Rufus

Defense Dny: Insures Peace Kendall Says

Governor Kendall urges national defense readiness as insurance for peace. He decries pacifism and cites past delays before war, calling for Sept. 12 defense test day nationwide to show mobilization strength and deter aggression. He directs Iowa National Guard to armories and calls public cooperation.

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Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root

For years Dr Kilmer Swamp Root has impressed druggists with its kidney liver and bladder benefits. It is a physician prescription strengthening medicine that supports natural function. tested over time and sold by all druggists. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and mention this paper.

Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, Ni Y

Useless Logic and Axiom One Claim in Yale Record

A playful chain argues that a shade equals a color and rouge, claiming by Euclid’s axiom one that rouge must be a ruse. The list ends with the assertion that it is true in the Yale Record.

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