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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
5
A wedding tale features Miss Jane Helper and Newton Lord with a charged poster misprint Lord Helper. Jests abound about boxing boys and a newspaper misread as Woman Without Her Man. Humorous vignettes span a butcher shop dispute and echoes of domestic life.
A 1920 Madisonian bill shows 34 reams of 35x48-62 pound print at 1234 cents total. The piece notes sharp cost hikes since 1912 across paper grades, contrasting with newspaper subscription and ad rates and warning readers about profiteering while vowing fair charging.
A court debate centers on adulterated milk with 25 percent water. The judge notes milk contains 80 to 90 percent water in dictionaries. The defendant pleads not guilty claiming a mix up between milk and cream in the exchange.
The Davenport Times argues Gov Cox must show how the league of nations functions to prevent war to support his advocacy for American participation. It notes the league did not prevent the Polish Russian war and questions the strength of his position if he cannot explain its effectiveness.
The Burlington Hawkeye casts doubt on government ownership as the sole cause of railroads’ troubles and argues the real issue may be whether lines are operated by true railroad men who rose from the bottom up.
The remarks argue it is not national dishonor to reject a tentatively arranged agreement by a limited agent, but it would be dishonorable to ratify the agent’s acts and then refuse to honor the deal.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Horace Greeley claiming it costs five millions to elect a President and argues that some believe removing the current administration justifies spending any amount for virtue or improvement.
The Genius bureau reports that one fifth of the U S population lives in thirty three cities. This counters pessimistic warnings that everyone has fled to the farm and left the cities empty.
O W Smith records Britt farm sale in Union to Alva Smith for 222.50 an acre. Fredgger notes Wragg farm sold to J H Littlefield, buyer John Mettler. Pete Guthrie and Ethel Eva Haigh in auto accident near Gil De Shaw residence. Ethel Haigh suffers a fractured collar bone. John Swanson burgled a small safe containing jewelry and over 2000 Liberty bonds. Luxmelon crop strong. 35000 lb car shipped to Mason City. Questioning women voting at Buck Creek special election. Blackhawk county school election shows 11 of 77 voting women against education proposition.
Mr and Mrs Chas Overley of Wyoming visited Rochester for medical consultation with the Mayos. Edgar Gage sues Cal Biggart in Jones County District Court for 200 for land sale disputes and $200 for post cutting. George Schoonover family returns from California trip via Canadian Pacific with stops. Mrs Lawrence Schoonover and daughter Mary stay in California. Ben Cruise of Hale sues Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad for 10000 for injuries from a March track accident near Morley where a rear car collision occurred.
Congressman Henry T. Thainey cites federal Income Tax Bureau figures to show rising private wealth concentration from 1914 to last year. He notes small groups hold record incomes, with 400 men earning above half a million, up from 130 in 1914, among other steep gains.
Morning service at eleven with Sunday school starting at ten. An evening service follows at 7 30 p m. Pastor William Hayes Mitchell invites all to attend. Sunday’s sermon topics are Jesus as Interpreter in the morning and Christs Need of Folks in the evening.
William Porter Ames, pastor, invites attendance for Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. The morning theme is Artificial Selection as a Spiritual Law and the evening theme Unconscious and Unexpected Ministries. Next Tuesday the Davenport association meets in Muscatine and delegates may be appointed this coming Sunday.
Leonard Duckett pastor invites regular worship with Sunday school at 10 00 am preaching at 11 00 am and 7 30 pm and midweek service Thursday at 7 30 pm strangers welcome Morning theme The Power of Hope Evening theme Faithfulness in Little Things A cordial welcome to all.
Sigmund Ide pastor but absent next Sunday as Rev C Mardort leads morning worship at Hildreth Nebraska for a mission test. Wrenching service at 8 15 pm alternates German and English. Luther League meets first Sunday each month. Sept 19 preaching in English.
Roland P Kuentzel, pastor, invites members and friends to regular Sunday services with Sunday school at 10 00 a m and preaching at 11 00 as a cordial welcome to all.
George A. Hauck opens with two masses at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday school at 2 25 p.m. and devotions at 3 p.m. The library will offer new titles next Saturday including A Man for the Ages and Kathleen among 12 works such as Kathleen, House of Baltazar and Staffords Island.
A public auction will be held at Soldiers Memorial hall in Wyoming Iowa on Saturday September 18 starting at 2:00 pm. Items include lumber store fixtures shelving 10 to 24 inches wide large and small drawers counters moulding iron adjustable shelf brackets some 2x4 and 4x4 lumber coal or wood heating stove. Cash terms. Auctioneers W 8 Garrison P C RD Cooley.
Biographers of Senator Harding note his college habit of carrying his breakfast bacon with him and suggest he will likewise bring his goals home. The piece emphasizes certainty about his success and perseverance.
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes Gov Cox feels the strain of proving exploration claims as he faces questions on polar proof, likened to the famed 19th century navigator Doc Cook's scrutiny.
A long column lists numerous for sale notices and real estate offerings. Pigs Duroc Jersey stock hogs Hampshire boars and Poland China boars are advertised with owner names Hoag & Peterson Schneiter Bros and H F Kuriger. Also advertised are tractors Maxwell cars and house and lot sales plus farm properties in Minnesota and Wisconsin with agents Cartano Richardson Hubert Schweitzer and C E B Fothergill.
In Chicago Daily News remarks, Mr. Bryan advocates a country not merely bone dry but cabcined. The phrase suggests a severe, door‑to‑door enforcement stance on prohibition.
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