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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
1
The Monticello Express discusses highway speed limits and reckless driving, noting many exceed limits after changes. It laments risks from passing maneuvers near Calamus, cites Ex-Governor Lowden on income taxes, and urges fair tax shifts while criticizing high farm tool prices and gas tax funding for roads.
The St. Louis and San Francisco railroad locomotive set a world endurance mark by completing a 7 350 mile run in twenty five days and remains in good condition after the feat, highlighting the railroad’s mechanical reliability and operational scope.
A Des Moines jury finds Woolworth bay rum face lotion can be used as a drink. The company's supply is confiscated and directed to be diverted from sale to those with the habit, leaving a path shaped by canned heat for those who shave infrequently or not at all.
Iowa health officials confront undulant fever and poliomyelitis in multiple counties. Milk sources, animal infection, sanitation, and public education drive control efforts while hospitals and farmers cooperate to halt spread and prevent paralysis.
An Iowa Good Roads official argues that human error drives most crashes and urges safer highway design. He cites 27 000 yearly deaths and stresses grade separations pedestrian tunnels and railroad crossing fixes as economical safety measures to reduce collisions.
President Hoover pledges full support of the American people to expose Shearer's links to shipbuilding firms and alleged influence on naval policy decisions. He says interference with foreign policy by the Shearer method will not be tolerated and urges disclosure of ties to naval conferences and propaganda activities.
Kansas City Star notes President Hoover is a Quaker and peaceful by creed but warns a shipbuilder against relying on his faith to counter conference efforts on limiting naval arms.
A western publisher announced plans to spend fifty dollars to create a "new head" for his paper. The next day a subscriber replied with a quip urging him to save the money and buy a new head for the editor.
Practical kitchen tips cover child dress pockets placements egg yolk uses and sauerkraut salt levels. Advice includes bread variability to boost lunches sour milk substitutions leavening and baking powder guidance for batters and doughs.
A collage of quips and jokes with a Scottish remark on two Scots in church, a letter joke about a wife opening mail, fashion banter on bobbed hair and tights, a store stench joke, and a Town Times Republican nudge to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment critiquing Prohibition and the era's crime climate.
The Sioux City Journal warns that aviation remains dangerous with daily accidents and fatalities. It calls for expanded safety measures to reduce risk and sides with stricter navigation precautions amid ongoing air travel hazards.
Northern lawn grass should be seeded in late summer or early fall to avoid spring weed competition and ensure a better crop, according to USDA expert R A Oakley. The focus compares northern grasses to winter wheat in their growth needs and timing for best results.
Floyd Johnston of Iowa State College extension warns that early fall silage helps dairy herds when pastures are poor. He notes many farmers waste silage by feeding it late in fall after roughages are gone, leaving cows underfed and costly to recover.
Answering calls in city or country with an office located in the Burrichter building and a contact phone number 236.
In July we purchased and took over the business of Lost Nation Power and Light Company. The town of Lost Nation, population over 500, is in Clinton county on the C M St P Ry main line and has 210 meters installed. The prior partnership had run the electric service for over fifteen years and built a well established business. The distribution system was in bad condition, prompting immediate action.
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