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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1923

Page

8

Those Who Signed It and Those Who Refused

A 136th anniversary note on the signing of the U S Constitution cites the 1787 Philadelphia convention at Independence Hall. It lists signers and non signers, including Washington Franklin Hamilton and Madison, with delegates who attended, signed, or abstained and notes on the Declaration signers and related figures. World figures on murders in London and New York are mentioned to contrast justice.

United States National Republican Independence Hall Philadelphia George Washington Doudting Thomases New Hampshire John Langdon Nicholas Gilman Massachusetts Nathaniel Gorham Rufus King Connecticut William Samual Johnson Roger Sherman New York Alexander Hamilton New Jersey William Livingston David Brearley William Patterson Jonathan Dayton Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin Thomas Miffin Robert Morris George Clymer Thomas Fitzsimons Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouverneur Morrin Delaware George Read Gunning Bedford, Jr John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jacob Broom Maryland James McHenry Daniel of St. Thomas Lampshire Francis Dana John Neilam Abraham Clark Hubert Hanson Harrison Charles Carroll Carrollton Thomas Stone Thomas Sim Lee Gabriel Duvall Patrick Henry Richard Henry ‘Lee Thomas Nelson Virginia Richard Caswell Wildie Jones North Carolina Henry Lawrens South Carolina George Walton Nathaniel Pendleton Georgia Theleven Caleb Strong Oliver Millworth William Churchill, Houston New ‘Jersey John Francis Mercer Luther Martin George Wythe James McClurg Alexander Martin William Richardson Davie William Pierce William ‘Houston Elbridge Gerry Edmund Randolph George Mason Robert Yates John Lansing Robert Morrin Caorge Clymer Pewware George Watton London Taft Si Wilson Everybody's Magazine

Harding's restraint praised amid harsh storms in office

Minneapolis Tribune recalls President Harding as serene and tolerant under pressure, never uttering harsh words or bitterness toward opponents. The piece extols his consistent calm, optimism, and cheerful demeanor during his two years in the presidency.

Minneapolis Tribune Harding

Child’s civility praised in future citizenship view

Wayne Ned Herald notes a child who loves animals birds and flowers showing encouraging marks of civilization. He emphasizes gentle thought and kindness rather than cruelty as essential to future citizenship.

Wayne Ned

The Stream of Life Descends to the Sea Poem

Fragmentary poem lines speak of life descending toward death as trees grass and gardens fade. The voice addresses companionship and inner strength while asking what fate awaits beyond the shore. Strong entities are scarce but the piece evokes life and death as universal themes.

Humorous Snippets From Old Papers Fly In A Sky Of Jokes

A collection of lighthearted clippings recounts a flying dog story, a tailor’s cloth loss, city brass bands in motion, a Detroit speed trap, and a humorous heaven ceiling skit. The pieces reflect rural, urban, and religious humor from classic magazines and papers.

Mary St. Louis Christian Evangelist

Earlville Council fights for Public Ladies Toilet demand

The Earlville Camera notes a push by the town council for a public ladies’ toilet, a move seen as a popular issue in Earlville though private facilities are common elsewhere. The item sits among local business changes and safety notes on hunting regulations and the upcoming Buck Creek schoolhouse completion.

Earlville Luhring & Pape Hardware C. B. Miller Shell Rock T. F. Jones Philipp Della Green Jones Colorado William Hucker Cascade Hicker E. M J. B. Hucker Hopkinton Buck Creek

Shared Prosperity Across Iowa Opinions

The writer argues against class division in Iowa, contending that prosperity or misfortune for a prominent group affects all in the state. He cites Smith Brookhart and similar agitators but believes everyone remains in the same boat as economic tides rise or fall together.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Smith - Brookhart

Hog numbers in Iowa rise to 1923 levels with nation figures

At the start of 1923 Iowa housed 147 percent of its 1919 hogs and stood at 109 percent of its 1910 total nationwide hogs. Iowa accounted for about 14 percent of the country’s hogs. The line notes fashion and social trends in Dumas mentioning ornaments.

Iowa Towa

Jones County Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1923

Jones county Iowa board met August 24 1923 by adjournment with chairman Taylor and Supervisors Peet Hughes Streeper Matthewmen present. Proceedings opened by chair for bridge lumber bid reopening and action on bidder selection.

Anamosa Iowa Board of Supervisors Jones County Taylor Peet Hughes Streeper Matthiessen H. L. Willming Wright & Co John Anderson & Sons Beede & Bulman A. Olson Construction Co FP. C. Jackson Currie- Simpson Bridge Co J. B. Biliot S. RR

Jones County Iowa Board of Supervisors 1923 Tax Levy Minutes

The record notes state and local levies for Jones County Iowa for 1923, including General State Revenue 10.19 mills Soldiers’ Bonus 9.97 mills, with motions to accept the state levy as certified and to extend county, school and township levies against all taxable real and personal property. Also documented are petitions, bridge bids, and awards for bridge and culvert work, dirt work, drainage tile, and guard rails from bidders, with contracts awarded to S. T. Holden, Woley Bros, Jensen & Christensen, and Connor & Lee, and adjournment to October 2 1924.

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