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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
5
Superintendent Doyle of Independence delivers a motivating inaugural address to Independence High School urging hard labor backed by ambition. He frames honest desire as the skeleton key to attainment and calls on teachers and students to pursue growth with disciplined effort.
A Chicago discussion warns residents against backing small private banks with no established capital or reputation. It argues customers deserve banks with ample capital, safe surplus, accountable executives, state supervision, and clear publicity, citing the value of established institutions.
The Nation notes Judge Hughes’s Bangor speech attacking Congress for acting on executive demands in railway wage matters. He argues lawmakers must know what they do before authorizing wage moves and mocks the bill’s self-defeating language. He calls for equitable settlement and warns against premature executive prerogatives.
The long running street car strike in New York is intensified by the rail road brotherhoods threats. With no congress to appeal to there is little chance the president will step in to help mediate the dispute.
Ed Meredith remarks that Jones county borders a near beer area lacking any Mumm's extra dry within its borders. He jokes the region would irritate a champagne drinker during his automobile tour.
A Story County case sent a reckless driver to the Anamosa reformatory for two years after he struck a buggy with a woman and a two year old child and fled without aid or report. The note highlights sporadic justice for speeders and cautious policing in Cedar Rapids.
Reports indicate Col Bryan and Senator J Ham Lewis will campaign for Hughes in the West. The shift marks a departure from the plan to ignore Hughes and signals a defensive stance if they continue with Hughes.
The text notes Democrats claim satisfaction with a Republican plurality of 14,000 in Maine, yet they hesitate to speak on the matter. It recalls Maine’s 1908 Republican margin of 7,659 in September and suggests national results may mirror Maine’s pattern this year.
A political remark traces Maine's stance on progressive strategies after a pivotal question about their next moves. The quote signals debate within the movement and potential policy directions.
The New York Sun argues Maine independents recoiled when Wilson and Congress allied with big four interests. It claims the political charter was betrayed, electrifying independents nationwide and sealing Republican gains in November.
Governor Forbes announces a committee of democrats under the National Hughes Alliance to support Governor Hughes. Notables like George Haven Putnam, Colonel George Harvey, William G. Willcox, James Byrne and Robert R. Reid join, with a secretary hired and a chairman to be named. The group seeks a non partisan effort to defeat President Wilson in key states and rally independents.
The Sioux City Journal accuses President Harding of digging through files from Successful Farming and the Des Moines Register to expose declarations in favor of paved roads and bond issues. It claims he is previewing these findings publicly, labeling his actions as pusillanimous.
The Cascade Pioneer notes Mell Peet is Jacksonian and Jeffersonian in type and the best outcome for covering campaign expenses. The piece appears in Anamosa Eureka reflecting on his congressional bid and related costs.
The Nation reports Senator Underwood accusing the party of surrendering fundamental principles for expediency in the dyestuff tariff fight. He cites only six Democratic senators backing him and warns Wilson may similarly betray core values, though a handful remain steadfast as Grover Cleveland did.
The Maine returns suggest national matters dominate the campaign and point to the November elections. The piece notes Hughes optimistic outlook and argues progressive Republican splits, patronage effects, and historical contrasts with Blaine and McKinley eras.
Kansas City Journal notes the New York World once praised Hughes for acting without patronage or deals and influencing voters by appeals. It contrasts that view with President Wilson now, arguing Wilson has done the very things the World once absolved Hughes of.
Cedar Rapids Republican critiques the beer crowd as bad fellows while holding champagne and argues it matters whether a drink costs a dollar or a nickel. Meredith frames the issue as a moral distinction in the public debate.
The Marion Register notes Democrats complain about the Mexican muddle as an inheritance from the Taft era while the paper argues their protests lack merit. It cites Republican origins of the federal reserve act rural credits tariff commission and trade commission ideas, and highlights Democratic opposition in a Republican era as delaying measures.
The Cedar Rapids Republican advises keeping funds in savings until a trusted investment is found. Avoid relying on strangers and other people's management. Favor farm mortgages or local house and lot mortgages if values are known and a banker is trusted.
The piece urges readers to curb personal luxuries and conserve resources during difficult days. It calls for thinking of those who cannot afford comforts like motoring or seaside trips and urges seizing opportunities to assist within one’s power. The tone mirrors a wartime public spirit emphasizing restraint and charity.
Mt. Vernon Record argues against cutting newspaper exchanges as print costs rise. The paper contends dailies cut exchanges to save money may damage reputation and prestige, which they view as valuable to the business office.
A Marshalltown Times Republican note hints a political clash over Cummins indicating a clash between harmony appeal and self interest within an office holder.
A wide collection of incidents across Cedar Rapids to Tama details crimes, deaths, fires, accidents, legal actions and civic notes. Notable items include a fatal auto crash near Tama, a tragic kitchen fire in Garrison, a tuberculosis hospital movement in Linn county, and college enrolment boosts at Coe College.
The weekly paper, which had raised from one to one fifty, now increases to two dollars. Publishers, though seen as eleemosynary, must pay for paper ink and labor and seek profit to stay in business.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat comments on the broader push for swift, unified action in Europe, arguing for a concerted effort to expedite decisions and unify policy among allied nations. The piece signals strong sentiment for decisive leadership and rapid coordination.
A 1916 notice promotes Eclipse cement and shingles as dependable buys for cement work and lumber, warning car shortages will worsen and advising early purchases. It says machinery is cold resistant and profitable, urging readers to build a sturdy shed to save money.
A promote for Eclipse Nut cook stove delivers easy start hot lasting fire with few ashes and no clinkers. Call to lay in winter supply and enjoy baking bread.
An Eclipse shingles shipment is arriving with another on the way. Homeowners are urged to repair roofs ahead of cold weather and ensure a solid roof over their heads. The message emphasizes prompt work and reliable roofing.
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