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Newspaper
Monticello Herald
Location
Monticello, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
4
The Herald notes a vast national debt reaching 26 billion pounds on June 1, while Americans show little concern. It remarks on Central American tensions with Mexico and ongoing disputes between Villa and Carranza. It also mentions a rail plan and Democratic proposals facing public skepticism in Indiana and nationwide.
The text reports that the Sas vet Ler os oot the pemee treats has peet abclivered to the United tates and that New York protests have emerged. American representatives in Paris say nothing can be gained by withholding the treaty as the Senate is poised to pass after full debate, reflecting Wilson’s indicated desires.
Chairman Will H. Hays announces nationwide Republican fundraising with strict limits of 100 dollars per donor and open books to show all sources. The plan aims to raise sufficient money through large contributions while maintaining campaign publicity laws and transparency.
Six thousand editors nationwide favor resuming private railroad management. Eighty three percent support the return, with broad geographic and party cross section. Texas shows eighty eight percent in favor, while Idaho Arkansas and North Dakota fall below seventy five percent.
A garbled excerpt hints at a questionnaire affecting party leaders in Congress. The text suggests concerns about hastening effects and political dynamics without clear details on who or when.
A historical article warns that Article IV could let the league council expand its membership with assembly approval, potentially increasing foreign representation and diluting U.S. influence while leaving the United States with far less independent power in league governance.
Governor Allen and Namsas charged war department incompetence after heavy Kansas and Missouri division casualties. He sent to the Senate Military Affairs Committee the chief of staff's Oct 26, 1918 report on the 35th Division detailing disorganization, broken communications, and poor staff readiness during battle.
The word Armageddon denotes the plain of Esdraelon where Israelite victories were won and is used to describe a momentous test or decisive battle. It appeared at the Progressive national convention in 1912 and has since been used in discussions of the war.
The shea tree in Western Africa draws interest for its nuts and butter which may become a valuable export. The nuts are prized by natives and the butter finds use among European makers of artificial butter.
Herald columns praise the paper in White Granty for holding the largest circulation in the area. The piece notes reader engagement, local coverage, and the paper’s role in community reporting.
An Idaville auction of four purebred hogs raised 139.72 for the Salvation Army Home Service Fund, bringing the western half of Jackson Township total to 249.55. Donors included Alva Ginn Marcellus McCall M. S Gardiner and the Duroe Association. County chairman George F Marvin urges broader township participation to meet White County quota.
Sir James Frazer argues that some races practiced killing their kings at term or after calamities. The Khazars, a Caucasus region people around the Caspian Sea, is highlighted as a notable example of a civilization that sanctioned regicide for about nine centuries on Europe Asia’s border.
Countywide demonstrations in White County compare four rows of each corn variety planted in identical soil. Farmers weigh and compare four-row yields next fall during a husking bee to determine which variety performs best in their community. Tests run on Cass Monon Round Grove townships by Joe McBeth Bert Timmins Henry Friends and John Kramer.
A long list of new nonfiction and fiction titles tops library notices with works by Kipling Beach White and Long Twain. Mrs Bacon’s On Our Hill is praised for parenting welfare and education insights and witty real literature.
Margaret Deland offers advice on embracing middle age to ensure happiness. She urges renewing appreciation for nature and human nature, staying engaged with ideas, and sharing in life’s joys and sorrows. She argues inner vision and spirit matter more than bodily limits.
The Manchester Guardian notes modern women’s boots miss size one raising questions about evolving bodies. An old shop displayed a tiny gray-blue silk shoe with a large buckle and wooden heel. It fit the 1000th observer, prompting reflection on whether past standard sizes matched today’s work demands.
The text recounts Cape Colony’s capture by Britain in 1795 and again in 1806, its seven-year British rule with eight million dollars spent on improvements, abolition of torture, trade reforms, and eventual restitution to Holland in 1802 before again falling under British control after 1806. It notes population figures and the 1834 emancipation of slaves.
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