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Newspaper
Monticello Herald
Location
Monticello, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
4
Paying the Fiddler Opines on Taxes and Public Spending
A column argues that public expenditures and taxes should be cut to earlier levels. It warns that Indiana would halt improvements to institutions and roads if taxes dropped, yet questions whether the public would accept such a return to austerity and lower services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
White County
Cain Jower
Democrats blame potato prices on League failure in Michigan
A Democratic speaker told Michigan farmers that low potato prices stem from the United States not joining the League of Nations. The speaker argued that this logic is difficult since the U S has never been an exporter of potatoes, leaving the claim hard to understand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
United States
League of Nations
Cass Township School Wins Attendance Awards
The report by A F Galbreth shows Cass Township schools mostly eight month terms with 96.2 percent April attendance and 96.75 percent for the year. Plain View led the year, Hinsley and Wilson tied for high attendance, while 75 boys and 64 girls returned to school during the setemn XCar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Galbreth
Monticello
Union Township
Monticelo
Plain View School
Cass Township
Hinsley School of
Prairie
Wilson School
Monon Township
Galbreth
Gulbreth
Efficiency Congress at Oak Grove
An efficiency congress is planned at Oak Grove Christian church this week as a community affair. The program features daily services with music and talks by Rev. Robert Ross Rev. C Jordan Rev. Robert Knight Rev. CC Dobson and Rev. Ethelbert Lester. A picnic supper was held yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove Christian
Fask
Robert Ross
Oak Grove
Jordan
Monticello
Our Church
Purdue
Robert Knight
Our Cause
Mexico
CC. Dobson
Ethelbert Lester
Delphi
Mysterious Wrytteries Reflect on Labor and Wealth
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press muses on life’s paradoxes where a tourist or worker remains tied to wages while never gaining personal wealth, noting the persistent gap between service and self-accumulated fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Antiquated Monticello Advertisements Mirror 1855 Life
A detailed look at a 1855 Monticello Indiana paper shows ad columns reflecting community health and economy. Notes reveal editor illness delaying issues, early local wagon makers Reynolds additions, and firms Nordyke & Bunnell altering fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Glover & Jennings
Reynolds’ New Addition
Methodist Church
Indiana
Condo Wagon and
Thompson Crose
Amer S. McElhoes
Reynolds
James Richey
Aaron Wood
Scott
Crawfordsville
Gas Tax In Indiana Takes Effect Statewide
Indiana implements a two cent per gallon gasoline tax via the last legislature with the state auditor as collector. Retailers must collect the tax and buyers are liable if they use untaxed gasoline. Standard Oil of Indiana will pass one cent of the tax to customers starting Friday, with other firms expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Standard Oil Company of
Indianapolis
Gov. McCray
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Gasoline
Summer Reading Course at Library Planned
A Public Library Commission member planned a summer reading program in March. Reading runs June to September with certificates for participants. The outline lists grade based book selections across poems, travel, fairy tales, nature, science, biographies, and monthly magazine articles all subject to librarian approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library Commission
Child Life Magazine
St. Nicholas Magazine
Is There Warmth in Smoke
A suburban New Yorker notes cities on Long Island show larger winter temperature spreads than New York City. He wonders if coal smoke creates a warming effect, comparing it to sunless smog that shields orchards from cold blasts and suggesting pure air and sun would be preferable despite milder temps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Long Island
New York City
New York
No Available Wood Supply Shatters Import Dream
A Forest Service report by the United States Department of Agriculture finds the world’s soft woods scarce for the United States. It notes Siberian timber would cover only a quarter of annual needs and urges self sufficiency through waste lands for coniferous growth. The study challenges reliance on imports as a long term solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Tropics
Jade mining across regions and control of Burma
Production of Jade centers in Burma with China consuming almost all output. New Zealand contributes modest output. Mining privileges in Burma have long been held by the same Indian or Shao tribe, passing through generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
New Zealand
China
Uncle Joe Talks On Boots At Capitol
Members of congress on the western Capitol steps watch a sunset when a stranger passes in cowhide boots. Uncle Joe recalls the old days wearing boots and greasing them, reflecting on past times and the wide affinity between past and present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Capitol
Virginia
National Republican
Joe
Washington
Boots and Men Share Similar Strengths and Flaws
A compact reflection drawing parallel lines between boots and men. Both have soles, can tighten or soak up water, gain shine with care, and prefer a paired life. The comparison notes youth, comfort when well heeled, and the folly of poor understanding making either appear larger.
Where He Slips
A concise aphorism warns that a man who believes he knows all risks errors when facts must be checked under changing conditions. It emphasizes the trap of overconfidence and the need for verification.
Roquefort Cheese Lighting From Roquefort Village
Roquefort cheese is imported from the village of Roquefort in Averyron France. It is made from the milk of goats and sheep and aged in rocky caves. The village population is about 1000, and the text notes limited privacy in a two bathroom household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roquefort
Averyron
France
Laree
Life’s 40th celebration recalls Wilson call to Dennis
An account from Life’s fortieth anniversary recalls a brief meeting as President Wilson passed through New York. He phoned a former Casemate in college, Robert Bridges, and joked with elevator man Dennis, who misheard and echoed “The Washington.” The anecdote ends with Dennis delivering timely job printing for the Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life
Wilson
New York
Robert Bridges
Dennis
Ammet
Bridges
Ami
Indiana Bankers Hold Annual Group 5 Session
White County banks attended the Indiana Bankers Association Group 5 meeting at Rogers Park Covington with Tippecanoe Benton White Warren Fountain Montgomery Clinton Putnam Clay and Vigo counties represented. J C Duffey of Burnettsville led as district president for the year just closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White County
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Rogers Park
Covington
Tippecanoe
Benton
White
Warren
Fountain
Montgomery
Clinton
Putnam
Clay
Vigo
J. C. Duffey
Burnettsville
Robber Hushed as Philadelphia Crime Feeds Local Fear
A notorious thief in Philadelphia mugged an elderly woman near the city hall tax office, stealing her pocketbook with a tax bill and $78. He mailed the bill two hours later with a taunting note reading Ha! Ha! Pay your taxes. Authorities pursue him as the case shocks residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Test for Diamonds
A concise note asserts that anything capable of scratching a sapphire or ruby can be called a diamond. The statement links hardness to classification and reflects 19th century gem terminology.
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Z. Matthews
F. H. Kiefhaber
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J. M. Wampler
E. PD. Smith
LaFayette
Hannah Rh. Hughes
Standard Oil Company
Uncle Joe
H. L. Miller
D. C
Chiropractor
Monticello, Ind
Monticello Lumber Co
Oy Ma
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Frank M. Shields
Bankers
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Dixie
Palm Beach
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
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