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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
7
The ad claims regular meat consumption harms kidneys by increasing uric acid and offers Jad Salts as a kidney flushing remedy, promoting it as safe and beneficial for bladder and urinary health. It also notes a separate report from Australia about wild dogs devouring sheep and seeks government aid for a dogproof fence.
An advertisement claims rheumatism is pain not requiring internal treatment and urges rubbing St Jacobs Oil into joints and muscles for immediate relief. It promises harmless curing effects and appeals to quit suffering with a small trial bottle available at drug stores.
A Nashville woman working in an Indianapolis music shop recalls a customer who asked for Caruso. After hearing several pieces, the customer remarked she never knew Crusoe sang, linking the famous singers in a playful misattribution.
A Louisville Courier-Journal fragment reflects on whether life is worth living, declaring the question answered for good with costs more than doubled, and people left clinging to hope amid rising burdens.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to use Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic and blood purifier to combat perceived health declines. It features patient anecdotes from Ira Clark of Joliet and W Johnson of Rockford praising the product for improving blood, digestion, liver and overall vitality, with a note about Pleasant Pellets as a regulator.
An advertisement touts Begg's Mustarine as the heat penetrating remedy for bronchitis and chest colds. It claims rapid relief of soreness and congestion with a night application and cloth cover, priced at 80 cents from S. G. Wells & Co. of LeRoy, New York.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Danderine a few cents a bottle to cure dandruff and improve hair vitality by morning. A humor piece recounts Elihu Root joking about prohibition and a boating mishap where a man clings to a bottle.
A reader from Westchester New York endorses Triner's remedies for stomach issues digestion headaches and nervous tension. The ad lists Triner's American Kixtr of Bitter wine Angelica Bitter Tonic Cough Sedative and ointment as in stock at Joseph Triner Company Chicago Illinois with address 1883 43 Ashland Ave.
In southern Oklahoma after cotton harvest, a large camp meeting among the colored community features a preacher extolling heaven while a brother shouts his wish to be a June bug. A sister retorts that a woodpecker would surely carry him away on the way.
An advertisement asserts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root cures kidney liver and bladder ailments and urges readers to request a sample bottle by mail with ten cents. It cites testimonials from a druggist and customers and promotes large and medium bottles at drug stores.
A Birmingham Age-Herald exchange notes that top beauty specialists may look homely yet succeed, while a professor of physical culture must show muscular development to attract clients, reflecting sharp views on image and competence.
An archival clipping blends multiple old advertisements noting Castoria as a trusted infant remedy and Cuticura for pimples. It references product guarantees from long-standing brands and promotes daily skin care routines. The composite items show period marketing language and endorsements.
Minneapolis southpaw Reb Russell, once a star pitcher, is being considered by Chicago owners to rejoin the White Sox as part of a pitching group in training camp at Waco Texas. After arm trouble sidelined him for years he has been seen as an outfielder for Minneapolis but may return as a pitcher to regain form.
Gunboat Smith returns to San Francisco after losing to Frank Farmer in Seattle. He blames a failing eye for mistiming punches and distance judgment, acknowledging he can still hit hard and knows the game, but plans for a second Northwest bout are now scrapped due to the defeat.
Former NL second baseman and manager John J. Evers is reported chasing ownership of the Rochester National League club and would serve as manager if he acquires it. Chief owner Charles T. Chapin has earlier opened talks on selling the team, with last year’s independent Troys venture noted for profit.
Herman Tyson of Newark Delaware, a successful reinsman on the half mile circuit, signs a three year contract to train and race horses owned by J Wirt Willis of Wilmington.
Irish racing statistics declare the 1919 season the most successful in the Emerald Isle’s turf history with unprecedented added money across meetings. News notes include Browns to drop Demmitt from St. Louis, Home-Run Baker retiring after his wife’s death, Columbia to play Penn in two games, Yale swimmers’ decade of dominance, Dartmouth’s Seattle football date with Washington, and Brooklyn’s outfielder shortage and infield-to-outfield plans for Wilbert Robinson.
Mike Collins of Minneapolis promotes boxing cards with a knockout focus and offers bonuses from 25 to 50 dollars to boxers who score decisive knockouts in the ring.
Bill Rogers, manager for two seasons, has acquired a large financial interest in the Sacramento team. He joins two Sacramento businessmen to purchase the club and becomes owner while continuing to manage the team in the field.
St Louis fans oppose trading George Sisler for Sy Cobb while Lafayette coach McAvoy resigns. Budding contract figures surface as players debate value, plus season openings loom. Cubs manager Fred Mitchell backs his pitching staff as leagues prepare for spring.
The piece catalogs boxing club formations in Milwaukee and Minneapolis, boxing talent like Johnny Griffith and Fatty Larue, future Olympian George Vernot, club executives including Mike Collins, and broader athletic plans at Bucknell, Yale, Ohio State, and other institutions. It notes ticketed events, contracts, and notable athletes across boxing, billiards, football, and track.
Koji Yamada of Tokyo, a noted billiard talent who immigrated to the United States in 1912, defeated Willie Hoppe in a professional tournament and became known for his quick short stroke and distinctive masse shot. He plays with a calm, fatalistic demeanor and has a friendly, likable personality.
An amused old man in a Southern station waiting room complains about children playing tag at his feet. A loud mother retorts, and he defends his parenting while she condemns his. The exchange ends with a sharp comeback about raising families before a broken line about a patient.
A garbled exchange shows a man and wife arguing at home at night. A neighborly judge interjects with a dry joke about mood and music, while phrases referencing songs and shows appear unnamed and out of context. The text reads like fragmented dialogue from a stage or screen script.
An advertisement promises fast relief from stuffed nose, nasal congestion, and sinus pressure using My's Cream Balm applied in the nostrils. The copy claims instant soothing of swollen mucous membranes, with relief from colds and catarrh and a note about minor facial injury in a separate misprint.
A London Punch snippet depicts dialogue about a mirror reflecting faces and a nervous young man asking for toys from a saleswoman with a child as the implied recipient. The exchange blends whimsy and social satire in a brief comic sketch.
A humorous exchange unfolds as an Irish Indy speaker quips about a spouse’s attire and a silken poodle. The husband retorts with a pointed joke about the dog and a shawl as a practical gag.
An advertisement for J. W. Cole Co. Rockford IL promotes Cole's Carbon salve as stopping pain and preventing scars. It lists price at 26 cents and 60 cents and urges purchase from all druggists.
A London Ash, London newsroom scene unfolds as editor rebukes a reporter for biased or misleading phrasing in a report. He insists on precise attribution and neutral language noting the meeting’s true political alignment and suggesting a corrected wording.
A terse creed echoes devotion to nation and faith as soldiers affirm duty and honor. The fragment hints at martial discipline and religious or moral tenets guiding service.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a couple jokes about parental disapproval. He plans to speak to the father, who dislikes him, while she quips that the real issue is her bills, eliciting a lighthearted tone in London Answers.
Mrs Knage accuses the other of neglect as Jane Marie ruins a new dress. The husband replies he watched her but questions whether he should have intervened. The exchange shows tension over child and household duties.
A humorous exchange features Pat asking what it means to be better to give than to receive and a father explaining that his wife finds more pleasure in lecturing than he does listening.
A barber explains a fifty five cent haircut as a setup to demonstrate scalp care research. He notes he charges four bits for the lecture and uses the nickel for the war tax, turning a routine service into a public demonstration.
A satirical exchange questions the morality of wives rummaging through husbands pockets. The speaker doubts the act is right but remarks that if all husbands are like his, the effort becomes futile. The line reflects domestic humor and gender norms.
A tense exchange reveals unspoken desire and clever wit between two unnamed speakers. One voices doubt about the other's assumed expertise in romance while suggesting a life spent on humble labor rather than passion. The fragment hints at conflicted emotion and playful banter.
Dialogue fragment shows a tense exchange about an overcoat fitting after notes are removed from a pocketbook. Characters Travers and Tatlor appear in a constrained, terse scene with implied financial detail. No clear event or setting beyond the wardrobe and money mention.
A weary traveler questions the food supply at a railroad lunchroom counter. The attendant explains his role is to sell food, not provide it, in a quip from The Home Sector. The piece closes with a wry observation that most women prefer flattery to praise.
In a small exchange a man complains his wife pressures him for pin money while another urges he should provide it. A political row grows sharper as two men clash over finances and authority. Sleep troubles surface as insomnia stretches the night.
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