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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
3
Calliope Marsh reads a history book with pictures of Burmese, Russian, and European women at work. She argues for women’s participation beyond house and club duties, urging equality in church, school, and public life with a call for shared human responsibilities.
A Hindu prince Shabji solved weighing an elephant for a tax vow by placing the creature in a boat with water marks. Stones were added to sink the boat to the same line, then stones were weighed to determine the elephant’s true weight.
A Cleveland widow and her two daughters form a cheerful but wary household. The plain sister frets as the pretty one endures suitors, while chronic matchmaking hints unsettle hopes. In another vignette a laborer politely refuses a seat to a woman, declaring a woman’s youth and looks do not affect his courtesy. A riddle ends with a grim image of a grave and kerosene fire.
A concise look at the chafing dish as an ancient, enduring tool of cooking. From Pompeii bronze wares to royal banquets and empresses, the dish appears in legends of Louis XV and Napoleon. The piece credits Mme Seenmier and Mme de Stael and urges modern adoption of the chafing dish in homes.
Scientists describe petrification as decay followed by replacement of organic material with inorganic matter in saturated silica water. Carbon dissolves and reappears in mineral form while the original shape remains. nothing becomes new elements, just replacement. The piece also rails at fiction aversion among novel lovers and notes Romantic writers’ fondness for novels.
The London Answers notes that writing on a pillow greatly reduces jarring effects when riding a railway. A pillow can be held on the tap or placed on a table, with paper pad and guiding arm resting on it to improve legibility and comfort at full speed.
A terse street scene features a tramp declaring he cannot leave the earth while a woman in blue gingham suggests trying soft soap. The dialogue showcases bitterness and dry wit in a brief excerpt from Puck.
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