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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
8
A talking trio of birds and the wind discuss the Snow Queen and her robe of white feathers. The wind claims to escort her from the North as snow begins to fall, while Snow Bird and Chickadee consider the tale and await the land filled with feathered snow.
A playful passage describes Ann May and birds Mr Junco and Mr Chickadee reacting to wind and falling snowflakes. The Snow Queen looms as a transforming force, with the birds debating truth and nature of snow.
The writer voices frustration with Congress for high living costs and wage pressures. He recalls promises of investigations into price hikes and laments inflation and rations. He notes personal hardship, wage theft, and the strain of feeding a family while prices rise. He asks for opinions on paying for beef and basic needs.
A concise saying attributed to Emerson emphasizes that true hospitality serves others rather than displaying status or spectacle, warning that hosting for show harms the hostess and the experience.
The article notes a rise in Sunday afternoon tea gatherings in large cities and suburbs. These informal teas attract varied guests, with music and garden strolls on warm days. Some resist the custom as not fitting Sunday spirit, yet many see value in a shared social afternoon.
This piece traces the name Alberta from Teutonic roots through Aethelbryht to Alber tine and Albert, noting male and female forms and royal vogue in England. It also notes Alberta as a feminine form, its lack of independent identity, and Alberta as a talismanic stone wearer should keep on the body. Monday is its lucky day and seven the lucky number.
Broad and long nails suggest inconsistency and possible health worries but may indicate affability and balance when proportioned. Short or wheat-tipped nails signal ambition and courage with self-willed, impatient traits. Read signs with other palm indicators.
A historical note explains how heat expands substances while cold contracts them causing glass to crack. Applying hot water to thin or cold glass creates rapid, unequal expansion tearing apart particles and producing a crack. thicker glass is more prone to breakage, so hot liquids are poured into very thin glass.
Pat Crowe, once a notorious criminal, now combats the dope traffic he calls a growing threat. He cites a $10 million yearly U S profit and an international ring backed by financial interests, urging a federal crackdown and proposals for reform through government action and rural opportunity programs.
The seven year old Thelma Wells of New York amazes with a calm love for dolls and dress up while displaying mind reading and fast calculations. Scientist Henry Woodhouse tests her by a closed watch and she accurately identifies its origin, date, and serial number.
City officials reported at an aldermanic meeting that beggars in New York earn between 60 and 80 dollars daily. The theater district tops the field with audiences readily giving, followed by the subway where clerks and stenographers beg for coins. Beggars often travel to Atlantic City on weekends when affluent enough.
In Wilmington Delaware Mrs Helen Smith who was kidnapped as a four year old and taken to Washington Pennsylvania where she was adopted by an undertaker’s family has been reunited with her brothers and sisters after more than twenty years. She learned through a letter to police that her mother and father died during her long absence while her siblings remain in Wilmington.
Mrs. Samuel Zimmerman found a large black bear on her front porch in Berwick. The bear fled quickly when the door was opened. The article also notes that fox farming has grown, with 10,000 to 16,000 silver foxes raised in captivity.
An American treasure hunting party reached San Jose Costa Rica and asked the government for permission to search Cocos island for gold said to be buried there. The island lies 545 miles west southwest of Panama and is linked to the tale of Treasure Island. Adventurers have visited the spot before hoping to recover Spanish gold reportedly stolen by pirate Captain W Morgan from Peruvian churches in 1820.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye or tint old clothes at home. It claims rich color for skirts dresses waists stockings and drapes using wool linen cotton or mixed fabrics with no streaks fading or running. The copy ends with a quip about diligence and enthusiasm for regular work.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims standard purity strength and excellence in every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents.
A nephew warns he will return home after the house enforces strict rules this Saturday. The quote reflects a playful connection between cleansing habits and domestic strictness, showing a child’s intent to retreat to familiar routines.
Cure claim for Cole's Carbol salve stopping pain from burns or cuts with quick healing and no scars. Sold by druggists at 80¢ and 60¢ or via The J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois advertisement.
A quote contemplates the futility of creating a device to shut up a self made man after he has spoken enough. The remark notes the difficulty of convincing a man who believes he has spoken his mind and cautions against pushing such a tool.
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