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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
1
Article notes early spring hats are moderate in size with flexible shapes and wire frames. Flowers, velvets, ribbons and beads in coral pink red white jet pearl turquoise decorate brims. Braids show iridescent color. hats emphasize soft crowns and light droop.
A simple project shows how to create a broom holder from a 1 inch thick board about three by fourteen inches. Ends trimmed to one inch squares, a center notch for the broom, shoulder hooks for the duster and carpet beater, and a plate hook under the broom handle for the dustpan. Install with two nails or wood screws.
Pouch bags feature an oval bottom and dual color panels with black velvet on one side and bright satin on the other. tops are finished in black satin ribbon, lined with satin, and drawn with a satin ribbon through a casing. lining colors include coral green burnt orange or royal purple.
Slipper buckles, favored for their shape, appear in full silver and gunmetal. Some are accented with semiprecious stones or enamel designs, adding color and style to the accessory.
The article describes the T pin a new pin design with a crossbar head at right angles to the shaft. It explains advantages over old pins including easy thrusting through folds of paper and fabrics and prevents material from slipping over the head. The wryneck variant is noted for office use.
Embroidered and brocaded ribbons are used to make hair bandeaus in many colors. A blue brocaded ribbon in the vintage shade has revived interest, with narrow ribbons sewn into wide bands now highly favored.
Old text offers tips to avoid corsets and use eggs for hair wash. It recommends dry creams, sleeping positions, and eye care to prevent hollow cheeks and under-eye puffiness. Also suggests almond meal for washing, facial ironing with ice, and regular skin “food” like cold cream to keep wrinkles away.
Describes refined Neapolitan hats with plain fabrics and minimal trimming. A white walking hat showcases a black velvet turned-up brim with a single straw swirl and four slender aigrettes resembling butterfly antennae. Another white hat uses stiff black qui and clipped white quills for a sharp, upright accent.
The essay-poem meditates on Jerusalem as ancient cradle of civilizations and faiths. It contrasts radiant holy sites like Mecca in reverence with the city’s stark, crowded streets, walls, and ruins, then moves to Easter crowds and the Dome of the Rock. It culminates in a reverent vision of Calvary and the city’s enduring spiritual longing.
The late David Graham Phillips remarks on bachelor life and marriage. A Manhattan club discussion cites a sonneteer who married last autumn. An editor asks if the wife truly supports him and Phillips quips that happiness came only after marriage.
A dialogue excerpt questions why Diogenes sought an honest man. The character Tommy quips that Passerby he would sell him a gold brick. The exchange blends philosophical satire with a pointed joke about deceit.
Poem speaks of inner resurrection on Easter Day with images of opened tombs and broken bonds. It urges spiritual renewal and readiness for battle in faithful life, proclaiming no more death or night and joy in Christ.
The amiable Supreme Court chief justice, famed for linguistic skill and philology interest, challenges stubborn lawyers with derivations and illustrations. In a Stancard Oil argument he pressed for a Greek root, but lawyer Wickersham answered confidently. A Copenhagen report adds a tale of M Achen buying a ring thought to be Michael Angelo’s, later linked to a Louvre missing artifact.
Jane Addams leads a Chicago delegation proposing a bill for the legislature to place all street merchants under fourteen under board of education protection. The measure would authorize the board to investigate the child’s business and ensure the child is not harmed morally or physically.
A Yonkers Statesman quote captures humor as a boarding house lady notes there is about one cow per five people in the United States. The thin boarder responds with a joke about only having vump steak so far, highlighting light social commentary.
Nurse Lydia Holman, in Mitchell County North Carolina, builds a nationwide relief effort named after her to aid poor mountaineers. Starting from Typhoid fever care in 1900, she fostered thousands through medical aid and hygiene education, with aid extended to West Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky as the Holman association grows.
A father takes his son fishing with a new pole and line. The tale follows their river trip, the child curious and hopeful, and the father’s clumsy mishap ending with his vow to fish alone next time. The scene emphasizes family bonding and rustic humor.
Elmer X Palm was arrested in Reading on charges of practicing witchcraft after a complainant, John Madimann, alleged Palm prescribed medicine for an infant with marasmus and claimed a spell from a household occupant caused the illness. Palm promised to break the spell and bones with magic words. The mother feared family disruption, prompting the arrest.
Lipalet Green asks in dialect about feelings the day after a Blacktown Social and Goodfellow event. Rastus Washington groans and jokes he feels “as I run head ’uz all wool an’ a yahd wide,” reflecting the mood of local club festivities.
A reader relates a prank where Migglesbury sent copied stanzas from comic valentines signed Alfred Austin to the laboratory secretary for a poets evening. The incident sparked debate as five members praised or denounced the work before the hoax was uncovered.
The passage presents a quarrel about an absent friend described as impractical. Observers concede his intentions are good yet criticize his idea of installing an elevator in a one story building as misguided for tenants.
A humorous note describes old Titespuds decorating his home by writing checks for the cost of items, stopping payment, and displaying the checks on walls and mantels. The anecdote highlights thrift and clever reuse of financial instruments as wall art.
In a witty exchange a modiste assures a customer her figure is perfect yet the new styles won t fit. The dialogue hints at humorous tailoring challenges as fashion expectations collide with real bodies.
A brief cartoonish exchange shows a shopper offering a dog for five dollars and a seller retorting he would not keep the dog half a day, and the buyer would not keep the five that long, capturing streetwise humor.
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