15 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
1
A speaker laments arguing with children who question rules and laws. He recalls how their growing reasoning once challenged his judgments, yet he takes pride in their daily thinking and strong opinions as they mature into capable debaters. Copyright note attributed to Edgar A. Guest.
Howard L Rann discusses navy beans as a humorous critique of price changes and social class, tracing their rise in popularity during the war era. He contrasts past affordability with current scarcity and jokes about wartime consumption and national appetite.
Curable dream theory links beauty dreams to peace and plenty. Scientists say daytime sorrows fade in sleep as dreams vent emotional pressure. Goethe notes dreams bring peace, while mystics view beauty dreams as favorable omens for success and love.
The piece argues justice is an inner instinct mirrored by truth and must start with personal fairness before influencing others. It urges self accountability, reorganizing one’s abilities, and avoiding blame on external forces, noting vanity and hypocrisy as roots of prudery.
A long, mixed item begins with recipe style instructions for pork kidneys served with scrambled eggs, including quantities, steps, and finishing touches. It shifts to a kitchen stew using kidneys with herbs, onions, potatoes, and tripe, then a bread custard dessert with apples and meringue. The passage ends with a cartoonish joke about marriage and a quip on deafness in women.
The article explains that ancient Greek theaters used earthen pots beneath seating with mouths toward the stage to amplify sound, avoiding woodwork. The pots increased air vibrational mass to reinforce acoustics for audiences.
Witty exchange contrasts a brave soldier with his best girl. The joke hinges on wordplay about powder and facing danger versus applying makeup.
Major Edwin N. McClellan releases a Marine Corps history noting growth from 3,100 to 75,101 officers and men and a $39 million wartime pay bill. About 80,000 Marines went overseas, 3,620 died, and the Second division captured 12,026 prisoners. French fourragere recognition and numerous awards are highlighted.
Italy shifts focus to the Orient to expand trade and strengthen ties with Japan. Italian money remains in demand in the Far East while manufacturers report stronger demand there than in the west. Demonstrations pro Japan have occurred in Italian cities including Naples during a Japanese squadron visit. The council of ministers hopes to reestablish free commerce by June, with state monopolies on cereals sugar and other foods likely excluded.
Ranchers in Winnemucca Nevada report a wild man on the Owyhee desert killing cattle and sheep. Described as unapproachable until last fall when riders captured him briefly. They urge Oregon authorities to apprehend him and protect the livestock.
The finance committee approved a proposal for a supplementary tax on bachelors incomes. The bill sets a 10 percent rate with a top 40 percent on incomes over 1,000,000 francs. Wage earners would pay 6 percent with deductions allowed.
In Knoxville Tennessee a totally blind man, W F Sanland, correctly questioned census results after government officials were astonished by a reported population of 77 818 a 114 1 percent increase. Sanland claims a census taking system used by public schools yields 77 689 residents.
Deputy sheriffs Kennedy and Nelson report several swarms of busy bees in the Ridge route vicinity near the Newhall grade quit working recently.
Since the scheme began last September five thousand firms have promised to hire a set percentage of disabled men. The quota is generally five percent and about seven thousand have been placed. Forty thousand disabled men remain unemployed while hospitals discharge more. Disabled men work as clerks cabinetmakers toy makers and other trades. those with one arm serve as messengers watchmen postmen inspectors or teachers.
A calf with seven legs, six fully developed and one undeveloped, was born on a Door County dairy farm near Sturgeon Bay. Owner Carl Kroll, a farmer living a few miles from the city, reports the unusual birth in the center of the county's dairying area.
Officers reported a large truck carrying substantial wine wrecked on the road and its cargo spilled. The incident drew bees that appeared to be under the influence, creating a curious scene.
The former German Crown Prince Frederick has spent a year in Wierengen drawing portraits of a large portion of the island’s fishermen and other residents.
The Restorer and the Reliant, two British salvage vessels bought from the American navy, operate offshore around the British Isles with cutting tools and electric pumps. They recovered £1,000,000 in gold last year and are now engaged near New Haven on the channel coast, while the treasure value has reached about £50,000,000 since the war began.
An old advertisement touts SPOHN'S DISTEMPER COMPOUND to treat distemper pinkeye influenza colds in horses including brood mares and stallions. It claims to purge germs, ward off illness with a few daily drops, and is sold by druggists harness dealers or manufacturers priced 60 cents to $1.15 per bottle, with agents wanted.
A description notes the lifelike Disk Thrower statue by Spohn Medical in Goshen Ind. The couple admires college buildings funded by wealthy alumni and a memorial tablet over a main entrance reads erected by John C Black for his wife. The husband hopes to do the same for his college but cannot grasp his wife’s sudden chill.
In 1913 the patient suffered a fearful cough, night sweats, and loss of appetite. After climate change and a trial of Milks Emulsion, weight increased by 12 pounds, health returned, and work resumed. The ad promotes Milks Emulsion as a nutritious tonic with a money back guarantee.
An advertisement touts Othine double strength to remove freckles with overnight and morning application. It claims even dark freckles fade and lighter ones vanish, with a money back guarantee if it fails. It ends with a cynical aside about a widow and a remark on profanity as a nervous infirmity.
An old health ad claims backache and kidney discomfort stem from meat and uric acid. It promotes four ounces of rad Salts daily to cleanse sluggish kidneys and end bladder irritation, followed by a note on the United States military history.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio pledges one hundred dollars to any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The affidavit dated December 6, 1886 notes the product is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces.
A fragment notes a man with a collected manner keeping a potential bill in mind. The dialogue contrasts suspicion and calm anticipation as witnesses discuss the visitor's approach and intent.
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