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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
1
Mary Roberts Ritmehart emerges as a celebrated author whose work and personal life are praised for progress and influence. A contemporary critic lauds her vitality and success, noting her devotion to helping others through her writing and travel narratives.
Connie narrates her unconventional life and family dynamics in a fragmentary reminiscence. The piece follows her engagement break due to a focus on careers for women, a detour into the furniture business, and later events with her son Jim and two others as they flee a freight car adventure.
Reports describe vast southern icebergs, with table shaped forms and lengths up to 40 to 50 miles. A noted 1884 sighting of the Mergeston record towered 1700 feet above water, while a 1804 beacon is claimed at 2 miles long. An 186% encounter noted a lee island with a 40 mile wide bay and a ship loss, amid scattered reflections on wisdom and nature.
The report notes John Quincy Adams was the first president to take the oath of office on his day, but emphasizes his lack of superstition. It reflects historical beliefs about inaugurations and presidential ceremony practices.
The piece traces the historical origin of May day customs featuring a May king and queen, noting their roots as vegetation spirits and human sacrifices. It cites antique theories and cites an 1547 parish record showing fines for refusing the office, implying symbolic execution lingered beyond the practice.
A sketch of name origins tracing Marcella and its variants from ancient Greek roots to medieval and modern usage. It notes Saint Marcellus, the name’s French forms, spread to Italy and Ireland, and myths about topaz talismans and lucky day and number.
A fragmented verse piece imagines claiming a personal acre free of weeds and waste. It envisions transforming space through effort to reveal beauty and the impact of individual labor on the world.
An inspirational column urges readers to endure hardship and choose courage. It highlights resolute individuals who overcome adversity, transform doubt into faith, and lead by example in bold public service across society.
The Mayo surname derives from forms of Matthew and has variants like Mayhew and Maysen. English and Puritan roots include Rev John Mayo, first minister of Boston's Second Church in 1655, and Rev Amory Dwight Mayo, an educator. William Mayo founded Virginia Valley and surveyed Virginia and the Barbados.
A reflective piece argues workers must value their roles as essential cogs in society. It contrasts toil for wages with serving the broader age, urging pride and uplifted effort whether at desk or field, and declares every laborer helps move the world forward.
A new device detects all forms of light when an intruder carries a flashlight or lantern. The apparatus rings instantly when placed, alerting of a break in.
A vintage kitchen snippet advises transforming roast beef into hot roast beef sandwiches with brown jus and sour pickle, thin slices in a butter mus tard spread, and a bacon garnish. It also covers beef pies with tomato and gravy, crusted biscuit toppings, and a dark steamed pudding with suet, molasses, flour, soda, and salt.
In Hearst's International Cosmopolitan John Burroughs shares sidelights on prominent figures and offers a life lesson: a happy useful life comes from cheap terms, with essential things at hand and a door to heaven and earth. Life is a stringle not warfare, a day's labor under sun and stars with fellow laborers.
A young woman dismisses wage concerns about rising wholesale prices, declaring she never buys from wholesalers. The remark highlights consumer detachment from market moves and price shifts.
Exterior exposure endangers masonry components as failure risk rises with window openings.
An African germ causing a disease known as heart water in sheep goats and cattle has been identified. It closely resembles organisms that cause typhus trench fever and other fevers in humans.
Dr George Matthew Adams outlines stomach ulcers linked to anemia poor nourishment and corrosive exposure. He cautions about bleeding and peritonitis risks, notes diet and medicinal treatments, and mentions surgical cure but warns ulcers may recur or be overlooked.
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