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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1919
Page
10
A thriftier speaker cautions against frequent price drop promises while a general anxious mood follows every announcement. Maud Ketcham shows no signs of toil whereas another hands on ring finger indicates labor. A birthday anecdote quotes young Tommie about gifts and a bath. A family exchange ends with a lecture on wisdom about saying enough.
The article argues acid stomach robs nutrition despite eating, causing weakness and various pains. It touts BATONIC tablets as a quick, painless way to remove excess stomach acid, reduce bloating, and restore digestion. A money back guarantee is offered if EATONIC fails to relieve symptoms.
Doctor Alonzo Taylor, after three weeks in Germany, reports no change in the army’s influence or in German attitudes. He finds militarism dead as a state policy, but notes economic disintegration, unemployment, rising crime, and a populace convinced Allies will press harsh peace terms. He warns against renewed German aggression and predicts social and industrial reform rather than militarist revival.
Washington agencies formed emergency employment committees for soldiers and sailors to fill gaps left by mobilization. Grosvenor B. Clarkson chairs, with Col. Arthur Woods, John W. Hallowell, and I. H. Greenwood. Woods reports soldiers seek better opportunities after service.
Cc B Braunstein advocates a 13 month year of 28 days each to yield 364 days and place the extra day as a universal holiday. A leap year extra day would be named Zero day or Gala city with Monday through Sunday dates fixed, making any date’s weekday easily known.
Norfolk Nebraska reports that V M Lewis of Petersburg born Cuilds in Kearney was adopted as a child and raised by other families after her parents and foster mother died. Two families in Kearney and Norfolk pursued her lineage, and she now learns she is a long sought heiress with unknown siblings.
A local probate case reports the Childs estate search has concluded with heirs identified and proceedings ready to proceed. The outcome confirms rightful beneficiaries and sets the next steps for settlement.
In Kansas City a penny blocked intercity traffic for about 15 minutes as a Kansas City passenger claimed 6 cents while Missouri charged 1y cents and a second traveler paid the penny to clear the roadway. Nearby Nowenham College in Cambridge, England, recently allowed women students to smoke on campus.
In the copy about Eskimos and football, a light tone notes that football is a favorite pastime for Eskimos of all ages. It mentions the seal skin ball and reindeer hair stuffing, and adds a casual aside about job satisfaction. The item is dated as W N U Chicago No 15 1919.
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