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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
3
The article explains absolute zero as 273 degrees below Celsius and 459.4 below Fahrenheit, where molecular motion ceases. It discusses gas behavior at extreme cooling, the concept of molecular death, and notes room and summer temperatures on the absolute scale with mention of liquid helium near zero.
The Story of the Eight Dogs is described as the longest novel ever published. It is written in Japanese and contains 106 volumes with hundreds of characters and many dogs, all resolved by the final chapter.
Jay Gould once bid to buy the Nickel Plate line after a failed sale. When urged to raise his offer, he refused, noting his bid was the maximum and would not be increased even if the old line were nickel plated, per a Railroad Man's Magazine tale.
The article outlines how poppies grown for ornament can yield opium when incisions are made in seed capsules. It details planting, irrigation, harvest, incisions, and drying, noting regional chemical variations and the use of petals leaves and stalks for packing and fuel.
The piece recalls famous bonehead plays in baseball history led by Cory Dolan and Harry Gessler in Chicago. Dolan and Gessler mistook a long fly for the third out and fled to the clubhouse with a mob of players in pursuit. Artie Elofman recovered the ball and completed the putout, highlighting a notably humorous moment in sports lore.
For over four centuries a Monteros de Espinosa body guarded royal bedrooms in the Spanish palace. Members are natives of Espinosa and veterans of the army. One guards the door while others patrol halls from midnight to 7 AM in silent ledgers of duty.
A London Punch styled note discusses disinfecting a furnished house after measles and whether to lend it to a friend first. The speaker asks for reassurance about safety. The companion suggests testing the arrangement by lending to a friend before offering the place to others.
A LondonAnswers misprint framing a moral riddle questions Rome's founding. A pupil asks if Rome was founded by Romeo. The teacher answers no, Juliet was found dead by Romeo, turning the tale into a clever wordplay.
A brief dialogue shows Lottie and Dottie agreeing to reconcile. Lottie offers to kiss while noting the other party has more experience with another part of the program. The exchange reflects a light domestic tonal fragment.
A Detroit Free Press item portrays a mis tress of a boarding house and a cook discussing an eye tainted by a cold in Mr Smith. The dialogue suggests a practical joke or indifference to illness as a plot point.
The Philadelphia Record notes Blobbs says his friend, the dentist, has given up poker because filling a tooth is easier than filling a hand.
Irregular filed district court notices state two cases, Monticello Bank vs Casper Kehrli et al and Irred L Berlin et al vs George and Molly Lewis et al, with cross petitions and claims of homestead rights, mortgage indebtedness, and quieting title. Defendants are urged to appear before noon on the second day of the May term 1912 or default will be entered.
In May Term 1912 the district court of Jones County Iowa hears Nell M. Davis v James E. Davis a petition for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Defendant urged to appear before noon on May 4 1912 to avoid default judgment. J W Doxsee attorney for plaintiff.
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