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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1911
Page
5
A chesterfielde young man orders humor in a lunch room. He jokes about Adam and Eve and sunny siders while the waitress plays along. The pair banters about slang and changing language in diners.
In a Paris premiere a dignified critic objects to a staging choice about the king’s murder. He loudly proclaims that the scene is wrong, noting the murder occurred on the left instead of the right of the door, prompting polite intervention from the manager.
A Washington Post report recounts Siamese chewable tea called mieng. It is made from coarse leaves compressed into plugs buried fifteen days for fermentation. Chewers include boatmen and rickshaw pullers who claim enhanced work effort, though the aftereffects include headaches and irritability.
The young Tolstoy showed keen observation of the world and devised a flying prototype. He tested it from a second story window, fell to the ground, and though not badly injured, suffered a concussion and slept for sixteen hours afterward.
A Philadelphia Times tale recounts a mother answering Johnny’s question about heaven and whether famous figures like Napoleon Samuel Washington Solomon and David will be known there. Johnny asks if David would let him touch his sling once, if he is good.
A reflection on death by Heine notes that death spares nothing from rose to pyramid. The quote emphasizes inexorable destruction of all living things and even monuments as monuments of decay.
Amid churchyard chatter a New York Press item recalls a domestic quarrel on a building project. The note suggests the clash was between union and nonunion workers, framed as a moral tale from a familial conversation.
The dialogue notes Nellie asking if Mr Felewailey has proposed. Nora replies he has not, but he has inquired about breakfast time and whether their mother is a good cook.
A Marcusian line contemplates mercy when a brother suffers extreme poverty and near death, pondering whether words alone can restore him. The lament urges practical aid over mere exhortation, reflecting moral duty in distress.
A flourish of editorial banter and satire appears with lines about a generous man a pallid clerk and an employer. The chatter references Lippincott's Sportsman and a playful exchange with Jacob as a target. Economy is criticized as a savings bank for pennies.
The Hudson Bay Trading Company used liquor to entice Indian peltry trades. Early English whisky was shipped in large barrels, later divided into small kegs for transport. Traders diluted whisky with water to obtain more furs, and Indians learned that pouring whisky on a fire caused flame when pure, but was quenched when diluted. A chief claimed it was distilled from wildcat hearts and women's tongues due to its effects.
Belinda rejects Charles Henry Smith’s metaphor as the clock nears midnight in a dialog from the Bastou Post. The scene centers on a concrete house on Washington avenue where a romance tests time and symbol against stubborn fate.
The noted sea painter Vernet, famed for his ocean works, once joined voyages to study nature. During a violent gale he asked a sailor to lash him to the rigging as thunder and lightning raged, and though fear gripped all others he remained enthralled by the sublime spectacle.
A cattle herder duel on the Mexican plains involves a binds wrists with rawhide referee and knife in each right hand. The fight is swift and deadly with both sides often sustaining fatal wounds, yet some men master the skill and terrorize neighborhoods.
After his defeat at Zama Hannibal fled east to avoid Rome and found refuge with Mithridates. He urged war with Rome but failed to persuade the king. Compelled to surrender, Mithridates handed Hannibal over to Rome. The Carthaginian then drank poison and died as Roman envoys neared.
A compact remark on discordant details and virtue. Granius mockingly counsels a hoarse pleader to drink honey and wine to spare his clients, noting the misfortune of ruined voice versus ruined cases.
In a playful exchange from Chicago News, HWenson bets he can thread a needle before his wife sharpens a pencil. Benson counters and the contest ends with Henson claiming victory in thirteen minutes, noting his wife ran out of pencils after five minutes.
The fragment shows a playful exchange about eggs and growth with a Beecher quote about life as a growing plant. It reads like a light, esoteric diary line or adlibed private conversation rather than a formal news item.
In a dramatic exchange reported by the New York Journal, Sampson declares his devoted love and claims his saved funds justify proposing marriage to Miss Chumley. She hesitates yet admits some affection while asking for the exact amount saved.
A list of residents summoned as petit jurors for the May 1911 term in Anamosa includes John S Barnes Stone City C L Bunce Anamosa C W Balsiger Monticello and many others from Monticello Anamosa Wyoming Olin Center Junction Scotch Grove Cascade Cascade Cascade and Hale Hale Ada Onslow Olin Anamosa and Monticello districts. The panel requires appearance on Tuesday May 28 at 10:00 a.m.
The Stone City Journal argues Republicans must back William Howard Taft for the 1912 presidential race to defend the current administration. It warns that opposing Taft risks Democratic control of the Senate and presidency, urging Iowa delegates to support Taft for renomination. The St. Paul Pioneer Press notes Iowa elected a trust buster to the Senate, likely to stay busy.
Iowa politics move forward as a stalemate ends in Des Moines with a safe resolution. The deal yields favorable terms for Iowa, while key figures navigate the compromise and North and South regions assess the outcome.
I offer my 450 acre Linn county farm two miles north of Mount Vernon and Lisbon. One of the best farms in the county with two sets of buildings and good improvements. Priced at 200 dollars per acre with one fourth down and balance over ten years at five percent interest. Contact 4213 N Beechley Cedar Rapids.
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