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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1921
Page
7
An essay reflecting on animal worship across cultures. It cites Bom bay street unrest over pigeons, ancient Egyptian reverence for cats, bull worship in various cultures, and India’s sacred regard for dogs, contrasting human beliefs with animal symbolism and wisdom.
The piece compares beliefs in animal wisdom from the crow to the beaver, then discusses Bombay pigeons and universal superstitions. It argues people replace faith when evidence is lacking, cites salt over the shoulder and mirrors breaking, and urges avoiding personal superstitions while respecting others' beliefs.
A fragment from 1921 Western Newspaper Union feature presents practical home cooking tips. It highlights simple three course meals and dishes like pork chops with potatoes, sauerkraut with rice pork steak, and long slow cooked beef dishes including sour roast and Swiss steak with detailed steps and seasonings.
The Shwy Dagon in Rangoon boasts a gold sheathing valued at about $400000, visible for miles and marking the zeal of a former king. A note explains the distinction between cement and concrete, detailing how mixing cement with water and aggregate becomes concrete.
Jessie Roberts reports on a push for women to enter small bookshops as librarians and readers, with advice on expansion strategies. Speakers advocate women as capable booksellers and urge early entry to grow a nationwide retail bookselling network with programs, lectures, and kid outreach. A playful exchange closes with a joke about settling disputes.
A rustic poem on spring returning to the woods and undermining human control. The speaker laments that despite plans to cut timber and manage work, nature and spring override people's will, with women portrayed as decisive forces. The tale contrasts male authority with Spring’s unpredictable power in the woods.
The lifting power of air is 0.165 pounds per 1000 cubic feet per degree Fahrenheit above ambient. For stuck glasses or dishes, place cold water inside and dip the outer in hot water to separate them without cracking. They will come apart easily.
In Berne Reverend Baudenbacher aged fifty with heart trouble collapsed and was certified dead after 14 hours he woke to flowers and wreathed mourners saying my call has not yet come doctors expect possible years of life remaining as funeral is postponed.
Paul Gesmer aged 52 an inventor returns to Stapleton Staten Island driving a bright yellow car and claiming to be $45000 richer than when last seen. He had been mourned as dead after his boat found on Brooklyn shore and buried. Gesmer vanished November 1 191. He says royalties from patent suits fund his fortune and plans to reopen a machine shop.
The Bureau of Mines warns that repeal of wartime controls makes it easy for militants and safeblowers to obtain explosives for legal use. It urges federal legislation to regulate handling as well as manufacture and sale, noting U S protection of explosives lags behind other nations. The statement cites large stores of dynamite found inside city limits and warns of potential loss of life and property.
Athens officials ordered the pigeons shot after they caused a blackout around town but the humane society intervened and a nonlethal solution will be sought.
A fragment notes alleged conduct where road workers stored dynamite for blasting tasks and intended to use it after their contract term expired, signaling potential safety and legal concerns about material custody.
A watchman at a Louisville grade crossing directed a man to move his car after he refused. Police sped the wagon to push the auto off the track just as a fast passenger train approached. The man was jailed on a charge of being drunk.
Testimonies from Mrs. Keller of Afton Tennessee and Mrs. Mary Lister of Adrian Michigan praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. They report improved symptoms, renewed strength, and ability to perform housework after treatment. The ad notes the product as a natural restorative and offers a free private text-book upon request.
The excerpt presents a Punch cartoon dialog on temperance and self-control. A small brother asks for chewing gum at a dance while elders debate restraint and hoarding indulgence, illustrating social satire on indulgence and freedom.
An old warning notes that genuine Aspirin must bear the Bayer name on the package or tablet and warns against non Bayer products. It lists common uses such as colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism toothache and backache with aspirin sold in small twelve tablet boxes and larger packages.
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes old transport methods persist in harsh regions. Oxen and bullocks pull carts in the South and India, while the dead ox skin serves as a raft. The piece ends with a saying on lawyers and value from difficulty.
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder trouble may not suspect their condition. The ad urges treating kidney disease with Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root, sold in drug stores. It offers a sample by sending ten cents to Kilmer and Co for a test bottle, noting to mention the paper.
In Ashe Allegheny and Wallega counties a notable trade exists in crude drugs such as herbs roots and plants. People harvest on mountainsides to supply materials for manufacturers while earning more than local wages and enjoying healthful mountain life amid cliffs and snakes. Species like wild cherry bark hazelwood leaves cohosh ginseng and golden seal are highly sought.
In a playful anecdote a five year old exclaims Washington's birthday after hearing his mother discuss it. The mother clarifies the holiday and the child reacts with astonishment, thinking Washington is dead. The snippet ends with a philosophical aside from H. W. Beecher on despondency and hope.
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