22 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
1
A humorous essay warns that marriage contracts resemble informal agreements rather than legal documents. It critiques young couples rushing to wed without full understanding and cautions about economic pressures that strain marital life.
The piece urges recognizing inner Bents as advisers born with you and stresses silent personal conferences to cultivate them. It cites Franklin and a general message that aligning with one’s Bents leads to happiness and fulfillment when pursued courageously.
Poem reflects desire for modest contentment over medals and wealth. A speaker praises a simple life beside a stream where fishing brings happiness, seeking occasional respite from toil to enjoy nature and companionship. Includes a closing line about not speaking ill of a stubborn man.
Extreme Care notes Old Pettsbome’s concern with prevention as he reproved a young man whose bulldog face retorted with a bite. He responded by taking the Pasteur treatment to guard against infection.
A 1920 Western Newspaper Union piece gives practical leftovers recipes. It covers making corn fritters from vegetables, fish and rice balls baked with cheese and lemon, plus salmon salads with coconut and pickles. It describes sour cream cakes and apple bread pudding layering with cinnamon crumbs and hard sauce.
Fragmentary lines reveal a dramatic cry to resist fate and allow sleeping futures to lie. The odd phrasing centers on a speaker named Hugh and a dramatic command to stop probing destiny. A surreal, poetic scene hints at inner conflict and thwarted visions.
The text defines felon as an infection of the membrane covering bone often from a minor injury or general ill health. It then quotes Miss Cayenne criticizing limited equal rights for women, noting a street car stance as the sole concession.
The article surveys mystics opinions on dreaming of Satan, including fortune, temptation, and departure from home. It cites Tartini's dream leading to The Devil's Sonata and notes moral guidance to resist the devil. A short verse about luck or misfortune follows, linking luck to suspenseful gambling outcomes.
A Netherlands committee plans a September festival and congress in Leyden and Amsterdam to mark the Pilgrim Fathers landing. American and Dutch scholars will speak, with processions from Leyden to Delfshaven, memorials in Delfshaven and Amsterdam, and a Sailors Rest for American seafarers proposed at Delfshaven.
The article traces Peter's restoration after his denial, showing the Lord's prayers and forgiveness. It notes conversion as turning from sin, the look of grief from Jesus, Peter's repentance, and his restored fellowship. The narrative advances through Luke, Mark, and John, ending with Peter told to feed the sheep and strengthen brethren.
Hylda Lewis described as England’s best dressed woman poses for a morning photo at Hyde Park in London during a casual constitutional stroll.
London reports two Belgian women Mme Clement and sister Marie d Have and their father Theophile d Have received awards for supplying the Belgian general staff with details of the first German gas mask. Marie crossed borders 50 times posing as pro-German while heir to a dangerous deception nearly cost him his life.
Hazleton details of a plan by the Chamber of Commerce offer to supply woman workers from Philadelphia at 15 dollars a week or 50 dollars a month for farm work next spring and summer. Minimum ten workers required for at least a month.
In Shelbyville Kentucky a man opened a navy recruiting station and drew 22 men then vanished leaving many unpaid wills. Louisville and Lexington recruiters say no authority authorized him to recruit locally.
In Cincinnati Charles Crawford saved his wife during a Seventh Street apartment blaze by keeping her head from the window to prevent suffocation. In Baton a deputy sheriff notes a hen’s quirky egg a day habit. miss a day and she lays two the next.
Pittsburgh reports the American Window Glass Manufacturers' Association did not hold a special meeting to decide extending fire times for first period factories or advancing times for second period plants due to a sudden scarcity of labor. The arrangement since years past split plants into two groups with May and September operations, which had worked, while common house sparrows are noted to fly at 72 miles an hour.
Advertisement claims Freezone removes hard corns and calluses with no pain using a small bottle from the druggist. The gimmick features a Cincinnati genius’s discovery and a simple finger lift to remove the corn after applying the solution. A separate anecdote recalls a South town reunion with an old man recognized by an old enslaved man named Pomp.
Advert indicates Cas carets sold 25 million boxes last year for relief from constipation biliousness indigestion gases colds and headache. It claims the product works overnight by removing toxins without griping or inconvenience and strengthens bowel muscles unlike calomel or harsh pills. Cost is 80 little. The ad concludes with a proverb about direction and excuses.
A reflective phrase emphasizes charity as humanity’s central concern beyond religious differences, urging faith and hope to guide universal benevolence. It frames charity as the common ground for all people.
The text reflects on idleness versus purposeful work, nobleness shown by suffering for others, and the value of life. It cites Burke on idle time, Hugh Black on offering strength in crisis, and a note that holiness is character based not mood, with wrongs not healed by silence or time.
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