22 Apr 1926
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1926
Page
1
A visitor asks about Catfish Mountain and learns the joke that it cannot be scaled. A passing street scene unfolds with quips about charity and a claim that a robber owns the speaker’s house, reflecting a gritty, dialogue filled tone.
In a stinging exchange a banker dismisses bonds as worthless while Jones retorts that a salesman once claimed his word was as good as his bond. The remark highlights distrust in financial assurances and the era’s skepticism of guarantees.
John Van Der Zee Sears, long linked to Brook Farm's 1840s experiment, died in Santa Barbara. A Philadelphia Inquirer journalist and author of My Friends at Brook Farm, Sears rose from Brook Farm pupil to reporter and editor in Philadelphia and New York, later writing recollections of his radical society. He mentored luminaries like Horace Greeley and Ralph Waldo Emerson during a career spanning journalism and literary circles.
A humorous Kansas City Star snippet recounts a traveler’s tale in Booger Holler. The driver witnesses a porch scene where a woman dumps dishwater and a baby from a dishpan, then brings the infant inside. The man speculates the bath was accidental absent mindedness.
English trainers favor bananas for athletes due to easy digestion and high calorie content among fruits. They recommend bananas before games and at halftime when time is tight and players tire, noting the fruit’s germproof peel acts as a protective wrapper until peeled.
Sir Edwin Stockton recounted an election anecdote from Manchester. An elderly audience member asked about free milk for poor expectant mothers and the candidate answered yes. A gruff voice then asked about free beer for expectant fathers, prompting laughter.
Admiral Count Togo, aged eighty, is given special permission to carry a cane when visiting the imperial court. Court etiquette generally forbids sticks near the rulers, but a formal ruling by the minister of the imperial household permits the exception for the veteran sea hero.
A Lady Killer Princess Bimesco, in a Los Angeles tea honoring her mother the Countess of Oxford and Asquith, quotes a famed seduction mentor who likened his tactics to fishing. Her mother replies that in one case you angle to make them rise and in the other to make them fall.
A classroom quip has a schoolmistress asking what Romans did for Britons and a child answers they educated them. A second girl adds they taught them to fight.
A sharp quip frames a domestic misgiving as a choose between divorcing the cook or dismissing the wife. The exchange emphasizes comic tension over household roles.
A coastal cleft known as the Since of Death near Durban in KwaZulu Natal was used historically by Zulu chiefs to expose victims to death. The natural feature served as a grim punitive site along the rocky coast.
Humorist notes it's astonishing how many men fail to use the natural advantage, despite a scientist's claim that men run faster than women.
A 1925 American college record shows chemistry topping doctorate awards with 244 degrees. Zoology follows at 71, while meteorology has none, paleontology 1, and anthropology 2. Physics trails chemistry with 56 recipients.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for itchy scalp and dandruff and Cuticura Soap with hot water for daily washing. It promises clear skin and soft white hands when used as routine toilet preparations.
A brief St Paul News item notes that humor and kindness bring personal enjoyment, with a playful exchange about naming a child and a light social reflection on charitable acts.
Tanlac billed as a master tonic begins improving health quickly with claims of blood purification and liver and stomach balance. A user recounts losing weight then regaining strength after seven bottles, urging purchase from local drugstores. The ad promotes Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills for digestion and constipation relief.
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