This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1924
Page
6
Disjointed fragments reference Monroe Doctrine dated 1823, Swedish calendar quirks with nameday and birthday, botulinus sausage poisoning, Parana Brazil fish industry, England favoring a small apple from the U S, prize mice breeding and colors, and poultry shown at an exhibit.
Mrs Geraldine Welsh secretary of the women’s committee for the Republican national convention is photographed on the job in Cleveland directing the housing bureau. The bureau handles all lodging applications for the convention next June.
A fragmented report discusses a novel golf ball promising better accuracy and softer landings. It notes golfers may see easier shots, with emphasis on closer proximity to the green and improved feel.
Tri Speaker calls Homer Summa the best-looking outfielder since Ty Cobb, praising his left-handed hitting, speed, arm, and fielding. Speaker, still an elite outfielder, predicts Summa will grow into a star and notes Summa could cover center if needed as Bower handles right.
Miami adds seven golf courses in the city. George D. Cameron is elected captain of the 1925 Ohio State basketball team. Colgate boxing defeats Penn five bouts to two. Seton Hall schedules spring baseball against Harvard and Holy Cross. Royal Canadian Golf Association adopts US ruling against grooved clubs. New York area racing season set for 158 days from April 29 at Jamaica to October 20 at Empire City. Olympic cross country course kept secret until day of competition.
The writer highlights the Noston Americana infield from about twenty years ago. Jimmy Collins is noted as among the best third basemen, with Parent at short, Ferris at second, and LaChance at first, all regarded as superior players and solid hitters for their era.
The piece ranks great pitchers by enduring skill over gimmicks. It cites Ed Walsh Russell Ford Eller and others known for natural talent, noting Radbourne Rusie Young Mathewson Brown Donovan Johnson and peers achieved fame without artificial aids.
The story notes Frank Frisch led the National League in hits and runs aside from teammate Pep Young. It cites 32 triples 10 doubles and 12 home runs. Frisch, initially a Fordham student with plans for law, was lured to pro baseball by McGraw offering 5000 dollars, now earning about 20000. It comments on the hard life of ball players.
Arthur Devlin, former star third baseman, claims credit for discovering Frank Frisch known as the Fordham Flash. Frisch, still young, was praised by his boss McGraw as the National League’s most valuable player last season.
Captain Buzz Stout elected captain again for the 1924 5 Princeton hockey squad and also serving as captain for the 1924 football team. Stout, lauded as one of Princeton’s greatest athletes, holds a rare double captaincy.
Spring base ball practice brings fifty at Fordham. Shriver handed to Nashville. Bracken to Brooklyn Dodger Juni. Dunn signs Bullard. exhibition play rules relaxed. Weiser to Triple Cities. Merkle back with Orioles. Joplin adds Williams and Phelps. Clemons to miss knee cartilage. Florida’s Bracken and other players shuffle between minor and major leagues amid trades and signings.
Prof. W. R. Orndorff of Cornell University chemistry dept says after two years of work a new printing ink cannot be bleached. The ink allegedly turns brilliant red when bleaching agents are applied.
A recent report from London states that oak timbers have withstood all kinds of weather for five centuries, highlighting the durability and longevity of this timber.
An exhortation on the contrast between worldly wisdom and God’s wisdom in Christ Jesus. It explains salvation as threefold: righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, delivering from penalty, power, and presence of sin, and confirms the Christian’s privileged standing.
A quote from Carlyle stresses that sincerity is the first characteristic of all men and ties heroic virtue to genuine truthfulness. The remark emphasizes moral integrity as foundational to courage and honor.
A Gospel Herald quotation notes that adversity reveals the graces and beauties of the noblest Christian character.
A Union message quotes D Gordon noting individual prayer has power but collective prayer in a group multiplies strength. The quote stresses the enhanced efficacy of united devotion in communal worship.
A fragment from the War Cry notes a paradoxical claim that weakness invites stronger spiritual aid, suggesting the more temptations one faces the firmer divine hold becomes. The clipped phrasing reflects a religious exhortation rather than a report.
An officer questions a driver about not stopping when signaled. The man, Mr. Chugglis, explains it took two hours to start the old vehicle and it felt wrong to halt it just to avoid arrest.
An advertisement promotes Emerald Oil as a new treatment for varicose and swollen veins. It claims two ounce bottles cure swelling, with daily night and morning application until normal. The copy asserts hospital use and vows dramatic results including reduced goiter in some cases.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.