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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1922
Page
12
Mr Fox narrates a morning chase with Mr Dog and Mr Coon as the Four Paws club gathers. He spins a story of a hill tumble and a muddy pond escape, hoping to entertain the group while Mr Coon listens and questions the tale.
A speaker vents frustration over high gas prices and a lingering fever described as a sickness. He suspects a possible market or legal issue involving Mr Johnniefeller and gasoline. The piece blends dialect with a plea for affordable fuel and clearer remedies.
A column urges young men to learn proper hospitality timing to avoid harming friendships. It notes social tact can still aid business and professional standing when learned early, cautioning that missteps can bar future opportunities.
A young lawyer is praised for honesty and shrewdness but risks his reputation by selling stock at friends’ gatherings. He pursues patrons at social events, even pressuring a dancing partner to invest, harming his standing in social circles and threatening his career prospects.
The article traces the name Flora from Latin for spring blooms and its mythic links to the goddess Flora. It notes Spain’s early use, the Moorish tale of Flora in 851, spread to Scotland and England, and references emerald as a talisman and hawthorn as England’s symbol. It mentions Wednesday as a lucky day and number.
A brief fragment of verse in which the speaker laments a hammering encounter and humorously notices the curiosity of the “itg” to shape the speaker, with self referential wordplay and quirky tone.
Australian high schools include Japanese in their syllabi as part of language education. The program aims to broaden student communication skills and cultural awareness through classroom instruction and study materials.
The text explains palmistry signs for wealth, noting a deep line across the second thumb phalanx indicates money from marriage and a star on the same area in a woman's hand signifies the same. It adds a detail about Russian railway stations often being two miles from towns to prevent locomotive sparks fires.
A lavish farewell by Henry W. Nevinson at the international conference in Washington lamenting modern American life and praising Britain. He paints New York’s towers, central heating, and busy streets against a vision of an older, quieter Europe while vowing to return home to an ancient land and language.
A clock fashioned from an 8 inch 200 pound parrot shell used on Morris Island near Charleston during the Civil War will be auctioned as part of General Horace Porter’s estate collection. The Swamp Angel long distance gun is the centerpiece of the item slated for future sale.
A bottle near Cape Lookout contained a grease smeared message claiming Cyclops engineers warned of a nearby U boat and orders to torpedo the ship. The Cy clops, a nitrate cargo collier, vanished in 1917 after leaving Chile for the United States. A motor truck trailer for heavy loads with four wheels on a single axle is noted.
Berlin reports that during the war forty six men were killed and 100 wounded on the German side per hour. General von Altrock cites official records showing Germany’s total dead at 1,808,548 and wounded at 4,246,779. About 13 million men were under arms with roughly one seventh killed in battle and overall war related deaths around 12 million.
In Fort Victoria Rhodesia a huge serpent is blamed for two native deaths and more than 100 injuries as villagers fear it is the reincarnated King Lobengula seeking vengeance.
A section of the Middleton parish graveyard vanished into a large chasm caused by an ancient lead mine beneath. The collapse endangers burial plots and prompted site safety concerns for workers and visitors.
Rev F O Ramsay, a Union Hill Methodist pastor earning under 24 weekly, doubles as a Manhattan department store floorwalker and section manager for the past year. He has led the Union WN church for 80 years and says he can balance sermons, study, and two Sunday sermons with his store job.
The article argues the Bible remains vital for rebirth faith and spiritual growth. It cites verses on regeneration by the Word, faith comes by hearing, sanctification through study, heart guard against sin, and the Word bringing joy and prosperity. It urges diligent Scriptural study as foundational for Christian strength.
The line extols the virtue of a man who endures unhappiness with courage, praising resilience and inner strength as a valued trait in tough times.
A biblical passage presents the Lord thundering from heaven and his voice shaking the earth with the sea channels and foundations of the world revealed by his breath. The excerpt cites 11 Samuel 22 14 16 in archaic phrasing.
To cultivate sympathy you must be among living beings and think about them. To cultivate admiration you must be among beautiful things and look at them.
Joshua 24 1 recounts the gathering of all Israel to Shechem where elders heads judges and officers present themselves before God for a solemn assembly and covenant renewal.
A quotation by John M. Mason argues education should shape the mind as a fountain rather than merely fill it like a reservoir. It warns that knowledge pumped in without depth will be drained away as easily.
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