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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1937
Page
2
Betty Wells depicts a newlywed couple shaping a blue themed living room with Wedgewood vases, a Chinese rug, blue and sand frieze furniture, and a spinet piano. The piece notes evolving decor, practical fixes like a first floor fixing fold, and the value of duplicate keys to ease home life amid small crises.
The Lyons collection of Pony Express stamps and franked envelopes suggests two Pony Express lines. The first emerged as a Wells Fargo overview in 1845, predating the officially recognized service that began April 3 1860 funded by Senator Gwin and Alexander Majors, a plains pioneer.
A London book excerpt argues giants and midgets locked in wit and virility contrasts. It cites a Seventeenth century Austrian empress who housed many in one building. Midgets reportedly teased and bullied giants, prompting sentinel guards to protect the larger folks.
A writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer says bird's nest soup is not from bird nests. The gelatinous substance comes from swallows nests in Indo China and the South Sea, fed by fish and sea foods carried by birds, and the nest material is used in small pieces for clear, colorless soup.
In bygone days barbers displayed a live bear in shop windows to prove they used genuine bear grease. One shopkeeper kept a dyed bear for years by hiding it each year for several days. The stunt illustrated the fad and the lengths shops went to advertise authenticity.
Fragmentary reflection on the value of effort and joy in achievement. Notes that success requires difficulty, with mentions of perseverance and the idea that struggle defines triumph.
The Red Cedar is a famed decorative tree and a useful source of wood for pencils canoes kegs and buckets. It masquerades as a juniper though it is a conifer and its berries carry cedar-apple rust harming commercial apple orchards. Foresters note its suitability for dry or marsh borders and advise planting away from orchards in Iowa counties like Sioux Lyon Osceola and O'Brien.
Winter drains car life and spring checks protect safety and performance. Inspect radiator, change oil, test brakes and steering, service tires and lights, replace wiper blades, clean the body, and tune the motor. Check battery and generator, adjust shocks, grease chassis, and ensure the fan belt functions properly for reliable spring driving.
The article advises motorists to oil and tighten body bolts door hinges and latches to reduce squeaks and rattles during winter and spring driving. It notes these maintenance steps will make spring trips more pleasant and mentions quick eye wink as a fastest action. It ends with a quirky fact about Zulu husbands not naming mothers in law.
A fragment discusses belief in earth and body magnetism, claiming currents harmonize when the body aligns with the northward head posture. It warns that sleeping with feet or head in opposite directions causes disorders, while correct orientation restores well being for sensitive individuals.
The female black widow is noted for a glossy black body with a red hourglass underside sometimes yellow when not red. She is cannibalistic devouring her mate and insects. 50 to 100 young hatch from the egg sac in early summer. Habitat is outdoors under rocks or in dark indoor corners.
The article notes frequent child moviegoing and questions the effects on child life and behavior. It cites statistics showing many American children attend films about once weekly, prompting parents to consider potential influences.
A report notes children learn from films whether for information or pleasure. Accurate depictions aid teaching while distorted views spread misinformation. Emotional, familiar settings boost retention. health, attitudes, behavior, and delinquency effects warrant future study. Parents and teachers must demand quality pictures for classrooms and theaters.
Mrs John Anders of near Lake Park Dickinson county reports a tomato seed drop in a pot. The sprout grew into a 19 inch high plant with an 18 inch spread and is about to bloom. Mary Garden born in Aberdeenshire Scotland in 1877.
A Los Angeles Times piece recounts how Azusa, at the gates of San Gabriel Canyon in Los Angeles County, earned its name. Citizens could not agree on surnames or features. The solution used the first and last letters of the alphabet plus three letters known to the country, yielding Agusa.
The piece notes ticks transmit deadly diseases, especially Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. In Bitterroot valley Montana about 75 die per 100 infected. Ticks can pass illnesses from wild animals to humans and cause relapsing fever and a peculiar paralysis.
A fragmentary article discusses religious charity in ancient India with mentions of one and a quarter million, the Fifth century B C, and Katherine Mayo. It notes a perceived distinction between ayeny, Hindus, and animds and comments on mother's aid and clothing.
The text notes that Socrates drank hemlock as the poison in his death, a lethal infusion from the plant’s leaves and stems. It claims he spoke with followers near death as his vital strength waned, with torpor and coldness spreading from feet to limbs and body.
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