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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
6
A humorous tale of a practical mother who repairs her son Bob’s expensive lisle stockings. She patches and sews without complaint, while remarking on fashion trends and the family effort to keep up appearances with the newer styles.
The conversation proposes the ice plant as a typical summer flower. The exchange presents a concise suggestion highlighting the ice plant as a preferred bright, drought tolerant option for summer gardens.
The Canadian Wheat Board set a fixed price of 2.15 per bushel for last season. Farmers will receive certificates for delivered wheat and share any excess earnings pro rata at season end. Authorities expect extra payments worth about 40 cents per bushel, totaling roughly 740 million for Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Dr. Robert Magill urged open trading as world demand shifts could push prices to 3 to 5 dollars per bushel.
Cortlandt Bleeker discussed a modern girl at Piping Rock, retelling a dream where she appears before St Peter bedecked in a translucent gown. He recalls her boast of numerous lovers and spotless virtue as she pleads for entry. St Peter condemns her to the same flames.
A Terre Haute society matron speeds through town in a new roadster asking visitors which place to visit first. The frightened guest urges Davis gardens, fearing the cemetery if the driving continues.
A single potato could yield 10,000,000,000 tubers in ten years with careful cultivation. The remark notes that politeness eases life’s journey.
Finns in Brooklyn form cooperative societies to lower living costs. Six families finance and build 16 unit apartments with shared club house and cooperative restaurant while planning bakeries and a moving picture house. They pay about 26.35 a month for five rooms with full amenities and plan further co op ventures as demand grows.
More than 300 boxes of remains of Chinese residents are being shipped to China for burial in an Oakland like observance said to occur every 25 years. Lee Lock of Cleveland led the disinterment and preparation work with Hong Ye of Pittsburgh among six Society members.
London women declare a new deportment by giving up their seats to tired men on trains and buses, proposing a social shift where husbands should not surrender seats to women. The piece portrays the flapper as challenging traditional seating etiquette amid urban fatigue and gender roles.
Elder W. G. Azbill of London Ky. preached at the Christian church as the Azbill family of ten preachers appeared in Clay City Kentucky The youngest son is among the ministers who served in this section of the state.
Washington Secretary Payne announces pension bureau will drop two witness signers for endorsements four times a year except when pensioners sign by mark. The change aims to reduce bank and pensioner trouble in cashing checks, affecting about 700000 on government rolls and over 6 million annual signatures. In Corydon Indiana a man saved a toddler from a fifteen foot cistern after the child fell in, while a bystander Roy Brown helped pull the rescuer to safety with a rope.
A public notice emphasizes Fletcher's Castoria as the sole infant and child remedy and warns against substitutes and counterfeits that may be unsafe for small children.
In 1858 a Missouri farmer moved west with a tiny apple tree from his farm. The tree has continued to grow and bears apples each year, flourishing in the new orchard.
Mrs Della M Doyen praises eatonie for ten years of stomach relief saying one box gives real help and many users found relief last year over a half million relied on the product. The ad claims simple details of how the product works and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A humorous exchange recalls a convention session where unanimity was joked about only on the point of rising for the band performance of The Star Spangled Banner with Senator Sorghum noting the moment.
An advertisement claims A C Leonard of 70 Fifth Avenue New York City invented a miniature ear drum that acts as a megaphone inside the ear to restore hearing for deafness from catarrh or perforated drums. A request for information to Leonard will receive no prompt reply. The Main Question column features debate on Lefthook or Plexus in a prize fight with a dismissive remark toward the outcome.
An advertisement praises a Lady of Distinction Tea and Cuticura products for fragrant influence and clear skin. It recommends a bath with Cuticura Soap, hot water to cleanse pores, and Dusting Cuticura Talcum powder for healthy skin.
Dr G Vio reports in Rome that Jong rebellions natarhy improve after exposure to sunlight for several hours following quinine treatment. The study outlines sunlight as a rapid aid in reducing symptoms observed by Pollelintes.
A fragment from a dye directions note warns users about handling dye material. The unreadable text mentions Twalat and advises against streaking or rubbing the material in pear dye. No clear event or full context is provided.
A vintage ad claims corns lift off painlessly using a product called Hyeezone with instant relief and easy removal. It also touts Wreezone as a cheap option to remove hard or torn corns, calluses, without soreness. The piece shifts to a quirky note about a dish named mith reflecting old promotional flavor.
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