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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
3
A Vigilantes column argues against wearing platinum jewelry during wartime, claiming it diverts critical metal from chemistry labs and munitions. It cites scarce reserves, high costs, and urges self sacrifice over adornment, praising a scientist who sold a keepsake to aid the war effort.
A historical anecdote recalls Amru marching to conquer Egypt and building a new city near his camp by the Nile. A dove nesting near his tent inspires the transformation from Memphis to a rising Cairo as the old capital fades.
The article notes John Bunyan’s peaceful yet busy final years devoted to preaching and teaching in Leulah, with his death following a charity journey and storm in 1688. It also covers current livestock market guidance from Iowa State College, urging buyers to consider August for stockers and feeders, noting high lamb demand and beef consumption influence from Food Administration policies.
A paper mill in Berkshire accidentally produced spoiled stock when sizing was omitted. The proprietor used condemned sheets to absorb ink, creating blotting paper. Early blotting paper was pink or red, chosen for bleaching issues, and the material transformed wasted stock into a new product.
The piece discusses mortar as an ancient discovery likely made by an early person by chance. It notes Greek and Roman mortars used the same material and that nature produced mortar beds in Texas and Kansas. It explains how sedimentary rocks form and how sidewalk paving imitates natural stone by moist mixing and drying, offering durable slabs with expansion grooves.
Dr Leon Emile Duval told the Clinical Society of St Elizabeths Hospital that ashamed acts are quickly pushed into the unconscious. He described mentally unbalanced men who forget disgraceful deeds done in their normal state, noting memory erasure ties to social norms.
The essayist Hamilton W Mabie is recalled for a classroom joke about his own speech. A Philadelphia school held a daily fire drill and the students pledge to exit quietly. Mabie visiting as speaker is met with the chorus that they would rise and walk out as if a drill.
German military critics describe the situation as very good. Mark Tapley is cited. Mr. and Mrs. Lee McNarlan and their youngest child from Illinois are guests of Mrs. McNarlan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Starks, visiting for a week or ten days.
The city of Monticello Iowa enacts ordinance 475 regulating motor vehicle lighting mufflers and parking stops. It bans high power spotlights facing oncoming traffic and requires mufflers in good condition. Vehicles must stop at a 45 degree angle from the curb unless emergency or signaling police. Fines range from 1 to 25 dollars with possible jail time. The ordinance takes effect after publication dated August 5 118.
A. I. Wrightman offers cement work including sidewalks curbs crossings gutters foundations and basements with bond on all jobs. He promises a real good job at cheap prices and invites inquiries.
Public notice announces appointment of an administrator by the district court of Anamosa Iowa for the estate of Cornelia Skelley deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs.
A Monticello woman recounts two failed operations for appendicitis and gallstones and credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with relief. She claims the product removes intestinal mucus and inflammation and offers a money back guarantee after a single dose.
The Kansas City Star notes that the German general staff believed it could push toward Paris but appears to have miscalculated its path and stumbled in the advance. The remark frames strategic doubt about a rapid German approach on the French capital.
Minneapolis Journal notes that the Turks reject gas warfare, contrasting their stance with German actions, calling the German approach more brutal while the Turkish conduct is presented as more restrained.
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