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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
4
The piece lists flower etymologies with playful notes on nasturtium verbena lavender cornflower Goldilocks honeysuckle anemone and orchid from Latin and Greek roots. It then recounts Saved by a Cookbook a sick man revived by culinary memories and a reflection on perception shaping experience from Schopenhauer.
A sundew tricks a chalk lure, a begonia seeks holes with its tendrils, and climbers reject weak branches. A cat hides its recovered leg weakness from a kind owner, then hops on three legs when she nears. Mount Grace in Massachusetts is a giant memorial to a child Grace. A Boston theater shows stock exchange as costly, prompting laughter at pricey seats.
An analysis shows mushrooms contain 8.5 percent protein, boiled potatoes 2.5, and onions 16. Experts say mushrooms should be eaten fresh and never warmed over due to nitrogen content.
In the Sixtieth Congress the president's salary set at 75000 dollars yearly with an additional 25000 dollars for traveling expenses. The expense allotment acts as extra salary since unused funds are not returned. A child narrator recalls family routines and questions.
A Cedar Rapids Republican ridicules a German language paper for never praising either side. It contrasts American tolerance with the idea editors would face Berlin if they printed in American papers. The piece implies freedom of press in the United States and tolerance of differing viewpoints.
In a brassy wager, Uncle Sam lays another 75 million dollars on the line to back Russia and deliver stinging blows to the Kaiser, signaling intensified wartime pressure and high-stakes diplomacy.
The Cedar Rapids Republican and Chicago Evening Post discuss a page on Kaiser Wilhelm in Chicago public school spelling books. Critics argue foreign hero worship excludes American figures like Washington and Lincoln, citing education's influence and national pride.
David E Gilmer documented in architectural designs land surveying irrigation drainage and water works duties including bridge designs pavement and sewerage planning with examination of plans and inspection of materials for municipal projects and land development.
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