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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1923
Page
1
An aging Grandfather Rat quits gnawing through wood and cheese traps and seeks a quieter life. He relocates to a bank den near a pond, but the barn noises lure him back as Madam Cat and her kittens invade, forcing him to adapt again.
In Ithaca Journal News an anecdote recalls Mrs. Kinderly guiding her bridge club to silence as children deliver a nightly message. A child whispers Wille found a bedbug revealing a small domestic disruption amid the quiet scene.
A terse dialogue reads as Friend A civil engineer asks what qualifies the gentleman as pure. The line hints at moral or professional judgment in a social exchange.
A narrator sleeps through daytime noise from puppies and kittens and recalls a frog family concert by their pond. He muses that Grandfather Rat would have ventured out safely if he knew the cause, and attributes the sounds to the frogs rather than danger.
A brief note on social interaction suggests that many attractive women respond more to flattery than to forceful talk. The piece implies polite compliments can ease conversations and enhance rapport.
The excerpt advises sending invitations at least ten days ahead for luncheons. Formal notes name host and guest, luncheon date and service time, and use correct phrasing. Less formal notes greet the guest personally and request attendance with a simple confirmation of availability.
The text outlines luncheon etiquette including punctual invitations, hostess attire, greeting guests in the parlor, seating by name cards, serving order from the host's right for first course and left for the second, and coffee as the final course. It emphasizes gracious departure and post luncheon social time.
The text discusses Clement of Rome and Clementina as figures linked to early Christian lore. It notes tributes in Rome and England, with Clement as a symbol of virtue and as patron saint of sailors, and traces variations of the name Clementina across cultures. It also references classical imagery and posthumous honors surrounding Clementine legends.
Publicity rector Ed Norwood narrates a spoof about a circu s ticket seller denying an old man three seats to an afternoon show the ironical exchange highlighting scarcity and frustration. The piece blends humorous misprints and stray phrases from other texts, creating a quirky collage of unrelated snippets.
In a mangled excerpt the Boston Evening Transcript presents a cryptic line about a tip from the West and a husband’s pay. The garbled text mentions a reserve place in great weight for use totwlcate fairly, implying a puzzling, word-scramble style note from a 19th century paper.
A fragmented verse laments harsh street rumors and urges calm, recalling endurance for next December. The piece carries a playful voice and appears from a MeoClure style byline.
Black asks what type of fellow Watson is and White responds he is the king of a peculiar breed who skates on thin ice forks the boat races a train to the crossing and checks gas with a lighted match. The reason for his long tenure remains a mystery.
The dialogue recalls a Sunday School picnic moment with Bobbie and Sta. A baby’s arrival brings joy but can disrupt sleep when irritable. The exchange hints at intimate affection and the challenge of early parenthood.
A caller confronts the society editor, insisting the newspaper misdescribed floral decorations at her house. She states the floral beauty was paid for and not lent, challenging the paper’s account of the affair.
A Baltimore fan known for the loudest rooting used a gate horn to disturb play at Orioles games. His behavior prompted a protest from the manager of the Buffalo club, leading the International League president to instruct umpires to remove auto horns from atop visiting players dugouts.
Reds pitcher Benton, once troubled finding his place in the National League this spring, has regained form and is delivering his best ball of the season now.
George Burns former Giants center fielder now with the Reds battled for a debut in 1911 He came up from Utica in the New York State league toward the season end and appeared in six games batting 17 times with one hit and two runs scored He has shown steady progress since.
Pat Moran manager of the Cincinnati Reds praises his staff for varied pitching deliveries. He notes the Cubs’ champions had diverse methods from Brown to Reulbach and others, and that Reds’ mixed left and right handers like Rixey Benton Donahue Keck Couch Luque give hitters different looks and strong potential this season.
Mose Poolaw the Joplin Miners pitcher earned the Iron Man nickname after pitching in the first two games of a twin bill. He surrendered runs in the first inning of the second seven inning game and was charged with the loss as the Miners split the doubleheader.
Harvard bids farewell to Vinton Chapin football and track star, George Owen hockey and baseball captain and football standout, and Charles GC Buell three year varsity quarterback as the season ends.
Pitchers faced with mixed results as trades and signings swirl. Reports link Wade Kilefer to Seattle investment doubts while Adolpho Luque continues winning. Leo McDoneld resigns from Grand Island. Charlie Stis scouts Tony Welzer for Philadelphia. rumors deny Harry Wolverton Seals move. Owen Carroll signs with Detroit Americans. Yanks face challenger talk as Broves push close. Al Howie released by Elmira. Chester Guppy injures collar bone. Joe Leary and Ed Bratcher moves noted. Joe Casey joins Wichita. Dennis Wiley rebuffs Oakland transfer. Gibson and George Smith join Detroit. Little Rock and New Orleans stories on Clanton, Wetzel, Mulvey, Torkelson.]]
A daughter mentions a young man calling, but he left in a huff. The father mutters about a Huff, then laments the influx of new cars on the market making it hard to keep track. The dialogue hints at social patterns and changing times.
The exchange features Cheery Friend urging two onions daily as a secret to warmth. Invalid counters with doubt about storing onions and Regret weighs in.
A poetic fragment asks for shelter during a storm of Ife and prays that a handsome young fellow provide an umbrella and support. The verse centers on protection, gratitude, and hopeful companionship amid hardship.
Fragmentary text notes enjoyment for the Bah and girls with native features like nooks and tunnels. Projections and water sections are mentioned as appreciated parts of the design.
The instruction warns that mixing aluminum and white to form a creamy paste and applying it to silver can either remove or injure silver plating. It suggests polishing in stages with flannel and cotton, but the overall guidance implies potential harm to the metal.
Rural couple jokes about waking early in a tall hotel. A bellboy will call you, says the clerk. Farmer Hayseed and Miss Ever Tardy exchange quips about hearing roosters from a seventeenth story and being late.
Disjointed OCR lines quote a phrase about an alleged modern baby nurtured in an incubator and lulled with radio-tulle. The wording suggests a sensational, unclear claim without clear sourcing or context.
A recent report shows 292 golf clubs thriving in Canada with property and equipment valued over 16 million dollars. The count rose from 76 courses in 2016 to 218 in 1922, and since the start of the year courses have increased by 14, a surprising rise. In Minneapolis about 10,000 people play golf regularly, while Canada lags the U.S. in clubs and players.
Tufts plans swine ling tank and aquatics push. Tennessee boasts a female rifle team. British open golf championship ends. The Woman's Athletic Club of Los Angeles counts 1400 members. Wilde vows never to box again after losing world flyweight title to Pancho Villa. Ohio State and Michigan lead Western Conference intramurals with $10,000 budgets. Pittsburgh hotel bellboy McDonough shot a 220-yard hole in one. St Louis tennis courts lit for evening play for three years. The average athlete peaks muscular power at ages 30-31. Annapolis Naval Academy lacks a modern boathouse costing $200,000. About 300 U.S. athletes to Paris 1924 Olympics at $800,000 cost. Fred Tomlin of Glasgow sets 248 straight clay targets. Newark Athletic Club breaks ground on a new 275-acre golf and athletic complex. Newark and NYC professional cyclists seek higher prize funds. A golfer completes 36 holes in one sitting. England Scotland international soccer history shows twenty wins by the Thistle, fourteen by the Wearers of the Road, and thirteen draws.
A letter from Mrs. Sarah Blaige of Keeseville New York reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She says female weakness, fatigue, and other ailments vanished after taking the remedies and encourages others to try them.
H Manley recalls homestead days when a neighbor who could not read or write asked for a letter to relatives in Vermont The scribe patiently prepared ink and a home made quill The man finally approves the word not withstanding stating it is a pretty good choice.
An advertisement touts Nujol as a safe non medicine relief for constipation. It claims pills and salts cause permanent injury while Nujol acts like a natural lubricant to keep waste soft and moving. It notes Nujol is harmless like water and used in leading hospitals.
A brief note describes wind damage from a recent storm with fences and trees down and a child Bobble four speaking in stilted words. An advertisement touts a perfume and Cuticura soap and talcum as a path to clear skin and healthy pores.
A customer at the Eat Shoppe orders a tender beefsteak. Walter responds with humor and Jake vows to obtain a sharp knife to fulfill the request.
John Storey the premier of New South Wales began working in mines at age eleven and later pursued the trade of a holler maker, reflecting an early life spent in rugged labor before politics.
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