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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1909

Page

6

Grand Army Parade Caps National Encampment in Salt Lake City

The forty third Grand Army of the Republic encampment closes with a grand parade in which 4,000 schoolchildren form a waving flag as veterans, nurses, naval veterans, and ex prisoners of war pass review. The day includes a Living Flag on Main Street and a mountain fireworks display atop Ensign Peak.

Grand Army OF the Republic Salt Lake City Utah Grand Army Eagle Gate South Temple Street Fifteenth United States Infantry National Guard of Army Main Street Seventh South Street Ensign Peak Wasatch Mountains Temple Square Genevieve Hagar Longfield Lane Ladies Mary K. Gilman Woman's Relief Corps Clara B. Hoover The Daughters of Veterans Edgar Allen Sons of Veterans Rebecca Smith Charles G. Burton

Gushing Flattery Demeans Women Says Opinion Piece

The article cautions that excessive flattery in women erodes respect for self and others. It argues against repeated gushes, urging restraint and selective praise to avoid perceived insincerity.

Not Slighted

A minister's daughter visits a parish family and explains her father hopes the church will keep the current pastor for funerals. She gently adds that he would be glad to attend the hostess's funeral, if needed.

Head On Only In Elders Portraits Scene

A granddaughter from up north comments on family portraits while Pomp, an old southern Negro, guards the scene. The girl notes a horse’s moth-eaten tail, provoking Pomp's indignation at northern views of Civil War history.

Norf Pomp

Glimpses of Perfect Love Quote by George Eliot

A fragmentary reflection on love and unity cites George Eliot about glimpses of perfect love. It contemplates worship reverence sharing bread and thoughts under a common inspiration. The excerpt contrasts refined feelings with the coarser fruit’s form.

George Eliot

Harriman Praised as Builder of Better Railroads

A Hutchinson Daily News writer extols Edward H. Harriman as the leading railroad figure of his generation praising his emphasis on improved roadbeds level tracks safe operations and traveler and shipper welfare He is described as a public benefactor using his power fairly and investing profits in American railroads rather than personal luxuries.

Edward H. Harriman William Harriman I. H. Harriman Hutchinson Kan Lucky

Laughing as a Series of Barks Described

The text explains how laughter behaves as a sequence of barks produced by brief chest and abdomen contractions. Air is held and then released, causing vocal cords to vibrate at quarter second intervals. Violent laughter involves full body movement with bending, swaying, stamping feet, and hands pressed to the loins to ease the spasm.

Interviewing the Professor on Mars Intelligence

The Professor Thinktum argues Mars could host a civilization older than Earth and may be highly intelligent. He suggests Martians would not waste time on ineffective signals and would respond if possible, indicating a belief in constructive contact.

Mars Tam Prof. Thinktum

The Way He Did It

Jenkins recalls delivering a blunt confrontation with a man of rough conduct. He faced insults but did not back down and ended the exchange by hanging up the telephone.

Jenkins Studds

Leads and leads in court clash over witness questioning

Sir Frederick Thesiger objects to leading questions by opposing counsel while Hoyle and Blackstone attend a case. The opposing lawyer asserts the right to lead, and Thesiger retorts that one may deal as they please but may not lead. The London Tribune reports the exchange.

Frederick Thesiger Frederick London Tribune

Hard Reputation Among Chickens In Scarce Times

A dialogue reveals a rural scene where one character laments the difficulty of maintaining a feared reputation for chicken theft as chickens grow scarce, highlighting the tension between pride and survival in hard times.

Chile

The Dead Beat and the Strain of Reputation

The article argues that a dead beat is despised and ostracized by friends and society. It notes the harm caused by exploiting trust and the resulting constant movement and lack of peace. It contrasts the fate of a dead beat with that of an honest person, ending with a warning from the Atchison Globe.

Atchison Globe

Only Cure for Consumption

The piece notes rapid growth of anti tuberculosis movement and many fake cures from quacks. It warns that hundreds of institutes and doctors claim cures for small fees, deceiving thousands of people. The National Association condemns these as frauds and says real cure is fresh air rest and wholesome food.

The National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis

A Sunday Sermon on Ife and Universal Kindness

The sermon urges acceptance of life as it is in Ife, noting happiness for the wise and sorrows that balance life. It encourages drying tears and aiding others to lift the world, teaching a lesson of universal kindness.

New York Times

Bennett Addresses District Meeting As New York Representative

William S. Bennett former New York City representative spoke at a local political meeting in his district. He noted the chairman was literal and the gallery contained a single woman as he prepared to hear Bennett speak.

Bennett William S. Bennett New York City

Doctor Explains Hospital Visit For Roof Construction

The doctor explains a patient’s hospital visit was necessary to secure a roof for a new house. The exchange shows the surgery served a practical purpose tied to construction needs.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Grape-Nuts Aids Woman After Digestive Collapse

A New Hampshire woman recounts sudden indigestion and severe stomach trouble. After switching to Grape-Nuts she reports pain relief, restored digestion, improved energy and mental clarity, and returns to work. credits the food for rebuilding health.

New Hampshire Wellville

Insect Hunter Impresses Texas Cowman

A Texas cattle owner watches Prof. Snow and students on an insect hunt. After visiting the professor’s tent, the man marvels at the mounted specimens and the professor’s exhaustive knowledge of bug names. The cowman calls Snow the smartest man he has seen.

Prof. Snow Kansas C. H. Sternberg Texas Jim Thompson Jim

Silver wedding memories and a mother’s endurance

A wife laments a vanished silver anniversary while a husband notes the tragedy of a mother who died of starvation after feeding her large family. The story recalls the strain of endless meals and the toll on a caregiver in a crowded home.

Minister’s cellar cleaner finds sunlit dead whisky bottles

A clergyman hires an Irish man to clean his cellar. The worker sifts whisky bottles, peers at the sun, and the preacher reveals they are all dead ones, Pat. The Irishman replies that at least the minister was with them when they were dying, a grim joke from Tit Bits.

Pat

Bust of The Bruce Gibes a Western Scotland Builder Wardrobe

A public building rises in a western Scottish town as a sculptor carves a bust of The Bruce. A bailie cautions about the beard, but the sculptor jokes that the wind blowing up the street affects the direction. Tid-Elta.

Scotland the Bruce Baille Tid-Elta

Evening Rivalry Turns as Flynn Swears He Is Jewish

In New York general sessions Judges Rosalsky and O Sullivan contend in a rivalry. Last week O Sullivan seemed to win when a man named Rosalsky swore he was an Irishman. On Friday Flynn faced Judge Rosalsky and swore he was a Jew, evening the contest.

Rosalsky O'Sullivan New York Flynn

Young man defends carefree attitude against stern parent

A stern parent recalls hard work in youth, while the youth retorts that he has always disagreed with his grandfather. The exchange highlights generational clashes over work and attitude.

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