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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
6
A dialogue highlights Sorham's view of voter trust as he acknowledges decades of service. He concedes that while not every constituent has absolute confidence, most would rather gamble on him than another candidate. The exchange frames his cautious optimism about public support.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a superior kidney liver and bladder medicine. It cites testimonials from a druggist and customers and offers a sample bottle by mail for ten cents with a newspaper mention. Large and medium bottles are sold in drug stores.
A new member of the House, known for oddities, astonishes crew aboard a transport bound for bomb testing off Virginia capes. He mistakes a range finder for a tool, peers at the Iowa with the telescope’s large end, derides naval purchases, and arrives with no luggage citing a four day trip as reason.
A fragmentary exchange places a vessel two miles at sea and an airplane in play. The dialogue hints at pursuit and distance while leaving the scene vivid yet incomplete for full reconstruction. The tone feels nautical and brisk, with humor peppered through the banter.
A poetic line suggests an interval of sixteen summers shaping a young woman described as a summer girl, implying a long period of growth or transformation.
Rex Beach discusses the perks and pains of moving from novels to scenario writing in Hollywood. A British poet, upset by a rejected batch of scripts, jokes about a late envelope return from Star Film Corporation. Gold coins retain value. silver and other coins lack metal value, while paper money’s value falls with overissuance and export surpluses.
A Boston Transcript note reports a circus ticket incident in a small town. A 14 year old paid 75 cents at a 2 PM show for himself and his sister, whose tenth birthday is later that day. The ticket seller asks the girl's age question reflecting the timing of her birth.
The report catalogs multiple player recalls releases and sales across Western league Eastern leagues and the Sally and International circuits. Notable items include Schlee recalled by St Paul Jon Reynolds sent back to Kansas City Wred Smith sold to Chicago Frank Fuller joined Memphis and Ross Roberts moved to Peters burg.
Tarl Eby argues that racing should reward the winner rather than public applause. He says the goal is to beat the opponent and trust that the time will follow, not to seek fan favor or spectacle.
Sam Rice of the Washington Nationals set a new MLB outfield chances record with 478 plays last season. The mark topped Tris Speaker and Max Carey, who previously held the record for most chances accepted in the outfield.
National league umpires have shifted from policing pitchers to treating the ball with a chemical that dulls the shine. The substance acts like rosin but is less sticky, a change officials hope preserves attendance after earlier ball tampering clashes.
The Squire jokes about marriage and the Bible, noting the first gardener had a wife. John replies that he did not keep his job long after marrying, a witty exchange from London Answers.
A wife accuses her husband of repeated refusals to lace her shoes despite admitting unworthiness. Her husband concedes and insists on avoiding a reputation built on lies. A Swiss inventor claims a cement that firmly secures machinery to floors.
Joe Schepner of the Louisville American Association club handled thirteen chances without an error in a game against St Paul, matching the major league third base mark set by George Cutshaw in 1913. In the Three-I league, Al Marquardt of Peoria allowed one hit, issued no bases on balls, and faced 27 batters. Skiff of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been purchased by the Kansas City club of the American Association.
William W Patterson serves as substitute outfielder and has been dispatched to Seattle by the New York Nationals team signaling a roster move and relocation to the Pacific Coast location for upcoming games.
John Paul Jones Barks, purchased by Oak Tand from Indianapolis, has declined to make the trip to California.
Howard Burkett, son of Jesse Burkett, was sent from New Haven to the Norfolk club in the Virginia league after a trade or roster move involving the New York Giants affiliate system.
Ed Walsh, manager of Oneonta, criticizes today’s baseball as pitchers carry too many hurlers and lack work, while batsmen aren’t markedly stronger. He notes spacing of starts and rule changes with a livelier ball affect performance, and cites Ruth and Hornsby as still heavy hitters amid the era’s shifts.
The Professional Coaches Association and the I C G A A board agree to restructure trial heats to give star athletes more opportunity to compete. Critics said fast runners in strong heats previously kept many capable runners from qualifying.
A scattered compilation of 1922 sports items notes KU stadium capacity and shape, cricket matches between Australia and England, recordmiles by Gray Lay at Aqueduct, and Walter Penn Shipley’s election as U S Chess Association president. Mentions boxing, rowing regattas, billiards emblems, Georges Carpentier challenges, Center College football schedule, Harvard game, New Jersey boxing rules, Lombard College athletics director, Long Island sound small boat racing growth, Fred Etehen trap shooting success, international auto races in Los Angeles, Olympic tennis champion Raymond’s South African title, and ski jumping feats per forestry notes.
A teacher at Qnee discovers the hidden value of a peculiar toy. She notes how its design invites counting and numeracy play, prompting discussion of its educational potential and the link between play and number sense. The piece reflects a classroom observation and early critique.
The clergyman at the certida college for girls defends higher education for women citing refinement and culture. A jubilant graduate waves her diploma and exclaims a triumphant farewell amid the commencement scene.
An entertainer demanded two songs for a Wadleigh gathering but faced pressure from a moneyed audience as hosts noted the crowd represented wealth enough to fund a king’s fortune and a children’s outreach collection.
The Chicago Tribune recounts Junior, habitually dirty at table, facing his mother’s ire as she chides him for not washing. Junior excuses himself by recalling a forgotten rule and a prior lapse, prompting a moral note on manners.
A quirky exchange features a dialogue about an incubator chicken, with one speaker insisting the bird’s toughness proves it has hatched from another hen, while the other doubts the claim. The fragment hints at rural humor and farm life.
A woman visiting a grocer's shop becomes upset when asked to carry her own goods. The grocer apologizes for the request noting his right hand is injured and swollen, leaving him unable to bag items himself.
A Boston Transcript mockingly notes a quip about patience and virtue directed at creditors, highlighting a sharp exchange over financial patience and prudence in a business context.
Question asks who originated the idea that women on juries would produce fewer disagreements. The text presents a Biblical-like reflection and then asks to identify the source of this belief about female jurors reducing contention.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a confrontational moment with a mother and her band. The speaker notes skepticism about men’s virtues and compares daily acts to honey produced by movement rather than instruction. A garbled aside mentions a gas meter with unusual feet.
A garbled historical text features stray phrases about elections debts and relatives. The legible bits mention voting and personal names in a jumbled sequence, lacking coherent events or clear dates or places.
The readable lines hint at a cryptic title and referenced names but lack coherent context or full facts. This fragmentary OCR shows garbled phrases, hindering clear identification of event, people, or location for a proper news item.
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