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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
16
A humorous piece by HOWARD L. RANN HE describes the muffler cut-out as an invention allowing automobiles to “talk” aloud. It jokes that the device relieves upkeep worries, warns drivers, reveals engine status, and has sparked attempts to suppress it with fines and jail time.
Poem honors doctors who work long hours to save lives and announce the birth of a boy. It contrasts grim duties with the joy of delivery and the doctor’s role as a messenger of happiness to anxious parents. The verse laments burdens but celebrates the physician’s pivotal moment when saying It's a boy.
A short verse notes the joy of a newborn boy announced by a doctor’s proclamation. The poem frames the birth as a sweet, human moment celebrating new life.
George Matthew Adams urges readers that daily conduct shapes the future history of humanity. Every person contributes to history through responsibility and reserve power, equating individual effort with famous figures and highlighting the value of studying history to inspire great deeds.
A 1920 Western Newspaper Union item promotes wholesome bran bread prunes and cabbage salad recipes. It details Bran Bread made with buttermilk soda and molasses, Prune Bread with graham flour, Thousand Island Dressing, and Pecan Pralines, highlighting healthful, child friendly preparations.
Nine people are injured after a scenic railway car derailed in a St Louis amusement park when a woman's dropped handkerchief tangled on the track. One car jumped the track and another struck it. A separate German development outlines a procedure to extract nickel and cobalt from metal-bearing pit waters.
A quirky dream column explains farm fowl omens for dreamers. Dreaming of hens and chickens signals prosperity, marriage, and family events, while noisy brood may foretell thrift and happiness. Cautionary notes warn against dreaming of killing a hen and mention a California janitor’s desk-cover invention.
A brief report notes France replacing its old fashioned machinery with new modern apparatus in industry. The change signals a shift toward streamlined production and enhanced efficiency across sectors.
Briefs note weekly influx of penny toy designs in London. Elsewhere reports highlight wartime rice export growth in the United States and discoveries in China, Korea, and Spain ranging from pottery, movable type, to esparto fiber used for mats and baskets.
Signor Angelini Giustiniani traveled from Lome to Bayreuth for the Parsifal premiere on July 26 1882 and was surprised to see Wagner arrive in a carriage carrying a large barrel of beer. The barrel appeared to be intended to calm Wagner and his party amid tensions surrounding the performance.
Inauguration day was fixed on March 4 1789 by the Continental Congress as a convenient date to establish the new government soon after the Constitution’s adoption.
The note shows a child named Marjory speaking to Mamma before sleep. She asks to include a prayer from P. 8.2 Boston Transcript, indicating a newspaper reference or item she wants recalled during prayers. The fragment reflects a domestic moment and a request involving a periodical.
The Pacific coast grows anxious over Japanese penetration as immigration actions loom in Congress. Senator Phelan warns of a possible shift of power, urging decisive measures to curb Japanese influence, including potential exclusion and citizenship restrictions, amid debates on California’s demographic changes.
The American Civil Liberties Union reports few conscientious objectors remain in military prisons and barracks awaiting sentences. Most sentences end this year with expirations in 125, 283, 121, or 12 weeks, leaving a remnant of about 41 who could gain liberty anytime. The union says the U.S. is unique in not releasing objectors promptly and criticizes the war department for lacking a policy on conscientious objection.
A Kentucky representative, Ben Johnson, stood by Washington Union Station gates, calling “Meet this way Mandy” to an imagined cook named Mandy sent from Kentucky. The scene puzzled bystanders as Johnson repeated the line, seeking the non existent Mandy and a street address to summon her to hearth and Southern dishes.
The forest service reports that scarcer high grade hardwood and higher lumber prices raise furniture costs. Prewar price levels are rising as raw material costs add $5 per unit and pass to consumers. Veneer handles vehicles and agricultural equipment suffer as virgin forests dwindle from the Ohio valley to Appalachia, sparking long lead times and speculation.
The piece reviews the Congressional Record costs for 1917 1918 and 1919 noting the rise in days in session and printed pages. It also mentions Judge C B Ames retirement from the attorney general's office the inbound state invitations for an international alcoholism congress and President Wilson's plan to sell the White House prize sheep with wool donated to charity.
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