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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
3
Langham, a sick, solitary man, befriends six year old Bess on a sunlit shore. He builds a fairy boat from letters as she speaks of growth and candy. After gifting a boat to the girl, his condition worsens and he vanishes from the rocks, leaving the mystery of a fairy voyage unsolved.
In a terse dialogue from the Chicago Daily News a lovesick youth pleads for return of his love while the maid coldly rejects it. She declares she has no earthly use for it, leaving the youth unsatisfied.
Consul General Sammons calls Manchuria a productive farming region likening it to an American out west. He compares its extensive arable lands to Iowa and notes it could feed millions of Chinese migrating from crowded provinces.
An essay on nature study urging girls to observe nearby trees flowers and birds in all settings. It encourages exchanging flowers shells and notes between city and rural schools, keeping a commonplace book and enjoying poetry and astronomy at appropriate ages. The piece recalls outdoor botany lessons with Miss Jane and a fond verse about building a bird nest.
Military buttons are often in women s wardrobes and can serve as a center for a velvet puff and a coat button. Cut the puff on the bias and extend a cord from the edge across the coat to loop over the working button. Japanese embroidery offers attractive material with a conventional flower design adaptable and effective.
The article advises applying lanoline as a pomade to the scalp at night, washing with good soap and borax in the morning, and repeating with each hair wash. If the lanoline is stiff, mix with olive oil, and saturate the scalp the night before every wash.
The line states there is no true help in life without a well chosen and sustained attitude by Agnes Repplier, emphasizing personal mindset over external aid.
The passages discuss Og king of Bashan and Samson as notable figures of great size and strength. It highlights Goliath as the most famous biblical giant slain by David, noting that his height is not recorded but that his stature inspired fear in Israelite warriors until David challenged him.
A sharp quip notes the difficulty of strict laws when many lawyers practice specialized enforcement like dentists pulling teeth. The line suggests legal carelessness and overreach by professionals who shape outcomes.
The excerpt urges thin individuals to eat in Spanish fashion with four to five meals daily, consuming cocoa malted milk and sweet breads. It notes picky appetites, recommends malted milk before bed, and suggests choosing foods that please the eater while avoiding disliked items.
A village in China surrendered six idol temples to the American board as part of an indemnity settlement. The locals said they had no further use for the temples and turned over several to fulfill payment terms.
A summary of a religious tract by the Highway and Byway preacher W.8. Edson. It cites Exodus 32 as scriptural authority and presents a narrative journey of the Hebrew people through wilderness trials.
A sermon recounts Israel's sin with the golden calf during Moses absence. Select foments rebellion, Aaron capitulates and crafts the idol, and Moses returns to destroy 3,000 idolaters led by Select, reaffirming devotion to God.
Antiquary R A Stewart Macalister details Gezer excavations begun in 1902 that push back Gezer history by 1 500 years to 38 000 B C and reveal a temple with four wooden pillars, a Philistine frontier and the Amorites linked to Genesis.
A little girl returning from church says she keeps her soul on top. She then points to the familiar verse where the apostle says I keep my body under. The child’s simple interpretation reveals a natural and timely grasp of self discipline.
The head of a major Worcester, Massachusetts manufacturing plant credits YMCA Bible classes held in his shops with increased output and improved quality of work among the employees.
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a jeweler and a patron debating wall clocks in a pool hall. The patron argues a striking clock would distract players and hurt profits, while the salesman touts their appeal to other buyers.
In Paris a shabbily dressed man shadowed historian M. Guizot in a garden. Guizot calmly lit a cigar, prompting the follower to leave, later arrested for a murder attempt unrelated to Guizot, with the cigar proving a life saver.
The article contrasts court tennis and lawn tennis noting that in America tennis is called court tennis and lawn tennis is tennis. It explains differences in courts walls roof ball hardness and racket size, suggesting the indoor game uses heavier gear and different play dynamics.
An aggressive New Yorker forced money through a ticket window insisting to go to Philadelphia. The agent called him a liar, yet issued the ticket with a smug smile.
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