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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
8
In Rhode Island a bragging rooster stirs conflict in a hen family. Mrs Henny Hen and her many chicks quarrel as the Little Rooster Chick, braver than his sisters, demands obedience and causes tensions among the youngsters.
A cautionary tale set in a barnyard where Little Rooster brags about courage until a Blackbird distracts him during a worm harvest. His sisters tease him and he learns humility after the near miss. The story ends with a moral about bragging and bravery.
The passage traces early discoveries in photography from 1770s to 1840 including silver chloride and silver nitrate light darkening, silhouette profiling, Herschel fixing solution, Draper portrait, and Talbot developing fluid, culminating in roll film and the Kodak.
Ann Forest is a Danish born leading woman in the movies with blue eyes and blonde hair. She has recently appeared in prominent productions.
Practical guidance on tone and closings in correspondence. Advice cautions against old boilerplate phrases and suggests natural language. It covers addressing families, return mail expectations, earliest convenience, greetings, and appropriate closings for social and official letters.
Facts about the name Edna tracing its Norse hints and royal links to Edwin Edgar and Edward. It notes Edmund era usage in England, links to Alda and Icelandic settlers, and the ruby talisman as a symbol of power. Monday is Edna’s lucky day and the poppy her flower.
Senator Sor ghum comments on political opponent’s English and grammar. He argues the opponent’s ideas are shallow and require little thought beyond phrasing.
The Manchester Guardian decries the Pye tip as stupid and unjust, calling it conditioned by spatial adjacency. The Boston Transcript notes awareness of fault in the blamed thing.
Poem reflecting on cherished past joys and pains kept in the heart. The speaker recalls joys of yesterday as memories that endure through moments of regret and uncertainty about tomorrow.
A dialogue features Sherlock and Watson debating deduction. A tall hat fails to dignify a mimicry of aristocratic pose, with a statement that a miniature figure’s heels in the air undercuts any pretension.
The piece contrasts mad and angry in usage. It explains mad means insanity while angry is vexed or impatient and notes figurative uses like mad with pain or terror. It cites examples such as being mad at a fellow who cheated you in a stock deal.
A report from a Cooper River plantation in South Carolina notes a rise in American egrets. The writer saw two birds two years ago, counted ten last season, and found twenty nine this year on two visits. Officials praise the gains under the federal migratory bird treaty act.
A southern newspaper advertisement notes the dealer’s death and announces the sale of all stock and fixtures of the store. The notice cites the proprietor’s passing as the reason and directs interested buyers to the business inventory.
Derived from Old French tron meaning weighing beam the Tron church in Edinburgh took its name from the tron near which it was built Glasgow’s Trongate reflects the same term Tronweight once served as a standard weight in Scotland for cheese butter wool and other produce
Jud Tunking comments that an owl earns wisdom by saying nothing while a parrot betrays ignorance through constant chatter. He contrasts silence with talkativeness to illustrate reputation effects.
Nevada plans a new state penitentiary with a lethal gas chamber after a 1910 law legalizes gas executions. Gov. Boyle defends the method as painless and feasible, while critics challenge its constitutionality. The gas chamber design and witness arrangements are being studied by the state architect as public interest grows.
A bolt of lightning struck Travis Grimsley, 15, in Eastman Georgia while he sat on a porch swing. He was knocked unconscious but recovered minutes later. a photographic plate of a cedar tree was found on his back. Fellow youth Jakle Durch, 15, was also struck and wore a hole in his cap.
An outline of postwar mandates and territorial transfers discusses Japan receiving control in Shantung, Yap, and the Carolines and Marshalls. It notes U S reservations, China’s refusal, and the role of Chunn and Hawaii as naval bases, with implications for Philippines defenses and Pacific fleet basing at Pearl Harbor, Guam, and Oahu.
Iowa launched a statewide rat destruction drive costing about 60 million dollars annually in crop and poultry losses. The campaign offered real prizes to top rodent killers, funded by county farm bureaus and organizations, swelling local funds to 10 thousand dollars. Thousands joined. the effort claimed 1.5 million rats killed over a brief contest period.
The passage notes California's 1820 Japanese population estimated at 1052, with 41356 in a later count. It cites 1910 census figures listing 38768 Black residents, 17860 Native Americans, 28812 Chinese, and 5263 people of other alien races.
Washington officials consider an ocean wide effort to locate and exterminate ships labeled mystery pirates. Secretary Denby notes no naval sighting yet but says reports from commercial mariners and Captain Giles of the steamship Mun are under close review.
Albro and others report sightings of a mysterious phantom ship off the coast, drawing attention from residents and fueling discussion about rumors and maritime legends in the area.
A traffic officer halted a doctor on a motorized vehicle delaying arrival to a hospital where Mrs. Sarah Cohn gave birth to a baby girl. Mother and child were rushed to the hospital after the stop.
A nostalgic tale of the art of bluffing. An old man recalls fooling many with a bold pitch, profiting from others’ belief while sharing a dinner and grand promises. The feature notes bluffers’ mixed value and cites George Graham West on steady conduct and reputation.
In Harper's Magazine excerpt a stern father with six children under his care five sons and a newborn faces a protest from a neighbor as he ducks his two year old in a creek. The neighbor warns of legal consequences while the father defends his harsh Spartan upbringing and doubts about drowning the child.
An article notes British clubs shifting from informal poker to police raids exposing real gambling thrill. It laments era of moral guardians and praises the importation of finished articles, marking a shift in London gambling culture and public order.
In a Hampshire village a man kept fowls in a 1-inch mesh wire run. Sparrows slipped inside and a rooster killed one. The hens then hunted sparrows, while later the flock fed on mice found after a wheat stack was threshed.
A new monthly table titled L Indicateur Aerien lists all French and allied air services with departure and arrival times routes aircraft types baggage allowances and rates. The compact publication ships on the first of every month and is noted by Scientific American.
A young girl at dinner declines a bob haircut after a questionnaire among boys showed six opposed and two in favor. The father comments on the results and her decision.
Puzzling dialogue suggests choosing a travel spot with abundant scenery. The exchange questions whether the scenery is natural or transported, implying a debate over destination type and packing approach.
A local boy visits the town library branch and asks if the children’s section remains in the same place after a four day absence. He plans to borrow books again.
The article discusses fellowship as a spiritual experience granted by grace through Christ. It emphasizes birth and behavior as keys to relation with God, the need for walking in truth, and the essential practice of confessing sin for continued fellowship and renewal through the Holy Spirit.
A compact aphorism notes that people rarely fear progress when they lack a guiding example beyond themselves. The line reflects self-reliance themes and the challenge of motivation without external models.
A torn OCR fragment cites Zephaniah 2:15 about a city once boastful now desolate. It mentions the phrase this is the rejoicing city and a warning to passersby as the place becomes a ruin. The garbled text includes misreads like carelessly and heasts to He down and 2215.
Johnson argues that insult should be overlooked regardless of motive as folly, since folly deserves neglect rather than retaliation. He notes that retaliation amplifies harm and weakens character.
A brief quotation from H W Beecher on how a blossom and its influence stray beyond a person’s ken and warn of perilous missions. The fragment emphasizes the unpredictable reach of example and outcome beyond the observer’s understanding.
The message emphasizes daily renewal of opportunities for good deeds over chasing glory. The speaker, Tirederick W Farrar, urges that merit lies in consistent moral action rather than grand fame.
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