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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
8
A humorous piece by HOWARD L. RANN describes the muffler cut-out as an automotive device that makes the car talk, easing upkeep concerns and entertaining drivers. It notes its advantages, such as signaling engine status, and mentions police fines as the sole effective suppression method, ending with a copyright notice.
A narrator honors the doctor who works through nights to save lives and brings the glad news of a birth. The poem highlights the physician as a messenger of joy amid horrors, describing the emotional burden and his calm, hopeful words to new parents. It concludes with the ascent from fear to bliss upon hearing the news “It's a boy.”
A short verse notes the joy of new life proclaiming the doctor’s exclamation It’s a boy and frames the birth as a divine message The piece is a copyright attributed to Edgar A Guest and reflects celebratory themes of a newborn child and parental pride within a historical newspaper entry.
History emphasizes personal responsibility and reserve power as keys to shaping world history. It urges readers to study history, do their best in daily work, and live in a way they wish history to record, likening individuals to great figures like Alexander and Washington.
A fragment from 1920 includes kitchen guidance with bran bread cabbage and apple salad prune bread Thousand Island dressing and a pecan praline method. It notes the author as T. W. Parsons and cites the Western Newspaper Union. The piece presents practical home cooking steps for wholesome breads sauces and desserts.
A scenic railway car derailed after a woman dropped a handkerchief on the track at an amusement park in St Louis. Nine people were injured as one car left the rails and another crashed into it. In unrelated news, Germany develops a process to extract nickel and cobalt from metal-rich pit waters.
A column on dreams interprets dreaming of hens and chickens as favorable omens describing thrift, large families, and marital prospects. It notes singing hens herald happiness, brood visions bring worries but eventual fortune, and business risks may turn profitable with determination. It also mentions rising egg prices as a potential disruptor and ends with a quirky note on janitorial invention.
A playful exchange features Mr Bug dubbed a book worm by Mrs Worm while noting France replaces old machinery with modern apparatus in a lighthearted, literary wartime era skit.
A collection of short items notes London penny toy designs thriving weekly and a global snapshot. Rice exports in the US surge postwar, Korea's naming customs shift, Oxford grants degrees to women, Lord d Aubernon's Berlin ambassadorship and milk bathing lore, potter’s wheel invention, movable type claims, wolfram found in China, cross plant growth claim, under-hood cooking device, US honey value at $50 million, Russian bedclothes custom, travel sheets, Hiparto and esparto fibers for mats and baskets in Spain and North Africa.
Signor Angelini Crustiniani arrived from Iome to Bay reuth for the Parsifal premiere on July 20, 1882. He was startled to see Wagner arrive in a theater carriage bearing a large beer barrel perched beside the driver, a stunt aimed at intimidating Wagner and his circle.
Inauguration day was fixed on March 4, 1789 by the Continental Congress as a convenient date to establish the new government soon after adopting the Constitution. This choice reflected urgency to implement the fledgling framework.
A brief Boston Transcript excerpt shows a child named Marjory interrupting before sleep to ask her mother to include one more line in prayers, saying she forgot something she wished to add. The dialogue centers on a family moment and the request occurs just as she is about to lie down.
A West Coast immigration hearing tracks rising concern over Japanese settlement and potential U S policy responses. Senator Phelan warns of a Japanese “colony” threat to California, urging vigilance and possible exclusionary measures to protect American sovereignty and economic interests.
A government bulletin, cited by the American Civil Liberties Union, notes most conscientious objectors are already released or nearing release as their prison terms end this year. It states about 8,500 to 9,000 men were called to service, with 41 still resisting or awaiting release, many under military discipline.
At Washington Union Station a Kentucky congressman, tall and formal in appearance, was seen directing traffic among arriving trains while calling for Mandy. Onlookers whispered about a legendary woman named Mandy who could cook with rare Southern dishes, though no such person was present.
A United States Department of Agriculture report to the Senate details how scarce high grade hardwood and rising lumber costs push furniture prices upward. It traces industry shifts from the Northeast to the West and Appalachia, noting depleted forests and remote sources threaten future supply while demand and material uncertainty inject speculative pressure.
The government publication Congress Records spent 587640 last year, similar to 2018 but below 2017. 2017 had 250 session days, 2018 had 807, and 2019 had 270. Printed pages fell from 662,511,064 in 2017 to 455,180,460 in 2019 due to cheaper paper. Judge Ames retires to practice in Oklahoma City. International congress on alcoholism invites delegates for Sept 21 in Wurgne. White House to sell 48 price sheep. wool goes to charity.
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