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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
6
A loudly dressed woman advocates closer contact with nature and a country retreat. She says artificiality dominates daily life and explains she and her husband will not visit the country place for two or three years while a landscape gardener develops the grounds.
A light humor item notes a husband and wife exchange about irritability and crossword puzzles. The wife makes remarks the husband cannot understand while he jokes he cannot solve cross words, implying a domestic misunderstanding.
A fragmentary line chain references a proverb about fools and wealth. Marr speaks of misfortune with a car and money, hinting at a cautionary moral about misused fortune and pride.
A young Serbian student in England faced a translation task and produced a vivid phrasing. He rendered the sentence He gave up his life on the battlefield as He relinquished his vitality on the bellicose meadow, showcasing linguistic playfulness.
A cartoonish exchange centers on a man who claims to have broken three ribs in a borrowed umbrella mishap. He jokes about needing money for another umbrella while a physician is suggested but not consulted, reflecting lighthearted misfortune and self‑deprecating humor.
Fragmentary lines imply a dispute about public opinion turning against mud throwing or misstatements. Source shows terse dialogue critiquing a figure's shifts in political support and rhetorical tactics.
A light verse notes Alice Bleezer as a very lonely lass who is described as a lemon and unfit for the boys to squeeze. The quirky quip hints at social awkwardness and unreciprocated affection in a playful tone.
A brief quip scene shows a fisherman and a caller joking about fishing etiquette. The humor hinges on a pun about biting and pulling fish head first, delivered in a polite, back-and-forth banter.
A Quogue widow recalls her late spouse’s habit of spending afternoons moving from tee to tee. A friend questions the memory as she asserts his routine mirrored her own past errands and pursuits.
Quote dialogue notes a chorus girl who allegedly carved out her fortune by marrying a millionaire. Discusses social maneuvering and rivals, suggesting she displaced others to gain status through marriage. The exchange hints at class tensions and financial ambition in high society.
A playful bedtime tale follows Katherine Cat who loses her whiskers and creatively uses a paw full of Williams Purple Cow to recover her pride. The whimsical mishap fuels a gentle lesson about clever fixes and brave imagination.
A playful back‑row rebuke to a student, as a voice warns against yielding to temptation. The scene hints at Latin classroom humor and classroom dynamics.
A teacher or caregiver reflects on strict punishment of a group after one child left jam prints on wallpaper. The dialogue jokes about identifying the culprit and becoming a fingerprint expert. It shows a moral on fair discipline and reasoning.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a quarrel over a bill. Phrases imply a person will pursue payment, with no clear names, dates, or locations readable. The remaining text is too fragmentary to identify parties or outcome.
A terse dialogue fragment presents Eustance Hardupp confessing potential love for a daughter to a stern father. The speech hints at social pressure and anxious timing as the suitor seeks approval and mutual affection.
A brief note references Venice and the Rialto with a remark about enjoying movies at home. Includes a stray Georgia Tech and Yellow Jacket mention suggesting a sports or school context.
The Milan jury rejects a striking memorial concept titled Alla Gloria by Giaonino Castignoni as unsuitable for durability. Discontented artists abandon the winning appeal and destroy the model, mirroring Borglum’s Stone Mountain controversy 4,000 miles away.
A new process makes heavy paper from asphalt treated fibers. After pulping with water the mix is formed into sheets and dried. An asphalt emulsion with clay is layered between pulp sheets to create waterproof fiber board claimed to be about 20 percent stronger than standard paper of equal thickness.
A solitary commercial traveler shares a compartment with a young woman who refuses to speak. After attempts to talk are met with threats to pull the alarm, the train slows and the traveler demands the bag of strawberries she has been sitting on for six miles.
A mother asks five year old Thought She Meant It Buddy to wring a wash cloth dry for Doris aged three. After half an hour both children remain in the bathroom. Buddy explains he cannot wring it dry, saying he was told to wring it dry but cannot. The mother resolves never to ask a five year old to wring another wash cloth dry.
A Providence girl named Jennie Verino climbed into a parked automobile and released the brakes. She steered the car as it rolled down a hill into a fence, shouted for a companion to move, and kept trying to guide it back to the road. The child escaped unharmed but the car’s wheels were broken.
William Jeffries of Cedarville New Jersey sought rain relief for a ready field with no roots on hand. He contacted Vineland for plants and an airplane delivered the sweet potato slips in ten minutes. The pilot dropped the load and did not stop as he circled the field. The field was planted before the ground dried.
A tip advises using a sharp knife instead of scissors to cut flowers. Scissors squeeze stems, reducing water uptake. The method aims to keep stems open for better hydration and longevity.
Relics on display in Brighton include pottery and cooking utensils. The exhibition notes that civilized people lived in the British Isles as early as 700 B.C.
A reader argues that fixed daily hours waste time and hinder productivity. He cites crowded mornings and quiet nights to suggest spreading work and meals. He notes bosses favor visible desk presence over individual efficiency and urges flexible schedules to reduce lost motion.
John T. McCutcheon notes Honolulu’s dramatic urban makeover with modern roads, terraced hillside homes, and blooming beauty, while highlighting racial composition with 42 percent Japanese and 8 percent Westerners amid Honolulu’s administrators facing racial issues.
The first Cambridge versus Oxford boat race is recalled after 96 years with note how many crews produced church leaders. Oxford men included Charles Wordsworth bishop of St Andrews and others who rose to York prebendary, Lincoln dean, and Ripon dean. Cambridge figures include Bayford as Manchester diocese chancellor, Merivale as Ely dean, and Selwyn who became bishop of New Zealand and later Lichfield.
A hillside resident yells to a passerby about rumors that the world will end soon. Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge hears the buzz but pays little heed, saying he will head to Shellback County the next day after hearing the tale.
Carbon's remarkable ability to bond with itself and other elements enables the formation of large molecules that serve as the basis for living organisms. Without these properties, life as we know it on Earth would be impossible.
The article describes a device to photograph the stomach by inserting a half inch diameter metal tube down the windpipe. It contains a series of lenses and a strong electric light at the end to illuminate internal walls.
A spring census in Sweden's northernmost department shows 183 625 reindeer for the Lapps. The herd is up 57 percent since 1921 when 116 979 were counted, and the size exceeds sustainable pasturage levels.
A scientist notes that the 10 000 000 years the lizard allegedly spent evolving into a snake reflects a measured span of time in natural history. The remark frames evolution as a slow process and highlights the record as a curiosity.
A brief quotation reflects on riches as a result of thrift and that while not all are equally suited to earning money, everyone can cultivate thrift as a virtue.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a claim about average women's clothing weight with humor about heavy shoes. The remark plays on misinterpretation and gendered fashion notions as a light joke.
At Fairmount cemetery Newark a feverish ghostly game unfolds as a yellow stray hound frolics with invisible companions. The dog naps on graves, chases unseen hands and repeats the eerie dusk and dawn routine witnessed by caretaker John W. Good and Dr. Joseph Craiger who confirms the strange behavior.
Bernard M. Baruch contributes at least 250000 to Johns Hopkins Walter Hines Page school of international relations to study removing profits from war. Owen J. Young says the gift may total 300000 over at least three years with investigations at Johns Hopkins and foreign universities. The aim is to curb profiteering and jingoism to deter or shorten conflicts.
A burglar broke through a cellar door at Temple Emanuel in Bayonne New Jersey used a hatchet to knock the combination off a small safe containing sacred vessels and the Ten Commandments. The safe was found bare when the caretaker arrived in the morning.
Sunlit shaving mirror reflector caused a fire in a Berlin home when concave mirror near a window focused rays onto curtains. Flames were contained to the room with no injuries reported. Local fire officials cited usual precautions with reflective objects near windows.
Mrs Nellie ONeill sixty three was found beaten to death in her bed at her home William ONeill her husband is held by police in Sedro Woolley Washington authorities report a domestic homicide investigation is underway with the suspect in custody.
Mrs. Harold Stewart of Pine Camp near Butte, Neb., died after a rattlesnake bite struck her as she picked berries. The bite occurred on her property and she managed to run two miles for help before dying despite medical efforts.
A Minnesota judge rules cows have the right of way citing motorista awareness in a local decision reported by the Birmingham Age Herald. The ruling emphasizes rural traffic norms and legal acknowledgment of animal safety on roads.
Danville Virginia reports a fourteen year old boy, W Gillie Jr, was dragged to death by a runaway cow in Reidsville North Carolina. The lad had the cow by a chain around his waist while leading it to pasture when it bolted. He was moved to a doctor’s office after neighbors stopped the animal. One side of his face was mangled and an ear torn off. He died within an hour.
Edmond Van Vyneht threatened to kill himself if his brown and white spaniel Spot left him. After a dispute at home the husband shot himself, wounding Mary Van Vyneht in the forehead. Spot returned after the tragedy, whined beside the body as police and a patrol wagon carried the scene away.
In Milwaukee a quarrel over a shared love led George Polanski to strip the ignition of Irvin Krenn’s car. Polanski, nineteen, was charged with malicious destruction of property and fined twenty five dollars by Judge Page after Irvin’s car had to be towed in following the incident.
Anna Singley twenty three dies after a mine collapse near Bridgeville. She wore men’s clothing and had worked six years in her father’s small mine alongside family members. Neighbors freed her after the fall, authorities to investigate the death.
David L. Snyder underwent a tonsil removal during a pistol affray in Los Angeles. Surgeons described the informal operation as successful as the bullet entered his right cheek and exited his left after nearly clipping his tonsils, a wound not fatal. Police say Snyder attempted to draw a gun on detectives arresting him for suspected robbery, but they fired first.
The article notes many Coyotes are killed annually in the Piint Hills grazing district yet the extermination effort remains far from successful.
A strange premonition connected to Hoquiam Waush and the tug Ryba foretold the loss of the vessel. The Ryba sank with the loss of three lives on the day noted as April 80.
Three men opened fire on the driver and guard of an armored car from the American Trust Company of Reston in Cambridge Miass. They seized the vehicle on Lansdowne Street, ransacked it for between $20,000 and $30,000, and escaped.
A reflective note argues that even when a wife cannot agree with her husband she should observe his leading and adjust her perspective accordingly. It emphasizes harmony and mutual understanding within domestic roles.
Judge Gary at a banquet praised Sherman’s efficiency likening it to Sherman’s march to the sea. He said Sherman could repair railroads under pressure and even duplicate tunnels, unsettling Confederate forces and foiling plans to blow tunnels.
Ad touts Cuticurn Soap for soothing itchy baby rashes with hot baths followed by Cuticurn Ointment. Finish with fragrant Cuticurn Talcum dusted on, price 25 cents each.
A simple antifog method uses a flat glass or porcelain dish with calcium chloride placed in boxed in show windows. The chemical absorbs moisture to prevent condensation on the outside glass. Dishes must be renewed every two or three days and dried before reuse.
An applicant from Wyoming seeks a teaching position in Butte County South Dakota. The letter describes herself as old fashioned and capable on horseback, unafraid of wildlife, and claims she avoids tobacco profanity and alcohol while noting her perceived homeliness keeps men away.
Two patrols found the elderly woman living with only a dog for company and no income beyond what she earned. The scouts supplied groceries and used chopped store boxes as fuel to keep her warm while caring for her needs until she died and was buried.
Italy to observe the seventh centenary of St Francis of Assisi death on October 4 1226 at age forty four. The noted poverty preacher is commemorated throughout the country as the poor man of Assisi.
A recently invented German duplicating machine can produce 6,000 reproductions per hour and is soon to appear in this country.
Agnes Wignall of Taleville New York writes that after childbirth she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to relieve bladder inflammation and displacement and to restore her health. The letter promotes the remedy as a tonic for women and notes it is sold by druggists everywhere.
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