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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
7
A Bay City mother recounts severe illness after childbirth and backache. She praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, reporting quick improvement after one bottle and continued use. She urges others to request the company's Private Text Book on ailments peculiar to women.
A New York Sun item recounts a wife who, after years with her husband, instructs her cook that the husband must always receive the best portions at meals. The cook, with forty years on the job, reveals she had never been told this rule before.
The piece notes Vitima Thile as ancient Rome’s term for the far north, cited by Pliny as a northern ocean island found by Pytheus of Anasilia after a six day voyage from Orcades. It links the region to Norway Iceland Denmark Orkney and especially the Shetland Islands. It adds Ditina Thule as a synonym for a distant remote or unattainable goal.
Rev H Ostrom argues from Ezekiel 18 30 that iniquity ruins but the gospel offers a personal remedy through Christ He asserts Christ can save unto the uttermost and keep believers from ruin detailing riches of grace no condemnation and salvation as the path from ruin to eternity born of personal faith in Jesus Christ
Dairy building advice from William A. Radford emphasizes air ventilation concrete gutters and floors sturdy hay mows and efficient stanchions. Describes a gambrel roof shingled barn with seventy head capacity water bowls hay chute and steel fodder track designed for cow comfort cleanliness and ease of daily chores.
The piece argues that anger without sin can be directed productively. It warns against explosive temper as wasteful and endorses disciplined, righteous indignation aimed at correcting wrongs.
A reflective verse fragment recalls a longing for heaven while burdened by sin. An inner struggle contrasts mortal fault with a calling heard as a guiding voice.
Insightful line on inquisitive people them as channels for dialogue rather than receivers, noting their role in passing ideas along rather than using them personally. The quote attributes this trait to Steele.
A Lavater quotation on a good man notes intimate friends are good while enemies are decidedly bad, outlining a clear moral dichotomy. The line suggests virtue attracts virtue and vice provokes hostility in social relations.
A poetic fragment notes a sensitive heart awakened to flowers and touched by thorng, with a contemplative mood and speakers Maore, illustrating delicate emotion and nature imagery.
A Shakespearean era sentiment notes that a man’s reputation in advice hinges on two chief judgments: honesty and wisdom. The aphorism underscores public trust as the basis for effective counsel.
The fragment hints at a foundation providing praise and uplift around a central figure, aiming to bolster support. Specific names or dates are not clear, but the scene centers on generosity and collective encouragement.
The quote urges listening to both sides before judging. It presents Goethe’s view that one man’s word is not another’s world and emphasizes fair hearing in discourse.
The piece traces extreme word lengths from disproportionableness to burlesque Greek and English constructs. It notes Henry Carey’s Chrononhotonthologos with Adeborontophoscophorale and gargantuan lines like Polyphrasticontinomimegalodulation, while citing Aristophanes’ 79 syllable long word.
The piece describes last century Florida ox drivers known as Crackers who used long whips with mappers at the end to crack like a plate shot. These drivers, though rare today, are becoming more picturesque in memory.
During Macon Georgia’s centennial celebration, a 500 seat bleacher collapsed as 10 000 watched. Scouts quickly organized crowd control and first aid with kits, assisting doctors and ambulances. Mayor praised them. Centenary committee chair credited their service as essential to the event.
The article notes rising demand for quicksilver in device fabrication and describes Scotland's lighthouses using a mercury float system. Northern Lighthouse Commissioners in Edinburgh oversee ninety coast stations with lights now floating rather than rolling, reducing wear and maintenance.
In Pine Top a rare motorcar visit sparks fear and gossip. The owner buys at the general store as locals discuss the weaponlike danger of cars and joke about telegraphing the odometer figure to the next town and the constable altering it.
Estimates submitted to congress show White House running costs this year near 124000 dollars. The plan covers house and grounds upkeep heating lighting and staff. Major items include electric light 8600 dollars refrigerating system 4000 dollars renovation 5000 dollars and gas 480 dollars. The President pays his own grocery bill. Sloth Bear Cubs Must Hang On. The sloth bear of India carries its young on its back through hill ranges and jungles.
The agate is a quartz variety formed from silica rich water. Impurities in the solution create color bands in banded agate, clouded patches in clouded agate, and moss like dark markings in moss agate due to manganese oxide.
The text discusses Pigeon English as a blend of English and Portuguese with Chinese influence. It notes substitutions like replacing the letter r with I and doubling e after consonants to aid Chinese speakers. It also urges clear communication to avoid misunderstandings and to seek explanations openly.
Classified note seeking an experienced designer to create the latest carpet designs for a carpet factory. The fragment hints at advertising plans and an understanding of the requested style.
An editorial titled Hugh Kirk Hero honors the engineer who remained at his engine during the Van Cortlandt Park train wreck. It credits scouts with responsibility and thought for others and laments prank culture that allowed the eight foot timber to block rails, urging scouting to prevent such tragedy.
Scout mothers and dads took a day off during Good Turn week in Milwaukee to complete tasks at home. The activities included cleaning basements attics garages mowing lawns gardening painting screen doors caring for children washing dishes errands polishing items woodwork and firewood chores and house cleaning tasks.
Admiral Benson lauded the Boy Scouts of America sea scout program noting training emphasizes sea traditions and virtues like unselfishness self discipline teamwork and obedience to forge men of purpose and character.
Troop 10 volunteers aided pedestrians during a harsh winter in Marinette Wisconsin. They helped keep to safe routes by sprinkling ashes on frozen sidewalks and guiding people along clear paths despite the severe weather.
A reflective remark: the man who gets angry when you want to investigate his credit likely has little credit to examine. It comments on trust and openness in financial matters with a cautioned tone.
In Highlands New Jersey Mrs. Degenbrock reports a broiler chick hatched with four legs. Two legs lie between its abdomen and ground, two more sit on its back, prompting amusement and naming debates as the family awaits the bird’s growth and possible display. The chick’s origin and future are uncertain but valued by the Degenbrocks.
A waterspout about a mile high swept over Boca Ciega Bay and eastern Boca Ceiga Bay as fish rained onto the St. Petersburg Country Club course. Hundreds of mullet with some trout and bluefish littered the greens during a 20 minute electrical storm with four waterspouts sighted. Local fish firms sent trucks but found the catch too small to salvage.
Gustave Schutzenhofer of Floral Park New Jersey hanged himself from a garage rafter after dismantling his automobile engine and being unable to reassemble it. His mother discovered the body when his absence alarmed her.
A telephone revolver clattered to the office floor at the Texas O company in Portsmouth New Hampshire scaring two intruders who were trying to blow open the safe. Police believe one burglar bumped the table causing the scare.
A passenger train struck an automobile near Norfolk, Virginia. Mr and Mrs L Johnson were on the locomotive and buried there but suffered no serious injuries as their car was smashed.
Ottawa man Miss Monica Mousseau inherits a share of a 1.5 million dollar estate from her aunt. She keeps her job mixing ice cream sodas at a corner drug store as heirs collect the funds.
A Siberian tiger escaped during a circus train wreck near Topeka Kansas. After a two mile chase two riflemen from the show company shot and killed the beast.
A radio set has been donated for installation in the Sing Sing prison death house. The gift comes from the prison electrical department and is intended for use in the facility.
A neighbor requested utensils for a club gathering. A frantic scramble yielded forks and knives, including one with dried potato clinging to it. The incident ends with the childless hostess likely unaware a baby had removed a fork and hid it in the drawer.
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria claiming over 30 years of use to relieve constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It promises calmer stomachs and natural sleep without opiates and notes a genuine bottle bears a signature.
A Department of Agriculture forecast predicts a rice crop shortfall in Japan due to heavy ice in the Bering Sea and adverse weather patterns. The report suggests offshore ice drives cold currents into Japanese waters, impacting yields and potentially benefiting Southern U S rice growers in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
There is only one medicine that stands out for kidney liver and bladder ailments. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is the remedy needed in thousands of distressing cases. It is a gentle healing vegetable compound with immediate effects. Start treatment at once. Sold at drug stores in two sizes. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
A brief exchange shows Mr Tinseed-Say asking for help to start a bulky horse while Mrs Henry Carr declines engine trouble. Ti provides a tow for ten dollars reflecting patient humor and practical aid in a small matter.
In Vienna for twenty years two businessmen met daily at the Sehnitgelplatz cafe for lunch and chess. A silent stranger watched each day for ten years. When one partner failed to appear the other asked the youth to play, but the man replied he did not know the game.
An old advertisement extols Cutlcura products for soothing rashes on babies. It recommends hot baths with Cutlcura Soap followed by Cutlcura Ointment and finishing with Cutlcura Talcum powder dusted on. The ad emphasizes purity and fragrance, priced at 25 cents.
The dead letter office operates in Washington DC with branches in New York Chicago and San Francisco. Undeliverable first class mail and valuable third class mail are forwarded to the division headquarters where the address is located. Fifteen divisions have headquarters at Boston New York Washington Atlanta Cincinnati Chicago St Louis San Francisco Cleveland St Paul Fort Worth New Orleans Seattle Omaha and Pittsburgh.
Statistics from BE B Stevens show 63.938 percent of the university's enrollment during the recent school year were partially or entirely self-supporting. The figure reflects the university’s student funding mix and overall enrollment status.
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