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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
8
A fable about a boastful Robin who insists on a cherry pie and cherry-stone soup. Mrs. Redbreast quietly cooks apple core soup, outwits the husband, and many wives later copy her recipe, proving wives unite on managing husbands.
A longtime band member from another country travels to the United States and struggles after being promised wealth by a king who wants the band to perform at his house. The friend notes greed, fake pay, and the risk of quitting a stable job for illusory riches.
A playful exchange hints at romantic interest as one character contemplates giving a token of hair as a keepsake if a girl requests it. The line suggests uncertainty about whether the gesture would be appropriate.
A compact historical reflection on beards as symbols of manhood and status. From Caesar and Roman legionaries to English officers and ancient Hebrews, beards mark rank, virility, and resilience in warfare and daily life.
The article traces Gladys from Claudian roots in Rome to English use and Welsh adoption, contrasting it with Claudia variants in France Italy and Spain. It notes Agate as the talismanic gem, promises of luck, and claims Tuesday as her lucky day and a number associated with her.
A discussion explains that color is light reflecting from objects. Red appears red because it absorbs all colors except red. Through green glass a red rose looks green, and a blue flower retains much of its shade, while a white rose stays white only in white light.
A health inspector notes the well water is fearfully dirty and warns they must report the issue to the health board.
The British team George Duncan and Abe Mitchell completed 105 rounds in eight days during a US and Canada tour. They posted 51 victories 17 defeats and four draws over 72 opponents and broke course records at eight venues while equaling records at more than a dozen courses.
A columnist notes football relies on player brainpower during plays with no passing options. It cites Jim Thorpe as an example, who, tackled near the goal line, twisted free and crossed the line for a score, showcasing Thorpe's renowned kicking and running.
Joe Harris formerly with the Cleveland American League club in 1919 has applied to Judge Landis for reinstatement seeking to return to professional baseball following his ban.
The article argues college football relies on scouts from opponents to study play and tactics. It notes questions about the scouts’ value, suggesting coaches reveal real strategies only in key games and that observer position may not change outcomes.
Des Moines manager Jack Coffey announces he will not return next season. The team endured a poor year amid transportation strikes that hurt attendance and performance. Coffey has been in the Western league since 1921 except for a year with San Francisco after Fordham University graduation in 1909.
A psychology professor remarks after a game that young players are ego centric and megacephalic. The coach retorts with Swell-headed, and the professor replies You said a mouthful in a brief exchange about modern football behavior.
Monsieur Carpentier returns with hopes of a big purse and gate as sport pages recall past quips about bigger stars falling. Yale figures, coaching moves at Pitt and Penn, and Audacious lineage are noted alongside seven game World Series talk and rising pitchers like Lefty Soria praised by Frank Chance.
The Pirates drew 206000 in New York and 113000 in Cincinnati showing strong road appeal under Barney Dreyfuss while St Louis attendance lagged at around 60000. Giants and Reds led in drawing power with Pittsburgh trailing.
Spanish bullfighting ignites controversy as lightweight boxer White tours Juarez and denounces the brutal spectacle. He recalls witnessing a bull repeatedly wounded and carried from the ring while Mexican crowds cheered, calling boxing milder by comparison.
Prince Loree, a double guvited world champion pacer, employs careful pacing by trotting back from poor starts to rest leg muscles before races. Other world champions, like Single G and Dudle Archdale, also use back pacing to steady themselves prior to important races.
Several years after starring as pitchers for a semi pro Pittsburgh team Warry Shriver and John Milius join the Brooklyn pitching staff together.
The athletic council at Williams College awarded James Ward of Kansas City Missouri a fold letter for golf marking the first W letter in recent years.
Harvard will field a varsity basketball quint for the first time in more than a decade. A 28 game schedule is adopted and a Yale game set for February 7 in New Haven marks a notable clash. The St Louis Browns recall Billy Mullen from Mobile while Mobile holds Mamett Mulvey and Walter Golyn for sale at a favorable price.
Chicago fans see Grover Alexander slipping as a key Cubs asset after he faltered in the city title series against the White Sox, signaling doubt about his late season reliability and impact.
Bowdoin College plans an organized golf program with a team and a scheduled series of matches. The squad will represent Bowdoin in competitions on the Inks course with college terms and club alignment outlined.
The stadium presented to Queen's University in Toronto by James A Richardson was officially opened recently with a football game between Toronto and Queen's. William F. Baker, president of the Philadelphia National League baseball club, announces Irving Wilhelm as manager for 1922. Philip WW Theobald of Faribault Minn, left guard, is elected freshman football captain at Harvard.
The article notes a nationwide observance of Theodore Roosevelt's birthday by Boy Scouts led by the national council. It highlights Roosevelt's close ties to scouting, his leadership roles, and memorial activities such as pilgrimages, tree planting, meetings, and banquets to keep his legacy alive.
Sa id Dabbus a former Chief scout of Syria and MIT student accepts the post of scoutmaster for a group of Syrian boys in Boston. Joseph A Langone, organizer of the Sons of Italy, becomes scoutmaster of his own troop and will supervise other Italian troops in the city.
Orange New Jersey scouts join efforts to aid Pueblo disaster relief. A young boy barely old enough to be a scout offered three pennies to add to the fund for Luzhlo boys, presenting them to Scoutmaster Yarries to boost the drive.
Washington scouts laid the first marker for a new air route from Ballingfield to Dayton and are to cooperate with the federal air service. Planned tasks include aiding aviators at forced landings reporting weather conditions marking airways guarding landed or disabled planes and signaling.
Lorne W. Barclay director of the national department of education Boy Scouts of America has returned after six months in France directing scout camps in devastated regions. He was made a knight of the Legion of Honor by the French government for his tireless service to French youth.
Boy scouts join other groups to keep the national capital spotless during disarmament conference sessions. They will clear vacant lots remove weeds and clean up occupied premises as part of the city wide effort.
Incomplete clip from the Louisville Journal hints at a football remark about playing style and understanding play, but readable text is fragmentary with no clear event or outcome. The excerpt includes partial dialogue and confusion over names and terms.
An old advertisement urges mothers to give California Syrup to relieve constipation in babies and children. It claims a teaspoonful can prevent future discomfort and lists symptoms like sour stomach and feverish fretfulness. The ad warns to ask for genuine California Syrup by name to avoid imitators.
Aliee Gladys files for divorce from her husband in a domestic suit. The action centers on dissolution of marriage with no detailed claims disclosed in readable text.
The ad touts Green's August Flower as a long standing remedy for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness headaches and digestive disorders. It asserts fifty five years of successful use in millions of households andAvailability wherever medicines are sold.
A Regular Fan from Hewitt jokes about meeting Bt Peter at heaven’s gate and asking which inning is on, and what the score would be. The New York Sun quotes the quip as a lighthearted reflection on baseball devotion.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a top remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick mild effects and urges readers to test with a ten cent sample bottle from Dr Elmer Co of Binghamton New York.
A brief exchange shows a father urging caution as his son mentions marriage in a reflective provincial voice. The line captures humor and guidance in everyday life.
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