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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
4
Beth Gray faces mortgage risk on the farm as Anson Black’s note looms. A camera crew led by Dick Harper arrives to shoot a rustic scene, offering a path to settle debts and lift the family’s worries. Beth prays for help and finds renewed hope through unexpected sympathy and opportunity.
An excerpt shows Beth alone with her adored hero after a scene ends. The young man confesses a desire to become the hero someday, while the Grays fade into the house as their conversation hints at a budding romance.
In the Canadian Magazine an anecdote recalls an ignorant bliss tale. A woman keeps her own butter but finds a dead mouse in it. She swaps and lies about the origin, proving the old line what the mind does not know the heart does not grieve about. The storekeeper plays along and returns a similar roll.
A 64 year old man at Test-Graduate hospital suffered oesophageal injury after swallowing a bone. Dr Joseph Exsimin Sheehan reports in the Medical Record the need for prompt esophagoscopy to remove foreign bodies and prevent ulceration with temporary rectal feeding during healing. An unrelated note mentions the removal of the window feature from a London windmill for safety.
A preserved line from the Poston Transcript questions changes in language while noting that there are as good birds in the air as ever were caught, signaling a reflection on speech and expression.
A shellfish from Cost Rica coast yields a purple dye through a simple extraction process. The greenish liquor is exposed to sunlight to turn the thread purple and fast, with potential for broader production if the dye can be preserved.
Burton J. Hendrick notes General Wood swapped his surgical role for a rifle to lead a small Army unit in pursuit of Geronimo across the Southwest and into northern Mexico. Reports by Generals Lawton and Miles affirm Wood’s zeal and bravery, culminating in the Medal of Honor for his campaign.
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