This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
4
In a moonlit tale the Old-Fashioned Little Girl steps from a wall frame into a toy-filled playroom seeking her friends Nina Lydia and Betty. The toys crowd around as daylight approaches and the magic fades. Great Aunt Abbie later falls from her own frame, breaking the glass as the mother vows a new frame.
An old article explains cats can navigate dark rooms better than humans due to eyes that rapidly enlarge pupils to capture light. It notes humans adjust slowly after entering darkness as pupils dilate, allowing clearer vision only after a delay.
In January 1914 a judge condemned Reatha Watson to stay in El Centro California due to her beauty. At sixteen she faced stigma from authority and public opinion. Eight years later her beauty became her fortune as she became a movie star.
That night at midnight the toys wonder if the frame fixer will lock Old-fashioned Little Girl in for a dollar and trap her. French Dall remarks that old ways of play outdo new ones, and the toys agree they will keep playing.
Mary Marshall Duffee outlines proper manners for travelers returning to pleasure cruises after war service. She advises using ship stationery for letters of thanks, starting conversations with fellow passengers, and mingling at meals and on deck while avoiding deliberate isolation.
The article traces Priscilla’s Latin roots via the Prisci and notable bearers like St. Paul’s companion. It notes English Puritan influence, American fame through Priscilla and John Alden, limited continental popularity, and legends tying amethyst to Priscilla. It ends with Saturday as her lucky day and primrose as her flower.
The text explains apparent altitude as the immediate measurement from observation and true altitude as the corrected value after accounting for parallax and refraction. It clarifies altitude as the vertical height of a body above the horizon measured by the angle between the object and the horizon plane.
A drunken tale describes a man who drinks near beer at a party, loses track of time, smashes his clock, and still manages to keep his job after a morning confrontation with the boss. He wonders if his plan was truly clever.
The passage extols the worm as a key creator of soil, claiming ten tons of soil cast per acre yearly and fifty cartloads per five acres. It argues the worm’s extinction would render the earth lifeless, invoking grand language about Suhara.
A collage of curiosities notes massive TNT and cymene yields, a double ship propeller claim, Cameron the strongman’s feats, a 4000 year old portrait in a museum, Forrest’s banner from a bridal dress, a British officer’s rise, Albany’s population rank in 1790, a tiny five pound radio set, London census figures, chameleons losing color, English Sunday tobacco laws, a record chrysanthemum, and perceived gender differences in physical strain.
The American Forestry Magazine notes prairie owls choose deserted prairie dog burrows while chimney swifts nest deep in sooty chimneys. Woodpeckers and many other bird species worldwide exhibit similar nesting behavior as quoted from Our Times and Lands and attributed to Whitman.
A woman and man exchange quick quips on wit and time, she noting that gathering wits takes longer than his swift claim. The light exchange plays on gendered witticisms and clever banter.
An exchange between a solemn indi vidual and an incorrigible citizen features a quip about readiness for a better world and a request for a prospectus. The dialogue plays on life after death with a touch of humor.
A long Iowa newspaper item lists multiple incidents and matters: Burlington man A C Blodgett found dead in a corn crib near Oskaloosa. various bankruptcy petitions in US District Court. a murder case in Waterloo with Mrs Rutherford granted a divorce. illiteracy campaign plans led by Governor Kendall and Cora Wilson Stewart. Ringling Bros draft horses shipped from Humeston. Henry Williams farm sale at Humeston with two year old steers at 99.50. postmasters named by the president including Moore, Hall, Temple, Dickson and others. several local deaths and accidents including Wayne Erwin family losses and a gravel pit death at Clear Lake. railroad shop hour reductions proposed to avoid layoffs. a state prize awarded to Reuben Bergquist. and additional court actions and notices on other local matters.
Georgetown Illinois housewife Margaret McCumber credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relieving severe back and side pain after childbirth avoiding surgery. She urges other women to try the remedy and share her relief.
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum debating whether the public should hear all conference remarks. He quips that listening to every speech would lull the audience to sleep, highlighting the tension between transparency and attention in public discourse.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.