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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
5
A rainy day drama unfolds in a small flat as Fluffy the dog warns a sleeping aunt Pauline of smoke and fire. Pauline awakens, douses flames with a pail of water, and the sisters decide Fluffy will stay, receive milk and chicken, and keep her bed on a rug.
The article discusses women making their own cosmetics at home as a popular practice. It notes that homemade creams offer higher quality for lower cost, outlines methods for cold creams and wonders, and advises on purchases like unscented rice powder and artistic jars. It also covers perfuming and scenting, and lists a basic kit including hair tonic, cream, glycerine, rose water, and powders.
The piece discusses the impropriety of double negatives in English from historical and modern viewpoints. It cites examples like don't want none and cannot, comparing Shakespearean phrasing with contemporary standards and offering corrected forms for clarity.
A United States Department of Agriculture circular on the fur industry notes wild animals flee to game sanctuaries at the start of every open hunting season. The guidance underscores protected refuge behavior by wild creatures.
A friend plots to buy his wife's airship to enable him to go out at night. The wife enjoys rides and, warned by the scheme, could endanger them both if she wakes during flight or if the craft crashes. The narrator boasts of cleverness but proposes dangerous deception.
The earliest known maps from Sargon of Akkad in Babylonia around 8800 B C E used for taxation. The first world map is credited to Anaximander about 560 B C, but Aristotle laid the groundwork for map making and geo studies by proposing a round earth.
By John Kendrick Banga the column explores theories on how light travels. Some insist it curves through space while others claim a straight path, with the writer focusing on personal gain rather than scientific certainty.
New York's East Side and Fifth Avenue hosted boxing bouts at the Hotel Biltmore under the Marshall Stillman movement. Notables Rev Dr Herbert Shipman and Spider Roach mingled with Adolpheus Geer, while Iimergency Sted Allen was praised as a regular fellow. The event marked the movement’s real inauguration after five years.
Golfers face a crowded market of putters with many designs from aluminum headed drivers to croquet mallet styles. The article notes the decline of the straight blade, warns about thin blades causing backspin or drag, and reflects on weight distribution and novelty shapes that complicate choosing the right club.
Seattle trainer Lilly Burke touts Sammy Bohne as the foremost third baseman in Coast League history. Burke predicts Bohne will reach the majors in two years after a seven game stretch vs Vernon where Bohne hit 18 of 41 with one error and 42 assists. He praises Bohne speed on the bases and overall baseball intelligence.
Umpire Jesse Tannehill recalls a semi pro Sunday game where a batter took a pitch to the arm. The umpire claimed a foul ball and delayed first base until a physician from the stands diagnosed a broken arm, prompting a harsh remark about ambulance backing up to prove injuries.
A fragment quotes a defiant remark about facing opposition and insults. The speaker, Meggendorfer Bloetter, based in Munich, says such cries do not disturb him and he is used to being called insults like idiot.
The speaker declares interest in humbler life phases and the kitchen where substantial meals are prepared rather than fancy lettuce sandwiches or tea. He critiques parlor pretensions and emphasizes practical sustenance at the stove.
A playful verse notes a big loss as Little Bo Peep misplaces her sheep. It laments wool prices and high mutton shop costs, hinting at scarce supply and market pressure on sellers. The tone resembles a traditional newspaper verse brief with quaint social commentary.
Two triple steals were recorded at Volo grounds New York with the Browns achieving one on July 15 and the White Sox pulling off another on August 26 both against the Yankees.
Coach Hurry-Up Yost, long time football mentor and coal operator, may retire after this fall. He has coached since 1897 and remains a prominent figure in the sport and business.
Denver product and coach Cavanaugh, famed for leading the Boston college team, began his coaching career in Denver fifteen years ago. Paper chairs are crafted, twisted and reinforced with steel rods.
Tub Spencer, former Detroit and Salt Lake catcher, writes to a friend in San Francisco that Babe Borton of the Vernon team offered him 1700 dollars to throw games for the Vernon Tigers in the 1919 Pacific Coast league pennant race.
Frank W. Cavanaugh will remain as coach of the Boston college football team for five years from September. He led the team to victories over Yale in 1919 and this year and will also join the law faculty at the college. He previously coached football at Dartmouth.
William J. Coyle, famed University of Washington halfback under Coach Dobie seven or eight years ago, won the position of lieutenant governor of Washington. He was well known along the coast for his college football standout days.
Ed Geers will race Hoefast next season a full sister to Trampsnare 2 02% billed as a sensational side wheeler raced by Harry Stokes this year. The filly showed speed last year but bruised a foot after a mile in 2 04 and was turned out Humfast 200% similarly from the same dam as Trampsafe and Hoefast, suggesting a potential record bid by the trio.
In football the line anchors the game as a cohesive unit. The center guards and tackles shoulder key duties from passing and holding to blocking and recovering fumbles, with every lineman adding to the drive while backfield stars often receive more notice. Endmen once more involved but nowhere near equal praise to the five linemen.
Roderick MacDonald sixteen year old student at Richmond Hill High School is the athletic marvel of the school. Flo is captain of the soccer team a crack tennis player can swim like a fish and is a star all around field and track performer. Smiling Mac as he is known says he can do about everything but tie a bow tie. He lost his left arm in a street car accident when five years old. Mac arms are good things to have says he but it is easy enough to get along with one if that's all you've got.
The Fisher trophy contests for motorboats will take place off Miami Florida this winter with dates February 10 11 and 12. A 50 mile outside bay race is scheduled for the last day while the two preceding days feature two mile courses inside the bay.
The Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia accepted an invitation from England’s Incogniti Cricket Club, which toured the area in September, to visit England next August. Secretary Sydney Young announced the plan.
A humorous exchange questions a witness about lying about age in courtroom testimony. The attorney notes the witness purportedly swore to sixteen while being forty, and the judge might spare youth in case of trouble. The retort suggests sticking to sixteen.
Mrs Newrich returns from a tour saying they traveled swiftly in a fast auto. The caller questions if the speed allowed any sense of the countryside. She replies she bought many picture postcards at every stop to capture the views.
A humorous Pearson's Weekly sketch parodies debates on women and gambling. A well dressed young man is admired as the pink of perfection while another man with a baby is mockingly called a plain poppy, highlighting social fashions and jokes of the era.
A fragmentary piecemeal features dialogue about a policeman named Bill Plodder and an unnamed speaker. The text includes a humorous aside about someone living beyond their means and a light verse line on loving a sweetheart who suffers hay fever.
A pawnbroker quips that a client is not a friend, while the needy man asserts the bargain shows their uneasy rapport as he offers his time piece for pawn. The exchange reveals a practical, tense dynamic over a personal possession.
In a schoolday scene Henry's family learns both he and his sister have measles. One character grimly mutters about the added costs, recalling a childhood trick of paying a friend to catch the illness. The exchange highlights worry over illness and the social humor of past schemes.
In a domestic exchange, a woman places a limit on house furnishings and new items. The man agrees, and the court later hands down a suspended sentence to the defendant amid confusion over a potential hanging verdict treated as the same outcome.
The pennant winners of the American Association and the International League may make the fall series an annual fixture. American Association President Hickey and International League President David L. Fultz back the plan. Nebraska hires F. W. Luehring, formerly Princeton athletics director, to oversee all Nebraska athletics.
Richbourg of the pennant winning Grand Rapids club tops the Central league batting with a .415 mark. He appeared in 87 games and collected 129 hits for 165 total bases, including 12 doubles 9 triples and 2 home runs. Yale plans a new boathouse on the Housatonic River above Derby Conn.
Catcher Leo Dixon has been released outright by the New York Giants to the Indianapolis club of the American association. Eskimos of Alaska are decreasing in population.
Prince ton Athletic association reports Philadelphia based Dr. Lewis Sugarman will coach Princeton’s basketball team this winter. Jim Barnes signs a three year golf contract with Pelham Country Club in New York district at a reported high salary. A lean training camp is expected with few new faces. Wildlife lifespans noted for bear wolf and fox.
A social debate contrasts a so called bum party with a swell affair noting dried apples as one dish. It hints at social expectations and manners in a refined gathering context.
A light moment in London as a husband jokes about buying a hat for his wife. The wife’s reaction and the husband’s quip show a humorous domestic dynamic noted in the crowd.
A tall man is seen visiting the studio daily for a week. The artist reveals the visitor is there to lay for him, not sit for him. A wife laments forgetting a purchase asked by her husband, crying that it is too late.
In a candid exchange, Senator Sorghum admits using gestures more in speeches and cites a doctor’s advice to increase physical activity. He endorses healthier habits while maintaining communicative vigor in public remarks.
A rough exchange leaves a man seeking mercy from a stranger who refuses to lend after learning a hard lesson about keeping money. The brief skirmish hints at regret and prudence in a tight moment.
A saying on revenge warns that neglecting one’s own work is the sure path to failure. The speaker counsels focusing on personal duties rather than pursuing retaliation.
An old advertisement warns that genuine Aspirin bears the Bayer name on packaging or tablets and that without it buyers may not receive legitimate medicine. It touts uses for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache and pain with twelve tablet tins priced modestly. larger packages sold by druggists.
Advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as simple to use on wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims vivid long lasting color for worn skirts waists dresses coats gloves stockings sweaters and draperies with a color card available from druggists. The Santa Cruz News quips a centenarian joke about a woman aged sixty nine years.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It cites testimonials from customers and a druggist endorsement and offers a sample bottle by mail with ten cents. Large and medium bottles available at drug stores.
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