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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1926
Page
7
A Polish naturalist rediscovered a remote enclave along the Doce river valley in Brazil. The community, cut off from outsiders, spoke only Polish and had been inaccessible for years.
The article reports on dogs guarding their master as law detains him, illustrating canine fidelity and citing the New York Sun as confirmation of such devotion. An advertisement promotes Cole's Carbolisalve for immediate pain relief and quick healing with prices listed.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt shows a film in trouble with ten thousand dollars more needed to complete. The producer declares he will not finish it, while dialogue hints at ambitions to shine as a movie producer and the push to proceed.
A vintage warning ad urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on Bayer Aspirin products. It emphasizes legitimacy and safety, noting 26 years of physician use and mass safety proven by millions. It cautions that imitations may be dangerous and instructs asking for Bayer at purchase.
A Belfast News Letter item presents a humorously exasperated exchange about marriage stalled by the lack of housing. The couple cannot obtain a house or flat and cannot live with parents in law, who themselves are in turn living with their own parents in law.
A benign vegetable butter color named Dandelion has been marketed for 50 years in drug and general stores at 85 cents a bottle. The ad notes its common use and price. A separate line comments that a bad temper often surprises us with unseen tricks.
The article traces music’s ancient roots from a Nile flood myth to early instruments like the oboe, bassoon, and horn. It describes how strings, air columns, and percussion created sound, notes Egyptian and Indian contributions, Roman military needs, and the evolution toward modern orchestral sections and the saxophone.
Mary Roberts Rinehart describes a striking belief in a crocodile cult where worshipers tribute the beasts with jeweled offerings. The creatures are fed by the poor at feeding times and serve as elaborate conveyors of prayers to powers of the underworld.
Fanciers set high prices for their birds with some selling for as much as $200 each. Owners grow attached as to a dog or horse, while homing pigeons display great endurance and can fly 12 to 15 hours without rest.
A report notes a diet plan where a 16 ounce weight is allotted one ounce of food per day. The concept highlights extreme rationing and dietary restriction implications.
The passage notes most losses from lightning are caused when fences divert electricity during thunderstorms. Cattle are seldom struck directly unless under trees. fences may attract a charge from lightning and bring cattle to the herd with enough force to kill.
The article notes that from earliest times sunlight was seen as beneficial for health. It describes ancient Greeks and Romans exposing themselves to sun in the open air to revitalize mental and physical energies. Physicians of the era used sun exposure to treat various ailments including dropsy, kidney inflammation, and paralysis.
A banker, per Ellis Parker Butler in Hearst's International Cosmopolitan, knows far more about a person than they expect. He detects purchases like cars and renovations, gauges affordability, and even senses domestic expenditure and illicit affairs. The piece suggests bankers possess near-omniscient insight into borrowers' lives.
A reader urges clarity to avoid misunderstandings and to pursue peace and goodwill toward elders, stressing measured, respectful dialogue within the Andalusia Star community.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item portrays a seedy individual nicknamed Bogs asking for help with a crossword. The victim refuses money and mocks the man, noting the crook’s empty pockets and lack of brains as he hurries away.
An advertisement promotes Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a stomach remedy for gas heaviness and distention. The copy claims it builds up the upset stomach to vigor and offers a money back guarantee if it does not help, stating it has helped thousands and is sold by local dealers and druggists.
United States Bureau of Standards experts measure gun vibrations under various conditions using measurement tubes and a medium speed camera. The experiments aim to improve gunnery accuracy.
Caip Johnson of Kampus Ridge reports a domestic quarrel on a porch at Tunneyville. He says he compromised by shouting to his wife not to believe her words but to agree with them and then drove away as fast as he could. The Kansas City Star notes the exchange occurred in haste and ended quickly.
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