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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
4
The Iowa state tuberculosis lecturer warns that poor ventilation causes colds coughs and tuberculosis in winter. He urges opening windows and using cheese cloth screens where possible to keep air fresh. He says school rooms should stay near 68F and bedroom windows remain open all winter.
Jack discovers Madge’s note to another man and leaves for a road job. He later confronts suspicion at a cinema but finds Madge waiting beside him. She reveals she wrote the scenario. they reconcile and plan to marry the next day and travel together.
Briar root pipes use the white heath shrub from southern Italy Corsica and Algeria. Roots are cleaned cut boiled twelve hours to color blocks then steam dried two weeks. Blocks sorted by size then dried ten days before machine shaping bowls stems and finishing.
An American woman in Rome buys wax matches from a child seller. After he withholds change, a second American lady tells him in Italian that he is a merchant not a beggar. The boy smiles and returns the money, moved by the rebuke.
The whale is the longest lived animal with an estimated span near 1000 years. Elephants may reach around 400 years under favorable conditions. Cats average about 15 years, squirrels 7 or 8, rabbits 7. Bears and wolves about 20, foxes 14 to 16, and lions have reached 70 years in rare cases.
A quote by Agnes Edwards Rotherly in Home Progress Magazine argues that civilization benefits most when women found enduring family names. The family unit shapes the state and home life drives social, economic, and educational welfare with the mother as chief harmonizer.
Count Charles de Chebannes, the French portrait painter now in America, declares Philadelphia hosts the most beautiful American women including its maids. He praises Washington women for overuse of powder and paint showing the same look from morning to evening with horrible results.
A sermon celebrates Jesus as friend to sinners, citing Luke 7 47 and prophecies of salvation. It lists converts from Mary Magdalene to Paul and Augustine, underscoring the verse This man receiveth sinners and the heavenly joy at repentance. The piece shifts to a fashion notice on coiffures, detailing a low coiffure with a coronet as a refined example. Julia Bottomley signs the column.
Parisian designers craft a high back low front nightgown with tucks at the rear and a lace trim. A pink satin ribbon runs through the decolletage ties in loops. They also offer princess corset covers over knickers with knee-length hems and scalloped lace finishes.
The gown sketch shows simple construction with drapery forming a bolero effect at the square neck. A kimono bodice features long narrow lace revers and a shadow lace vest and collar beneath. Gilt detailing secures the drapery.
A feature profiles a woman praised for kindness, self control, and courtesy to all, noting her readiness to defend rights when needed. The piece also describes dancing gowns for girls with fine d Alenconnet fabric, puffed skirts, pale satin petticoats, and bodices separated by a taffeta sash, all ending at the ankle for elegant dancing wear.
The passage speaks of distant journeys, lonely hearts seeking comfort, and weary pilgrims seeking guidance. It extols God as the source of life’s guidance and cheer, and proclaims the glad tidings of salvation through Jesus Christ.
A reflective line by John Burroughs affirms that with age, appreciation of the world’s beauty and mystery deepens, inviting quiet contemplation. The quote emphasizes growing awe and curiosity as life progresses.
A gray denim camera apron is described for outdoor trips. It uses a 26 inch long body with an 11 inch deep pocket strip and three pockets, finished with tape, lined with cloth, and drawn with strings. Upper pocket has chamois skin lining for shutter protection, pockets snap closed, and the apron folds for carrying.
Two mismatched hatpins can ruin the look of a hat says the New York Times. Current trend features small-headed pins with imitation pearls and rhinestones in pale gray and faint pink for simple hats. Black or white hats use black glass pins with cut white glass accents.
Fashion notes describe sleeves of evening and afternoon gowns losing defined identity as draperies over shoulders vary. Some gowns feature tiny brilliants at the shoulder while others show long frilled waists and fuller silhouettes.
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