13 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
1
Photograph from a Berlin flour mill shows civilians exchanging personal goods with a farmer for flour as the German mark collapses and barter spreads.
A collection of brief observations: vegetables' water content, ancient Chinese dried fruits, 1921 oil production in Tasmania, English society for servants, iodine in tadpoles, peat fires, U.S. amusements spend, British Scotland boring, Mississippi treasurer, Missouri Botanical Garden redbud, Choi's heels feast, Siberian clergy density, silk fiber length, cocoon yield, Borneo chiefs' burial in tree houses, sulfur in coconut oil, U.S. milk production, gorilla brain development versus humans.
George W. Gibson of Chicago picked up a necklace he thought was a 10 cent trinket. It turned out to be Julia Oppenheimer’s 320 000 pearl necklace lost by an insurance company reward of 1500 dollars.
Native farmers rely on a machete for clearing Brownd and a short-handled hoe to cultivate crops like corn kaffir corn peanuts and beans in Portuguese East Africa. This reflects the limited implements used in traditional farming practices.
Translation notes reveal Hammurabi code stating a builder who constructs a house that collapses and kills the owner must be put to death. The text references ancient Babylonia under Hammurabi, circa 2200 Ts, with emphasis on liability and punishment for construction failures.
A cork sunk two hundred feet below the ocean surface will not rise due to the water pressure. At shallower depths it will gradually ascend toward the surface.
A French engineer argues that vast water stores lie beneath the Sahara and that artesian wells can tap them to transform large areas into fertile pasture. He asserts most regions will be developed into productive land in the future.
A Kansas City Star fashion writer notes lavish fabrics and fine handwork shaping street and house wear. Skirts tighten, bodices stay straight, and wraps or slits reveal embroidered panels while new one piece dresses and evening gowns emphasize flat breadths and jewel clasps. Fashion revives hooked rug artistry with home decor, and a wool sports coat features a ruglike hookwork body with bright collar. Furs, Spanish shawls, and revived boleros complete the season’s chic look.
A sermon-like meditation on Christian life, comparing it to salt that preserves virtue. It explains that true faith brings a divine nature and Beatitude traits, warns that losing those qualities hollows life, and notes the loss affects personal and universal spiritual rewards.
Fashion notes suggest muff revival may occur if Paris couture opts for grandmother style gowns. Soft fur wraps in brown or gray, sable chokers, and simple straight silhouettes dominate the season, with muffs reappearing only if designers decree it.
The passage notes screens are useful and ornamental, protecting from light and heat. Movable variants on rods are favored for adjustable elevations and compact space use. Exhibits show many considered aesthetically pleasing from an artistic viewpoint.
The text presents a three piece coffee or tea set praised for its tall slender design and attractive appearance. It highlights the tray as part of the set and notes the color as pleasing, with remarks on its long-time serving use.
The text recaps a voyage era tale of a rain tree on Ferro in the Canaries that yielded fresh water despite scant rainfall. Native lore claims the island lost the tree in a storm after it once supplied water to all, and later mentions Canary Island crafts and a humorous exchange about a missing silver teapot aboard a voyage.
A jagged excerpt discusses awakening to near reality through personal spiritual experience. It questions whether genuine insight can come without direct vision and notes the ease of detecting authenticity or its absence in such experiences.
A fragmentary quote from John Wesley urges retiring in prayer before making resolutions to place trust in God. It contrasts with Francis Ridley Havergal's view that the Lord does His work thoroughly if we entrust our case to Him.
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