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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
3
A Munyon's Cold Cure advertisement urges purchase of a 25 cent bottle and promises quick relief from colds. The copy claims prevention of grippe and pneumonia, with refund for empty bottle, and offers medical advice by mail from Prof. Munyon at Philadelphia address.
A brief skit shows a chambermaid warning about a slipped pillow and a retort about a coverlet mix up, capturing a witty exchange between two hotel staffers.
An elderly woman cured of eczema and hair loss after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for six months, restoring hair growth and ending itching. A separate case reports foot eczema improving after repeated winter use, leaving feet smooth. Sent from H ernhsworth Dungham Hiram Me dated Sept 30 1908.
University of Kansas tests show the average person can taste quinine when 1 part in 52 000 of water, salt at 1 in 640, sugar at 1 in 228, and common soda at 1 in 48. Women detected tastes at smaller quantities than men in nearly all cases.
A reflective quip notes an unusual football captain and a team loss not bringing tears. It pairs a man drinking with questions of drowning sorrow or celebrating escape, and observes many women remain single by choice when a man selects another.
The navy uses motor vehicles at shore stations and workshops for supplies, transport, and pay service. Electric trucks move heavy gun parts at the gun factory, ambulances aid medical units, and the Annapolis academy adopts cars for freight, mail, and officer transport under Secretary Meyer’s enthusiasm.
A man recounts a downtown runaway auto incident after a friend's wagon pole tipped and threw the driver from the seat. He explains his ignorance of the controls, the vehicle’s sudden surge, and his escape from a deadly jam as he returns from hospital. He asks if anyone has heard of a similar fatal automobile accident involving a passenger.
A faded wealth story follows Mrs. Carewe and her daughter Grace as they learn grace in rags and renewed outfits. Grace proudly wears recycled clothes, proving charm lies in attitude rather than new gowns. Their camp anecdote reveals family honesty and fashion modesty.
From the American Boy the article explains how tiger stripes camouflage it in Asian jungles and how lion coloration suits African deserts. It notes protective coloring helps both predators and prey avoid or secure danger and emphasizes camouflage as an evolutionary advantage.
The exchange centers on a patient avoiding direct answers about meat intake. The joke implies the physician’s inquiry is a probe into wealth rather than health. The humor rests on social status assumptions shaping medical conversation.
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