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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
1
In a woodland tale Mr Possum tries to peek at Mrs Rabbit’s pantry during preparations for a hard winter. A snapping limb drops him into a barrel of whitewash, revealing the mishap to Mrs Rabbit and the other animals. The incident leaves Mr Possum coated in white and suspected of mischief.
A twenty cent courtesy guide on candy gifts and social etiquette. It covers who opens candy when given by a man, sharing manners, and how recipients should respond. It notes strong social norms around candy as gifts, and when to thank or refrain from overindulgence.
A reflection on the name Hetty derived from Hester and its evolution through languages. The piece traces its origins from Atossa to star imagery via Stella, through Hester to Hetty, noting cultural shifts and baptismal disregard for the original form. It adds a talismanic turquoise stone meaning and hints at fortune tied to seeing the new moon, a Saturday, and the number five.
Tristan de Cunha, a remote British island group in the south Atlantic far west of the Cape of Good Hope, has been without a clergyman or teacher since 1909. The piece notes Sir John Barleycorn as a personification of malt liquor and mentions its use in England and Scotland, tied to a ballad attributed to the poet Robert Burns.
Weaving dates from earliest times with the aid of machinery beginning in 1733 when the flying shuttle was invented.
A worker explains getting a raise after pleading with his boss. He notes beef prices rise as cattle feed costs soar and suspects the butcher may kill cows to cut losses, making the worker question fairness and whether seven weeks of good treatment will last as prices climb.
Young Welker Cochran showed remarkable brains as a teenager in Chicago under the tutelage of Professor Verkins and William Massey. The future billiard star impressed judges with mental aptitude and promise in the Windy City, fueling early expectations of great success.
The article traces Welker Cochran from age fourteen to a wage of twenty five, noting early doubts by Massey yet highlighting Cochran’s rapid ascent and exceptional balk line skill. It emphasizes his keen perception and analytical talent even in youth, suggesting his rise may reflect true talent rather than mistaken judgment.
Former major leaguer Otto Knabe argues the 1921 hall’s lively ball endangers infielders and pitchers alike. He says the faster ball changes fielding style, causes bad hops, and could force a return to the sensible ball for safer play and clearer skill display.
A violent shakeup of the Pirates is planned for next season with familiar faces gone. The 1921 collapse, after leading the National League for much of the season, allowed the Giants to surge and win the pennant.
Effingham B. Morris of Girard Trust describes early rowing at University of Pennsylvania. He notes no sliding seats in the past and says greased boat seats and grease cups in hip pockets were common. He recalls white pants blue shirts straw hats and long streamers on hats.
Ernie Hjortberg, son of Hjortberg, former trainer of the Irish American Athletic Club, says Denmark Norway and Sweden will provide strong boxers for the United States. He notes Sweden’s boxing growth and admires Scandinavian size and training, predicting future American opposition.
The Winnipeg Sporting club offers 150000 dollars to heavyweight star Jack Dempsey to meet an opponent in Winnipeg next summer. The move signals a major promotion in Canadian boxing, aiming to draw a deep fans turnout and national interest.
A roundup of early 20th century sports chatter includes Hyer versus Beasley in 1816, Texas leaguers in Mexico, Gloucester plans for a new inter national race schooner, and rumors linking Barney Dreyfuss to Heinie Groh for the Pirates. Mentions of 8 million bushels peanut crop shortage, Junk Walters joining Omaha Western league, Dobie’s grit slogan, Australia attempting to send runners, Yale ice hockey at home, and Charley Graham restructuring San Francisco. Also notes McGraw eyeing San Antonio club, Cohan possibly buying the Brooklyn club, Yankees and Dodgers spring games, a golfer cautioning about pace, Sloan drafted by Boston, and Wanamaker becoming Yale coach.
The article notes the high costs and sacrifices of being an amateur champion like Tilden. It describes year round travel and training across summers in the east and winters in California, and mentions Bill's plan to quit to settle into business.
The article recounts Chick Evans receiving his first golf club on Christmas day 1898. He describes asking for advice from players, choosing a cleek as the ideal one for a boy, and beginning his golf journey with early caddying and improvised practice, foretelling a storied career.
British army troops favor soccer with central grounds at large stations. Army cup games draw eighty teams each season against Irrance and Belgium. Boston Nationals suspend Galveston training. Fred Mitchell seeks new spring camp. Receipts from the Kan-Tendler bout total 51749 with Tendler earning 12290.88. Indians train in Dallas next spring per Tris Speaker. 8. M. Flynn to coach Michigan Agricultural College swimming. Griffin named track captain at Oklahoma for 1922. Wisconsin selects Censer as basketball captain for 1922.
Illinois and Dartmouth discuss a yearly home and home football series beginning next fall. The two programs may arrange a matchup to renew the rivalry with an annual sequence.
An observer describes a remote Papua temple known as Dobu where the alligator dominates religion and art. He visits four inner chambers filled with war shields, pig jaws, skulls, and life sized wicker alligator figures used as oracles for hunting luck. The priest guides him to a treasure chamber as villagers vanish in fear.
A young man asks what a dime buys and selects a single candy from a drug store counter. The clerk watches as the boyhood memory of a cent purchase seems to echo in the moment.
In a dialog humorous enough for a political debate Borah calls a disarmament excuse poor. Aunt Dinah retorts with a country quip about four white flannel pants washed Monday and only three returned due to shrinking fabric.
An elaborately dressed woman enters a moving train car and asks a man smoking to stop. She objects to tobacco scent, he counters that he objects to scent, and they declare themselves quits with a polite laugh.
A race meeting scene recalls Donoghue, famed jockey, riding the second horse. An escort calls him one of the chief jockeys and notably dressy, commenting on his constantly changing suit. The quote ends with a motivational line about tackling hard tasks first.
A Philadelphia Ledger quote argues criminals use drugs not for relief after crimes but to gain false bravery. The piece claims street robbers and shoplifters rely on opiates for nerve before daylight robberies, with courage fading as the drug wears off leaving them cowardly.
Cortlandt Bleecker at a Newport tea critiques postwar titles, noting a surge of dubious degrees. He recounts Rev. Washington White claiming a D D title from a Vicksburg university after a fundraiser, with a con man style explanation and a partial payoff.
Warned of disaster seven year old Miss Janice visited cousin Elizabeth age eight who guards her toys. Janice drops a small pinky doll breaking its head. Elizabeth cries and scolds a little while Janice sobs in mortification. They go to the porch where older folks sit and discuss the mishap.
Foxes have multiplied in the Meuse valley and in several districts have dug holes in deserted French and German trenches. Soldiers had nicknamed them fox holes. now real foxes inhabit them.
The death of Sir Ernest Cassell is recalled with his remark that love and family bring more wealth than finance. The column contrasts opinions of Two of a Kind and Blair, quipping on egotism as an old law of retaliation. A note on the steamer Seapool reports an iceberg collision near Newfoundland and a grain swelling incident that averted sinking.
Japanese widows designate themselves by hair arrangement and indicate whether they wish to remarry, reflecting cultural signals through style.
A dialogue on optimistic views and career success. The speakers debate whether tall ing pictures and different kinds of optimism matter, noting the divine spark of love over disapproval and the limit of doing all tasks. The exchange hints at personal growth and timing as keys to success.
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