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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
10
A reflective editorial piece extols the faithful who labor by the Golden Rule. It contrasts moral cowards with steady workers, praising daily toil, selflessness, and love as paths to lasting happiness and divine reward.
An editorial urges motorists to heed warnings on life and the road to wealth and pleasure. Strong will power and disciplined judgment prevent accidents at dangerous turns. Speeding and overindulgence harm health and prospects, and many only realize this after hospital stays or grave cautions from doctors.
Poem reflects on life as a year from spring to winter with imagery of a rose. It contemplates birth childhood adulthood and death as seasonal stages. The speaker suggests living like a rose for others and finds solace in beauty and friendship beyond the grave.
Recipes describe Baked Sardines, Sardines on Bacon, and Baked Fish Flakes using canned fish and tomato sauce. Instructions include preparing sardines, toasting bread strips, and seasoning with onion, clove, paprika, and pepper. A 1921 Western Newspaper Union copyright note ends with a note on American soap popularity in Hong Kong.
The piece explains gem hunting in Ceylon where river beds yield jewels. With government permission, hunters may search and keep discoveries. Beginners may mistake stones for ordinary pebbles while experts quickly spot valuable gems.
The text explains judging legal talent by hand features. It notes a long strong second thumb phalanx signals reasoning power, a strong first thumb phalanx shows willpower, and a clear Line of the Head with a line from the little finger hints Eloquence for a lawyer.
J W Griffith, a San Francisco motor car expert, invents a mechanical teacher or finger grade that holds the pupil’s hand in the correct position around the pen. It is used until the student can grip naturally.
In a humorous vignette Brother Joe volunteers for baptism multiple times as the parson jokes about repeated baptisms. Joe quips that he expects yearly baptisms to keep his mortal clay safe from the fires of judgment, ending with a jubilant Hallelujah.
A census bureau report details adult foreign-born white populations in cities over 100 000. New York leads with 927 742 men and 870 140 women born abroad, with breakdowns by boroughs and naturalization status across Chicago Philadelphia and other cities.
Leveland in Hockley County, West Texas, now officially named Leveland by the Post Office, after earlier titles including Hockley City Elwood and Plains City. The county seat with 187 residents maintains a courthouse store residence and a tent amid a sparse landscape.
Buffalo New York reports Maurice Daley twenty one is in hospital with a broken neck from a football injury. Doctors set the broken vertebrae while unconscious and the outcome of surgery remains uncertain. An unrelated note says an inventor patented a clip to hold a carpenter's rule on clothing.
East Liverpool scene reports stable boss Ira Hazen fifty years old killed when a mule collapsed, pinning him under the animal. Despite attempts to free him, Hazen died of strangulation from the mule’s weight and chest efforts. The mule had been ailing for days as Hazen treated it.
A sermon by Rev. George E. Guille urges converts to accept Christ, declaring humanity is fallen and under God’s judgment for sin. It cites scriptures from Luke John Thessalonians Romans and Hebrews to contrast the doom of the lost with the salvation awaiting believers through faith in Jesus Christ.
Scriptural verse from Galatians speaks to spiritual restoration of a fallen brother in meekness. It warns helpers to examine themselves lest they be tempted and emphasizes gentleness in correction.
Excerpt asserts justice as immortal and immutable guiding law toward eternal principles, pairing with Kossuth and a Biblical reference about faith and charity. The text contrasts lawful progress with prejudice when customary law conflict with eternal justice.
A reflective note cites Bishop Webb on the Holy Spirit dwelling in the Church shaping souls and bodies. Bishop Wescott asks who governs hope and links the Bible as the charter of hope amid life’s darkest fields.
A testimonial from Mrs. Carrie Williams of Overpeck Ohio credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with helping her before and after childbirth. She reports relief from backache headaches and weakness and says she now can care for her two boys and work. The ad touts decades of use and claims it remains the standard remedy for feminine ailments.
In a Swiss Alps incident a American couple on their honeymoon encounter a bear while climbing rough terrain. The wife urges retreat while the husband hesitates and mutters unfamiliar phrases as danger looms.
In a reported exchange from Ohiengo, WT George, a Tagish novelist, argues about women writers' appeal versus men. Bale counters that readers are drawn more by romance and tone than technical detail, challenging the notion of gendered writing strengths.
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