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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text mentions various unrelated items including cows, a beet mill, Cuba palm trees, a crocodile feeding bird, cycles before cyclones, and a dollar containing 871 grains of silver. No coherent event or person identified.
JV Cochran of Atlanta Georgia pioneered a cotton with thick bolis that resist weevil penetration. He reports a good crop this year while neighbors failed, and is pictured with his cotton specimen.
Mrs Rise at home becomes the focus of a curious exchange as a servant hesitates to identify a shadowy visitor in a doorway. The line hints at secrets and a pending confrontation with a figure possibly tied to a wart on the nose, provoking further questions.
An upholstered foldable seat with a padded back is described as compact enough to be carried by a spectator. The invention aims to provide portable comfort at outdoor sports events.
An English proofreader claimed a busy day correcting the proof of a new essay. Sinclair Lewis recalls a remark about removing one comma and then reinstating it after further reflection. The Boston Transcript cites this anecdote about editors and punctuation.
A fragmentary verse passage discusses inventors seeking cheaper production abroad but failing to qualify while a tea scene unfolds with conversational lines about inviting a friend and a humorous exchange about borrowing money and a poor proposal.
In a brisk sketch the piece questions Howell’s character and contrasts him with Powell. It cheekily notes Powell has six cylinders faster and a one cylinder income, hinting at financial and mechanical contrasts.
Fragmented overheard exchanges reveal comic snippets about fashion, engagements, and proposals. A man dies in a street mishap after a crash, while a woman named Edith reacts to surprising news. Betty Bright promises, Flo shops for hats, and Joe dismisses bric a brac sales pitches.
Snippet of humor and slang from a past daily: quips about love, singing, chattering maids, and a mock London stage line. A cat blamed for breaking china, a highwayman joke, and casual banter reveal social humor of the era.
A fragmented reminiscence describes a long day of travel and frustration at finding parking. The speaker complains about a difficult guarantee and a short rental term, then interrupts a companion with an unclear question about agreement and divorce amid a shifting, uncertain conversation.
Synthetic chemistry threatens ambergris value once excreted by diseased whales and prized by chemists for perfume making. The article notes ambergris has outpaced gold in value, with cutters earning fortunes from sea finds, including a 26 pounds discovery off Australia selling for $135,000.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a gleaming hair tonic that improves neglected hair, stops dandruff, soothes itching, and strengthens dry or thinning hair. It claims rapid toning and a youthful gloss with a non sticky formula, sold for 85 cents in drug stores.
A dialogue recalls a landlord’s reluctance to fund improvements despite requests for painting papering and fixing up. The tenant argues high rents justify luxury tastes and better living standards. The ad promotes Cuticura Toilet Trio as daily skin care. The humor sketches indoors golf and a seven year luck joke.
An old Luston Post clipping describes CasCarets marketed as a 10 cent box remedy for liver and bowels claiming to cure billousness constipation and indigestion. The ad references drug stores and a sales pitch amid a narrative about a chicken theft exchange.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a harmless laxative for sick babies and children. It promises gentle action without griping, claims no narcotics, and urges buyers to insist on the genuine product with proper directions.
Fishermen brought a 10 inch wide shell crab from Hidalgo bay near Anacortes Washington. The old crustacean had a barnacle covered back and legs about a foot long. They claimed it resembled the king crab of Japan or the Bering Sea, though its legs may be shorter.
The item notes Hewitt's marriage to an aviator, marking a significant personal milestone for the subject.
An old advertisement warns that genuine Bayer Aspirin bears the Bayer Cross and has been proven safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years. It urges buyers to say Bayer when purchasing and warns imitations may be dangerous.
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