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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
8
Polly the parrot listens as Mr Dog and Mistress Puss recount adventures including a bear chase gone wrong. Polly escapes, climbs a tree and telegraph pole, and finally gets recaptured with a fireman’s help, boasting of her own exploits while the others scoff.
Jean Paige, long associated with her father's model farm near Paris Illinois, unknowingly prepared for stardom through horseback riding and athletic sports after school. A producer offered her a film role after she ventured East for education. Her work has become widely recognized. Half of patience is don't care.
A 19th or early 20th century ponderance on whether a young woman in business may dine or lunch with a male associate. It argues lunch is common and practical, dinner riskier, and urges polite choice of venue and gracious etiquette while noting evolving attitudes toward professional equality.
The article discusses Pearl Earl as a name of value and the pearl’s symbolism across cultures. It explores the Persian term Margarid meaning child of light, legends of oyster dew gem formation, and Pearl as a favored, pure emblem in religion, with Thursday as a lucky day and the marguerite flower as her association.
A speaker questions whether removing cops would end disorder while noting the need for some form of peace enforcers. He cites Harding era calls for peace and reflects on the difficulty of maintaining order without police. The piece ends with a conversational prompt asking what others think.
The sea stays at a constant volume as evaporation blankets has the sun’s heat, while rivers replenish it. Evaporation returns as rain that infiltrates the earth and streams, carrying salt back to the ocean. Over countless years this process has built up the ocean’s pronounced salty taste.
A study of intelligence tests on American soldiers finds average mental development at a fourteen year old level. Psychologists criticize education for stunting growth and warn that women and men commonly remain infantile, shaping culture through childish tastes in media and art.
Crowds at the Pacific International Live Stock show in Portland watch Pauline the kitten bond with Miss Golden Gate, a Jersey calf from San Francisco two weeks old. The calf travels with KK Thorp’s Jersey exhibit and the pair spend the day together in the calf’s stall with the kitten often napping on the calf’s neck.
Rufus Bradford seventy six years old a farmer near Cramhville walked into Sam Rosenfield clothing store and after inquiring price of a pair of shoes collapsed and died. The incident occurred in Paducah Kentucky and the immediate cause is not disclosed. Bradford was a well known local resident.
Canada and the United States shared a friendly rivalry at the Chicago Stock Yards event with Canada winning many prizes in oats and wheat and earning top ribbons in percheron and cl...dales classes. Alberta oats weighed 48 pounds per bushel and sparked the heaviest sample, while Saskatchewan breeds earned grand championships and repeated wins. The Brooks Alberta alfalfa seed took first prize among 480 entries, boosting Western Canadian agriculture and dairy prospects. Representatives showcased grains grasses vegetables fruits minerals and other Dominion products, drawing strong public interest.
A quirky dialogue fragment shows Hoxton Mike and Thoe Leatherneck discussing leggings among about two hundred men in a company. The exchanged line implies widespread use of leggings and a humorous note on absence of a specific pair.
A baffling domestic tale from the column notes Jim Trose’s care of his clothing. He cuts a leg from his Sunday trousers to patch an older pair, angering his companion who accuses him of feverish temper and self service.
A passenger asks why Nova Scotians are called Blue Noses. The responder credits a potato mime as the reason, claiming locals grow the best potatoes and boast of their perfection, leading Americans to nickname them Blue Noses.
A south coast railway company tests a new engine capable of moving sideways and forward as part of ongoing locomotive experiments. The feature suggests versatility in track handling and potential efficiency gains for future services.
Mrs J H Moyer of 412 South Orange Street Orange California recounts years of pain from a tumor displacement and related symptoms. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief and avoiding surgery and urges others to consider the treatment during menopause and daily life.
An old note notes Hla Talent praising Brown as a strong runner and asks how he came to star in movie comedies, reflecting interest in his screen transition.
An early advertisement touts Bayer as the source of Aspirin tablets claiming a world famous remedy prescribed for over twenty years. The ad warns readers about imitators and urges protection against unauthorized tablets.
A juror in Toronto proposes abolishing speeches by counsel to juries and limiting defense and crown addresses to 20 minutes each. He notes the length of appeals to the twelve good men and true has wearied him across several assize trials.
Wary of relying on fiery eloquence, lawyers who favored dramatic speeches faced a shift in how they win cases for their clients, amid evolving courtroom strategies and expectations.
Milton Inc Omer Kirlin a farmer east of town owns an eighty five year old cook stove in good condition. It originally belonged to Kirlin's grandfather an early township settler and came from Baltimore Md. It was among the first cook stoves in this region.
A humorous note on English farewell phrases. The writer explains that good by is a contraction of God be with ye and laments that few hearers recognize the blessing. The piece imagines everyday usage in daily life such as speaking to a butcher or a cook while joking about memory and manners.
Minot details attorney E I Sinkton and Mrs Sinkton recounting a duck crash near a field where a large flock settled. They claim to have fired from six rods and found twenty mallard ducks after the smoke cleared. The same issue notes America has between fifteen hundred and two thousand golf professionals.
Fort Wayne Indiana real estate salesman F S Sheets joined a search for a runaway horse near Sweeney Park by Mau Mee River bridge when two bandits approached. One robber leveled a revolver at his head and ordered him to surrender, but Sheets struck the robber in the jaw and fled, helping to disrupt the hold up.
The Smithsonian undertook 28 experiments in 1920, establishing new astrophysical stations in Arizona and Chile. African and Australian expeditions and other trials yielded success. Jud Tunkin a and Jud Tunkin sound like garbled filler. the rest reads as stray text.
Dr Beverley Robinson laments common surgeries on elderly patients in the Medical Record letter. He argues many operations offer little real benefit and only add comfort for the patient, urging restraint in treating aged individuals.
In forty years the country published about 278 5008 books, of which 48 285 were fiction. This snapshot notes a rapid expansion in printed works and a substantial share of novels during the period.
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