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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1924
Page
6
A historical caption shows Harriet Taylor Upton, former Republican National Committee vice chair, standing beside a desk with a prized relic for women voters. The image highlights women’s suffrage history and leadership figures in the movement.
A compilation notes Peru’s Peace town at 12 275 feet, the American Museum in New York housing vast gem collections, an airplane ambulance for diamond workers in British Guiana, U S tax take on motor vehicles since 1917 and highway funding, and Japan’s move toward shorter workdays with hours from eight to fifteen per day including recess time.
Reports from Tokyo indicate Tsuneo Matsudaira vice minister of foreign affairs is likely to be named the new Japanese ambassador to the United States. The news suggests a decisive appointment at high diplomatic levels.
A historical note observes that despite a century of motor traffic, the United States shows about 300000 more horses in 1923 than in 1903, indicating lingering horse use even as the automobile era advances.
A dispute over script writing in England stalls public office adoption while a prominent girls' school rejects pupils who use upright writing. The clash highlights tensions between modernized handwriting standards and traditional schooling practices.
Instructions explain sprouting mung beans for chop suey by soaking and placing them in a jar with a bottom hole, kept on a stand and watered twice daily. With daily care, sprouts are ready in about a half week. A proverb notes pride that dines on vanity misses contempt.
The article recounts the 1861 start of the Civil War with Major Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter, Beauregard firing the first shots, the 84 hours of bombardment, and the fort's eventual fall. It notes subsequent Union attempts, Dahlgren’s siege, and Anderson’s return to raise the flag again in 1865, marking Sumter's storied role.
The Allatoona Pass fortification in northern Georgia with 1500 troops held against Hood’s assault as Sherman moved to Atlanta. A white flag from Kenesaw sparked the rallying call Hold the fort I am coming, inspiring the hymn by Philip Bliss later linked with Dwight Moody.
Rev J R Schaffer argues life is a fleeting mist that will be weighed by God. He frames life as an inventory requiring accountability and defines three questions origin value and destiny. He declares God’s purpose gives life meaning through being created in Christ Jesus for good works and mission.
A cat named Pussay shows disconsolate mood after a mouse trap was brought home last week. Marjory reports her father hurt feelings dreadfully, while the scene notes cats have feelings like people.
In 1660 an act of Parliament imposed a duty equivalent to 95 cents per gallon on all tea for sale, raising prices and affecting trade.
Origin of Jack cheese traced to Monte Rey County California around 1892. It arose to dispose of surplus milk and capitalized on minimal equipment, enabling small farms to produce cheese. The note adds an odd line about penguin wings as swimming paddies, unrelated to cheese.
Richard Roberts urges vigilance and readiness for divine surprises. He stresses that the timing and place of the Son of Man remain unknown and that believers must stay prepared, as God can move at any hour and in unexpected fashion.
The Herald and Presbyter argues that early preachers urged repentance before salvation. It condemns new theology for omitting repentance, saying it departs from the Lord's teaching and corrupts the message.
A short reflection urging readers to choose thoughts like trusted friends for truth and purity. The piece emphasizes personal discernment and mental discipline as a spiritual practice.
A reflective quotation notes that feigning wisdom often backfires, making the pretender seem foolish rather than insightful.
Ernest Holderness, current British amateur champion and leading British golfer, has won the title while his father Sir Thomas Holderness, former undersecretary of the India Office, passed away recently. This marks the first time a golf title is held by a Holderness.
President Ban Johnson awards the spring schedule meeting to St. Louis. The session to draw up the 1925 playing chart will be held on February 12, marking the first time a major league meeting occurs in St. Louis.
Captain Anse Carpenter of the Haskell Indian team joked during a Boston College game trip. The roast beef served rare prompted him to quip about a Sitting Bull look and demand the dish be redone to see what a fire looks like.
Coach Zuppke of Winers criticizes fan anger at players and the cruel comments aimed at young footballers. He notes the unpredictability of the game, the heavy pressure on 19 year olds, and how fumbles can result from chance and wind effects.
A coach reflects on pregame nerves and hostile fan roars as players undergo intense training to stay at peak fitness. He notes fans unfairly blame individuals for losses while ignoring the effort and risks players endure in crucial games.
Virginia notes ten game animals and birds among its listings while Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tops England as a baseball fan. Bob Meusel has the strongest accurate arm in the Majors and Max Carey shows Millardist skill. John Barrett named Detroit basketball coach after last season’s work. Connie Mack linked to $106000 pitcher value. Wesleyan captaincy goes to Parkinson. Baseball pay ranges noted. Katherine Haywood sets billiards marks. Doc Leonard Meikle hired as Portland Beavers trainer. Berlin’s Frau Anna Sohin still winning at seventy. Jim Thorpe lauded as a marvel, playing left halfback for Rock Island Independents. Bobby Jones cited as heat-brassey in golf. freezing temps could筛 out summer players. Eustis selects trainer for Orioles. Gransbach assigned to Houston. US Golf Association represented by 706 allied clubs. Alec Sehaufer and Carl Sehnneh linked to Chicago White Sox purchase. Navy bans gate receipts on boxing ships. Dempsey dismisses Gibbons’ power. Notre Dame-Army since 1913. 1922 tie stands strongest West Point result. Bengough viewed as strong catcher but weak hitter.
A fragment discusses human corks on life’s stream, reflecting on perseverance and spiritual contemplation with a note of religious tone. The line presents imagery of persistence amid fluctuation as a metaphor for faith.
The speaker asserts that true power to attract others comes from personal joy and fellowship with God. It emphasizes inward spiritual depth as the source of outward draw and leadership.
Warner now coach of the Stard University team in California argues that coast football matches the East and Midwest in tackling and forward passing. He notes western players tackle well and forward passes excel, but criticizes rugby as hindering ball control and ball carrying technique in college football.
Two English boxers Tom Mac Donough and Jack Henton fought in Bedworth in a rural field ring built among haystacks. A $250 stake was posted by local bakers, and after a brief bout lasting one minute twenty seconds Mac Donough was knocked out with a rifle cross to the chin.
Suzanne Lenglen, fully recovered from illness that sidelined her from Wimbledon and the Olympics, has begun night training at the Nice Tennis Club under her father’s management. She aims to reclaim her 1928 standing in tennis and plans to retire at the end of 1925.
Chril T. Nehf of Terre Haute, father of Arthur Nehf, famed Giants left hander, abandoned plans to run for city council after the Giants won the National League. He joined his son at the World Series and then planned a European tour with the Giants and White Sox, choosing baseball over politics.
A compact quotation urges steadfast duty despite idle reflections and worldly censures. It emphasizes personal resolve and the futility of attention to public opinion in pursuit of duty.
The apple tree stands as the longest lived American fruit tree with healthy, fruitful specimens often reaching about a century in the East. Modern gardeners note orchards where trees show vigor and productivity even at one hundred years old.
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