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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
4
H. Addington Bruce discusses telepathy as an established fact and surveys Crookes and others who propose a naturalistic mechanism. He links brain activity to Roentgen rays and wireless theory, suggesting specific neural centers transmit and receive telepathic impulses across distances.
Lady Nevill recalls the era's female excesses and dominance in marriage. A Kansas City Star anecdote links Uncle Billy Green of Illinois to Lincoln, noting Green taught Lincoln grammar at a Salem grocery and prompting Seward to greet him.
The sun and clock coincide only four days annually. On April 15, June 17, August 31, and December 24 the sun is directly south at noon, making the two timekeeping methods agree exactly on those dates.
A rare business humor specimen received by a London firm reports a cashier who fainted at his desk. Until 4 p.m. no words could be extracted except customers' names. The note asks to inform him that the firm has their checks, implying that is on his mind to aid his recovery.
A fifteenth century quip attributed to Jean Raulin contrasts man as silent clay with woman as rattle bearing bones. The speaker notes sacks of earth stay quiet while bones clatter loudly when moved, illustrating a provocative gendered image.
A Detroit Free Press brief notes a reason for sorrow as a sister plans marriage to a man who earns more money than her father. The item reflects family financial concerns influencing a wedding decision.
A historical note describes Smyrna housing seven hospitals serving distinct communities, including Greeks Armeniates Turks Jews French and British. The piece frames this array as a symbol of social and cultural coexistence within the port city.
The city council of Monticello Iowa enacts detailed theater safety standards including minimum entrances exits aisle widths and outward opening doors with illuminated exit signs. The ordinance covers moving picture booths construction lighting ventilation licensing penalties and mayoral enforcement.
Mrs Eliza Severn and family from Cascade visit Mrs Anna Hazard on Christmas day. The page notes brief quotes from several papers and a lighthearted remark about winter forecasts and social topics, reflecting a fragmented newspaper column.
A Fremont Tribune ad mocks harsh crowd control and claims Dr King’s New Life Pills ease bowel congestion without bulldozing the bowels. It asserts the pills gently persuade right action and health, priced at 25 cents at O I Soetje’s. The col onel will stay outside the republican party, of course.
A man in Neenah Wisconsin suffers two broken ribs after a severe coughing episode. The ad promotes King’s New Discovery as a cure for persistent coughs and lung ailments, featuring testimonials and a free trial bottle offer from O H Soetja’s.
The Register and Leader offers free Annual Almanac Encyclopaedia and Atlas to December subscribers. Subscriptions credited to January 1, 1914. Legislature convenes this winter. Four dollars per year. Remit today to publisher.
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