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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
2
A short piece by Edward Childs Carpenter presented as a serialized story. The narrative follows a woman in a pivotal moment of waiting and choice, exploring themes of patience, fate, and personal resolve within a concise dramatic frame.
Laetitia hopes for love as a telegraph lineman Jerry McBride repairs a snow damaged wire on Christmas Eve. A bond forms over a warm kitchen, a ring hidden in a cake, and Jerry’s arrest for burglary. He returns after years in prison to find Laetitia waiting, forgiving, and praying for absolution.
A Springfield Republican editorial notes Mr. Wilson’s career peak and hints his future moves may require an airplane. The Grand Rapids Press jokes about an unlikely future where a turned up mustache has vanished by this time next year worldwide.
A meditation on fear and secrecy urging people to step outside their private doors and walk the road. The speaker contrasts timid domestic life with the desire to break free and attain greater fulfillment and shared humanity.
In The District Court of Iowa Jones County September Term 1918 J C Cramer and Nellie F Cramer plaintiffs v Cecil Thompson defendant petition claims ownership of extensive described land sections 14 15 in township 86 range 4 and related parcels in Jones County Iowa holding 14270 acres They allege uninterrupted possession for over ten years under color of title and seek to quiet title and bar any claims by the defendant and unknowns unless appearance by noon of March 2 1919 at Anamosa Iowa.
Minneapolis Journal notes a peace conference planned without William Jennings Bryan five years after the war. The piece uses whimsical imagery of a hen refusing to celebrate with a harsh winter coming. The Omaha World-Herald hints the fifth Liberty Loan isn t presented as a farewell tour and mentions two cent postage versus freight-rate cuts as more practical needs.
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