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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
6
A new Portuguese income tax ranges from 1 to 10 percent on earnings above 3600 escudos about £40. Journalists and men of letters are exempt. Writers foresee merchants and proprietors publishing verse or prose works to gain literary status to avoid tax.
A reflective Christmas to New Year piece recalls the Old Year departing on a hill as white birds flutter and a great gem shines in Orion. The Old Year speaks of the Beautiful Valley of Memories where past years and hurried visitors linger, while the New Year is greeted with hope and happy thoughts of journeys and new adventures.
The Old Year consoles the New Year about life and growth. The New Year laments being young yet eager to learn and grow, while the Old Year encourages that youth and strength. The exchange highlights time, renewal, and the promise of progress.
An old man visits every door with bells and candle light saying he will do no more until dawn. He lays a snow robed baby, representing the new year, and turns away. The crowd bids farewell to the old year and welcomes the newborn year in Milwaukee Sentinel.
The record notes that January 1 as New Year was set by William the Conqueror during the German conquest, while Anglo-Saxon Europe observed New Year on March 25. It explains England and most Christendom later aligned to January 1 for the new year.
The Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1582 restoring January 1 as New Year. Catholic countries accepted it immediately, Germany Denmark and Sweden followed by about 1720, and England by 1761.
The article notes that New Year gifts were common in Anglo-Saxon and Norman Europe and that Henry II reportedly followed Roman precedent by demanding gifts from his subjects.
A recipe fragment describes creaming 2 cups butter with 8 cups sugar, adding 8 eggs, a half cup milk, 1 teaspoon almond and vanilla extracts, and 6 cups flour to form a cake batter. The text ends mid list of ingredients.
A 1923 article argues for turning on the throttle of ambition rather than merely ringing bells and blowing whistles in life. It urges that opportunity favors action over noise and stresses that steady effort, not speed, drives true advancement for both men and women. It cautions against idle vanity and calls for efficiency in work and purpose.
In Honolulu a 20 member scout movement at Kalihi leper station grows through support from superintendent and Enoch Aku the 22 year old scoutmaster. Scouts, visiting masters, and boys perform daily good turns aiding peers and caretakers, with the aim of parole and continued service.
A traveler returning from Europe notes poverty in European cities but highlights a London custom. In crowded streets a passerby often closes a taxi door, and a penny is offered in thanks. The scene suggests a steady habit of urban generosity among London's crowds.
A Brooklyn department store installs miniature automobile barber chairs to lure youngsters for hair cuts. Each chair mimics a real car with an interior lever to open the door a brake to adjust height an extending extending footrests and a steering wheel. The car body bears a name plate and invites choices like Rolls Royce Paige Hudson or a flover for the ride to the chair.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples with Soap for five minute washes and daily use, plus Cuticura Talcum. A contrasting vignette follows where an old man laments changes in people, lamenting that children used to be different.
A New York World note suggests removing the word obey from marriage vows, noting the groom’s casual response of Oh, boy as the closest adherence. The remark comments on evolving custom and the ritual's rigidity.
The Bessemer Chamber of Commerce enlisted Scouts to fold and address thousands of circulars for Trade Day. They helped distribute information and promoted the slogan Radio Bessemer around the world to protect the city’s prosperity.
A vintage kitchen guide describes substituting gum arabic for marshmallow root and outlines a method to cook a flavored sugar syrup with gum arabic, egg whites, and corn starch. It covers heating, testing for doneness, cooling, and cutting into squares for storage.
Quote from Clarence H. Howard praising scouting values as an honest heart cheerful smile and hearty handshake that build friendship across languages.
A youth explains he helps elders across the street and is asked if he is a scout, noting he is not yet. He believes a boy is a scout in spirit by living the oath and law daily, and asks why he cannot join the 440000 others pledged to study manliness.
The speaker argues rail strikes and global conflict might be avoided if labor and capital followed the Boy Scout law. He urges statesmen to learn the scout law in school, claiming the world needs clean reverent leadership guided by that code.
Recipe instructs mixing pound cocoanut baking powder and bake in a moderate oven until ready. When cool, cover with boiled frosting and sprinkle chopped cocoanut. Decorate with glace cherries for finishing touch.
The Julian calendar marks New Year twelve days later than the Gregorian system and Greek church dominated regions celebrate on January 12.
Scoutmaster Harry A. Raben of Troop No. 9 Mobile Alabama says his work with boys, weekly hikes, and scout spirit have added ten years to his life. He recalls serving in the English army thirty years ago under Raden-Powell and credits him with founding the scout movement.
The report covers 0 Cents George Pence a veteran field examiner for the state board of accounts who recently underwent foot removal surgery at a Columbus hospital. Pence writes to statehouse friends about a shortened leg intended to lengthen another limb while reflecting on his condition. The brief reflects on health and public records in a clipped historical style.
A medical authority endorses Nujol as a non laxative remedy for constipation. It describes Nujol as a gentle natural lubricant similar to Nature's own, harmless and pleasant like water, prescribed by physicians and used in hospitals. A bottle can be purchased from a druggist today.
A fragmentary exchange mentions Doss and Murphy amid chaos over blasting powder. The pang man notes Murphy ruined the keg and that Murphy was reclining when the incident occurred, with one speaker ordering Murphy to attend.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading kidney liver and bladder remedy. It highlights gentle immediate relief and quick patient acceptance, offering sample bottles by mail and urging readers to start treatment now.
A brief New York Sun quip questions openness with a playful crowding of consent and consequence. The line about the landlady hints at social constraints and blunt responses in daily life.
A brief column notes that most small men will offer three cheers to fulfill a social obligation in a given circumstance. The line hints at social expectations and communal courtesy without detailing specific events or people.
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