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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
8
The article explains correct spoon handling from grip to tip, urging proper height and angle, and advising when to use or avoid spoons with various foods. It notes that many practice daintiness, while ending with a light quip about returning home in a limousine.
The name Olive traces to Italy and Teutonic roots, becoming Olive in England and America. Olivia remains a literary favorite, while Olive overtook Olivia in popularity. The fire opal is its gem and chrysanthemum its flower. Wednesday and the number three are listed as lucky, in a note on the name Olive.
Mr Bear schemes to stop thefts of his preserved fruits and vegetables by enlisting Mr Dog in a staged caper. He hides Dog in a bag with stones, hoping Possum and Coon will find and rescue him, ending in their comic misfortune. The plan succeeds as the thieves are surprised when the bag is opened.
The article recalls Akademia the Athens suburb used as a learning hub where Plato ran his school for 60 years and scholars were called Academics. It notes Cicero's villa named Academia near Puteoli and Italy’s role in founding famed academies, with the Academie Francaise leading today.
Secretary Albert B. Fall, guest of honor in an unscheduled Interior Department gathering, receives a birthday tribute from National Park Service staff. The event honors his sixty years and highlights his support for preserving America’s natural parks including Yosemite Crater Lake Mount Rainier Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain.
The article explains that cold triggers brief jaw muscle spasms causing the teeth to click together. Tiny muscles used for chewing raise and drop the jaw rapidly, creating chattering beyond conscious control. Clenching the teeth can stop the motion.
General Diaz donated a miniature Monte Grappa statue from Italy to the American Legion during the national convention in Kansas City Missouri. The gift rests on a stone from the original statue base.
Three Hons seized parts of a train station in British East Africa at Nairobi on the Uganda railway. One hid in the telegraph room, one in the refreshment room, another paced the platform while a station guard and shrieks from the engine spooked them into retreat.
Long lost Fort Sut ter papers from 1840s Sacramento valley are recovered in a rare books collection. Historian George Bancroft had doubted their existence, and the manuscripts may illuminate Kern administration and Kerrney stance toward Fremont. A separate note mentions a tube device for hearing one’s own voice.
Mrs. A Grotjohn of 206 South Lincoln Park avenue reports a six month old Rhode Island pullet laying an egg larger than a duck eye every Monday for three weeks while other eggs remain normal. The pullet’s eggs are valued at 65 cents a dozen.
In Douglas Arizona heavy rains near Reddington uncover burial grounds of ancient giants. Miner August Baley reports parts of skeletons and an inch thick skull, with pottery and charcoal remains. He cites preservation suggesting a stature twice that of modern humans. University notified.
A wide array of items is reported including Emanuel Brandt of Decorah burned to death, new Woodbury County Sheriff Beardsley, and varied court actions. Other notes cover drainage projects near Griswold and Cass County, bank tax rulings, a fatal shooting of a suspect, and crop value declines across Iowa for 1921.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a pure herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims no stimulants and encourages readers to request a free sample by sending a self addressed envelope to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York and to mention the paper.
In a Georgia meeting, Atlanta men recount a collection for charity that began with a vow to give. The chair man and crowd faced a puzzled moment as the hat was passed and emptied, revealing none could contribute the last dime, prompting a solemn reminder of responsibility.
No Offense, Chatraman Lagker of the shipping board quips about offense in a bemused interview. A plainspoken ticket agent exchanges a curt moment over a Chester Heights ticket. An advertisement hawks Outleura Ointment and Outleuma Soap promising pimples vanish in five minutes.
A bachelor in the forties courts a young woman with music and a serenade. He chooses a song promising aging together, but she interrupts with a sharp retort about a 25 year wait.
A traveling millworker dining at a hot Stuffy Uttle restaurant notices no screens at windows or doors. The proprietress, busy serving customers and shooing flies, considers adding screens but worries it would look less pretty. The traveler suggests screening as a helpful improvement.
Streeter confesses he wrote two notes one to his broker accusing him of folly and another to Miss Golding asking for marriage. While away, a caller said yes and he cannot tell who answered.
An Indianapolis woman visiting her three year old grandson speaks to him during the day as he studies his reflection. The grandmother suggests he say "Manta Di" while he notes it might be him, and uses phrases he repeats.
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