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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
1
A reflective essay argues the reader’s worst enemy is their own irritable self. It traces a day’s progression from dawn to night, showing how self-doubt and suspicion grow, leading to conflict and anger. The conclusion urges self examination to identify the foe in the mirror.
A reflective poem about ordinary readers and shared values. It contrasts old fashioned truths with modern doubt, affirming honesty, deeds over creeds, and the everyday effort in life. The piece notes past grief and present simple joys, concluding with a self description as common people.
An essay argues that leisure activities from golf to theaters are essential for well being and can be made profitable if approached wisely. It suggests outdoor amusements can pay for themselves by delivering health benefits, allowing the middle class to enjoy recreation without financial strain.
A column advises balanced life through regular exercise including golf tennis and walking while emphasizing intelligent recreation over trashy entertainment. It also shares simple salads and a squash dish with butter and seasonings plus a slow baked ham dish using milk bay leaf mustard carrot and garlic for a nourishing meal.
In a hunting disagreement the Fox and Coyote quarrel over looks and deeds. Fox vows to mark his tail and later plucks out dark hairs, giving his tail a white tip that stands out in the night and signals others to tell them apart.
A fragment from West Central Africa presents aphorisms on mutual love over kinship and preferring prudence to folly. The lines suggest cultural values and a tradition of practical wisdom within the primitive peoples.
A foggy scene heads to Uxbridge railway station where a gull became entangled with a gas lamp and its wings were extinguished. The piece blends a humorous travel aside with a regional travel note from the Boston Transcript style.
A frugal homemaker urges readiness for winter with a well stocked cellar. Suggestions include sand wrapped carrots kept cool and dark, Hubbard squash cabbage turnips onions celery and endive stored carefully. Cabbage wrapped in newspaper near a cold air shaft remains crisp. shredded cabbage in very cold water makes crisp slaw. A simple vinegar dressing suits oysters best.
The piece playfully discusses romance with an older, stylish man who remains energetic. It notes his youthfulness in spirit and advises brides to stay active, with a quip about old age passing and youth persisting. It cites McClure Newspaper Syndicate as the source.
A correspondent recalls actor Mr Pupp posing for films and Mr Hogg recalling restaurant scenes where he felt costly. The piece notes a businessman using his stenographer’s portrait on stationery to counteract her spelling and punctuation errors. It mentions a night hawk migrating up to 7,000 miles from Yukon to Argentina.
A 1923 McClure piece notes telephone invitations invite miscommunication and lack time to decide, unlike written notes. It argues written messages act as guarantees between parties and provide witnesses, especially in business orders, where clarity prevents dispute.
A commentary argues unemployment stems from uneconomic labor distribution and overconcentration in factories. It urges reallocating work, expanding small-scale farming, and improving farm to city price spreads to provide jobs and meet basic needs while aiding global relief.
The passage discusses Arkansas and Arkan gas pronunciations, a note on domestic birds and meat, and a dramatic domestic quarrel line about creditors. It also cites antique rug usage in Persian palaces since the sixteenth century.
A short poem by John Kendrick Bangs extols Patience as a virtue. It counsels enduring woes doubt and toil with patience to endure buffetings of time and title and to reach the gates of fulfillment. The verse frames patience as central to receiving rewards.
Agnes traces from Greek agos to Latin agnus and Agnus Castus, linking purity to a storied martyrdom and churches. The name spread through England Scotland France Germany with forms Agnies Agneta Agnese and Nest, linked to the agate jewel for courage and dreams. Thursday favors Agnes, dream of the jewel signals a journey.
A faded testimonial extols Tanlac with claims of restoring health after two years of illness. The ad urges readers to buy from local druggists as over 85 million bottles sold, citing a user who became a “perfectly well woman.” The rest of the fragment blends Uncle Augustus dialogue and a cooking joke.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing wool silk linen cotton or mixtures with guaranteed even color that won t streak fade or run. It also claims dramatic results on clothing and home fabrics and instructs buyers to tell the druggist the fabric type. In a separate anecdote a man misidentifies a singing voice as his maid and Mary is revealed to be his brother s wife.
An old advertisement touts quick jelly made from Plymouth Rock Gelatine and serves up a humorous New Year party exchange. A woman jokes that Mr Higgins color blind adds to the fun as holly berries appear mistletoe. The piece ends with a wry note about dwindling log cabins and great men.
Fragmentary health interview references improving health after a period of illness. Mention of experiences with travel and a doctor in Buffalo for trial package and prescription tablets.
A stray venting about temperamental labor-saving devices prompts a humorous aside on not blaming neighbors when issues arise. The quip compares domestic hardware faults to calling someone a donkey, highlighting folly in misplaced anger and urging calmer responses.
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