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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1922
Page
1
Mr Vox argues for a stylish new suit after noticing fashion trends while his wife urges focus on work. He ends up with a tight fitting outfit, and Mrs Vox warns against neglecting daily duties as he heads to the market with a basket.
A fox wearing tight trousers grabs two plump birds and escapes a pursuing dog by leaping a rail fence. The pants snag, he falls on the dog, then loses the basket. Mrs. Fox patches the trousers and he abandons tight pants for looser ones henceforth.
A 19th or early 20th century etiquette note urges well bred men to offer seats to women in crowded street cars and to extend small courtesies. It outlines polite phrases and orderly behavior entering and exiting vehicles, helping aged passengers, avoiding dripping umbrellas, and proactively seating companions to keep couples together.
A brief dialogue on discharge causes and good behavior notes. The excerpt cites Pearson's Weekly and a claim cotton culture in the United States dates back 800 years with cultivation seed planted in 1621 Virginia.
The term sparkling mirrors brightness and the glow of merriment. Eye movements during joy spread a tear film over the eyeball, creating a glistening surface that reflects light. Thus the sparkle comes from liquid on the eye, not the eye itself.
The piece traces Virginia’s name origins from Verginius to vireo and ver spring, contrasts Virgo and Virgin Queen lore, notes Virginia Dare and colonial ties, and mentions symbols like emerald talisman and Hawthorn blossom. It ends with Wednesday as a lucky day and three as a lucky number.
A short quoted dialogue hints at social intrigue with a remark about women at bridge parties. The fragment suggests a playful exchange on charm and reputations within informal gatherings. No clear event or identification of people is present in the readable text.
Poem fragment invokes a visionary Lor statesmen's reform driven by arbitrary power. It contrasts worldly schemes with a heart of living flame that toils for love and sacrifice. The speaker emphasizes unselfishness, brotherhood, and the immortal good proved by dying.
Hall of Famer Ed Walsh, famed spitball pitcher, declares Nap Lajoie the greatest batter he ever pitched to. He notes Lajoie never shifted position, always hit in the same spot, and praises a 1908 pennant race strikeout of Tyajole with the bases loaded as his career highlight.
Manager George Gibson of the Pittsburgh Pirates, born in London Ontario in 1880, began semi pro ball in 1899. He joined Buffalo in 1903 and Montreal in 1904 before being purchased by Pittsburgh in 1905. Over eleven years with the Pirates he was a top catcher and later served as spare catcher and coach after waivers were sought in 1916 and 1917.
The article notes a new ventilation system for the Severn tunnel in England. A massive twenty seven foot diameter fan will operate at nine feet width and rotate one hundred nine times per minute.
Peter Beiler, a promising trotter, will miss next season's Grand Circuit races after being sold at the Old Glory sale in New York for export to Holland. Another Grand Circuit racer, Rose Arvelol, is set for Belgium.
For years baseball umpires faced abuse from crowds but boxing referees in New York now endure similar treatment. The old praise from fans during off season boxing events has faded as referees are razzed like unlucky umpires in classic Cubs versus Giants series.
Rumors say William Tilden may miss Wimbledon starting June 26 due to possible absence. The American star first won the title in 1920 and defended it this year according to speculative reports.
John F. Meehan known as Chick Meehan will remain head coach of the Syracuse University football team for another two years. The university announced the renewal, keeping Meehan in charge as the Orange seek stability and continued progress on the gridiron.
The University of Pennsylvania selects J. K. Miller as captain of the 1922 football squad. Miller, a back, leads the team in the upcoming season with leadership duties and on-field responsibilities.
Perm loses two last season soccer champions while two stars from the prior year remain to lead this season. The team faces questions of depth and leadership as new campaigns begin.
Brooklyn pitcher Tom Lovett threw the era’s first no hit game against a New York National League club on June 22 1891. He faced Giants stars Buck Ewing Jim O Rourke Jack Doyle Amos Rusie Mike Tiernan Hardie Richardson and George Gore without an error from his teammates and with three men reaching base.
Lehigh seeks resident football and basketball coach. Cleveland area builds five new golf courses. Yale plans polo field by the bowl for spring shape. Bambino salary talk stirs Ruth and Presidents talk. Ted Hauk sold to Mobile. Eugene Turgeon bought by Des Moines. Bush league recruits may rise to challenge McGraw’s 1,000,000 team. Jim Scott seeks to move to Minneapolis with Bob Fisher. Thorpe Calac and Joe Guyon reportedly retire from pro football. Thorpe age 37. Cornell baseball dates vs Virginia, Navy, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Pennsylvanias. Pennsylvania series in Philadelphia and Ithaca. Bill Brennan to umpire Southern association next season. Full Nelson barred in wrestling. Harvard freshman hockey candidates number 51. Dick Hoblitzer crowned free agent. Western Maryland adds athletic field and facilities costing over $100,000. Stoneham and McGraw plan racing plant in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Belgian billiard prodigy E douard Horemans rose from night watchman in Antwerp to Europe’s champion cueist before World War I. After a German capture and three years in a camp, he resumed his ascent, with stories of rapid progress recounted by observer Mark Rothkrub in New York.
Royal Stable's Star, King George's top three year old, WAL Somers, added the Ormande plate at Newbury after a double success. The colt defeated J Watson's Tetrabbazl and another rival, amid a strong season for William Rufus-Aviona line.
W. J. Brown of Lowell Massachusetts left guard of this year’s Colby College football team has been elected captain for next season. The announcement comes from Colby officials and highlights Brown’s leadership and experience on the squad.
Burkett Lee Pribble of Butler Kentucky has been elected captain of the 1922 University of Kentucky football squad. The selection marks a leadership role for Pribble among Wildcats players for the upcoming season.
In 1922 Bil Johnston seeks another shot at the tennis singles championship as Rochester forms a new A B C ten pin association and launches organized competition.
Walter Taylor elected captain of the New York university football squad for the upcoming season. He is listed as capable at center or end and will lead the team in the next full campaign.
Kadie Kaw, halfback and standout, elected captain for the 1922 Cornell football squad amid the team’s upcoming season.
The schedule shows Syracuse basketball will play 25 games total with 18 at home and 7 on the road. Key opponents and dates are not provided in the fragment.
The passage of Boies Penrose signals the end of eastern boss influence in the Senate and the rise of Western leaders. Key figures like Cummins Kenyon McCumber Lemoot Smoot Watson Borah Johnson and Warren now lead major committees while eastern control wanes though still felt in banking, foreign relations, and military panels.
A Senate committee recommends continued small American Marine presence in Haiti, appointment of a US high commissioner with diplomatic powers, and immediate new loan to discharge European debt. It calls for coordination among US officials and treaty officials, plus early charter terms for Haiti’s National Bank and subsidiary coinage.
A comprehensive program to support American shipping seeks direct aid for 1922 23 totaling about 34 million dollars and a 100 million dollar merchant marine loan fund. It calls for sale of government ships, tax incentives, depreciation relief, a government marine insurance company, immigration and port access regulations to favor American vessels.
The American Legion launches an educational campaign on the veteran adjusted compensation bill. It allows ex servicemen to choose cash pay, twenty year endowment insurance, vocational training, land settlement help, or home or farm purchase aid. The bill aims to correct postwar economic disadvantages rather than grant a simple cash bonus. It would cover about 4.5 million service members below captain rank in the Army or Marines and lieutenants in the Navy, excluding certain commissioned clerks.
Announcement outlines a federal personnel board to classify and coordinate government employee activities in Washington. Proposed to work with the Civil Service Commission, chaired by the commission’s president, to modernize personnel management and promotions.
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