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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
1
Ice cream makers adopted a University of Illinois method to invert cane or beet sugar, producing a syrup that sweetens equally with far less sugar. The technique saved about 30 percent of sugar used, stretching supply during wartime rationing and boosting output without lowering quality.
The article discusses how coin values diverge from face value as silver prices rise. It warns that rising silver prices could make silver currency more valuable as metal than as money, risking disappearance from circulation.
Emory Ross outlines in the Geographical Review the severe living conditions faced by Liberians and other pests and irritations. The piece notes racial land and vote restrictions while detailing climate disease pests and nuisances like moths roaches rats white ants driver ants jiggers fleas and itchy rashes.
A reflective piece on virtue, poverty, and health. It argues true friendship shines in hardship, unjust sentences are never hidden from inner conscience, and wrongs against others will rebound. It suggests many would be poor in health if total wellbeing could be measured.
A 256 foot wooden tower, claimed as the largest of its kind, was built in Cleveland to aid the counting of two large cement steel smokestacks, marking a notable engineering feat in the city.
Potato starch manufacturing has grown in Europe and North America. Maine leads the nation with 49 factories, while 11 operate in other states.
The dialogue questions tax ideas favoring married couples and suggests bachelors face higher costs. One participant argues a universal tax would be simpler, while another warns it could resemble a wartime levy.
The passage describes a delirious, suffocating jungle environment on the West African coast where glare and fever blur reason. It warns that long stays, beyond 18 months, worsen mental and physical health amid odors mists and oppressive green forests.
The American Legion reports 6661 posts globally including 11 in France and England, and 1 each in several countries. Ten states exceed 200 posts, led by New York with 177, Pennsylvania 497, and Texas 83600? The figures list Iowa 345, Ohio 298, Massachusetts 288, New Jersey 224, Missouri 220, and Indiana 203.
A note explains early playing cards used swords for spades and coin symbols for diamonds, detailing the evolution of suit names and symbols in historical decks.
A reflective poem describes life as a journey toward a Garden of Gethsemane where all souls must endure inner trials. It portrays youth, faith, and struggle, urging acceptance of a higher purpose beyond personal sorrow as readers confront despair and surrender.
The article explains how half of precipitation evaporates and one third is absorbed, with two thirds running off and only one third absorbed. It discusses how run-off supports domestic supply, irrigation, manufacturing, and water power, noting regional precipitation variations from Idaho valleys to eastern mountains.
A Popular Mechanics method describes making miniature trees by halving an orange skin, shellacing the exterior, filling with soil, planting evergreen seeds, and growing in bright light. Roots are trimmed flush as they appear, yielding permanently stunted growth for long lasting parlor decor. Cedars pines and some fruit trees tolerate the process well.
Advertises Pape's Cold Compound as instant relief for colds and grippe with doses every two hours up to three. Claims to clear nasal passages, stop a runny nose and relieve headache fever sneezing and soreness without quinine and at low cost in drug stores.
A conservative estimate suggests the current world population is roughly equal to the number of people who have died in the past 140 years. This comparison relies on rough guesses for population counts and recent mortality.
The last election results show the popular vote with Wilson at 9,129,006 and Hughes at 588,221. Electoral votes totaled 277 for Wilson and 254 for Hughes.
A snippet from Vere Meare weld and Mary C Upham offers kitchen guidance. Instructions describe shaping bread dough sticks, glazing and baking ten minutes, and making a dessert with apple pulp and lemon juice. The text blends domestic advice with cooking steps and egg yolk and meringue techniques.
A recipe instructs mixing three fourths cup graham and three fourths cup wheat flour with salt and water to form mush, then cooking and serving with cream and BUZAT.
A brief kitchen note describes cooking tart apples with just enough water to prevent burning and pushing through a sieve. It instructs adding one tablespoon of butter to finish the sauce.
John Bills of Orleans Indiana at eighty nine serves as conductor on the Monon line between Orleans and French Lick. He makes the 18 mile round trip three times daily and for years has worked as passenger conductor and occasionally as brake man. He also rides atop the box car during stretches of the route. Bills is the oldest active railroad conductor in the world.
The exchange notes that social unrest exists but questions if any era ever had universal satisfaction. One man argues people rarely feel fully content, while another notes it is impossible for all to be completely satisfied.
A humorous exchange shows a motorist envying a boy on a hill and a shopkeeper Mr Chuggins noting that a sled can skid without making much difference. The fragment hints at a comic, reflective countryside scene from a late era newspaper.
Blanquette of chicken browns sauce in double boiler then folds in cooked chicken and minced parsley. Bananas bake with sultanas boiled in water, sugar and cornstarch, with lemon juice and vanilla final addendum.
Government Weather Bureau notes four eclipses will be visible this year two solar and two lunar. The sequence includes a total lunar eclipse May 2 a partial solar eclipse May 17 a total lunar eclipse October 27 and a partial solar eclipse November 10.
The Sutlej River in India is described as the fastest flowing river in the world Its source rises 15 200 feet above sea level and it descends 12 000 feet over a distance of 180 miles indicating extreme gradient and rapid water movement
The term macaroni comes from a Greek phrase meaning the blessed dead. It references an ancient custom of eating the pasta at feasts for departed souls.
Humorous quip from the Toledo Blade about a bookkeeper who aspired to acrobatics and failed his first demonstration, his balance slipping during the stunt. The joke hinges on the pun trial balance and a literal balance mishap.
A quip questions General Pershing's nerve saying his self possession could not be rattled even by a pistol shot near his ear. The jab links to a hypothetical bicycle race and Pershing's steadiness as a point of pride or humor.
Poultry specialist Roy F E Jones from Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs advises daylight culling of poor laying hens. Handle hens calmly. inspect breast bone, pelvic distance, plumage, comb, shanks, beak, ear lobes, and vent to judge quality. No single sign dictates production. consider all factors for a correct conclusion.
The article notes that hieroglyphic and cursive writing emerged late in many cultures and was once sacred or unknown to tribes. Early communication relied on symbolic objects and coded signals such as a chicken and red paper message or a war declaration from Toktal to Noghat.
The piece presents satirical remarks on marriage and reputation. It contrasts a patient husband with a martyrish wife and notes a rich man who gives nothing is like a barren tree while happiness rarely shines on a shady reputation. The moon man thrives on a high ball.
The passage surveys how different civilizations established writing directions. It notes Semitic scripts read right to left, Aryan scripts left to right, Chinese vertical top to bottom starting on the right, Greeks alternating line directions, and Mexicans historically writing in a circular pattern from the center.
A cautious dialogue unfolds as a girl frets about tipping a canoe while a guide reassures her. The exchange centers on safety and a light moment about shifting chewing gum to the other side of her mouth.
Public health notice reviews a historic advertisement for California Fig Syrup of Figs promoting it as a child laxative. It urges parents to insist on the California label and outlines dosage guidance on each bottle while praising taste.
Australian farming section notes the kangaroo industry as important with hides valued and tendons praised as superior for medical sewing and bone fixation, highlighting their fine toughness compared to catgut.
The article notes the sea otter, a large weasel relative, once inhabited Alaska’s coast and now nearly extinct due to relentless hunting. It explains fur values, highlighting that a sea otter coat would fetch far more than its weight in gold, unlike ordinary otter pelts.
The famed Trinidad asphalt lake shows uniform characteristics down to 150 feet below the surface, indicating remarkable consistency of its composition and formation.
A fragmentary exchange shows a proposal met with tears of joy as a mother’s harsh words loom. A doctor reassures financial concerns while a hunter jestingly debates misidentification and a potential jawline comeback.
A collage of quips and comic exchanges from a newspaper page.us, puns about names marriages and poets mingle with jokes about socks and locksmiths. The playful items showcase social chatter and witty banter across multiple lighthearted vignettes.
Tom asks Sally to marry him and she accepts with a playful quip. Sally wonders if she is the only girl who would have him while Tom insists he has loved more than one. The exchange unfolds in a conservatory setting.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local treatments and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Medicine supposedly cures by acting through the blood to the mucous surfaces. The preparation combines tonics with blood purifiers and is sold by druggists with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
David Belasco spoke at a New York theatrical supper about the old stock companies' rough vitality. He recalled a western town visit in the 1880s where a stock outfit performed raggedly until the hero forgot his line and the promoter frantically searched through prompts.
Studies by S Mudd and B Grant in St Louis show skin and mucous temperatures fall with chilling of distant body parts and rise when warmed, arguing that interrupted circulation does not cause colds. The old belief that cold exposure directly triggers infection is questioned as the final word awaits.
A brief note states that among the natives in India the average duration of life is only twenty four years. It highlights a stark contrast with longer lifespans elsewhere.
A description of infection as disrupting host microbe equilibrium that reduces cellular respiration, slows waste removal, and lowers local antibody supply, affecting immunity.
The Royal Astronomical Society of London could not admit women as fellows until its charter was changed. By-laws defined eligibles as persons, but lawyers said person meant the masculine sex. The charter was amended and notable women in astronomy were admitted.
The Fiji archipelago comprises around 225 islands with about 80 inhabited. The main island Viti Levu houses Suva the capital, while notable others include Vanua Levu Taveuni Kadavu Ovalau and the Yasawa and Lau groups.
In the Yukon region frost remains present every month, avoiding the need for refrigerators. The region experiences continuous chilly conditions, shaping daily life and storage practices.
True pearls from 1-32 to 1-16 inch were found on the mucous surfaces of a recent US tripe shipment to England. Popular Mechanics Magazine notes the occurrence was not unusual, revealed by fresh specimens from native cows, with pearls embedded in cysts as in bivalves.
In a Kansas City Star excerpt, a salesman touts a pricier hat while Festus Pester challenges him to treat the speaker as kindly as a marginalized customer. The dialogue centers on bias, manners, and consumer choices.
Local notice endorses Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a mild safe laxative. Carrie La Pier recommends the remedy for constipation and sick headache, citing its superior effectiveness.
A brief remark notes a paradoxical quality in a square man, claiming there are not many like him and that there is not enough to go around. The comments imply scarcity of such upright character in the era.
A proverb in earlier printing suggests a man seeking a spotless reputation should keep his doorplate polished. It links personal honor with visible conduct, implying daily self-maintenance of appearances reflects inner character.
A terse remark notes that even a man with little faith dislikes irreverence in a woman, reflecting social expectations about decorum and gender conduct.
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