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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
1
A fragment from 1921 Western Newspaper Union recipe notes describes frozen desserts and menus. It outlines fig ice cream steps, a custard junket method, and carrot side dish with beef broth. The text blends home crafts with culinary experiments and decorative icing methods.
A discussion on tailoring work to a child's natural inclinations. Emphasizes guiding talents rather than forcing paths, noting that minds resist unpleasant tasks and that parents should nurture each child’s unique bent to foster growth and fulfillment.
Fragmentary lines speak of militant themes and a tomb like memory. The text hints at hopeless sentiments and a failed sweep away of the past, with references to a figure named Noyce. The piece reads as cryptic protest rhetoric.
In London replies to a quip about a long haired man waving a stick before fiddlers. The mother figures the man is the conductor, while a question arises about the motorman. The piece cites Emerson and reflects on charity being tied to money rather than affection.
A poem recounts forty years shared by a couple from youth to old age. They travel side by side yet grow apart yet remain linked by memory and enduring love. A baby’s birth and shared faith sustain them through winter and distance, keeping their bond alive beneath aging lips.
A column on strategies for career advancement and personal success outlines steps to improve skills, visibility, and persistence. It discusses mindset, networking, and practical habits to progress in professional settings.
Before the war the forewoman was largely unknown but is becoming common in large industries. Women are admitted to foreman training with men in firms like the Artificial Limb Company, creating instructional and produ ction forewomen. The push toward equal opportunity and pay drives more women into plant roles, especially in delicate tasks such as directing watchmaking and assembling electric devices.
A brief, odd exchange about a wife and life insurance hints at a fatal incident. The speaker notes his wife is "perfectly killing" him and that the policy is in her favor, signaling a dangerous undercurrent and potential motive.
The speaker notes women have opportunities to prove themselves and perform well. They will gain more chances and are likely to continue succeeding. A real future exists for ambitious women in the nation's industries today.
The essay links Jon or Job as patience to the word job in various senses. Southey traces the word to Job as exemplar of virtue while Sheridan mocks undeserved reward as a job. The piece notes the public often must endure a bad job or misfortune.
A humorous fragment recalls a child Edna kneeling to pray and misquoting the Lord's Prayer by saying forgive us our Christmas as we forgive those who Christmas against us. The piece cites remarks from Boston Transcript and Punch humor columns.
Walter Eckersall, judged expert on gridiron talent, calls Pete Stinchcomb of Ohio State the brainiest and smartest football player in the Western Conference. He ranks Stinchcomb at left halfback on his all-conference eleven and assigns him team leadership.
Entries for the Futurity stakes of 1923 close with a record number of nominations. August Belmont's stables lead with 49 entries, with larger strings expected among late entries from Hancock Madden and Harry Payne Whitney.
Navy outlines a tentative spring rowing schedule seeking a race with Cornell after years of no clash. Yale Princeton Columbia and Pennsylvania are also possible opponents as management pursues varied rivalries. Blume leads Missouri football and is cited as 1921 captain candidate. Dunn angers a baseball figure over majors chances.
Stanley Keck was elected captain of the 1921 Tiger eleven carrying a strong line of predecessors. Four players will graduate, but Stanford reports a pool of 264 swimmers in training with 204 candidates listed for the squad.
A wide mix of sport facts and claims spans associations, colleges, and prominent athletes. It lists membership counts, upcoming events, and notable achievements from gridiron to polo, tennis, swimming, boxing, horse racing, and rowing, including venues, schedules, and prize purses.
A Limburg era snapshot notes the Holland Church and parochial school destroyed by fire with no insurance. It lists road paving awards on North Iowa Pike and Britt Hutchins, improved Fort Dodge resident Albert Stillon after being shot, and bankruptcy filings by Harry L. Shank and Arthur W. Johnson. It also covers land sales, railroad deaths, farm sprays, farm bureau politics, draft law cases, mayoral dismissals, livestock value declines, deserter capture, Tope theater fire damage, and pardons tied to Ernest Rathbun.
Water containing radioactive compounds is used as a curative agent for certain illnesses. Pottery now contains small percentages of radioactive material mixed with clay and fired. Water left in such pottery becomes mildly radioactive by induction and can be used as a health drink or for watering plants, aiding growth.
A short parable describes Ward’s father forcing a young puppy into a barn for the night. The dog howled and kept him awake, prompting Ward to retort that his father had slept as little as the pup. The piece closes noting some men resemble a lost dog in helplessness.
In a drought era Australia a bush shanty landlord finds a circuit judge bathing in the last drinking water from a tin tank. The judge, refusing soap, coolly explains he is not spoiling the water. The anecdote comes from Quaint Acquaintances.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quotation contrasts local captain of industry Mr. Wadleigh with Shakespeare. Wadleigh reportedly offered thousands for a single Shakespeare volume while Clampson notes Wadleigh profits greatly from Shakespeare’s works.
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