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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1915
Page
4
A speaker urges readers to stop sending money to mail order houses and instead support local merchants. He argues that local dealers offer face to face service, accountability, and community prosperity, while mail order firms erode small towns. The piece calls for a sustained effort to keep dollars circulating locally.
An article from Health Culture argues that fruits are a crucial food group, including tree products berries and melons, and that only 4.4 percent of U S consumption is fruit. It notes health benefits, common fears about fruit, and praises crude fiber from fruits as beneficial waste for the digestive system.
A tea guest recalls a new umbrella stolen from him and the host’s solution to name 25 attendees with addresses. He notes a prior loss of a silk hat at a social event, where a hostess listed 64 attendees and only four replied negatively. He concludes that theft remains theft regardless of responses.
An editor notes the invention of an odorless onion is clever but would not replace the strong aroma onions supply. The enduring scent pleases people and even inspires poets, with Sydney Smith humorously describing its aroma in a salad. Children especially enjoy them.
A wealthy Turk laments British rule in Egypt saying his wealth buys no influence. He compares himself to the water carrier who has no money yet receives the same government attention. He argues hard work and riches yield no favors under the current regime.
In Crimson Gulch led by Three-Finger Sam and Piute Pete the town of Lizardville was reformed after nearby neighbors adopted prohibition. Citizens say Crimson Gulch, as the regional commerce center, encouraged the change to limit saloon business.
A compact reflection portrays woman as a perpetual paradox, described as man’s earliest blessing and still the source of much of his misery. The piece frames gender roles through a provocative characterization.
Berlin journalist in the Kaiser's aviation corps recounts a dogfight above A. in which five enemy machines rose to challenge. He and Lt. M. downed two French double deckers, damaged others, and dropped bombs on gas works and railroad stations. One aircraft was forced to land, but the mission succeeded.
War wounded fill Berlin scenes with arm slings wheel chairs and bandages. At the Hotel Adlon a dinner table held four officers all wounded including a captain missing a hand yet wearing the iron cross. Women in mourning look on with sorrowful eyes.
The man who drew affinity from dictionary pages is now living at his brother’s home in Allenhurst New Jersey. His latest soulmate is Miss Charlotte Herman.
In Paris a private had three gold coins removed from his skin after a shell shard pierced a pocket and lodged in his leg. Boissey, who carried no money before the injury, was wounded as a companion ahead also had coins.
A British soldier writes home about a goat that joined his marching column. The animal walked alongside for about a half day before collapsing from exhaustion.
Private George of Brighton recounts Paddy Keenan, an Irishman in our regiment, bluffing six German scouts. Keenan ordered them to march toward our trenches, followed with his rifle ready, and the sight of distance stalled the enemy as they had discarded their arms.
John M. Carnahan of Bismarck wired the Custer massacre reports in July 1876. After a 50 year career starting in 1861 he retired on pension and sent 80 000 words over two shifts from the Little Big Horn coverage.
A British surgeon warns that a German bullet can twist inside the flesh after entry, creating a worse wound than a typical dumdum, potentially causing more severe damage as it travels rearward.
Three wounded prisoners wearing German uniforms were found in Russian hospitals to be women and all had been injured in bayonet charges.
London reports 40,000 recruits test war fabrics by wearing khaki suits of varying texture over their standard clothing in English camps.
A poem narrates a poor girl in a teacher’s class whose father is dead and who cannot afford good clothes. The speaker recalls giving valentines and hopes the postman delivers a surprise to the girl who is poor, while describing the girl’s family living above a store and the mother working.
A survey of historic valentines from Chaucerian to 18th century adaptations. It recounts Charles Duke of Orléans as a prisoner after Agincourt, his poems said to be early valentines, and traces the rise of chapbooks and Valentine writers with examples from 1734 and later, including farmer and coachman verses and satirical pieces.
Flowers convey love messages better than other gifts for Valentine’s Day. A heart shaped box of violets awakens affection in any woman, wife or sweetheart. Include flowers with any costly gift. they are living messages that stir heart felt sentiment when presented with delicacy.
A sentence notes that some women believe a marriage lasting three or four years justifies divorce. The remark reflects attitudes toward marriage stability and spousal rights in that period.
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