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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
1
A catalog of luncheon ideas and fruit based desserts from a historical cookbook. It presents Banana Cream style dishes, Cabbage Salad, Sweetbread Salad with celery and walnuts, Orange Marmalade Sauce for ice cream, Sardines on Toast, and steamed rice with canned pears. The tone mirrors period home cooking guidance with practical prep steps and substitutions.
The Choctaw Indian Otis W. Leader of Oklahoma is selected by a French sculptor as the model for the statue titled the American fighting man. Leaders wartime service in France and his American heritage are cited as qualifications. The piece praises the Indian’s status as an honored citizen and notes his role in defending white civilization. Also included is a claim about mining engineers and their broad field and opportunities.
An article in Boys' Life argues mining engineering demands strong physique and resilience. It highlights heavy travel, harsh conditions, and the need for health, energy, observation, honesty, and tact, noting good early salaries and strong job demand for those with practical and technical know how.
The Boy Scouts of America reports 470,084 members nine years after founding. Of these, 14,896 are scout masters and 17,334 assistants, with 69,351 troop committee members mostly unpaid. They sold 2,343,497 Liberty Loan subscriptions totaling 354,180,687 and war savings stamps over 50,000,000, while treasury medals were awarded to nearly 100,000 scouts.
Cherry stones are used for making dolls eyes by most German toymakers. When colored, these stones require little processing as they are naturally carved and suitably shaped for the task.
Dellente measures show contralto barytone and bass use more force than sopranos due to wider glottal space and greater membrane vibration. Lower tones demand more air and power, explaining why women can out- sing higher voices in certain ranges.
An analysis notes a skinless fruit from Asia Minor that combines a sweet almond like kernel with peach pit similarities. It is marketed by foreign importers in American cities. The fruit is described as waxy in surface and red tinted.
The article notes a resemblance between tints and a confection, discusses Darwinian links between peach and almond, and describes a rough shell on bitter peach kernels. It mentions Levantine exporters adulterating almond shipments with peach stones and compares pits to the common peach in size and hardness.
A pair of pithy lines discuss originality and effort. The first argues originality arises from attempting the unseen, while the second jokes that many busy people avoid tasks. A third remark notes women may grow tired of a bonnet after three weeks of love at first sight.
In the Thibet highlands vast slopes host fields of monkshood poppy and color. The region attracts bees birds and botanists though few travelers reach the roof of the world. Specimens are dried pressed and shared with botanical collections and subscribers receive seeds for gardens.
A 1 000 year old book notes two poultry breeds in China while early incubators in Egypt 4 000 years ago share the same basic principle as those used today in China and elsewhere.
Mrs. Harry D. Weeks of Seattle proves a 40-foot city lot can feed a family of four for three years and fund a savings plan. She grew 60 fruit varieties and many vegetables, paid for itself, and purchased 1000 dollars in War Savings stamps while showing chickens on the plot.
A fragment notes that a bone supports half again the load of the best oak of equal thickness, indicating bone strength surpasses oak by about fifty percent.
A speaker must exert seven to sixteen times more lung power to project deeper tones. The description notes the physical effort involved in producing lower voice, emphasizing breath control and vocal technique for resonance.
A family on a Sunday ride reports a rough road causing onboard discomfort. Little Rose asks in a playful line if the car has "lost it a temper" as bumps continue along the road.
Reports from Leipzig note several potato poisonings linked to solanin in green parts. The toxin, 0.2 grammes, can cause harm. mature tubers normally have little, but sprouted greens must be removed before cooking to avoid danger.
The article notes that the Chinese minister to Washington Wu Ting-fang, meaning fragrant place, and the minister to England Lo Feng-lo, meaning a rich harvest, illustrate flowery naming. It also mentions the standard name for a girl baby as My thousand ounces of gold.
A meditation on leadership and fate as a small vessel yields to a mighty ship led by a great Admiral who can draw men, states, and planets toward their good. Emerson frames destiny as stronger than any helmsman.
In a Brazilian city a trolley car ambulance transports patients to and from hospitals in its suburban area leveraging a rail linked medical service to improve access and reduce travel time for emergency and routine cases.
The American Red Cross allocates 15 million dollars to European relief 13.76 million to home use and 1.25 million for Siberia completing its 30 million fund. Dr Farrand says reserves are kept for emergencies tied to Russia opening to US trade and emphasizes maintaining obligations to soldiers and families while expanding domestic peace programs.
Poem reflection on a lotus flower growing in a western lake. The speaker contrasts its gentle beauty with ancient Egyptian splendor, noting links to Karnak Luxor and Theban tombs. The lotus symbolizes Egypt's enduring faith and immortality, evoking sphinxes pyramids and old world reverence.
Government guidance helps city households keep a small profitable flock of eight to ten hens. General purpose breeds like Plymouth Rock Wyandotte Rhode Island Red or Orpington are preferred for eggs meat and broodiness, offering better fryers and sitters than Leghorns.
Iceland's small island duck populations breed in large numbers. The tame birds allow feather stroking and down removal from nests. Down is a major export item, gathered over multiple stages with the nesting and egg-hatching cycle.
An old adage proposes a man should weigh 28 pounds per foot of height to be perfectly proportioned. The rule is presented as a guideline for physical ideals and body measurements.
The Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado preserves prehistoric cliff houses built by a small people not pygmies. Excavation and repair by the Bureau of American Ethnology and Interior Department highlight their educational value and distinct megolithic architecture across a wide southwestern region.
The text argues hatchery and raising chickens, noting hens are poor broodies. It favors lighter egg breeds for higher egg output on less feed, and recommends keeping some pure breeds to sell breeding stock or market eggs profitably.
A reflective piece contrasts youth and middle age as it discusses patriotism. It argues that good ends require good means and that bad ends should be abandoned, noting youth’s beauty and the steady climb toward the sun in age.
The piece argues that quality tools determine good work, echoing a lesson from ancient times. It cites William Roscoe Thayer in promoting expertise over untrained effort and emphasizes the enduring value of proper implements.
Edward Bigelow, scout naturalist, tells Boys' Life readers not to limit winter exploration to roads. He advises cautious forays into swamps and frozen underbrush, noting that ice and hidden features can be dangerous yet reveal fairyland by streams and brook banks.
The article traces firearm ignition systems from early wheel and flint locks to the percussion principle credited to Rev. Alexander Forsythe born 1768. It notes percussion caps becoming common around 1825 and references Italian medieval gun use, Swiss arquebuses, and the Napoleonic era.
New official statistics show one quarter of U S printing is done in New York City where about 3 000 establishments employ nearly 70 000 people The city now outranks London which had been seen as the world printing capital
A humorous dialogue recalls a doctor’s paradox about typhoid in a family and identifies well water as the cause. Other exchanges mock dismissals of workers, wedding gifts, dog fondness, legal fees, and a missing dog ad.
A humorous exchange features a young woman scoffing at life as a song while an old Bach figure laments. A materialist mocks music by favoring the ukulele, arguing it is quiet and easily destroyed compared to a grand piano or violin.
The piece explains that ancient Chinese relied on monosyllables totaling 420 in the Pekingese dialect. The Imperial dictionary lists 44 449 words, and each syllable bears about 105 distinct meanings distinguished by subtle pronunciation shifts and adjacent word associations.
A new irrigation dam on the Murray River Australia will rise to 94 feet and create an impoundment of 1,000,000 acre feet of water.
At One Look, Howell asks if your son is quick. Powell answers yes he can size someone up at first glance.
Prof W M Miller of the University of Minnesota used ten challenging words to test ninety normal students intending to teach. The best score was seven correct spellings out of ten.
An observation from Sarl Dunes notes varied flora thriving on sandy expanses across Gary Indiana. The report highlights adaptability of plant life to arid soils and urban fringe environments.
A sermon notes that society mirrors Isaiah era confusion and fear with restless industry conflicts and secular entertainment draining church attendance. It condemns spiritual blindness, ignorance of Bible truth, and leaders who misuse religion, urging a return to the Bible as the sole source of truth.
A quotation from Bishop Jebb asserts Christianity is not heavenly entertainment or idle fancy but a serious occupation guiding every moment of life.
A reflective meditation on regret for failing to show full love to dead relatives and the sacred bond of human souls, urging repentance for past coldness and insufficient reverence. The passage centers on remorse and the divine value of kinship.
A brief collection notes a didactic line from George Meredith: who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered. The line echoes themes of moral improvement through spiritual practice.
The quote reflects Coleridge's view that a mind may choose to pause when truth has no further urging and benevolence calls for restraint, suggesting a balance between pursuit of truth and charitable consideration. It frames restraint as a virtue aligned with neighborly care and flair.
A concise quotation echoes Abraham Lincoln stressing that no good thing is enjoyed without prior labor cost. The message links labor to achievement and frames effort as a prerequisite for reward.
Advert says a dose every two hours up to three cures a cold and grippe. It claims to open congested nostrils relieve headache fever sneezing and stiffness, costs only a few cents, tastes pleasant and contains no quinine.
Cover the children’s schoolbooks with elthrestiff paper or cloth to ensure they last the year and remain usable for the next child in the family who will need to use them.
The ad touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to color wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics with a fadeless rich tone. It promises a direction book in the package and a color card to match materials, aiming to attract dress goods and accessories buyers.
An advertisement claims Garfield Tea regularly used can correct liver and kidney disorders. A quote from Thomas Carlyle on labor appears, noting labor rids three ills. The piece comments that many charity contributors are caught in the act.
Cairo Illinois resident Mrs J H Hayden reports ten years of using Favorite Prescription to ease backache and dizzy spells during midlife. She praises the remedy for strengthening and vitality and recommends it to women in this life stage.
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