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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
7
An ad touts Cuticura Talcum Soap and Ointment at 25 cents each. The text also includes a humorous exchange about the new courthouse with a tavern landlord bragging the walls are tall enough to where a bricklayer can fall and break his collarbone. The snippet ends with people noting some may go as far as the next one.
A St Paul resident declares Tanlac best of all noting it cured nervous weakness headaches gas heartburn and sour stomach. She claims to have gained ten pounds and now enjoys housework and overall wellbeing as Tanlac remains available at druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
Australia tests a wireless to mail-ship system where radio messages are sent to steamers that have left port. Messages are written and mailed as letters at the ship’s port of call, creating a moving postal link.
A collection of brief notes on women seeking non surgical relief for common ailments using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Personal anecdotes from Mrs Edwards Wilson North Carolina and Mrs R G Westover Akron Ohio claim recovery and avoided operations. Also a light item about a traffic policeman and a retractable car robe from the Indianapolis Star.
The Cornell University president notes North America's average life spans from forty-one in 1870 to fifty-two and a half in 1910, with 56 years overall. Health education is linked to potential gains of about twenty years, while India’s average is about twenty four and New Zealanders average around sixty.
Dialogue excerpts reveal nostalgia for rural life and city living. A character recalls Edith’s former companions, noting a gradual departure, while another pair contrasts affection for the farm with city residence.
Revered preacher discusses Zechariah's price and its fulfillment in Judas's betrayal, urging readers to assess Christ's value. The piece compares worldly and spiritual worth, cautions against misplaced priorities, and challenges readers to choose Christ over earthly pleasures. It calls for reverence of Christ as central to civilization and salvation.
Quotation attributed to Shakespeare notes vanity as a driver of self-approval when public regard wanes, suggesting self-regard replaces communal esteem. The line frames vanity as a personal bias in social status.
A collection of religious proverbs and quotations on prayer inner peace and living simply. Includes St Paul John 6 27 Pascal and Pope lines urging quiet home life restraint in sharing heart matters and guarding private thoughts.
A New York Times fashion notice details the rise of high and elaborate shoes, stitched and buckled styles, and Paris imports. It highlights knee and ankle boots, gloves, stockings, and ornate umbrellas, with emphasis on coordinated outfits and luxurious handbags.
The article describes durable school wear for children up to age ten featuring gingham frocks with white collars, blooms and romper-inspired outfits, plus alternative fabrics like serges and wool crepes. It notes dresses designed to grow with the child, evening bandeaux, and jewelry-inspired headpieces in jet and crystal styles.
In a clipped exchange the woman confirms marriage and then jokes about her next divorce hearing next week as she smiles. The man makes his move amid the tense moment.
Tony and Ivan argue about phrasing. Tony says a sentence means one thing while Ivan corrects him with a different interpretation. The exchange shows their struggle to align meaning with wording.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a wife urging her partner to hurry home and a man named John responding. The clipped exchanges imply a domestic tension with a note about not overdrawing on one side straights and a mention of being detained on business at the office.
An enigmatic note describes Wiese and an elderly man referred to as Mr Bright. It mentions a method to keep silent lips shut while maintaining an outward smile and an open demeanor.
A brief exchange proposes a possible reason the tortoise won the race. The hare may have been delayed by speeding, while the tortoise continued steadily onward.
Fragmentary chatter shows Mrs. Bumps discussing removing a woman from her circle while another mocks the idea, noting the target knows more gossip than anyone in town.
In a witty exchange Miss Cayenne questions marriage for wealth and warns that some men cling to frugality habits. The remark about Ned suggests a wary view of financial restraint shaping relationships.
A mother questions a delay as family hunts for missing cylinders while light banter about banks and actors unfolds. A cowboy at a dance and quips about brains and literature color the scene with humor and small town dialogue.
Dialogues depict a printer tale of casual banter about a famous scientist predicting doom and a poker game aftermath. A neighbor mocks a swearing man at a bulky auto start while a local Optimist club president is spared embarrassment. Father offers advice to his son as a humorous exchange ends with stubborn defiance.
The excerpt shows a newly engaged daughter declaring shared thoughts with Dick while her father reassures her. A humorous exchange follows about optimism and family, ending with a quip on a newborn’s resemblance to the father.
An elderly man argues with a young salesman at a department store hat counter. He rejects a offered hat as unsuitable and demands a more fitting style, insisting the item is for an older man and expressing his displeasure.
An advertisement promotes Nujol as a natural lubricant for constipation, claiming pills and salts cause injury while Nujol offers gentle relief. It stresses that Nujol is not a medicine or laxative, is harmless, not taxative, and is prescribed by physicians and used in hospitals.
A witty exchange unfolds as a girl questions why the speaker dedicates all his affections to her, while he admits he cannot understand why his feelings are so strong. The scene ends with puzzled laughter from others nearby.
A fragmented street scene from Cumlinville features a marshal quizzed by a visitor about stations, prices, dog swaps, or legal actions. The cryptic exchange references Andy Lopp from Healla’ Baty and unknown local figures in Icunsag City.
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