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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1922
Page
12
Swamp-Root, praised by druggists for years, supports kidney liver and bladder function. The advertisement claims it stands the test of time, urges readers to buy at drugstores, and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by sending to Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
In plain diction he appeals to constituents who dislike ornate language. He says the goal of gatherings is to discuss business, not establish a literary society, signaling a shift toward concise, direct communication.
The saying among lawyers is that most men who threaten to sue know from the start they won't actually file a case. Legal fears and posturing fuel empty threats more than real claims, experts say.
A historical quip questions Kaiser Wilhelm II as to why he vehemently denies initiating the conflict, noting that leaders rarely claim blame for failed ventures.
Advertisement touts Cuticura as a three product solution for all toilet needs. It recommends soaking hands in Cuticura Soap then drying, applying Cuticura Ointment, and removing excess with tissue. Also implies use of Soap Ointment and Talcum for overall care.
A New York Sun anecdote describes a butcher perplexed by turkeys and prices during Christmas season. He notes customers want a specific weight and end up choosing similar birds, muttering about the stag-gering price.
A grocer verifies to a young shopper that the eggs offered are genuine hen-made country eggs. The brief exchange highlights trust in local produce as the day’s work proceeds.
A family adapts to electric lighting as baby Frank reaches two wall buttons. After a bedtime call, Florence switches off the light and Frank fears the darkness. He asks if his mother is there and then if she is afraid, replying that she isn’t but warns Frank not to be afraid.
The piece argues education expands awareness of ignorance, cites water as hydrogen and oxygen unresolved by science, and says divine wisdom remains hidden. It notes that progress is the gradual growth of our ignorance. A Chicago Post quote discusses love turning to insomnia and defective hammocks causing breakups.
Copper and brass can be galvanized by coating with zinc through a boiling bath. Finely divided zinc is placed in a nonmetallic vessel and covered with a concentrated sal ammoniac solution, heated to boil, then the articles are immersed for a few minutes to form a bright protective layer.
The Old Codger recalls a feller named Lpeysmith who tilled a corn row 68.7 miles long. He began in the field center and circled outward, finishing with notable success before an accidental injury.
The Michigan state conservation department established 25 000 acres of game refuges and breeding grounds in Midland Gladwin Emmet and Otsego counties in 1921. Focused on the distribution and establishment of the Chinese ring necked pheasant. Never borrow trouble for the purpose of lending it to others. Dinners used to be the kind worth ringing a dinner bell for.
Erik Hagenlacher, newly arrived German billiard champion, is credited with a 768 point run at 18.2 balkline on a 5 by 10 table using 2 7 16 inch balls and a 20 ounce cue. Manager Joseph Knoepler says he has eight years of billiards experience split between Stuttgart and Berlin, where he turned pro.
In Philadelphia during the Athletics era three star pitchers Bender Coombs and Morgan moved to vaudeville. On stage they drew laughs as Morgan opened with a baseball nostalgia line only to be cut off by Coombs with a quick gag about not repeating old saws.
A government compilation shows from Aug 8 1920 to Dec 92, boxing at Madison Square Garden yielded 35 317 in property and amusement taxes. New York state collected 101 007 on boxing and wrestling events. Attendance across the period reached 2 247 127.
President Heydler of the National League foresees a rising use of curve pitching across the majors next year. He cites the World Series as proof that well controlled curves can neutralize strong hitters and says many young players and minor league prospects will adopt the method, with no rule changes needed. He also notes batting averages will normalize and 900 home runs in a season will become unlikely.
Henry R. Hisley notes a shift in professional golfers who combine hard play with heavy drinking, now replaced by clean cut, steady players who are trusted instructors for club members and their families.
Miller Huggins will lead the New York Yankees in 1922 with a substantially increased salary after guiding the team to pennant contention. Despite opposition from some owners, he was re hired and his pay was raised by about two thousand dollars annually. The Amateur Athletic Union lists eighteen sectional bodies as part of its organization.
Goto of Honolulu asserts a world record for the most tennis sets in a season totaling 1 180 with 417 singles wins and 264 doubles wins. He once played fifteen sets in a day and averaged ten sets per afternoon, though he lost to W N Ekland of Hawaii 8 6 6 2 in one match.
Kid Gharrity set an American League long distance record by totaling 18 bases in a single game on June 23, 1919, a mark that remains unbeaten.
Washington catcher Charlie Garrell on May 11, 1897, threw out eight would be Baltimore baserunners, sealing a strong performance behind the plate.
Harvard outlines twenty three home baseball games while Penn lists twelve track meets. Brown football drills indoors weekly as inter class fights fade. Notable items include Rockne's Notre Dame stay and Yale's cautious track bid, plus coaching changes at Washington and Lee and Red Sox manager plans.
The University of Pennsylvania stadium under construction will hold 80 000 seats when finished. It will be the largest of its kind in the world with only a portion of Franklin Field stands used in the new plan. Havana bans boxing decree by mayor De Villegas deems prize fighting brutal and dangerous.
The famed Pirates shortstop Wagner Still Leada dominates NL hitting as Anson’s four time mark nears. The Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders plan a renewed competition purse of 21000 for 1922 with a guaranteed prize. Earl Stoner is named captain of Minnesota’s 1022 Gopher wrestling team. Tommy Burns achieves three hits in one inning for Chicago on September 6, 1883, a record never matched.
Walter Johnson stands as the sole American League pitcher to lead the league in the lowest earned run average for a third time, maintaining his dominance on the mound.
Morgan G. Bulkeley of Hartford Connecticut served as the league's first president in 1876 for one year.
Youthful chess prodigy Samuel Rzeschewski will reside in New York City to pursue the game, joining local competitions and studying under prominent mentors as he builds a milestone career in the metropolis.
In a brief, pastiche dialogue Ma and Mrs. Peekton discuss reading aloud from a book. Ma hesitates, then recalls an old joke about a woman’s place and rapid thinking, revealing a playful back-and-forth about comprehension and memory.
An old advertisement promotes California Wig Syrup for children as a gentle bowel cleansing remedy. It claims a teaspoonful can prevent illness, noting it suits constipated or feverish babies, with directions printed on the bottle and a warning to insist on the genuine product to avoid imitations.
A fragment discusses Tes and a baby, noting a man may speak in meeting if he stops. It contrasts a nuisance with a man bearing a grievance, suggesting similar social tensions and expectations in conduct.
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