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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
7
A Dalins News note reflects on a woman raising eight or nine children and choosing practicality over nostalgia for old-fashioned southern hospitality. The comment implies resilience in facing daily duties rather than dwelling on past social norms.
A homemade hair darkening remedy uses Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine mixed with water. Applied twice weekly it darkens gray streaks without coloring the scalp and leaves hair soft and glossy. A druggist can prepare it or it can be mixed at home at low cost.
The item notes a tongue in cheek remark about a pastor desiring a pet and suggests a shepherd dog as a joke. It then cites wartime statistics showing 1,725 British girls married soldiers, highlighting social ties during the period.
A playful exchange portrays a suitor asking why he is sad and declaring his vow, while the beloved responds that the ring is still missing. The dialogue captures light romantic wit and social tone of the period.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a versatile product turning faded garments new with guaranteed color on wool, silk, linen, cotton, or blends. It claims a color card matches materials and mentions a direction book for dyeing over any base color. It ends with a joke about a mortgage while finishing a home.
Aspirin is advertised for pain including headache toothache earache neuralgia lumbago rheumatism neuritis and general pain. The label instructs buyers to say Bayer when purchasing aspirin and to look for the Bayer Cross on the package and tablets. Small twelve tablet tins sell for a few cents with larger sizes also available from druggists.
A traveling salesman arrives in a small town and learns the town’s booming image hinges on a flour mill. The hotel owner reveals the whistling signals were installed to sound industrious for factories never yet built. The scene underlines a lively pretence of progress.
A London convention on longevity cites Edinburgh based actuarial statistics from 18 000 insured men showing lighter individuals live longer. German and Austrian averages are reported heavier by about fourteen pounds than Britons Canadians and Americans. The piece quotes Mr Orr noting wartime rationing shortened girth and extended longevity prospects while a dramatic aside references social satire and a brief theatre exchange.
Director Sam L. Rogers said the census will cover the population of almost all U S cities by May or June and the total national population by September or October with Washington first to report. Enumerators began at least 70 000 in week one. weather may delay some districts and clerks will prepare a rapid preliminary count as schedules arrive.
About one hundred film industry figures met to discuss using cinema to help solve national problems. Secretary Franklin K Lane urged the industry to mobilize publicity and emphasize fortitude and patriotism, echoing wartime efforts and a joint committee request to lead a campaign.
Fashion writer notes a postwar shift to London designed sport clothes with bright woolens and striped materials. Jackets, suits, and skirts appear with kimono sleeves and wrappy lines, plus new hat fabrics and duvetyn trims.
Mrs. Thomas J. Preston has entrusted Princeton historian Robert M. McElroy with the task of preparing the life and letters of Grover Cleveland. McElroy, head of Princeton's history and politics department, has written several works and lectured widely in the U S, China, Japan, and the Philippines. The biography aims to become a notable book of the year.
Allies proposed panels for the senate chamber in Canada’s new Dominion Parliament building in Ottawa. The structure cost rose from 5 million in 1916 to at least 7 million and possibly higher as labor and material costs increased. The Commons will meet in a white marble hall with arches and a vaulted ceiling. The senate chamber remains unfinished and will use the railroad board committee room.
The 1919 tax crackdown targets profiteering landlords with tenant driven data. Tenants must list rent paid and recipient on returns, enabling the justice department to pursue profiteers. Daniel G. Roper functions announce the program as part of a high cost of living campaign.
A period piece praises black velvet gowns for versatility and practicality. It notes plain skirts suitable for daytime outdoors and evenings under a coat, with the bodice design determining the occasion from shopping to theater. It frames velvet as economical despite high costs.
The text notes velvet amost use with soft brilliant shades: flame turquoise blue coral canary sapphire and nile green as smart gown colors. It advises securing the gown with a few jewels and discusses keeping housegrown flowers with moist air and frequent spraying. Plant bulbs at intervals through winter for blossoms indoors.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal hints at a story about an abused wife, noting peculiar public chatter and a tense, curious atmosphere around the narrative. The piece suggests domestic strife as a central theme without graphic detail.
A six foot Westerner reports Western Canada turning from grain to prize stock farming. Stock champions at Chicago show breeding success while farmer clubs in Saskatchewan boost local herds and draft horses. He invites visitors to see land, stock, and homegrown farm meals in high price times.
A witty remark questions what a wealthy publisher calls his top book. He claims his best seller is the one he stacked up before the drought, implying stockpiled works outlasted scarce times. The remark frames the notion of value tied to scarcity and timing.
An advertisement praises Garfield Tea as a mild pleasant laxative said to be healthful and easy to take. The text contrasts honesty as a profession with dishonesty and notes even a slow-witted man may improve his standing in a barber shop.
Cure ad promotes Wu's Cream Balm to clear nasal passages and relieve head fog for colds and catarrh. It claims soothing antiseptic action, easy application, and quick relief. The note also mentions live lobsters as a travel detail between Paris and Brussels.
Parents urged to use Cascarets for children who are bilious constipated or ill the candy laxative is said to cleanse the bowels without griping and to cure sour stomach and bad breath. Claims it contains no dangerous drugs and is a safe family cathartic for mild stomach complaints.
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