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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
1
A 1922 Western Newspaper Union feature outlines practical kitchen guidance. It presents a main dish alternative using olives and hominy, a toasted oats bake, a savory sandwich filling with almonds and pickles, and a liquid yeast method. Copyright 1922.
A thoughtful note by John Blake argues time wasted is time lost. People hurry from home to office and back, wasting hours sitting around. By using spare eight hour blocks wisely, individuals can boost output, invest time like money, and gain significant future dividends.
A historical note explains that sleeves once wore a row of buttons due to a royal order aimed at curbing the habit. The practice, copied by court gallants and later adopted across England and abroad, persisted as handkerchief use faded and buttons settled in their current positions.
Poem advises a friend not to seek wealth but to treasure simple joys and resilience. It contemplates sun and clouds, toil and sorrow, and ends with a wish for a life of contentment and honest effort. The text blends hopeful lines with imperfect OCR errors.
A reflective piece argues troubles are largely imaginary and preparation helps overcome odds. It urges not to dwell on possible burdens but to persevere toward goals, noting progress may seem slow yet perseverance reveals manageable challenges.
A short reflective piece extols the soft answer as a force for preserving friendship and reducing wrath. It contrasts calm, gentle speech with quarrelsome rhetoric, urging readers to adopt patient, kind responses to defuse conflicts and ease suffering. It highlights the lasting influence of gentle words on both young and old.
A reflective note on practice over luck citing Thoreau like a training credo. The author urges that every sentence is earned through steady effort from title to end.
A mixed digest notes trends and curiosities: Indians seldom beard growth. Rosa Bonheur wore masculine dress. Joal overtakes wood in Persia. Ceylon laborers earn 8 to 20 cents daily. Salvo tech mines deep sea salvage. Lady Walker acted in a photoplay. weather records 1837 1844. London Bristol fastest trains 62 mph. 7000 mammal species. milk water 86 88 percent. Caesar invasion reaches Tsuntaln. Rowan London surface 18 feet. elephants killed after unmanageable. fur auction total over 3.265 million in New York. 100000 square miles US swamps drainable. Lausteurs savings avert grape crop loss post Franco Prussian War.
The obverse and reverse of the gold medal to be presented to Verdun France by President Harding in the name of the people of the United States. It was designed by John Flanagan.
A frog mouth bird named podargus is newly received at the London Zoo. It is noted as the most remarkable among recent arrivals for its large gape and remarkable camouflage and stillness. The bird feeds on mice and can swallow a field morse at once. A life saving jacket invented by an Australian lady gains British board of trade approval and is used by several shipping lines.
A salesman or preacher type aboard presses a fellow passenger to ponder time as youth swiftly passes. Battersby questions whether he is selling a watch, prompting a wary exchange in the dialogue.
The article notes that punch originated in the East Indies and its name is said to derive from a Sanskrit word meaning five for its five ingredients rum tea sugar lemon and hot water.
A compact quotation emphasizes doing today's duty and resisting present temptations without dwelling on unseen future events or understanding things beyond sight.
Miss Ann laments busy social schedule while Miss May reveals she is engaged after a week of parties. The exchange highlights contrasting social lives and upcoming nuptials.
A Louisville Courier-Journal piece urges calm and restraint in business dealings. It argues a business man should maintain composure and temper, warning against fits that provoke unrest or poor judgment.
In Red Oak a single night yielded ten arrests on bootlegging charges. The report also notes a spectrum of local crimes and incidents across Iowa including homicide sentencing, arson arrests, farm losses from hog cholera, and a fatal fall at a Sioux City plant.
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