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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
5
A neglected boy named Neal Morse endures harsh discipline at a country school where he is shunned by classmates. An affectionate classmate, Juttie Marsh, secretly offers hope as she whispers plans to help him escape through a window.
A schoolboy Neal Morse befriends penniless Juttie in flee to the woods. Years later Juttie’s kindness and Neal's fidelity converge when a mysterious benefactor repays a debt, and Neal leaves show life to seek honest work for love. The tale ends with Neal burning the fool's cap and reclaiming dignity.
A nature observer notes his large black cat Bill recognized him by sight after a night out. The cat greeted the friend at the door, then returned to the kitchen, showing affection briefly before resuming independence. The writer questions feline scent capabilities.
The article explains why lightning rods use sharp points to discharge electricity quietly. It notes that resistance increases with surface area, warns against knobs or balls, and compares full and moderate charges on points versus dischargers. It mentions noncorrosive metal for the tip to minimize resistance and safety implications for the body.
Speech echoes a taunt about Truthful James boasting of beatings. The response counters that he retreated in every battle, claiming no true victory. The exchange frames a partisan jab over courage and conduct in conflict.
Chicago physician recounts six months with a base hospital near the French front. He praises British, French, and American medical efficiency, noting no conscious groans or fear among wounded, no typhoid thanks to vaccination and patriotism, and high discipline among troops.
Eleven year old Moyses Speter, a self styled self made man from Brooklyn, travels to Brazil seeking a glimpse of Bello Horizonte and its ice skating culture. Despite doubts from local authorities, he returns home to his Brooklyn roots after a long voyage abroad.
Mrs. Mary Rowe native of Norwich New York died after reaching her hundredth birthday last January. She had eight children forty five grandchildren and eighty eight great grandchildren.
The Foolkiller, a submarine missing 265 years, has been located at the river bottom near Chicago. Divers report a cigar shaped craft about forty feet long and five feet wide buried in three feet of mud, with plans to raise and preserve it.
A caution urging not to allow disturbing pictures to poison the mind. It warns images can injure mental health quickly and advocates avoiding exposure to harmful visual content.
A Saloniki dispatch from November 25 describes a German led spy network in Saloniki. Spies mingle with travelers at trains and hotels while waiters and locals are recruited to gather intelligence. Reports claim every transport and disembarkation is relayed to Sofia Constantinople or Berlin, and Greece’s neutrality leaves Allies vulnerable. The piece urges a rapid countermeasure.
Visitors watch blinded soldiers practice drills at the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors' hotel in St. Dunstan's Regents Park. Many youths, blind from battle, learn to live independently, proving blindness a handicap that can be overcome and the hotel a turning point.
The structure near Nish in Serbia was built by the Turks in 1809 to honor their victory over Serbian rebels. It was constructed from rock and the skulls of Serbians, laid in alternating cemented layers, earning its grim name.
Rich township student F J Gahn, age sixteen and 260 pounds, attends Glaser school north of Fremont. He is described as perhaps the biggest country schoolboy in Ohio and among the brightest pupils in his class.
In Ashby Minnesota a stash of notes and certificates of deposit totaling 13000 dollars was found under the bed of B G Blomberg a 75 year old recluse and bachelor who died there His heirs are relatives in Sweden and it is not known that he owned real estate The hoard is believed to be his labor earnings.
A vivid exaggeration contrasts the sprawling scale of London with its urban layout. The claim imagines the city’s streets extending across the Atlantic to reach San Francisco, illustrating a playful hyperbole about London's size.
The article advises sending orders to reliable firms, starting seeds indoors, and sowing perennials and vines in good soil. It stresses window box plantings in February and March, buying seed in mixed packs, sharing or dividing seeds, and using floral magazines for botanical names and care.
Inquiries favor the Hydrangea as the best late flowering hardy shrub due to extreme hardiness easy culture and abundant blooms. It thrives best when grouped rather than planted singly as large bloom heads bend branches into graceful curves and persist into winter.
The salvia makes a splendid hedge and massing plant suitable for borders and general planting. It performs best when grown by itself in garden beds.
The article notes Griswold Thompson as the best dressed man of today, surpassing H. Berry Wall once famed for style. It claims Thompson owns about 80 suits, with a wardrobe budget of at least 10 000 dollars annually, and cites figures like James Duke Jr. owning around 150 suits.
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