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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
7
A Muskegon reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing six years of back weakness. She reports regained strength and ability to work and urges others to try the remedy.
The article urges women to guard their health and notes many neglect it until a sex related ailment appears. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a successful restorer of health for suffering women and offers confidential advice from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Bernice worries about rain while her mother plans to wash windows. Dorothy, three, interjects that if washed they can hang them in the attic. The playful exchange highlights a household banter on chores and weather.
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children, urging mothers to look for the California label and noting a fruity taste. A second snippet features a shopper remark about high prices and a storekeeper quipping about low thermometers.
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes offering rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics including dresses blouses skirts children's coats and more. It claims guidance with each package and a color card to match materials.
Quotation from Boston Transcript notes a self described self made man saying Sir I am a self made man with witty comeback questioning who interrupted. The piece lampoons crude taste and calls sovietism the big jazz that disrupts harmony.
The United States Bureau of Efficiency outlines a program to loan money at post offices on Liberty bonds to protect original buyers and curb profiteering. Loans would be $45 on a $50 bond or $90 on a $100 bond, with a $200 per person limit, and rebates via maturing coupons to cover interest. The borrower could redeem or sell the bond before maturity.
A tentative Senate subcommittee proposal outlines a permanent peace army of 280 000 with compulsory four month training for youths aged 18 to 21. The plan folds in National Guard elements, offers a choice to train with regular army or guard, and places draftees in a five year reserve though deployment would only occur in war. No compulsory service is included.
A party touring near the Grand Canyon stops at a forest ranger cabin. The ranger receives two subtle notes praising the station's immaculate upkeep, one signed by David F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture, the other by Dr Hans Sulzer Ambassador from Switzerland.
Michigan plans a 343 mile Victory highway from New Buffalo to Port Huron to honor war servicemen. The road will pass through 12 counties including St. Joe Kalamazoo Battle Creek and Lansing with a northern Owosso Saginaw Bay City branch. Monuments trees and memorial buildings will accompany the route.
Washington reports a winter fashion flourish as 6500 congressional swallow tails jackets and several vests return from moth balls. Representative Tom Merlin of Alabama unveils an extravagant black broadcloth coat while Uncle Joe Cannon’s vest regains buttons from two to four, signaling the season’s style contest in the Senate after Senator James Hawilton Lewis left.
Lawrence Perry notes the 53rd anniversary marking the shift to paying players. He recalls 1866 when three Atlantics of Brooklyn players were paid $10 a week, and their sacrifice helped baseball move past stigma.
Melbourne Inman defeated Reece In London after a late rally to clinch a 16 000 to 15 452 victory. Inman faced a 3 836 point deficit on the final day and earned a purse of 1 000 with a 500 side bet as the match concluded.
Hugh Miller, famed war hero and former first baseman, can no longer play due to gunshot wounds. He plans to become an umpire in minor leagues and work up to the majors, having fully recovered save for a slight limp. He currently works for a St. Louis newspaper as a reporter.
A Boston and Wells Memorial Checker clubs committee announces the 1920 international match is impractical. Instead Boston will host the fifth national tournament next August tied to the Pilgrim Tercentenary celebration. National events paused in 2015 due to the war.
BR. L. Boynton born 189? star quarterback and captain of Williams College football eleven of 1919 has been re elected to lead the Purple next season.
The Amateur Fencing League of America will hold its first women’s national championship in four years at the New York Turn Verein on March 24. The event marks a return to a national title for female fencers in the league.
Brooklyn infielder Chick Ward will undergo knee surgery to repair a floating cartilage fragment. A renowned surgeon will perform the operation with the aim of restoring Ward’s value for the Brooklyn club next season.
The report covers boxing efforts by New York Nationals training in San Antonio and Olympic plans for Canada, college football captains including John Depler and Ned Jackson, pro signings with Connie Mack, and various club rulings. It notes boxing rule discussions in New Jersey, league pilots in Nashville, and the Sacramento team sale with manager retained.
A Shamrock IV craft described as an extreme, wooden built vessel with a double planked top and canoe-like body. The keel runs 66 feet and authorities call the hull the best yet tested by dinghound, noting the boat as a claimed freak.
The article argues Jim Thorpe could become Columbia University's athletic director succeeding Jed Dawson. It notes his multi sport fame in football baseball basketball and track, and suggests his broad knowledge and leadership would suit the role, while acknowledging a large compensation and potential hiring hurdles.
Plans for forming an association of lawn tennis clubs represent Yale Harvard Princeton Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania to be known as the Intercollegiate tennis league were promulgated by C S Garland captain of the Blue tennis team and K N Hawks 21 of Yale University.
George Kistler of the Ted and Blue Swimming team forecasts a strong season for the Quakers whose intramural program has spotted promising swimmers. He aims to develop talent for a first-class varsity squad and a standout diver to elevate Penn’s aquatic efforts.
The proposed ten mile world championship race featuring George McGrew and Jean Vermeulen at Walburgh Scotland has been postponed. McGrea has undergone an appendicitis operation.
W. S. Kelly, 21, of the University of Iowa football team is chosen as varsity captain for 1920. The selection places him at the helm of the squad for the upcoming season, with Kelly recognized as a leader among his teammates.
Penn defeats rival to clinch intercollegiate soccer crown after a 0 to 0 finish. The cross country feature asks about the cross manner and whether scarment apparel is worn in cold weather.
Philip Brown, star tackle and punter for Cutter College, has been elected captain for the 120 season. The Butler man succeeds previous leadership as the team looks to next season.
Amherst College aims for top honors this season with a strong lineup and depth across events, hoping to lift the New Englanders to prominence in intercollegiate competition.
Buck Hatcher has been elected captain of the University of Tennessee football team for the 1920 season. Team leadership will guide UT through the upcoming schedule and traditional rivalry games.
A nineteenth year prescription for Aspirin marketed as Bayer Tableta of Aspirin emphasizes safety proven by millions. Each unbroken package bears directions for colds headaches toothache and other pains.
A humorous line exchange notes multiple flaws of a man who falls, with a joked exaggeration about long-held habits and comically incomplete criticisms. The quip echoes a local wit's observation of a stubborn character.
A vintage ad touts Roschee's Syrup as a remedy for coughs bronchitis colds throat irritation and lung troubles. It claims influenza deaths last year exceeded war casualties and promotes the product as made in America and used widely for a good night's rest with morning expectoration.
A fragmented quotation contrasts a costly jury with a distant origin for Nieh cost of Uvbyag. The text appears as a dated, cryptic dialogue referencing ancient figures and terms.
An old fashioned herb home remedy for constipation and digestive derangements is praised as a family medicine with enduring favor. The note highlights Mrs Wood as a contributor to this traditional stomach and intestinal aid.
A keen student of nature asks if readers show morose or sunny expressions and how mood affects family and strangers. The piece notes the impact of facial expression on others and personal influence, urging self awareness and a cheerful bearing.
In the first half of 1919 Seattle shipped 15,785,796 dollars worth of goods to to Siberia, the American gateway to the region. This compares with 87,371 dollars in the same period last year, marking a sharp rise in export activity from Seattle.
A fre quentor of cosmopolitan society recalls a poet invited to a great lady’s house on Rue Saint Germain in Paris. The poet, red faced and uneasy, finally asks if the year’s pawn tickets are pine as the hostess begs him to speak.
A mother helps her daughter in law adapt to life after war by teaching Hinglish and French phrases and even American cooking. The scene in the kitchen ends with Josephine mispronouncing a dog’s tail wag as a French phrase.
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