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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1927
Page
1
Distressed by gas fullness and dyspepsia is claimed to improve with one tablespoonful of Dave's Mentha Pepsin. The ad promises rapid relief from heart distress and breathing difficulty and offers a money back guarantee if not helped.
A collage of comic vignettes unfolds with Benham and Mrs. Benham trading jests about brains and elephants, a doctor pitching books as medicine, a fast train scene with a pretty passenger eager to kiss her sister, and a lazy sluggard debating moves with his watch and an uncle.
A brass band helps maintain a cheerful crowd and prevents provoking controversy, Senator Sorghum notes while discussing public gatherings and cultural events.
In a crowded hotel dining room a man asked for a preacher to resolve a superstition. A minister replied and the man requested the minister to make two of the thirteen present into one. The incident reflects local humor about superstition and religious figures.
In a brisk exchange the conceited actor Buskin declares crowds will stand in line at the box office even after his death. A small, quiet voice counters with a sting for refunds, reflecting a sharp glare at ego and theater commerce.
A fragmentary classified section listing medical remedies and ads for various products. Piled items include calls for doctors, radiation radiator references, income tax literature, anti hypertension claims, condensed promotions for jewelry and farm deals, and mail order solicitations from multiple firms across Chicago Battle Creek Cincinnati Seattle and New York.
In a witty exchange at a Woman's Luncheon, Louise and Julia clash over skill among dressmakers. The humor turns to a dig at differing beliefs as Julia quips about mixing topics of religion with fashion.
A fragment from The Three Kinds features the line some are born great some achieve greatness provoking a note on the work Stray Stories. The garbled text hints at discussion of ambition and critique in the literary piece.
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