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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1924
Page
6
Mrs Josie Shaw of Cambridge Maine recounts severe female pains that eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with avoiding an operation and cites a four year pain free period following treatment. The ad notes a nationwide poll claiming 98 of 100 users benefited. Available at druggists everywhere.
Katherine Walker Smith, widow of 1918, after selling a failing factory, opens a tiny fine wear shop in Evanston Illinois. She targets discriminating buyers near the university and hotel district, building a secure life for her two children with a future college fund and life insurance.
A vivid note on calico for summer frocks signals Paris and New York fashion heat. French designs in English calico prints, tiered tunics, and cretonne coats appear in current collections. Designers mix bold patterns with white organdie trims, tunics, and tunic belts, showcasing crepe varieties and tube silhouettes for warm weather.
Caroline Ruutz Rees, a Connecticut educator and headmistress of Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, rose to national prominence through wartime service and suffrage activism. She held degrees from Paris and Columbia, contributed to Yale Review, led state and national women’s groups, and became Connecticut’s national committeewoman.
Confucius maintained food should not be eaten until it had been chopped or cut into small pieces, emphasizing preparation before consuming meals.
A short reflection notes that time brings only one regret the lack of joy in past moments and more belief patience love and understanding of how things work out with a call to help toward final outcomes.
The Octavian Library, built by Emperor Augustus in Rome to honor Tita, opened to the public in 70 81 A D. The effort marks an early municipal library project reflecting imperial patronage and public education.
In their natural state goldfish are brown from fresh waters of China and Japan. Domestication causes color change into the familiar red gold, and sometimes silver hues.
A damaged OCR fragment suggests charcoal or rust prevention steps for a steel fireplace. It mentions applying paraffin oil to rub and protect the surface after removing rust. The text is unclear and fragmented.
The article notes younger women favor sports clothes over traditional afternoon frocks preferring comfort over luncheon attire. Formal afternoon frocks now blur with dinner wear, often in neutral tones, featuring lace dyed casein and ostrich trim with a gold rib between lace layers.
A fashion note highlights graceful lace capes as a chic innovation of the season. The cape features lace edges with color accents and can be paired with fur or ostrich feather trims in gray, beige, and additional hues.
To remove paint from a serge or woolen dress dip a piece of the same material in water with a little soap dissolved. Rub on the spot, carefully following the weave of the fabric until the stain is completely removed.
A fashion note highlights the flannel coat as a versatile winter staple for women. It offers warmth and a neat silhouette without sleeves, contrasting with clinging sweater looks that may not suit everyone.
Barnett Hollingsworth of Asheville New York saved Miss Gladys Arnold hanging head down from a bridge over the Holston river at Teland Park in Bristol Virginia. As a train neared he urged her to leap and then grabbed her as the car struck clothing. A bystander crawled under the train to pull them to safety.
Frederick McGreggor a 33 year old 6 foot 8 inch 250 pound Erie man complained of insufficient space after being jailed for passing worthless checks. He slept in a hotel bed then in a 5 by 4 foot cell with a 6 foot high ceiling. The turnkey removed two bars to let his feet extend and the inmate resumed sleeping loudly.
In Delphos Ohio the 120 foot water works smoke stack is repainted at material cost after J C Clark of Toledo violated local mayoral laws. Mayor George N Leasure told Clark he was broke at conviction and ordered him to paint the stack, declaring the fine paid when the job is finished.
In Rockland Maine two boys Thomas Gallant twelve and David Colson ten were charged with breaking into a tomb and stealing three skulls. They placed one skull in a candy jar on a post for passersby to see and a policeman witnessed the jar leading to their arrest.
Jefferson City Missouri judge Charles E. Small was fined one dollar and court costs after pleading guilty to fishing without a license. The brief outcome notes the official action and payment as the sentence.
A writer muses that recalling a person after a year includes his pet, and jokes that politicians use a standard greeting to probe familiarity. The quip contrasts intimate memory with political small talk.
Norfolk Virginia Pilot notes social rivals mock a sallow sister for rouging while praising easygoing peers who claim wins with a straight flush amid playful taunts and regional color.
Erle six year old Joseph Nevin was washed through a 1000 foot culvert 36 inches in diameter in Ash street near Parade and Thirtieth. He was rescued by a crowd of over 1000 and taken to St Vincent's hospital uninjured. He credited dodging debris and staying near the surface for his survival.
Mrs Raymond Franzen wife of a psychology professor says a black cat Ben Bonzon warned her before the steamship Oren was struck by a freighter in the St Lawrence gulf. She followed the cat back to the lounge and survived as the ship wreck occurred. passengers later honored Captain Matthews and crew for their calm.
Omaha grocer J. F. Spellman aged sixty five was shot dead behind his store counter after eight prior robber efforts. He had previously faced gunmen eight times, wounding one and routing others. his own gun and two exploded chambers lay at his feet and the till was emptied.
In Medford Oregon Guy Kirkpatrick age 32 drowned in Rogue River at Baygold dam while diving for gold. Loyal Burghart age 38 with one arm escaped by cutting his way out of a diving suit after entrapment in the river bed search.
Accidental gun discharge by five year old Henry Selmit at 858 Harvard Street proves fatal for Adolph Walker who was talking at the door to Mrs. Selmit. The bullet hit Walker in the temple as the child handled the revolver.
Peter Collins of Mojave desert spent nearly fifty years prospecting and found ore valued at $60 a ton. Moments after his discovery he stepped in front of a Santa Fe train and was instantly killed, to the shock of friends and onlookers.
A foxhound owned by William Moyer, blinded by a gunshot wound, returned six miles to Trevorton Pennsylvania, showing resilience despite injuries.
Alfonso Zavatela twenty four of San Francisco was shot dead after a revolver battle with a patrolman. Zavatela had robbed and seriously wounded a restaurant proprietor before fleeing on the running board of a commandeered taxicab.
John Learsen of Moline died by his own act after failing to meet mortgage payments on his residence. Authorities report the death was self-inflicted as a result of financial pressure.
A quoted exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a man described as slow in youth. The dialogue highlights his diligence, reliability, and restraint, mentioning he paid debts, spoke well, avoided cabarets and clubs, and supported a wife before marriage.
A reflective line notes that evil may appear to prevail briefly before justice or consequence returns, suggesting the transience of misdeeds and the eventual correction of wrongs.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a superior medicine for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It cites sworn testimonials from users and a shopkeeper endorsement, offering sample bottles by mail and urging purchase of large or medium bottles at drug stores.
A single shoe undergoes over 100 distinct operations, with a final product completed in under twenty minutes. This rapid sequence highlights streamlined factory workflows and precision in footwear production.
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