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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
3
A western tale follows Hugh Richmond a famed outlaw who robs a saloon with risky bravado and helps a penniless youth, then confronts a dangerous bartender. He later aids the tenderfoot and discovers the boy is his daughter in a poignant twist.
In an early case Joseph Choate faced a hot tempered lawyer who threatened physical harm. Choate answered with a calm anecdote about his father owning a bull that could whip all the cattle but could not win a lawsuit.
The text advises practicing opening the eyes underwater only under favorable conditions. It notes that underwater vision can be valuable and should be mastered, but eyes should remain closed until well below the surface. It also mentions using closed lids as protection when hanging from height.
A French scientist proposes a coin based scale where Earth equals a twenty franc piece and other planets are assigned values: Venus fifteen francs, Mars two, Mercury seven, Uranus two hundred eighty, Neptune three hundred twenty, Saturn one thousand eight hundred forty, Jupiter six thousand eight hundred, and the Sun six million seven hundred eighty thousand.
A garbled exchange from Yonkers Street scene features a barber asking about soup and a speaker refusing to eat it, with candid miscommunications and stray phrases cutting through the overheard dialog.
Fragmentary chatter references a large sum of money and a vetted woman. The dialogue hints at a rumor or scandal with mentions of May Wheat and an unnamed woman. Details are unclear and names are partially garbled.
Public notice from Jones County Iowa announces appointment of an administrator for the estate of Willig S Orr, deceased. Creditors must file claims with the district court and debts should be paid promptly to avoid costs. notice dated June 1916 at Anamosa Iowa.
Advertisement urges every family to keep Chamberlain's GalIic Caoura and Diarrhoea Kenedy on hand for summer. It claims no superior for such use and promotes buying now at Kettlitz and Kay.
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