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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
6
The piece cites Columbus and Ferdinand debating the egg that hopped, warning autocratic rulers to act with prudence. A mock scene follows about a captain of industry and a door, while an aside promotes Cuticura Talcum as a fragrant toilet powder.
A Wyoming ranch hand Hank, a lifelong woman hater shaped by mistreatment, vows to marry a boarding house cook whose beans remind him of Boston. The tale notes Hank’s distrust of women and his complaint that western cooking lags eastern standards.
A Kansas City Star note recalls a party where a basement noise revealed three robbers stealing the last liquor, leaving the hosts not only poorer but also to abandon faith in ouija boards.
An old advertisement urges readers to shake Allen's Foot Drash into shoes or use Allen's Foot Ease to reduce friction and wear. It claims the antiseptic powder relieves corns bunions callouses and sore feet while extending shoe life and saving expense. Sold everywhere.
A London Answers writer discusses animals choosing death by own action. Dogs such as collies leap into the sea when afflicted or past usefulness. Hunters report elk and other game mangle themselves by leaping cliffs. A stork perishes in a fire to guard its brood while a swallow risks wrecking its nest to protect young.
An ad praises Bayer Aspirin with tablets in unbroken packages and cheap 12 tablet tins. A London Ideas vignette then shows a traveler's exchange with Sandy the farmer about war bonds and savings, ending with Sandy admitting only buying a postal order to fill a fountain pen.
Bill Awkins notes a harsh work scene as Enery laments a new job. Enery complains the foreman is cruel and even removed wheelbarrow legs to prevent sitting, calling the foreman a mean dog in this London Ideas snippet.
A brief exchange recalls trying a ouija board with one participant claiming a family vow surfaced. The other recalls being accused of moving the planchette and swearing the vow was a real influence.
A New York Evening Post line recalls a banquet moment where Otis mocks the event as too climate heavy. Chester notes the seating, joking about a California native son and a man from Florida as the source of the distraction.
Report cites a brief reconciliation between Charles and Helen as they plan a forthcoming marriage, per the Edinburgh Scotsman. The accord is described as temporary, signaling ongoing tensions despite the betrothal.
A brief dialogue notes a request for trying a substance with a warning that it will taste bitter. The line signals caution and curiosity in a moment of tasting. The exchange implies a test of flavor and potential reaction to the bitterness.
A 1919 retrospective describes American forces in Germany centered at Coblenz with a bridgehead along the Rhine. It details troop strength of 769 officers and 18,219 men, garrisoned towns, occupation duties, and daily life in a small Rhineland village, including the town major and local civilians adapting to American rule.
Shamrock IV rests on the ways at Jacobs shipyards City Island New York after an overhaul. The photograph highlights the hull’s distinctive shape as the cup challenger undergoes work before the race.
Berlin Heights Ohio teacher J C Whitney the agriculture instructor says students gain real knowledge from hands on work. He has taught crops by field work and plans to let pupils build a barn to house tools and implements for further practical experience.
Volunteers of America will convert 80 South Front Street, Columbus into an 18 unit apartment house for indigent families. Maj. Walter Collins says rent will cover expenses, around 3 to 3.50 dollars weekly. Church boards face preacher shortages as large churches scale back services.
A Lambeth police court magistrate ruled that a man cannot compel his wife to stay silent to preserve the marriage. The husband warned he would return only if she would "close her mouth and keep it closed." The magistrate, Mr. Gill, replied that such an expectation is too much.
In Phillips county Kansas five churches lack pastors amid a regional preacher famine extending into Concordia and the northwestern reaches of the state. The shortage leaves congregations without spiritual leadership and elevates service gaps across the area.
A Brooklyn shop displays a black hen with no bill or claws that chatters like an ape and resembles two monkeys in one. The odd bird draws curious customers and local attention.
Bauer of Alton sues in circuit court for 14059.76 claiming payment to clairvoyants who promised gold buried on his farm. Defendants include Joseph Pelinski and his wife Mrs Pelinski a clairvoyant plus her son Joseph Pelinski Jr and Mrs William Cleary with her husband. Pelinskis have faced multiple suits over paid sums from believers.
President 4 refers to Bowdoin as cautious about professors while two Bowdoin professors discuss Erudice of Yaleyard. The first notes a new novel, and the second jokes it cost $80 to publish.
A fragment shows Farmer Corntessel debating why city folks should accept summer borders. He suggests townspeople travel often and warns they may not afford to eat hourly during winter as they save their appetites.
A fragment shows a flirtatious exchange between a girl and a listener about a kiss and a mother’s reaction, hinting at social tension and household roles in an intimate scene.
The fragment notes the meeting emphasizing the ayes and noes as its main features. No additional context, dates, or participants are readable in the text.
In a humorous exchange Mrs. Jones thanks her husband for a small candy gift. He notes a neighbor named Smith who praised his wife, quipping about how she appreciates things, prompting Mrs. Jones to reply with a sweet retort about practice.
A crowd of single women grills potential husbands while the hostess reveals she chose her spouse by asking if he would keep chickens. The scene shifts to a theater critic praising a wholesome play, though one guest quips about leaving.
A misquoted sequence shows a sobbing film star seeking grounds for a divorce while friends tease about nonsense phrases and overheard gags. The piece weaves quick snippets from dialogue and idle banter about taxes vacations and a hot weather drink.
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