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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
1
A tale follows Black Fox fleeing to a farm then to bewitching, wishing to become a turkey. Instead he becomes a green frog, wanders seeking water, loses his ability to revert, and must fetch a stone from a forest pool to regain his fox form per the witch's bargain.
A shopper describes buying a new suit and debating English cut versus other styles. He mentions price around 42, asks about back peenches, and muses on linguistic and national identity while seeking a practical, untailored fit. He weighs preferences and linger on political references before deciding.
A fragmentary verse hints at a talking singer and a silent clock with four wheels and no springs, suggesting an inventive device or metaphorical invention within a poetic line.
The Boston Transcript records Lucy M. Fox describing a man named Banes who arrives home to a wife with a guest, prompting an abrupt confrontation. The anecdote highlights domestic tensions and public curiosity in social circles.
Edna Kent Forbes argues drying method affects hair shine and health. A home shampoo, with thorough two-step lather and hot water rinses, can outperform costly professional drying, reducing dandruff and shedding. Emphasizes Castile soap, hot water, and complete scalp cleansing for best results.
The best timber for airplane purposes was found to be Sitka spruce known in England as silver spruce. It is strong highly flexible and soft in structure yielding to impact without shattering.
A bull roarer, a wooden blade attached to a short string, is whirled in the air to produce a loud roar and is described as used by Austrian natives.
A playful essay lampoons upscale dining and hidden charges at the so called little white room where food is cheaper. The narrator contrasts expensive “Stylsh” service with simple, honest meals and warns against overcharging and pretentious service.
A vivid note describes Lima Peru where Crosby's Kids enjoy a climate with nearly constant sunshine, claiming clouds rarely obscure the day throughout the year.
The Yankees manager lauds the White Sox outfield of Pelseh Lelbolel and Jackson as a superb combination of offense and defense. He notes their quality throwing and quick plays, calling the trio hard to beat and citing Cicotte's return boosting Sox pitching.
Babe Ruth comments on facing pitchers and slow balls. He notes occasional misreads and swings and misses, recalls a past belief he could not hit left-handers, and claims improved performance against lefties while citing current pace toward his seasonal record.
Sporting notes cover rowing plans in Boston Detroit contenders for Warmsworth cup Penn State raising athletic ticket prices from six to fifteen American Olympians to Antwerp U S transports and fifty nine Grand circuit drivers with twenty seven winning a race last year.
The piece surveys rising steals by Sam Rice and other top players, notes stars like Babe Ruth, Grimes, Pfeffer, and Marquard, and previews potential NL and AL competition. It mentions Reds, Brooklyn, Pirates, Cubs, Giants, and Dodgers dynamics, plus shifts involving Phils, Indians, Seals, Rail-Lights, and Edmonton trials.
A fashionably dressed physician tells a sick man that most of his patients are rich with imaginary ailments, and he is glad for a chance to practice real skill instead of deception, prompting thanks from the grateful patient.
A quirky sketch notes the Grabcoins' stylish canine world with a Queen Anne dog house and Briggs inheriting a million, prompting warm greetings. It also muses on a prolific novelist Seribson writing about six weeks per 60 000 words and the snappy pace of Time and tide.
Mrs. Dubwaite spots a milliner hat she calls a perfect love. Henry warns against disillusion as she contemplates buying it.
Ban Johnson notes slashing hitting this year tied to Sudds quality while manufacturers seek better horsehide and yarn from Australian wool. The improved yarn adds liveliness and resiliency to bats, spurring spring bursts when the bat connects, though Tend and Babe Ruth may still dominate at the plate.
Jerry Travers argues for full power in golf urging players to use the right club for the distance and hit every stroke firmly. He critiques half and three quarter shots and says a full shot is easier to handle.
Dereen Cook pitched a flawless game for the As pinwall club of Pittsburgh. He faced 27 batters, did not allow a hit or a walk, and received faultless support from his teammates.
In a midwest minor league club exchange Cravath the Phillies manager says he has six or eight class B pitchers but must use them himself. He notes the value of his own pitching depth and cannot spare one for another club.
Boyd Chambers former University of Cincinnati baseball coach has been hired by the Cincinnati club to scout for pitchers. He will search for potential arms to strengthen the Reds for future seasons.
On the day marking 20 straight games with a hit Mel Silva of Shreveport went eight times in a doubleheader at Deamon and collected seven hits plus a base on balls Another Marquard A Cleveland pitcher named Marquard hurled a no hit game and struck out 14 batters They do not call him a robe.
The two team league Franklin and CW City deny backing by any good angel or millionaires. With Frisch back on third base the Giants may manage in efforts to buy Hornsby amid ongoing talks.
A fragmented exchange recalls a push for affordable options as a barber notes thinning funds. A man boasts selling his house for three thousand dollars yet now lacks a place to live while the tone hints at shifting fashion away from simple frugal choices.
A Fort Smith Springfield game produced a odd moment as Jimmy Jumuski believed he hit a homer but was ruled for a three bagger. He returned to third base only to be found cutting second base as Springfield players debated who would tag it. He then slid in and was safe on second.
Cuban first baseman Joe Rodrigues of Rochester quits the team after waiting for a big league chance and joins a Pennsylvania steel league squad to play elsewhere.
Bill Coughlin former Detroit Tiger returns to coach Lafayette baseball for another year. He has developed a strong nine this spring. Red Hoists Apple Ted Torkelson shine with New Orleans. A recent game vs Chattanooga featured a first inning homer. Manager Stallings praises Ford as a rising star.
In a chatter about economy and envy two neighbors dispute a potential garden. One boasts of selling a painting for $2,000 to a banker, provoking sharp, merciless ribbing about the buyer’s stinginess.
In a light exchange Miss Cayenne favors art over reading. She says magazines rarely match the allure of a vivid cover illustration and admits she often prefers pictures to prose.
A bright girl reveals her fiancé has only one flaw he scolds others for their bad habits. An observer notes the star may have forgotten her Ines while admiring the figure's perfect contour in Entrancement.
A dialogue depicts a girl who followed a movie star into cinema life. She is no queen of fame but serves as a handmaiden among attendees when the star makes a ballroom appearance.
A remark about a man persisting in calling someone old prompts a lawyer to pause in thought. The dialogue suggests a legal voice considering social affronts and remedies without direct action.
Mrs Anna Sleva of Bayonne New Jersey says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her menstrual pains fatigue dizziness and headaches before marriage and afterward she became strong enough to work eat and raise two children. She endorses the medicine and urges others to try it and contact the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for information.
A factory worker on the West side received a bad facial cut and fainted before reaching the doctor. The doctor gave him a large drink of alcohol to revive him, dressed the wound, and the man left. About thirty minutes later he returned with his wife who doubted his explanation.
A Kansas City Star blurb quotes neighbors debating Gabe Gawkey's divorce plans. Gan Johnson from Rumpus Ridge labels Gawkey's wife heartless after she allegedly advised him to use a buck-saw and an axe as spring medicine for his troubles.
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe for over twenty years. It urges accepting only unbroken Bayer packages with directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Boxed 12 tablets cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
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