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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1926
Page
6
The era of longer skirts fades as Paris Berlin and London embrace shorter hemlines. Doctors decry extreme sizing but applaud modern ease while public figures like Booth Tarkington and Rosita Forbes weigh in on liberty, modesty, and a new era of dress.
A home guide offers recipes and tips for summer salads and desserts plus practical household hints. Dishes include Combination Salad with apple banana and pineapple, Strawberry Whip, Baked Beans With Sausage, and Creole Soup. Additional advice covers stain removal, cooking reminders, and smart kitchen hacks.
A quoted proclamation praises a wife of modest means for self management, household duties, and raising children to be useful. It extols her intellectual and moral growth through diligent domestic labor and family care.
A Boston Transcript remark laments social pressure to keep pace with neighbors over neighborly joviality, reflecting town attitudes of status and competition.
A national law in Argentina requires fingerprinting for every inhabitant, claimed to be the world’s only system ensuring no citizen can lose their identity. The program covers 19 million plus people, recording unique identifiers across the population.
A brief note from the Boston Transcript shows a saying that reflects human desire for sustenance and self contentment, with observers noting some people are content with their own company and simple meals.
William Winlock a colored elevator operator at the Federal Building shares a life philosophy. He says he minds his own business for half the year and avoids others' affairs for the remaining weeks. He is courteous and helpful to passengers and stands by his creed. Ad text advertising gilding greeting cards follows.
Mrs Curtis of Park Avenue recalls a taxi ride where a large black snake appeared in the back seat. The driver stopped the car and mistook the reptile for a creature from his Bronx zoo past. The incident ends with an odd, if calm, explanation from the driver.
John Philip Sousa told a New York banquet that to succeed in grand opera at home, American girls should study abroad in Paris London Milan and Naples. He quoted a confidant about courting, noting the longest route around is the shortest way home in pursuing success.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products for scalp itching and dandruff. It instructs rubbing with Cuticura Ointment, then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, claiming daily use yields clear skin and soft hands.
A rattled clockmaker notices the cuckoo clock striking thirteen as a shiftless husband and a wealthy female financier figure in a domestic dispute. A quirky scene unfolds with the clock acting up during a repair call.
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