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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
1
The passage argues for using apt quotations from literature to enrich writing. It cautions against vanity, urges borrowing wisely from great authors, and warns that brevity and discretion in quotation enhance style more than originality alone.
A reflective piece urges writers to borrow from others rather than rely on internal wit. It cites Shakespeare Emerson Milton and others, advising to weave borrowed phrases with care, maintain a light graceful tone, and not overquote. The essay defends quotation as a craft enhancing style and knowledge.
The Abbotsford mansion once owned by Sir Walter Scott needs a tenant. The famous library and antiquities collection are held in trust by the Edinburgh Faculty of Advocates dean, requiring heirs to provide accommodations in five of the house's forty rooms.
An educator urged living with children and providing them safe surroundings music books and sports for free choice. The aim is happiness and rapid absorption of the positive influences of their environment.
In a rural living room Opie Read style dialogue exposes class and gender views as Limuel and his wife clash over women reformers. Limuel derides women writers and praises maternal love while recounting Patsy Pare and love powders, ending with contemplations on marriage and nature.
A historical critique argues that after initial praise for Japan’s quick modernization and military success, Western and Asian observers fear Japan’s expansion into Korea and Manchuria. It warns of economic and political domination, cites Count Okuma’s remarks on India, and notes rising anti Japanese sentiment across Asia.
The New York Times quotes a caller asking Miss Sallie about payment and beer as a washerwoman negotiates a nickel for a wash. The dialogue highlights culture and class in a witty exchange about tea versus beer and propriety in a cleaning routine.
M. Tournay, a Belgian engineer, is commissioned by the exhibition committee to erect a tower at Ixelles that will surpass the Eiffel Tower. Estimated cost is $240,000.
Washington reports the swastika as the oldest known symbol with origins in cross and circle. Archaeologists cite its presence from India to Mayas and Aztecs, Egypt, and ancient Europe, linking it to zodiac, the four elements, and cosmic cycles.
Baltimore police board runs a training class for traffic officers. A map of a four street intersection sits on the table while tin street cars and wooden carts with pin-legged horses illustrate how to apply new traffic rules to ease congestion.
A vintage ad offers Allen's Foot-Ease with claim of over 20000 testimonials. The notice invites readers to refuse imitations and request a free trial package from A S Olmsted, Le Roy New York.
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