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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
1
A columnist advises girls on using hair styling to alter the side view. By adjusting hair over the face and near the brows, a thin face appears fuller a high forehead can be softened a prominent nose softened with soft fluffed hair.
The text asserts that a perfectly shaped face withstands harsh styles, while fuller faces require gentle edges and light fluff. It claims deformities can be improved by nonspecific treatments and misaligned lips by dental work, noting rearranging the jaw can help in many cases.
A family recalls a proud moment of Billy in college while the father recalls a painful portrait memory. The piece then shifts to a reflection on advertising as essential to selling bread and how hunger and signage drive demand.
The speaker contemplates shooting a man who sells coffins and tombstones after learning the foe runs a coffin business. He worries about legal permit hurdles and contemplates violent revenge, recalling a past grievance and daily confrontations.
The speaker argues advertising signals value and respectability. He condemns stingy or dishonest behavior, saying every honest person seeks advertising and a good image, while those who avoid promotion risk contempt and hamper others’ trust.
Black Fox, earlier a frog under a witch spell, regains his fox shape after a tale of deception. The witch explains the price of deceit and frees her dragon ally, then Black Fox heads off never to seek witchcraft again.
A reflective excerpt contrasts familiar real estate ads urging home ownership with a musing on shifting times. It cites the Detroit Free Press and a quote from John Brown about clouds brightening the future.
A fashion guide describes warm weather wardrobe needs after a cold spring. Navy georgette crepe remains ideal for hot days, while gingham is discouraged for cost and laundering. Silk and organdie gowns with large white flowers, embroidered batiste robes, and ribbon accents offer practical beauty for summer wear.
The article details elaborate dress elements including embroidered batiste robes with square mesh lace, brown lace chemises, and thin ribbon girdles. It notes lace and organdie combinations, brown lace with organza, and evening gowns featuring brown taffeta petals, multiple tulle layers, and billowing pink taffeta loops.
Summer fashion notes large hats shading eyes and preserving beauty as sun heat grows. A famed beauty credits brimmed hats for avoiding wrinkles and sun glare while stylish orange and dotted swiss designs trend, with all black transparent hats expected for dress wear this season.
A veil with small holes can be repaired by drawing two hair strands through the mesh to join the veil. The strands are tied securely and clipped to the veil ends to pull it together and mend the hole.
Fashion notes show Jenny's new dress models favor elongated waistlines and full fitted sleeves. The style highlights a streamlined silhouette ideal for autumn wear.
Secretary of the Interior John Barton Payne tours Alaska with Dr. Alfred H. Brooks to promote resource development. The Alaskan advisory group urges lower freight rates, federal land control, road planning, a development board, and $1,000,000 for roads. Plans include copper ore smelting feasibility, pulp wood growth, and surveys of timber and water power.
A joint committee on reorganization would be created with three Senate members and three House members to survey administrative services. It will study powers duties distribution overlap and duplication, propose redistribution and regrouping to improve efficiency and economy, report to both chambers, and submit final results by December 1922. Officials must provide requested information.
A congressman argues that farmers must control prices of crops and farm goods not be treated as mere producers. Representative Layton of Delaware denounces fixed pricing by merchants, manufacturers, and retailers, warning that labeling farmers as a lower class threatens national life and stability.
Representative Summers relates a tale of White Salmon tomatoes shipped to Portland and back, via multiple middlemen, ending with households paying high prices. A local lawyer’s son questions why produce travels so far, prompting a cautionary conclusion about distribution and prices.
A federal survey reports migratory wildfowl numbers rising across the United States due to the migratory-bird treaty. Advocates urge preserving inland lakes swamps and marshes to sustain feeding resting and rearing habitats plus potential profits from fisheries fur yields and recreation.
A reader from Chicago reports relief from dis placement and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The letter touts renewed health for housework and three children and endorses the product’s broader claims for women's ailments.
Neighbors saw J W Applin with a flashlight in his garden at about midnight with another man. A neighbor wondered if he had lost something, but Applin explained he was simply showing a caller their first tomato.
A Kingston Journal listing recounts a recent dining spread featuring turkey and cranberries, scalloped oysters, mashed potatoes, meat loaf, assorted vegetables, fruits, cakes, pies, coffee or tea, candies, nuts, and beverages as part of the bill of fare.
An advertisement claims A O Leonard's miniature ear drum device fits inside the ear to restore hearing. It allegedly helps deafness from catarrh or damaged drums and boasts many readers in New York City. Contact Suite 90, 70 Fifth Avenue for information.
Mr Meekton recalls heated talks with Henrietta on public questions and independence of thought in marriage. He laments potential laws allowing divorces on grounds of political incompatibility, arguing couples should not surrender personal judgment.
A dialog draws a contrast between a lawyer’s prohibition and Bar traditions. The passage frames overcoming personal vice as a form of conquest and heroism through disciplined effort.
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