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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
1
A poor girl named Lissette leaves a road with a red clad guide and enters a glowing cave. She finds a yellow lake, golden boat and pages, and is drawn toward a queenly figure as red robed slaves hail her as their mistress.
Norma Talmadge finds a mortal in the king dom as the queen ignores her and her bundle. Lissette sits beside the queen on red roses while noting the bundle has transformed into a gold box with red stones. The sunshine fairy remains the happiest in the queen’s realm.
A discussion of the name Penelope tracing its Greek roots to the weaver Penelope and its literary fame through Ulysses and Penelope Devereux. The piece notes multiple origins from Irish and Greek lore and highlights Penelope as a symbol of fidelity and patience in literature.
An article explains human parasites, their common skin and intestinal locations, and their role in diseases. It details the body louse as a major carrier of fever and describes signs, infestation patterns, and home remedies including kerosene, plant extracts, and chemical washes.
A glowworm cavern has been discovered in the bush country near Te Kulti Auckland. Thousands of small glowing worms cling to cave walls creating diamond like rocks. The voice of a person in the cavern causes the worms to pale their lights. In daylight the glowworms resemble common grub.
A William McClure Syndicate item outlines lay beliefs linking a goldenrod gall to rheumatism cure via a grub inside the stem. The tale attributes the myth to sun gods and primitive notions of vitality, noting tribes’ rites around dead bodies.
A reflective piece describes a man who endures a cinder in his eye and sees beauty instead of soot and gloom. The narrator claims perception shapes reality and urges steadfast, clear view of life.
An attendant offers a swollen jaw patient a tooth extraction. The man retorts he must have one, questioning if he is a lunatic, in a terse exchange from the Boston Transcript.
A brief editorial in the West Pula Post laments the world’s need for an amplifier for the still small voice, urging attention to overlooked causes and quiet advocacy.
The piece surveys haute monde fashion at Longchamp and Belmont Park with focus on vicarious glory as motive, the prominence of Lady W and Miss Gwendolyn Robinson, and vivid colors and silhouettes. It notes hats, coats, ensembles, and the shift toward Louis XV hats, fuchsia and purples, and varied wraps and cape-coats shaping the season.
Fashion notes introduce sheer materials in plain and patterned surfaces for warm weather. Two piece jumper frocks move to daytime wardrobes. tailored dresses of flowered chiffon on long straight lines with godet flounces attract attention. One piece frocks vary with beltless or natural waistlines and Chanel inspired collars. Long sleeves dominate with tight or gathered cuff styles.
Chiffon fabrics appear in nearly every tea and semi formal evening outfit with gayly printed patterns. The lightweight material remains a staple for stylish women's apparel.
A deep purple hue called ecclesingtic appears prominently in the season’s fashions. Designers feature rich purple fabrics across dresses and accessories, signaling a bold trend for the wardrobe of the era.
A reflective critique of pretenders who fail to stand straight in life and mimic privileged status. The piece casts them as dolls filled with sawdust, destined to amuse children yet useless to those truly striving, while praising earnest, humble, and supportive conduct over sham displays.
The Wagner name origin traces to Germany as an occupational name for wheelwrights. It notes prominent bearers, and mentions Heinrich Wagner of Schwaver and his son Michel born in 1723 who settled in the New World, marrying Maria Elizabeth Schline in 1749 before moving onward.
Wayne D. McMurray presents a compact sketch of Giuseppe Mazzini born 1805 Genoa, educator and lawyer who joined the Carbonari, helped Rome in 1848, was exiled after the papal restoration, and died in Pisa on March 10 1872.
A playful verse complains of overdue bills and asks for payment now. It blends floral imagery with a humorous plea for cash to keep the romance and blooming going. The piece credits a syndicate attribution.
A dated collection of practical recipes includes Any Day Salad with apples celery olives and walnuts, a bacon baked dish with onions and cabbage, stuffed pears with cream cheese and paprika, fruit balls on lettuce with French dressing, fried peppers with cheese and garlic cream, and a chicken fricassee with tomato corn sauce baked breadcrumbs.
Artemas Ward, a New York advertising man who recently died, proposed moving newsstands to subway platforms to boost sales of newspapers, magazines, gum, candy, and flowers. Ward and his partners paid Interborough $900,000 for the merchan dising and ad privilege, with a contract to rise to $1.8 million per year by 1920.
In 1870 Giuseppe Mazzini engaged in an insurrection against the Italian government at Palermo. He and many patriots were arrested as death threats loomed, yet their resolve for Italian freedom remained unshaken.
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