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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
5
A traveler recounts visiting British and French trenches during World War I. He observes shifting war conditions, gains access to headquarters, narrowly avoids danger as a suspected spy, and narrowly survives a German counterintelligence scare before returning home by ship.
An editorial urges youth to balance leisure with duty. It warns that constant play undermines lasting happiness, stressing work, character, and earnest purpose as the roots of true joy. The piece contrasts fleeting amusement with lasting fulfillment, citing consequences of folly. Milwaukee Journal.
Otto von Guericke conducted the first public air pump test in 1654 with Emperor Ferdinand observing. Ground hemispheres two feet across were joined and fifteen horses were yoked to each to try to pull them apart, finally succumbing to atmospheric pressure.
The piece argues a mother cannot shape her son into a soldier or tradesman. with a neglectful father, her aim is to raise him to manhood. Once grown, he must follow his own manhood duties and answer to God and state for his actions as a person and citizen.
A reflective verse celebrates a dog's steadfast devotion and unspoken creed. The speaker contrasts a dog's true loyalty with human pretensions, praising how the animal shields friends, remains steadfast in adversity, and bears hardship beside those who share what they have. The poem ends noting dogs lack words yet prove a pure code of loyalty.
A collage of witty lines from several papers, including quips about American and Mexican punctuation, Lafollette’s photograph, a coffee shop joke, a Panama Canal note, and humorous exchanges about domestic life and a dictionary offer.
Dallas county Sheriff George Rose spoke in Anamosa about a mining town incident where a jailed man known as Pig Boy shot at gamblers after losing eighty dollars. He described Joe Hutton’s testimony on where witnesses sat and whether Pig Boy targeted anyone, noting the randomness of the shots.
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