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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
10
William A. McGraw of Tampa Florida testifies that Tanlac has kept him in the pink of condition for four years after a long period of ill health. He says laxatives worsened his troubles and credits Tanlac with restoring his health and preventing a relapse. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
A tired Tim pleads he would work if he had tools. An elderly cottage hostess invites him in and serves a meal while she questions his readiness to work, and he asks for a knife and fork as his needed tools.
For years druggists note Dr Kilmer Swamp Root kidney liver bladder medicine. A physician prescription strengthening medicine that helps organs work. Sold by all druggists on merit. Send ten cents for a sample bottle. Mention this paper.
A man brings a friend to meet his wife at the seashore. They all go to the bath house and enter the water. A week later the friend spots the wife on a streetcar and the encounter ends with her surprise at his clothes. They must alight at the next corner.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes with hot baths using Cuticura Soap, followed by Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Talcum. It claims purity and fragrance, priced at 25 cents each. A separate classroom anecdote notes a fourth grade pupil, Thomas, answering with I tote them home every evening.
A fragment shows dialogue about Alicea’s romantic plans with a man. The line hints she might be inclined toward matrimony, reflecting colloquial 19th century tone. No further context or names provided.
Rochester owner George Stallings says he has not discussed a trade involving Archdeacon with Detroit. He notes Archdeacon is pursued by many clubs and that he has no plans to sell any players this year.
Riggs Stephenson is groomed as the successor to Larry Gardner the Indians third baseman. He rose to prominence last year when injuries to Wambsgrass and others allowed him to star at second base early in the season. He is described as a natural slugger likely to fill the third base role upon Gardner's retirement.
Harvard fielded a strong nine with four varsity captains from football hockey and basketball. Arthur Conlon serves as captain of the baseball team while George Owens leads winter hockey at first base and Lou Gordon captains basketball and plays right field. Charley Buell, football captain-elect, is a substitute for second base.
The 19 year old Charles Chung, runner up in last year’s Hawaiian championship, will tour the United States this year. He will enter various golf tournaments accompanied by Francis Brown, a sugar planter, and Doc Adams, a Hawaiian golf writer.
China advances athletically with boxing gaining traction across colleges and clubs. A British instructor has been engaged at one of the largest colleges, and a recent meet featured several bouts showing Oriental athletes with notable promise.
Has Many Followers, the Finglish Football Association governs soccer with 15 000 clubs and 800 000 players across professional and amateur ranks.
There were 1442 trotting and pacing race meetings including fairs held in the country last year, an increase of 110 over 1920, reflecting growth in harness racing venues and events nationwide.
Fred T. Dawson, who had led the football program and served as acting director since Fred W. Luehring’s resignation, has been appointed director of athletics at the University of Nebraska.
The report lists multiple player trades releases and signings across clubs including Vernon transferring Elmer Hill to Beaumont, Lyle Bigbee sold to Milwaukee, Hick Farrel released by Shreveport, Rutgers hiring Howard Phelps as coach, Arthur Reinhart released to Houston, and new signings such as Frank Woodward by New Haven. It notes league rule changes and managerial moves plus minor details about shifts in fielding and umpire signings.
Connie Mack picks an all time all star lineup featuring Buckwing, Mathewson, Waddell, Sissler, Eddie Collins, Hans Wagner, Jimmy Collins, Fred Clarke, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb. He notes a preference for modern players despite eighty years of watching them.
A survey notes a surge of teenagers and young adults setting world records across swimming shot put tennis diving and golf. Names cited include Johnny Weissmuller Bud Houser Vincent Richards Glenna Collett Bobby Jones Jileen Riggin Helen Wainwright and Nthelda Bleibh as evidence of a rising youth dominance and questions whether a new era in American athletics has begun.
Grace Direct qualifying for 2 08 class. Frank Marshall or Edward Lasker may represent the U S in London chess masters tourney. Duke Kahanamoku faced amateur status risk over floor varnish endorsement. Princeton names David S. Sheldon captain. Hoppe plans eastern billiard academies. Hawaiian assoc rejects Paddock records. Weissmuller breaks two world records at Culver pool. Lawrence B. Rice to miss East West tennis due to illness. Benny Leonard eyeing London bout with Ted Lewis if Carpentier vs Lewis outcome favors Lewis. Mel Suttner to train for intercollegiate carry. Williams hockey names Breger Willam KR Stephenson captain next year. Bowen elected Iowa State wrestling captain. notes on 185-pound class.
The sketch argues Twain was punctilious about money and debt, driven by a trained Presbyterian conscience. Bradford notes his self restraint in paying publisher debts and avoiding even slight moral risk, with Twain asserting a duty to hunt and harry his slave on all pretexts to avert suspicion.
In northern Wisconsin near Rice Lake, Hanging Cloud a Chippewa warrior famed for scalp deeds and bold escape after her father Nanong wa-bee was slain, feigned death to outwit Sioux attackers and killed three more foes. She later married a white man and lived near Rice Lake for years.
A fragment from a public discourse notes the doctor advising silence in cold air and another urging immediate action to open windows, while a comment on public opinion notes it can be wrong as a general observation.
Chief Justice Taft remarks on silent leaders at a dinner naming Wolfson Tenry Ford and Lincoln as examples. A Mark Twain quip about Gabriell na and talkers surfaces, followed by a banker joke that a teller always has interest on hand.
In a London scene a man named Symes possesses a large pink apple near Mp cent. Several loafers claim the fruit, debating if it is Coxs Orange Pippin or Beauty of Kent. The final bite leaves one worker lamenting the apple was his lunch.
A short excerpt contrasts Browne and Towne musing on gender roles. Browne claims a woman endlessly talks about what she would do if she were a man while Towne says a man settles for discussing what he wouldn't do if he were a woman.
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