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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
3
A columnist argues against juror bias by hair color citing a judge who disparaged blondes and a Western employer who rejected blond applicants. The piece traces hair color in history and venerates internal traits over appearance, urging readers to value brains over looks.
Jessie Roberts argues women in library work face low pay and long hours. Despite passion and training, librarians earn about 1800 dollars yearly with few breaks. she urges communities to raise salaries to sustain quality library service.
A hostile roadside poem about a young man leaving school for the hard life of work or drink. It warns against bieng lured by tavern crowds and corrupting influence while urging hard labor and self discipline to avoid being taken in by empty pleasures and grafters.
The text outlines Luncheon Eggs with hard boiled eggs in a white sauce served over buttered bread and baked. Chicken Scramble combines shredded chicken with eggs milk and seasonings, cooked and served on buttered toast. It also notes a wartime throat microphone transmitter promising clearer speech with less ambient noise and mentions private troubles not to be shared publicly.
The article explains how bumper originally described a wine goblet filled to the brim and rising over the edge when true fullness was reached. It traces the term to Restoration drinking excess and notes its later use in phrases like bumper crop and bumper audience.
The act of Henry VIII separated barbering from surgery, prohibiting barber-surgeons from surgical operations except bloodletting and tooth drawing, and barring surgeons from barbery. The restriction persisted until George II.
A collection of short notes covers topics from cotton plant spacing and poisonous tropical fish to female auto operators and equal pay in Holland. It notes high school growth, the Stars and Stripes’ adoption in 1778, a folding car bed invention, Chicago meat storage capacity, and Miss Florence Shaw as a noted woman driver. Also mentioned are a Paris army museum shell fragment from Napoleon, Britain’s weekly fried fish spending, Julia Marlowe’s LL D honor, Henrietta Colley’s $25,000 prize, and a story about a Colley girl birth after 1786. Baltimore’s
John Stuart Mill argues that individuals may be interfered with only to prevent harm to others. Personal or moral benefits do not justify coercion. Self protection is the sole legitimate purpose for restricting liberty within a civilized community.
Mose pleads for two bits and a rabbit’s foot from Pete in a sharp exchange. Pete refuses the money but the humor lands in this brief rural dialect vignette likely recalling penny-ante exchanges and superstitions.
A robber with a revolver forced a cashier to hand over cash yesterday but the teller refused to comply without identifying the thief. The assailant fled, and the cashier was later nabbed.
In a terse exchange, Wicks notes his wife sounds like a different person when speaking, while Wilkings revealingly replies that he does not know the other woman, highlighting a rift in perception and trust.
A derailed dialogue fragment shows a worker praising Sambo for speed and enthusiasm. The garbled language suggests a natural, energetic rhythm behind the quick labor. The piece hints at workplace dynamics without clear dates or entities.
Brief wire from Courier-Journal notes skeptical stance on how playwrights should handle audience knowledge. Opinion hints at caution and questions whether keeping viewers uninformed benefits drama or clarity.
Long list of local events from Iowa includes a golden wedding surprise with a shooting arrest in Iowa City, barn fire in Creston, and farm fatalities. Also notes annual advertising club meeting in Fort Dodge, property revaluation in Iowa City, and a tax exemption moratorium upheld for soldiers.
Toomsboro Georgia resident Mrs C F Phillips reports backache headaches and weakness improved by Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She recommends the remedy to friends and asserts the product helps nervous rostration despondency irritability and backache in women.
A chauffeur pauses to justify his hard work as he moves his car while a doorman questions whether sympathy should apply. The chauffeur reveals the remark is really about his own labor and livelihood.
Reports from druggists show Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root often helps kidney issues. An Life Insurance examiner notes many applicants are declined due to unrecognized kidney trouble. Sample bottle offered for ten cents, request includes paper mention.
Dora asks for a song with a refrain and Jack agrees to sing one. The playful exchange centers on prompting a lyrical response.
Advertisement touts Cuticura for soothing itchy rashes with hot baths using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment. A light dusting of Cuticura Talcum is suggested to finish, priced 25 cents each.
A Victorian era note describes the foundation of a group named Babes in the Wood linked to a fifteenth century crime. The scene references a mantel shelf carving in an ancient Norfolk house as part of the lore.
A brief wry note contrasts a woman awaiting uninvited guests with a banker’s baroness who cannot claim readiness. The text blends lines about preparation for expected company and the shock of unexpected visitors with a jab at creditors and pride.
A simple maintenance note advises applying two coats of white enamel to a new wire clothesline to prevent rust and extend its life, ensuring it lasts longer in use.
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