07 Jun 1923
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
1
John Blake discusses Arnold Bennett on money and time stressing time is irreplaceable. The piece urges thrift in time, recommends reading and conversation during idle moments, and suggests organizing hours to prevent waste and preserve memory and life.
A reflection on youth leaving the university and entering the real world. The piece contrasts idealistic imagination with the need for patient effort and self denial. It argues that ambition must meet practical obstacles and work to earn life’s rewards.
A humorous dialogue shows an applicant misunderstanding questions about prior service. The interviewer asks about the last mistress and employer, while the applicant corrects terminology, ending with a comic exchange about who the applicant served as clients.
The poem outlines four foundational pillars for a sturdy home: Love Truth Thrift and God. It argues happiness rests on a firm heart and mutual belief and warns against vanity or leaving plans to chance. It ends by claiming a house built on these pillars rises to joy and skies.
A 1923 McClure Syndicate piece argues victory comes only through relentless effort in all life stages. It urges leaders to stay focused, work steadily, and resist weariness, stating no safe path exists for those who imagine themselves destined for greatness.
A market themed culinary snippet describes fresh produce cucumbers peas beets carrots spinach watercress and onions. It outlines a fish chowder recipe with potatoes onions salt pork crackers milk and codfish plus a calorie guide and a spring salad with lettuce cucumber radish onion green pepper and parsley in mayonnaise.
A reader extols commuting by train as refreshing to the soul, praising gardened homes bright light and air. The text contrasts urban crowds with wholesome outdoor living for children and a human hourly rhythm, while noting the early train offers renewal.
A pair of dewdrops debates beauty and danger under a roseleaf. One seeks the sun to gain rainbow colors and praise, while the other hides in the rose heart to nurture life. The rose grows sweeter from the selfless bead, and a bee confirms its beauty. The story ends with about sacrifice and shared happiness.
An essay notes Americans favor flexible breakfast times inspired by French habits. It argues for movable breakfast scheduling, with second meals like a late luncheon, allowing guests and varying wake times. It suggests practical prep methods to keep foods ready for longer mornings.
Pola Negri born in Bromberg Poland son of a fabric merchant who died in 1905 leaving her six years old. She studied in Warsaw and began acting at ten, debutting professionally at sixteen in a Warsaw theater before moving to films.
More than 20 000 Greater New York boy scouts join with the NYPD and Boy Scouts of America in a new safety plan. Scouts pledge to aid police, patrol near schools, escort children after dismissal, supervise playgrounds, assist nurses, and report hazards like broken glass and dangling wires.
Scouts of Orange County California plant memorial trees on Memorial Drive to honor men who died in World War I. Thousands of poplars were planted last winter and are now sprouting. Over 300 scouts have worked weekly under county supervision, with small oaks added to keep the memorial beautiful for centuries.
The name Sarah derives from a Biblical root meaning to fight or rule, with Sarah as Abraham’s wife. Variants include Sally, Sarotte, and Saraid. popularity rose in England post Reformation. Sarah’s gem is the beryl, with luck on Saturday and the number five.
Readers learn to make penwipers from old kid gloves. Cut circles from the backs and wrists, stitch center, place a cork topped with sealing wax as a handle, and finish with a decorated top edge. The piece also explains the saying Tell It to the Marines and origins of marines in naval service.
The article argues there is no true fashionable breakfast time. It notes school children push for early meals, farmers rise early, and city folk are seen as more fashionable though not better bred. Early rising often drives breakfast schedules regardless of social class.
Language of Russia describes Russian as the majority speech and a Slavic tongue related to Polish Serbian Bulgarian and other languages. It outlines three main dialects Little Russian White Russian and Great Russian with regional distributions and mentions Ukraine and western Rus sia.
Gloverville New York boy scouts on a city tour cataloged trees with dangerous limbs and reported findings to highway department officials outlining safety concerns and needed removals.
Troop 25 in Tampa Florida recovered a valuable insurance document dropped from a passing car and promptly returned it to the owner, connecting a daily good turn with an insurance policy.
A Paris journal mocks a rule that medical symptoms be numbered rather than named to avoid alarming patients. The dialogue notes a husband diagnosed only as No. 35, with the doctor claiming professional obligation to reveal nothing more.
A humorous piece mocks parlor and frontier scouts by splitting the narrator into two halves. The speaker boasts about indoor skills like cooking and swimming from a book while admitting reluctance to go outside in rain, highlighting a comic contrast between parlor pioneers and frontier scouts.
San Joaquin County council scouts earn merit badges by editing and printing a four page council publication called The Scout Trail. A local printing company allows shop access to set type and print, charging only for stock used.
Governor Donahey of Ohio congratulates Columbus youths David Shaw and Crayton Black for earning the Eagle badge. He notes his six sons are Scouts and praises the movement for shaping ideals and principles. Black is a freshman at Ohio State University.
The article describes how a listless, indecisive person is easily led and unfit for entrusted secrets or high-stakes tasks. It notes money habits, contrasting generosity with niggardliness, and claims openness in the hand signals liberal financial tendencies, while excessive openness implies too much liberality.
Jamestown resident Mia Allice D. Davis credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing back pain weakness and nervous upset. She says the liquid and tablet forms plus Sanative Wash helped her recover and she keeps the product ready in her house. The ad urges others to try the remedy for similar troubles.
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