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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
1
A fashion column counsels budget minded women to plan minimal wardrobes. It extols a single versatile serge or black crepe dress with coordinated coats and accessories, noting flappers move toward sport suits and durable silks. The piece emphasizes smart, practical dressing for various daily occasions and seasonal coats.
A guide compares thin figure friendly capes with tailored polo coats and Paris inspired sweeping wraps. It notes capes are easy to sew at home and praises the evolving sport clothes trend making women more stylish and fashionable.
Slugger Hack Miller hit the Cubs first homer of the season in the seventh inning against Cincinnati. Killefer’s lineup tallied seven runs with two hits that included four extra base hits. Grimes opened with a single as Miller also added two more singles and drove in two runs.
Dress accessories gain prominence each season in a well dressed wardrobe. Suggestions include a corded white pique vestee with matching cuffs and a large pearl button, puritan collar with linen or ratine cuffs, and tailored linen or organdie sets. Frilly neckwear remains, but tailored looks lead. Gingham cretonne and linens drive spring neckwear trends. The piece ends with a note that 14 women lawyers and 55 probationers are listed among barristers in France.
Ackley and his brother plan a 12 story Hyde Park apartment building costing over a million dollars with a roof mounted grass putting green driving and approaching ways to host golf on the roof. Others are said to be considering similar setups to avoid crowded courses.
The 1922 Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America meet is awarded to Harvard University. The games will be held at Harvard Stadium May 26 and 27 with javelin and discus added to the program. Bates West Virginia University and Carnegie Institute of Technology Pittsburgh are admitted to membership.
The United States Lawn Tennis Association will sanction more than 220 tournaments this season, expanding the national circuit and boosting competitive play across the country.
The New Haven Diamond Notes report multiple rough trades and releases including Kibbee and Slattery from New Haven, Off Best to Boston Americans, Robinson’s ten strike grab for Toronto, and various minor moves involving Cleveland, Philadelphia, Detroit, and New York clubs. Players like Donahue, Mann, Jolly, and causey show shifting assignments across Rochester, Portsmouth, and Texas League paths as teams shuffle to adjust rosters and infield plans.
The article weighs Dempsey's potential vulnerability after a long layoff and the threat Georges Carpentier poses. It notes possible indiscipline in training, doubts about his old punching power, and the danger of overconfidence should a rematch occur.
Since Robert Kiphuth began coaching Yale swimming, his relay teams hold every world record on AAU and NCAA books. In five years he has built a dominant program. Assistant coach Fred Kelly, 1912 Olympic high hurdles winner and USC freshman, assists.
Tennis officials announce scrutiny of amateur exhibition tours this season amid concerns that professional standards alter mood and conduct in other sports. The move signals tighter oversight of nonprofessional events and potential sanctions for violations.
Jack Dempsey plans a Monte Carlo trip as a monster aquatic meet is scheduled for Los Angeles on June 24. Multiple sports notes list upcoming events from tennis in Sacramento to Dublin Olympics dates and Niagara on the Lake championships in August.
A devotional meditation on the threefold blessing Jehovah bless thee Jehovah make his face shine upon thee and Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee. It links each phrase to God the Father Son and Holy Spirit and argues the blessing brings keeping grace and peace through Christ.
A brief reading of Holmes urges steady progress toward a distant port. The note emphasizes resilience, sailing against wind when needed, and avoiding drifting or anchoring in place. The timeless idea champions purposeful forward motion.
Noted quotation by T Starr King on the enduring power of the spirit shaping a life like a flower spreading fragrance through the air.
A compact collection of religious aphorisms quoting Matthew 5 14 and Theodore Parker on faith and truth. The lines emphasize illumination, moral seed, and enduring spiritual force found in human conscience.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips about truth, theater, love, money, and daily life. Dialogues feature Senator Sorghum Perkina and comments on pictures theater Pee hive and a dish ran away with the spoon. The pieces mix wordplay with social observations and light satire.
A witty exchange from D M B recounts W D Howells replying to a taunter who claimed he would hang himself if as fat as Howells. Howells deadpan reply offered sharp, grisly humor using the taunter as the rope.
During a speech on taxation an English politician faced a disruption by a man shouting about taxing his food. A spectator from the back added a jibe insulting ties, claiming they would never be taxed.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a young housewife questions a world traveler applicant for meals. He claims to have sailed on a tramp steamer, prompting astonishment at such vessels and a joke about ostentation of wealth while discussing onions and travel lore.
A fragmentary dialogue features a boastful speaker claiming a mall gains, a boastful remark about a college son, and a misquotation about disappointment. A beggar recounts dreaming of work and seeking funds to buy a dream book to interpret it. The piece mixes humor and social commentary in terse exchanges.
A banquet tale shows a speaker failing to tell a prohibition joke and choking with emotion. The Villain’s Accomplice sabotages the detective by feigning a misleading clue in the new play.
In a brisk exchange, Senator Sorghum asks what constitutes a good form of taxation and answers that most proposals are acceptable if they depart from the old, tired system. The remark signals openness to sweeping changes.
A witty exchange contrasts marital discord with an illegal drastic option. The joke hinges on chloroform as a banned solution, highlighting the absurdity of seeking illegal means to resolve a relationship impasse.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming it neutralizes uric acid and relieves rheumatism based on testimonials and a sample offer via parcel post. The copy also notes the druggist endorsement and availability of bottles at drug stores. It closes with an unrelated moral about married women losing interest in love stories.
An advertisement urges readers to request Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for genuine quality. It notes the Bayer Cross stamp on each tablet and package to guard against imitation and mentions a physician approved history of over twenty one years.
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