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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
16
A fairy tale tells how King Oberon rules the unseen hour between night and day. Goblins beg to be turned into spiders to scare the fairies at their dell feast but the magic lasts only until the next night. The Fairy Queen undoes the spell after the stinging prank ends, and the goblins admit mischief.
The article notes specific finger shapes and mounts on the hand as signs of musical skill. It cites Saturn and Mercury finger tips, bent fingers indicating pianists, and the Apollo mount suggesting a love of music when the life line ends sharply near it.
The article traces origins of variants of Margaret including Marjorie Margery and Maisie. It notes cultural spreads from Persia to Europe and Scotland, mentions historical figures such as Margaret of Anjou and Margaret Tudor, and cites poetry linking May and Margaret. It also links Marjorie to a talismanic Pearl and uses lore about luck and symbols.
A clergyman recalls sending a bride home for immodesty and discusses how fashion and taste shift with eras. He notes that in churches and social events, necklines and sleeves attract attention differently over time. The piece argues modern bathing costumes and evening gowns reflect changing standards rather than lax morals.
A stray boil on the upper lip is described as extremely dangerous and may lead to death within two or three days if not treated. The text stresses cautious judgment by surgeons on whether to treat or let it be.
A verse fragment titled A Line O Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs explores perseverance through hardship and the drive for distant peaks. The poet compares burdens and scars of life to a harvest and questions why we endure pain to reach desired treasures later.
A piece by Burgess Smith argues that modern check forgeries cost the U S economy up to eighty million dollars a year, driven by clever forgers using advanced writing tools and safety paper. It explains the forger’s organization from banker backers to middlemen and outlines protective measures such as durable papers, avoiding erasures, clear payee names, secure blank cheques, and insurance against forgery losses.
In Paris a revived demand for leeches has sparked new profiteering with prices rising. Dealers multiply as the cost climbs from about 60 to 100 francs per thousand, after earlier surges when 250 francs was charged fifty years ago.
In Santa Maria de Tule Oaxaca the 800 year old great tree of Tule is beginning to show wear. The giant cypress has a trunk wide enough for 30 outstretched arms and a height of 175 feet with branches spanning about 150 feet. Cortes and his troops is said to have rested beneath its limbs. A younger son tree nearby is already nearly as large, needing 12 to encircle it.
Captain L P Power of the schooner Cumberland Queen and his wife were given up for dead after the ship grounded twice and sank near Norfolk Virginia. The crew were later rescued in Charleston and the salt cargo dissolved in deep water, causing the vessel to bob up briefly before coast guardsmen saved it.
In Fleeton a French woman makes imitation pearls from fish scale essence. She has produced fine samples and attracts attention as fishermen receive ten cents a pound for scales.
The Mexico City automobile show draws public interest with American cars dominating. The lobby and foyer exhibit the unfinished National theater, a project begun in the Diaz era intended to surpass other Latin American playhouses in beauty. Post revolution car imports from America and Europe have surged, contrasting with 1918 when only a few European cars were owned by wealthy families.
Albuquerque research notes outline use of rat glue sticky boards to catch rats. Biological survey bureau scientists test tangling methods as baitless traps aim to end rodent problems.
Avery Pelton of Middletown New York has retired after 81 years as a mall clerk. He estimates traveling about 2,825,000 miles during his career. He spent five years commuting between New York and Pittsburgh on the Pennsylvania Railroad and 28 years on the Erie line between Jersey City and Salamanca.
Britain reports a shift in cinema stats as local producers gain ground. Four years ago 96 percent of UK films were American. now about 75 percent remain foreign. Investors surge with roughly £5 million invested in cinemas and up to £38 million in production, signaling a nascent but expanding home industry.
A bill introduced by Rep Swing proposes a 70 million dollar Boulder Canyon Dam on the Colorado near the Nevada line. The project would store floodwaters to protect Imperial Valley and other communities, create 750000 horsepower of power, and reclaim 300000 acres of government land. Revenues from power leases would repay the dam and irrigation costs.
Commander William Frideaux and 58 other former auxiliary officers, dating back to 1898, face reduced pay and possible starvation as 1917s naval reserve reorganization cuts their benefits. He urges President Harding to transfer them to regular service or grant retirement pay equal to regular officers, a change costing about $60,000 yearly.
Department of the Interior bulletin notes that after steel connection on the Government Alaskan railroad from Seward to Fairbanks a surge of tourist travel is expected. Park access is limited with no accommodations roads or trails. Morino and Lynch offer roadhouses at McKinley Park station for miners and prospectors while few tourists can view wildlife with guides and pack animals from the station. Travel away from established lines remains practically impossible.
A Geneva draft program prepared by Professor Benini for the League of Nations Mixed Commission seeks to guide specialists in compiling monographic studies on population health births marriages and migrations to estimate national military power. Officials say full execution would take years.
The Senate passed an amendment allowing future female federal offenders to be sent to state reformatories at the judge's discretion. The change, backed by welfare groups, aims to prevent first offenders from deepening their crime habit by offering reform and skills at state facilities. Senate debates highlighted a long-standing refusal to alter penal policy before this shift.
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