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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
3
John Blake discusses true bravery citing Alan Breck and David from Kidnapped. Real courage is doing what one fears not physical bravado. Bullying, risk taking for show, and facing pain require distinct acts of resolve affecting family and honor.
A reflective piece urges readers to give generously and act on good impulses. It compares happiness to sharing treasure and emphasizes using talents and kindness in daily life. It warns that selfishness dulls spring air and personal growth, calling for practical use of fine sentiments to obtain the best in life.
The piece traces quarantine to a 40 day period from ancient burial rites to biblical fasting. It notes the term's evolution through historical examples, including William the Conqueror and Magna Charta, and cites French sanitary measures as a modern adaptation while questioning the lunar calendar basis.
A fragment from Tathers Cook Book extols using a traditional Scotch kettle with an iron lid to trap flavors. It describes frying chicken in butter and lard, browning pieces, then steaming with minimal water to keep meat moist and flavorful, followed by parsnips cooked until tender.
Cut parsnips lengthwise and fry in bacon fat with light sugar salt and cayenne until browned. Another method boils parsnips until tender, mashes them, makes fritters, then fries them. Serve hot with roast. Fish is soaked, dried, brushed with butter, broiled, sauced with cream, warmed, and served with baked potatoes.
Fragmentary OCR indicates a Maryret Vere copyright note from 1922 with a quoted line about starting without a dollar and an unemployed person reacting. The source presents garbled names and nonstandard phrases, limiting coherent facts or context.
The piece explains that sight, hearing, smell, and taste have dedicated nerves linking to their organs and that brain shocks, like a head blow, can cause light flashes or perceived sounds. It contrasts touch as more widespread and notes eye nerves trigger stars, while strong blows can affect hearing nerves. It ends with a quip about marriage and doorstep warnings.
A reflective poem about daily joys and sorrows, love and loss, and a final peaceful rest. It traces life from meeting friends to parting, cherishing sun and rain, and the hopeful gaze of children as troubles are faced with merry cheer.
In ancient texts the bookworm ravages are noted by Evenus around 450 BC and later by Horace Ovid Pliny Martial and Lucian among others. The earliest author to discuss its damage is Evenus with subsequent mentions by major writers of classical antiquity.
The item surveys global topics from coal scarcity in Italy and indigo farming in India to zinc roofing in Europe and improved chemical glassware in the United States. It notes electricity adoption in Switzerland, hydraulic power use in Spain, Marlborough House as future royal residence, trout eggs shipped to Berne, postwar German ex-service reach, a new bicycle disinfection device from Sheffield, and its potential impact on public health.
About 40,000 fans packed the Polo Grounds to watch Babe Ruth's reinstated return under Commissioner Landis. He struck out in his first appearance, then opened a home run streak in the following game.
A narrator remarks on a woman's beauty and confidence, noting her striking eyes and wartime poise. He recalls being shocked by her provocative dress on a first night when another guest, Will, enters the drawing room without knocking.
A Chicago Journal reminiscence recalls a childhood boat mishap on a town lake where two nine year olds faced forbidden boating. A spill into the water ends a budding romance as the girl laughs and the narrator resolves the affair.
A Boston Transcript note recalls a famed Philadelphia lawyer celebrated by grateful British sailors. The snippet also mentions a small saintly congregation inviting splendid music, urging early attendance and choir participation.
The piece critiques a speculative stock tip claiming a big jump within ten days. It notes the tipster’s optimistic forecast and the investor’s disappointment from a backward jump, reflecting cautionary market chatter in a Buffalo Express tone.
A Samuel Addison quotation on choosing prudent friends over zealous ones, noting quiet steady friendship often proves most useful and effective in daily life. The line emphasizes discretion and measured loyalty as stronger than loud advocacy.
Reports list several Iowa items including a plan to set up a permanent home for Negro girls at the University of Iowa City. Also noted are corn planting gains in the Northwest, a Tipton man Anton Psota’s suicide, and church fires and robberies across the state.
A Wisconsin reader extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for postnatal female troubles. Mrs. Frep Hansen of Kenosha credits it with helping after childbirth and urges other women to try it, noting its long history and trusted reputation among mothers.
A fragment notes Mrs Gadder joins a new cult and plans to explore it for about ten days. The high priest advises her, with kindness, that it will take at least six months to pass the outer portals.
A reflection on luck being a matter of temperament and how men perceive paying alimony. Some view it as luck when they start support, others see it as misfortune for being trapped by the obligation.
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