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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
8
In a winter tale the Four-Footed Club blames the Stoat family for food shortages. Mr Fox and friends plot to color the Stoats with paint in the barn to expose them against the snow, driving them away from Mr Man’s farm.
Guide to proper English usage focusing on the definite article the. Explains common errors such as misplacing the or repeating it to avoid ambiguity. Includes examples like two offices held by one person versus two people and distinctions with color descriptors.
Mrs Lydig Hoyt formerly Julia Robbins a noted New York society beauty arrives as a film star. She has consented to co star with Norma Talmadge and has long been active in dramatic affairs and has played leads.
Mary Marshall Duffee discusses manners in railway stations, advising travelers to remain composed, avoid loud antics, and save affection for home. The piece contrasts Anglo American restraint with continental displays, noting practical tips and costs. It ends with a brief note on starting morning fires with small candles.
The article traces the name Elaine from Helen of Troy through medieval legends to Tennyson and Irish lore, noting spellings Elayne and Elaine, famed bearers in the South, with references to poets and legends. It mentions Elaine in Arthurian lore, Lady Elayne of the Round Table, and Elaine the fair, plus cultural ties to Tennyson and folk memory. It briefly notes cultural trivia like a lucky day and number and a tangent about acetic acid from coconuts in Ceylon.
A new pumice stone found in Japan is usable in concrete for boat building, yielding a concrete that is as strong as usual while being about 60 percent lighter.
A council committee exposes a widespread swindle in Atlanta tied to victims from Reading to Texas. Investigations reveal a broker office with fake money and crooking devices, multiple indictments, and claims of police complicity and internal conflicts.
Cumberland Md. M A Tutweller fifty a huckster died at his Kersey West Virginia home from poisoning caused by a bite of an insect while at church.
A narrow Broadway plot at Broadway and Thirty Fourth Street leased for about 138 dollars per square foot annually, the highest rent ever recorded in New York. The 81 by 50 foot site will host a sky scraper planned by a new lessee and a candy company will occupy the building. Also mentioned is Jacob Whitman Bailey, pioneer of microscope investigation.
The War department has compiled fingerprint records of over 5,000,000 men from the selective service system. These prints are used to identify suspects in crimes and fatal accidents and may aid in convicting or exonerating individuals in years to come.
The identity section seeks to identify unknown soldiers in wartime to honor the fallen and prevent ex servicemen from re entering under false names.
John Shelton of Rochester Indiana has set aside eighty acres of his farm in thick woods as a bird reserve. He will place hundreds of bird houses in the trees and provide lunch counters for the visiting birds.
A compiled line of religious sayings quotes scripture and philosophy. Includes Psalm 84 10 Henry Van Dyke and Thales reflections on desire and hope as shared wisdom across faiths and times.
A compact reflection on government and church roles stressing service to others. Quote attributed to William O. Thompson urging the church to embrace the great commission and education as paths to knowing God and cultivating virtue.
Mrs Margaret McCune of Georgetown Illinois credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving postpartum pain and obviating surgery. She describes backaches sideaches headaches bearing-down pains and nervousness and urges other women to try the remedy.
In Concordia parish Louisiana D Karr of ih latte Jovee board shows a pair of trained geese claimed to rival the intelligence of Col Packer Gibson s hog of Natches They swim dive and fetch fish for his boat and may be taught to select perch bass or trout at Lake St John. Robert Damuares aged three receives gift baskets and bunnies as his aunt hides colored eggs prompting a playful remark about Aunt Mary.
Advertisement warning many women suffer kidney and bladder trouble with vague symptoms. It claims kidney health affects overall well being and urges immediate treatment with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root available at drug stores. Readers offered 10 cent sample by mail to Dr Kilmer Co. for a paper mention.
A Buffalo News item recalls a party for Johnny where a game called alligator is played. Johnny quips that Harry has eaten all up, prompting his mother to suggest finding a slot for him. The passage ends noting we do not always recognize good luck when we meet it.
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