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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
3
A reflective piece argues that most people act from good motives and that kindness, charity, and love can cultivate a fruitful "garden" of human nature. It contrasts good and envy, urges judging motives leniently, and cites Genesis to affirm inherent goodness. Copyright.
A Western town hears that Crimson Gulch's large gaming resort is closed after police action. Three-ingered Sam notes a turning point, while Cactus Joe claims a recent winning streak influenced events. Nearby factions discuss the shift in local fortune and law enforcement activity.
The piece traces how the terms grog and grogram link to Admiral Edward Vernon and his practice of issuing rum with watered rations. It notes Vernon’s fame for Porto Bello and Mount Vernon’s naming, while explaining how the sailor’s slang evolved from his nickname Old Grog and his grogram cloak.
A newspaper piece extols the idea of luck in business. It highlights Elsie Shaver of New York who conceived and developed a doll line that sold at premium prices, fueling a thriving shop and strong demand. The article frames luck as amplified by hard work and initiative.
A poem contrasts an ant's toil with a larger force. The speaker watches the ant laboring to move sand and lift great obstacles and then describes how a bigger power wipes out the anthill. The piece reflects on scale and dominance in creation.
The piece argues laughter exposes personality, noting quick laughers and restrained ones show different temperaments. It claims a laugh can reveal whether a person is social, cynical, cruel, good natured, or trustworthy, guiding how others should relate to them.
A collage of vintage kitchen tips and recipes from 1921 including peas with mint sauce, hot potato salad with bacon fat or olive oil, herring and potato salad, cream cheese dressing, vinegar sauces, ginger ale salad with gelatin, and poached eggs on anchovy toast presented in a period culinary style.
Dialogue of a suitor asking if love can bridge poverty reveals social boundaries and personal judgment, with emphasis on class. The exchange centers on whether affection overrides financial status and acceptance of a partner’s economic reality.
A national congress is under way in Spain to develop interest in irrigation. The event brings together officials and experts to discuss funding, technology, and implementation across regions.
A survey of the evolution of news papers from ancient Rome to Nathaniel Butter. It covers Butter founding the Weekly Newes in London and his innovations such as newsboys and regular weekly publication. It notes forged Old Mercury copies and King Charles I's use of Butter's columns.
Louis Philippe born 1773, eldest son of Duke Louis of Orléans, supported the revolution but fled France in 1793. Returned after Napoleon’s fall in 1815. Crowned king of the French in 1830, ruled until 1848, then retired to England with his wife as Mr and Mrs Smith. They settled at Claremont under Queen Victoria’s protection. he died there August 26, 1850.
Copenhagen audiences see Eskimo opera Kaddars by Iakon Boerresen drawn from vestiges of ancient Greenlandic songs. Eskimo troupes travel to Denmark to assist with stage pictures and perform minor roles, bringing native costumes for the production. The piece evokes Greenland mountains and suggests future exotic scenes like Tibet for Drury Lane melodramas amid public interest in expeditions.
Report notes Turks at a Constantinople ball wore American pajamas. Investigations reveal the group raided wire houses where Armenian garments were being distributed after shipment from this country.
A teacher asks about the external ear. William replies that its main use is to catch dirt, prompting a quiet moment of amusement during the lesson.
Senator Sorghum deflects with a promise that the typist holds the ablest document in history and plans to make it public tomorrow. The remark hints at a forthcoming release that could shape public discourse.
One ton of coal yields nearly 10 000 feet of gas. A bicycle with two equal wheels dates to 1880. Pittsburg plant cafeteria feeds 9 000 in an hour. Indians link the beaver to world creation and would not kill it. Egypt regulates cotton farming to protect cereals. Global cotton rewards rise while other crops lag. Humboldt described a cow tree in Venezuela yielding a milky sap. California gold discoveries occurred as early as 1841. U S holds about 4 percent of world sailing tonnage. British royals pay no taxes, though they comply as courtesy. An inventor patents an oven with an electric motor cycling meat over and under a gas burner. Fossil bacteria show disease parallels between ancient and modern life.
A photograph shows the bronze bust of George Washington by Frank Ordway Partridge unveiled May 30 in St Pauls cathedral London as a gift from an American society. Similar busts will be presented to Liverpool and Sulgrave Manor, ancestral home of the Washingtons.
Fred Ludlow rides his motorcycle at 112 miles per hour at the Beverly Hills speedway in Los Angeles. The photograph of the run is noted as remarkable.
A humorous family anecdote features Betty who enjoys pie and stores up comments about her father. A guest asks if he likes pie, and Betty quips that he loves her more than pie, revealing a playful dynamic and fond humor within the household.
A new tennis ball design uses an internal bladder that can be inflated with an air pump to keep the ball fully resilient during play. The Seven Champions of Christendom are listed as St. George St. Andrew St. David St. Patrick St. Denis St. James and St. Anthony of Italy.
A short quip from Uncle Eben notes that a man who insists on his own way often ends up with nothing at all. The line hints at stubbornness leading to loss and futility in everyday disputes.
Port Dodge carpenters vote 30 cents an hour wage rate effective June 1. Iowa City cavalry troop awarded 32 horses by US government. State records show 414,883 registered autos trucks and motorcycles in Iowa by May 1 1921. Private Frantin Laren's body returned for military funeral by American Legion. Several crimes and local incidents including a suicide in Sioux City and a farmhouse arson attempt are reported alongside political appointments and corporate actions.
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