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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
3
A reflective essay argues that wealth, poverty, and daily comfort hinge on the labor of others. It urges recognizing mutual dependence to avoid class conflict, chaos, and moral decline, noting true civilization grows from humility and shared effort.
Jessie Roberts argues war era women excel in animal care and farming roles. She notes women perform better with high grade stock, nurture young animals, and that training and advertising could shift employment from men to women in large breeding operations for profit.
Poem extols a forest path as a serene retreat from modern haste. It praises woods as a godly, healing force where time ceases, nature restores memory, and a seeker finds communion with the divine through trees, streams, and sunshine.
Mottier advocates adult supervision for child welfare and recommends range juice as a gentle, pulp free drink for infants. It notes fruit acids fight gases and support kidneys, with water intake tailored to diet and climate and daily apples suggested for daily nutrition and relief for swollen gums.
A garbled 1921 clipping compares Japanese beauty descriptions with odd laundry ads. It notes a Baltimore laundry claiming to want “everything but the lady,” contrasting with a Boston rival offering cheap kids cleaning for 15 cents, highlighting quirky period marketing tones.
A historical sketch describes the Zouaves before World War I noted for bravery and bright red baggy trousers. It details changes in uniform as rifle ranges increased and outlines the corps origins in 1880 under General Clausel and the later mix of native African soldiers with French officers.
A collage of curious facts describes Ceylon tea and cinnamon prominence, Poe earning $10 for The Raven, a large English football squad, high daily bird intake, a French minister for physical education, Buckingham Palace linen value, Argentinian wool yarns, sawgrass newsprint, and long travel with no wrecks by a Wisconsin mail clerk. It mentions Tibetan gold ownership by lamaists, vast coconut production in Ceylon, silkwarm warmth limits, ancient Greek woold tools, a Chicago river tunnel in 1868, Mill learning Greek, Uruguay temperance aims, Brighton factory for disabled soldiers, a record raisin pie at a car show, and Mexican president Obregon lineage.
John I. Lacey of the Rock Island road has worked as the Rocky Mountain Limited engineer for 49 years. He has logged 2,288,715 miles, about 91 Earth orbits, and now runs from Chicago to Rock Island 181 miles. He plans to retire at seventy with a large pension, citing standing up to drive as his vigor. Lacey has never had an accident or suspension in his career and maintains a pristine record.
In the Canadian House of Commons Hon. M. W. Rowell claimed seven as Canada’s lucky number. He cited responsible government in 1847, Confederation in 1867, first colonial conference in 1887, imperial conference in 1907, imperial war cabinet meeting in 1917 paving a constitutional conference, and noted 1887 as the year of rebellion when asked by Mr. Lemieux.
The article notes Afghans of all ages habitually use snuff and avoid wine or spirits. It contrasts locally produced tobacco as inferior, with better varieties imported from Persia, Russia, India, and Egypt. It mentions Amir Habibul lah Khan keeping Havana cigars.
A pithy proverb-like line from the Boston Transcript noting hardships faced by wrongdoers and the irony of their complaints about discomfort.
A teacher quizzes her class on the reindeer. A boy, startled, pauses then answers it makes things grow. The moment captures a humorous classroom exchange reflecting learning and curiosity.
A humorous remark on household budgeting notes that many women view thrift by avoiding new clothes for their husbands, reflecting domestic economy ideas and social attitudes of the era.
A long list of local Iowa items includes James Jerolman drowning in Shell Rock river after cramps, a Dubuque county farm bureau picnic giving away a thousand gallons of milk, and wool growers in Pottawattamie county shipping a carload to the Wool Growers Association. Also noted are county farm news on binder twine prices, a Perry pool project, various suicides and accidents, a large Canadian-American conference for the Blind in Winona, and new county enforcement actions including a fort Madison escape capstone and a five year extra sentence law for escape attempts.
A writer reports bold germination in Western Canada with wheat seedling progress seen within four days. Prospects for homesteads open May 1, with cheap rail access encouraging American settlers. Fodder crops like corn sunflowers alfalfa and sweet clover fuel a growing silo market across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with thousands of silos planned this year.
A new summer program offers outdoor schooling in Scoutcraft with trips to the woods and visits to local mills stock yards and stores. Students will observe industries then discuss trip questions in class the next day swimming twice a week and hands on lessons complete the plan.
A bird dealer jokes about a silent parrot that only speaks when the bill is paid. A caption of social quips notes women’s distrust of confidence men and men forming quartets, and asks whether girls form singing groups. The piece ends with advice to give more than promised but not too much.
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