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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
1
A pencil recounts being taken from a desk tray to a school where it endured harsh work. It describes broken points, rough sharpening, long hours writing and spelling, and being mouthed by a child who sometimes bit the tip, ending with feelings hurt from the drop and stepping on.
Seventeen year old Mary Bott of Union Hill New Jersey becomes a protege of actress Lillian Gish who launches her moving picture career. Directors say Bott resembles Gish and the tale recounts the dramatic adoption and a lighthearted aside about writing tools and a pencil’s fate.
A man recounts a rambling road trip chasing a sign that led nowhere. He describes failed plans with his girlfriend after passing a road sign reading Detour and a one way pointing toward an unseen town. He insists someone misled him and asks what others think.
The article discusses who should send wedding invitations when a mature, independent bride has no close relatives. It notes modern practice allows the bride to issue invitations herself if no guardian can do so, and explains wording and the use of parental or aunt hosts depending on who attends. It also warns against smoking cigars to the bitter end and advises discarding a cigar that tastes bitter.
A reflective verse urges embracing one’s role as guest of the Great Friend and trusting the path beyond sight to reveal the Hills of Light. It counsels casting aside doubt and living fully in present purpose.
The article traces Lucretia as a historic Borgia daughter name and its lineage from Latin lux meaning light or lucrum gain. It notes Lucretius as an origin group and cites Shakespearean ties to Lucrece. It mentions a talisman ruby legend and assigns Tuesday as a lucky day for Lucretia.
The piece links nail traits to personality and fate. White polished nails imply tact and delicacy, slender nails suggest intellect with a tendency to dominate, red nails imply vengeance, very pure or very dark nails signal weakness or disease, wide long nails indicate kindness but possible self denial, crooked nails hint at hidden self belief. It ends with a proverb: Man proposes, heaven disposes.
Veteran major league pitcher Long Tom Hughes is expected to join Kid Gleason’s Chicago White Sox coaching staff. The seasoned twirler could provide guidance to Gleason’s young lineup and bolster the team’s coaching ranks.
Baseball owners favor catchers for managing roles with six NL clubs naming backstops as managers. Bill Willifer leads Cubs from behind the plate, alongside Mitchell Braves Gibson Pirates Rickey Cardinals Moran Reds Wilbert Robinson Robins, with Connie Mack and Lee Fohl guiding American League teams. Mack, aged sixty, began catching in 1886 and was traded from Hartford to Washington in the old National League.
Seek college star Huffman, a tackle standout for Ohio State this fall, is touted as a top catcher in the Western Conference. Descriptions hail his hard hitting, strong throwing, sure receiving and speed for a big man. He led the State team in stolen bases last season as Business Manager Bobby Quinn of St. Louis reportedly tendered a contract offering a chance to prove value as a major leaguer.
A humorous note recalls George Duncan the British champion known as the lightning professional refusing a lad as caddy after a windy round. The piece ends with Raymond Patten, 23, of Wakefield Mississippi, elected captain of Bates College cross country team.
Animation Trotting Bred, a champion high stepping hackney from New York and Chicago shows, is praised by experts as the finest acting harness horse since Lord Brilliant.
Walter Hammond, second baseman, acquired by Cleveland from Pittsfield of the Eastern league, declares he will prove himself with the Indians if given a fair chance.
Jack McAuliffe denounces draws in boxing asserting there is always a winner. He argues a draw is unfair to boxers and spectators and cites race tracks as an example where dead heats are rare.
Harvard reports 723 freshmen in athletic drills while Yale plans 19 swimming matches for its top squad. The piece notes boxing captains, football schedules, and rowing pace, with Lowell and Dempsey linked to boxing dreams and banquet talk. It mentions lacrosse, baseball drafts, and coaching moves at several colleges.
Clyde Milan, longtime Washington outfielder, selected by Griffmen president Griffith to manage in 1922. He succeeds George McBride who resigned due to ill health. Milan has a .200 plus career average with notable stolen base totals and will be one of three playing managers in the American League alongside Speaker and Cobb.
George Sisler star first baseman of the St. Louis Americans says he does not aim to manage in the major leagues and is content as a player. He previously managed Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast Winter league and won the pennant. Sisler declined an offer to manage the Browns last year, saying he lacked time and interest to manage.
University of Pennsylvania coach Dr John Heisman urges players to place personal glory in the background and play for the college. He says football players chasing newspaper praise harm the team and cites having too many such men on this year’s squad.
Intercollegiate rifle competition rules drop the prone position from this season and require shooters to fire from standing sitting and kneeling positions. The change ends last season practice of using a prone system.
Secretary Denby announces the Navy department will consider relocating the Army Navy football game to Franklin Field this year. The possible change aims to assess hosting implications and attendance.
Chester Bros of Minneapolis has been selected as captain of the University of Minnesota hockey team marking a leadership designation for the season. The announcement places Bros at the helm of the Gophers as they prepare for upcoming schedule events.
Columbus American Association manager Clarence Rowland announces the purchase of third baseman Ike Davis from Toronto in the International League.
Zeb Terry, infielder for the Chicago Cubs, will spend two weeks at Stanford this spring assisting head coach and helping the Cardinal baseball team prepare for the season.
Athletic director Hugo Bezdek announced former Canadian lacrosse star R. H. Jardine will serve as special coach for the lacrosse team. Jardine played for Tecumseh Lacrosse Club of Toronto, Ontario.
Johnny Wilson seeks a boxing bout with Georges Carpentier after being barred in most states he cables a challenge to Europe hoping for a match with the famed rival.
A collection of wry exchanges and aphorisms on ambition and public service. The mock dialogue includes lines about flattery aiding advancement, Raleigh, and a quip on political progress, money, and human folly. It also features playful banter about prices and a comic note on Darwin and a missing link.
In a humorous classroom exchange a student explains that heating steel caused it to lose its temper, preventing completion of the tempering experiment while still in the intended state. The professor and student feature in a light teaching moment about material science.
Miss Cayenne notes politeness forbids speaking to strangers while a punctilious gentleman calls it unpardonable. The speaker argues soldiers gathering to shoot strangers reflect far greater familiarity and impropriety.
The mother warns about not hurting Lillie Leftover's feelings. Elsie explains they gently avoid discussing her and whisper when she is near, and keep a respectful distance to comfort her.
Real estate agent pitches a tobacco plantation as a bargain while a prospective buyer debates planting cigars versus cigarettes. The exchange appears in American Legion Weekly with casual tone and promotional language.
A lighthearted exchange riffs on a $10,000 house and a cellar damp issue. The dialogue shifts to a poster-like verse urging optimism about wealth gaps, followed by a comedy sketch about a political speech. Senator Sorghum recalls a shorter allotted time, recalling the program’s brevity.
A fragment from a Boston Transcript line scene contrasts a husband and wife debating moving to live with the mother versus facing the landlord. The elder son seeks work while the younger desires knowledge, illustrating comedic aspirations and family tension.
The dialogue features a student named Robbie and a teacher in a debate about geography. The teacher accuses Robbie of failing geography again while probing knowledge of Minnesota’s capital. Robbie admits he did not know the capital, acknowledging his earlier ignorance.
The boss tells the efficiency expert that the system relies on humans to work out all the imagined rules, highlighting a gap between ideal procedures and real-world work. The Richman Times Dispatch quotes the exchange emphasizing human limits in rule-making.
A playful dialogue swaps fruit metaphors as a suitor admits defeat in courting a beauty. He jokes about obtaining a lemon instead of the promised peach, poking fun at his failed romantic bid.
An advertisement touts Bayer as the originator of world famous Aspirin, urging requests for Bayer Tablets of Aspirin stamped on each tablet and package for protection against imitations. The snippet also notes a joke line from Wayside Tales and a telephone gag about a ball.
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