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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1922
Page
8
London Answers argues that the belief it is bad luck to give or receive a knife without value endures from primitive times. It explains how weapon exchange led to distrust and how paying for a knife turned friendship into fair trade, preserving the superstition today as folklore.
The article notes Czech and Slovak women wear aprons not as work badges but as eye catching adornments worn when going out. Aprons are vivid, often heirlooms in green and gold, with dark foundations, plus ribbons, short black skirts, and embroidered white mutton sleeves and lace.
The article notes four crimes punishable by death in England piracy with violence treason murder and setting fire to royal dockyards or arsenals. It recalls Blackstone’s list of 160 capital offenses and cites Sir Samuel Romilly’s reforms ending in 1861 with only these four remaining.
A historical note traces water’s nature from pure mystery to a compound of gases. Cavendish in 1781 showed water contains gases in liquid form, Lavoisier in 1788 split water into oxygen and hydrogen, and by 1795 Nicholson and Carlisle improved the method with a voltaic battery.
The idea claims noon was chosen for weddings because grooms were not reliable to be sober later in the day in historical England. The statement links the hour to restraint and customs rather than current practice.
A mother refuses to share candy before dinner while her son Sonny proposes a make believe candy store. He urges realism asking for real candy as he plays clerk and buyer. The scene captures a child’s persistence and a parent’s restraint during mealtime.
The Methodist Episcopal Church led by Pastor William Hayes Mitchell invites all to Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Themes for March 12 include Standardship of Souls and How to Vote plus a midweek meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Leonard Duckett pastor announces regular services and a special annual canvass for church financial support on Sunday March 12 from 2 to 5 pm. Members and friends urged to stay home until canvassers call and pledges to rise this year.
A mosquito swamp in Georgia near Milledgeville was drained using dynamite to create a 1,500 foot ditch, yielding 70 acres of valuable land. The operation cut through waterlogged ground with stumps removed, producing a freely running stream and costing about 270 dollars for labor and 1,000 pounds of dynamite.
A Hoosier woman known for teaching poses as a stenographer to vacation incognito. At Easter she joked she would be a widow for a week and overheard a waiter calling her widow or teacher, noting such roles carry a confident air. The piece juxtaposes disguise with fishing enthusiasm and outdoor vitality.
The girl asks about Mr Hefty and remarks on his gait while the young man counters he is no lighter on his head than on his feet. The exchange appears in a Chicago Daily News quote.
A fragment describes historic dishes such as swan and peacock served at royal feasts in the Middle Ages. It notes the swan was once favored at courts, with the young eyenet described as tender, and the peacock noted among famed medieval table staples.
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