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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
6
A White House scene reveals Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War, caught by reporters attempting to lift a brass plate from the chair he used since March 9, 1916. He explains others followed by taking plates from chairs of state, commerce, interior, and the attorney general.
Secretary Daniels invites Baker to participate in aviation experiments to test airplanes against major warships. The Osfriesland may be used in tests within ninety days, and Admiral Coontz notes plans to bomb a large warship at sea to challenge the idea that air power makes battleships obsolete.
Debate over Smokers in government workplaces ends with a Senate vote against a broad ban on smoking during business hours. A milder rule lets department heads bar smoking where archives are at risk, while leaders oppose extending the measure to lawmakers or the White House.
Senator McKellar cited War Department figures showing total U S forces in Germany cost 263,628,3820 to Sept 30 1920 with Germany paying 35,578,658 leaving a balance due 228,054,662. He noted an average daily cost of 71,218 and said no further payments have been made.
James M. Ford once ran the first U S lunchroom with an honor system near the treasury. Washingtonites praised its fairness as politicians, bankers, and newsboys dined side by side for over four decades. The sale ended due to Ford’s ill health, drawing regret from officials and patrons alike.
The 4DEN MODERN HogHouse emphasizes careful planning with hollow tile walls on a concrete foundation. Side pens have concrete approaches for easy cleaning, gable roof windows and roof ventilators ensure light and air, while end doors add accessibility.
William A. Radford discusses sunlit, ventilated hog houses and stock barns. He highlights daylight, sanitary design, steel partitions, concrete planks, feed systems, and the economic benefits of modern, well ventilated farm buildings for cows, hogs, and workers.
Alderman Sir John Baddeley presented a facsimile copy of a May 6 1775 letter from the New York Association to the lord mayor and London corporation. The document, prepared by the library committee, pleads for liberty and justice while affirming loyalty to the king as it appeals to London.
The account notes Hugh Cuming’s 1826 exploration of Pitcairn Island and the persistent influence of John Adams on local youth and settler opinions. It recalls the mutineers' arrival and early dining sightings of two tall natives in scant attire with feathered hats aboard a Briton vessel.
From an older custom of removing shoes before entering buildings, Japanese now wash their shoes before entering homes. Outside many stores and dwellings in Japanese cities, tanks of water with long handled brushes are visible for cleaning footwear.
Territorial reporting notes that U S troops in the Philippines during 1904 were equipped with bolos as standard combat knives. The anecdote highlights the improvised nature of early modern infantry tools in counterinsurgency operations.
A Christian Science Monitor excerpt notes the mutineers sons, taught by John Adards, thanking God with the phrase For what we are about to receive the Lord make us truly thankful, as the Briton captain witnesses the scene. The boys are described as the mutineers’ offspring aboard the Bounty.
The article notes seaquakes produce massive waves and water turmoil. It cites 1854 Simoda Japan as an example with a 30 foot wave washing ashore after initial shallow-bay agitation, and references Messina as another eruption impacts. It also mentions California rice value rising toward millions, with vegetation ending around 10 to 15 fathoms depth.
Fashion writers note news value in summer fabrics from sheer cottons to organdies and voile. French designers and American dressmakers present practical, colorful outfits with chemise shapes low waistlines and drawnwork trims designed for hot weather and resort wear.
The piece discusses hair dressing as an art form adapting to face shape and features. It warns against bobbing for older women, favors updos for broad faces, soft nape coils for retrousse noses, and recommends simple styles like the isyche knot. It notes variations by age and health, and mentions cuffs of furbeaver or mole on one piece dresses.
Altoona readers recount how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aided pregnancy and delivered healthier infants. Testimonials from Mrs C W Beng and others claim restored fertility and postnatal well being. The ad promotes the company's free private text book on ailments peculiar to women and urges requests from interested readers.
A short, reflective note on youths with lofty goals and idealism. It urges respect for their dreams and ambitions and cautions against mockery of their tanginings and visions. The piece frames youth as transitioning toward what they may become and achieve.
A politician spoke at a town schoolhouse praising his administration. He kept saying his wife would bear him out in the claims. A sharp high school student interrupted loud enough for nearby listeners, joking that he wished the wife had borne him out the first time he suggested it.
A dialogue notes that price does not depend on gown size and mocks shopping methods for fabrics. Miss Quyenne suggests weighing fabrics rather than measuring, as some weaves are so precious they could be sold by the kurat.
Fragmentary reading shows a farm sale notice with a wood description and price hints. The ad mentions owner Javed and locations Chippewa and Garfield and touts healthful herbs as part of the product.
Rumors circulate about a new magnesium alloy reportedly discovered by a Montreal company. Supposed to weigh only two thirds the weight of aluminum and claim to be as strong as steel, it is described as ideal for pistons and connecting rods in engines where lightness and strength are essential.
The report recalls a woman attorney on her first use who pounded the defendant with rapid questions, eliciting no reply. The judge’s soft murmur, You’re perfectly right, perfectly right, echoes as the scene fades in a courtroom moment noted by the American Legion Weekly.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a girl and riding hubri with walking, plus a line about Gilad and little white HEs working over time. Context unclear. entities and events not reliably identifiable from the readable bits.
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