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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
4
vivid letters from soldiers at the front describe German cavalry charges and nerve racking artillery while humor and camaraderie persist in trenches and ships. French and British perspectives show grit, personal loss, and stubborn Gaelic spirit amid the Heligoland action.
Mrs A H Barnes a Stockton resident completed a 45 day fast to combat obesity. She weighed 220 pounds for ten years and after the fast she weighed 186 pounds at five feet two inches tall and aged fifty seven. She consumed no food during the period and ended the fast with an orange.
Union N Bethel of the New York Telephone Company was teased by counsel John L Swayze about his memory. Swayze quipped that Bethel did not know Adam and Eve's number. Bethel admitted ignorance and was told the number 281 Apple.
The Minnesota game and fish commission established a 65 040 acre preserve in the Lake Minnetonka district at the request of the Protective league and local residents. Spanning Lake Minnetonka shores and 18 northern Carver county sections, the refuge aims to protect birds and small animals with a half mile no shoot zone near Stubbs Bay and a dedicated warden.
Report notes Germany annually produced seven billion cigarettes before the war, illustrating a large scale tobacco industry amid wartime austerity and social habits.
In a southern city Dr Carter, famed for his skill, faces a reunion with his estranged son Harold who lies gravely ill. A private hospital scene unfolds as Harold rests under care, a risky operation looms, and the father’s pride yields to love as life and forgiveness hinge on a single decision.
The article argues the automobile proves essential in war for transporting supplies and moving troops. It credits Paris with supplying machines that helped marshal defense against Von Kluck and notes America leads in turning cars into economic value beyond military use.
A visitor from abroad mocks American focus on dollars while Miss Cayenne defends prioritizing action over money, saying Americans fight over issues rather than mere wealth. The exchange highlights tensions between economic rhetoric and wartime effort.
The western Australian gold fields are described as the largest known, covering about 224000 square miles of terrain across the state.
A verse notes a woman’s preference for grocers who share her church. The line suggests trust and community bonds influence shopping choices among parishioners.
The piece explores why listeners recall and describe others with flaws and quirks rather than attributes. It suggests memory favors visible defects like yellowed teeth, scars, and glasses, prompting questions about humor, perception, and the ease of noting the unattractive versus the beautiful.
Dean Sabine of Harvard's graduate school of applied science reports in the Journal of the Franklin Institute that room acoustics can be accurately predicted. By adjusting reverberation, interference and echo factors, a bad auditorium can be redesigned before construction to ensure clear sound and avoid overlapping echoes.
A regiment receives home mail including a large box addressed to a Tommy. He expects smokes and Scotch but finds bandages ointment embroca tion and a book on On to Be Your Own Surgeon. Auntie Mary’s care dulls the soldierly dream.
In Mombasa on Africa's east coast white residents approve a private street car system carried by native Black pushers. Small two‑person seats run on tracks through main streets with switches to shops and clubs. Each owner funds upkeep and uses the cars for outings or calls.
A piece discusses locating a latch key on a ring, noting the ring orientation helps it come out ready for use. It suggests attaching a chain or an extra ring to the key to ease finding among many keys, especially in darkness, and a shake frees the needed key.
The article notes that a sudden end to abdominal pain in appendicitis or acute inflammation on the right side can indicate grave danger. It warns that this may signify gangrene, rupture, or a breach between an abscess and the peritoneal cavity, especially without corresponding drops in temperature or pulse.
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