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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
8
A woodland tale shows friendly Seedlings near warm surface and wary Earthworm family below. Mr. Root warns restraint as Earthworms threaten, Mr. Mole responds after a timely warning from Mr. Root, saving the Seedlings from harm.
A speaker bitterly plans to depart Washington and laments long unemployment. He criticizes Uncle Sam for creating a dependent, idle crowd and fears a future without work while noting a need for wage labor and paycheck dependence.
A compass at the South magnetic pole deflects to a vertical orientation with the south end down. An ordinary horizontal-swinging compass slows near the poles as the Earth’s magnetic force pulls one end downward instead of creating a horizontal swing.
The article explains proper usage of aggravated and provoke from Latin roots. It notes aggravated means increased gravity or severity not anger or vexation. It cautions replacing aggravated with angry or irritated in common misuses.
The article notes the old custom of drinking wine before duels to prevent poisoning, with contestants pouring wine into each other’s glasses as a test. It also recalls the accidental discovery of phosphorus by Brand in 1869 during experiments to transform silver into gold, later judged highly significant.
Thomas Jefferson argues that perfect happiness is not destined for humans but that people can approach it through effort and proximity to it. He asserts that near happiness is within our power, while acknowledging its absence as a guaranteed fate.
A New York Sun quip answers a beginner bridge question with a sharp retort that no book surpasses a practical checkbook for learning the game. The line frames the cost of lessons as a memorable barbed critique.
The text traces the name Dorothy from Theos and Zeus through Theodora, Dorothea, and Dorothy to Dolly. It notes adoption in England, Germany, Italy, and Russia, linked legends and diminutives, and says Dorothy’s gem is the diamond with a Saturday luck, daisy flower.
Poem celebrates motherhood with a reverent tone. It praises the loving gaze, tender touch, and selfless sacrifice that strengthen and comfort the world, promising joy as long as motherhood endures. The speaker links motherhood to gratitude, resilience, and renewal for humankind.
The article notes debates over tobacco history, stating ancient Greeks and Egyptians may have knowledge but lack proof. It asserts American aborigines are chiefly responsible for early use, with Columbus as the first to chronicle tobacco’s use.
The local movement to adopt a universal spelling reform has collapsed as residents could not agree on a single style. disagreements over spellings hindered progress and left the issue unresolved in our community.
A New York World correspondent reflects on Central European conditions two years after World War I. Travel gradually improves from scarce trains and harsh conditions to more reliable, affordable service, yet reconstruction and political adjustments remain slow and challenging.
A new type mail box without cover allows riders to drop letters into a moving street car between Georgetown and Mockville in Washington. The device lets letters reach the postman hours earlier and is being officially tested with potential installation on all Interurban cars.
Georgetown University seismology records show 161 world quakes in 1920 down from 468 in 1919 and 103 in the United States 11 caused destruction with notable events in Mendoza Tepelini Mexico City Vera Cruz and other sites California logged the most tremors in the U S with 62 while Mexico City and other areas also reported significant activity.
The Chinese capital announces a new income tax effective January 1. Merchants with capital of 20000 dollars or more must donate 1 percent of net profits yearly. Proceeds are restricted to educational and industrial use. Also noted, Lloyd G Edwards is elected Dayton mayor by 77 votes, youngest ever, a Washington State College graduate.
Mrs. Painie Davia Scott widow of Walter M. Scott who died in an automobile crash was elected without opposition as probate judge of Greenville County to succeed her late husband. She becomes the first woman to win a county office in South Carolina.
Chicago’s boy detective Mike Grady earns praise for single handedly breaking up murder rings and catching Eddie Morris after a brutal town hall shooting. He collected rewards totaling about eleven thousand dollars and helped mastermind a large patrols hunt with rapid captures.
Fredericton reports World War II veteran Larry A. Larlee failed to recover after surgery in Portland Ove for appendicitis. He was moved to the Soldiers' Civil War establishment hospital where surgeons found 84 inches of surgical gauze in his abdomen. He died.
Newark New Jersey police report a deli keeper John Dorsak resisted an armed bandit in his shop by striking the robber with a length of bologna. The gun dropped and the suspect fled the scene.
London reports that while J B Uuxley at Oxford claims to have touched the fountain of youth the elixir appears to work only on flatworms for now. A scientist notes the life extension effects on a rat by 40 percent and flatworm aging halted across 10 generations. Separately in Marlington West Virginia a farm walk uncovers a bag with 2800 dollars in currency and coins believed stolen by robbers.
District Attorney Kaskey of Washington DC rules thirsty buyers of bottles labeled champagne but found to contain kickless cider have no legal redress. The decision states mislabeling does not support criminal charges or civil action under existing statutes.
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