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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1927
Page
6
In a Detroit Free Press note, Aunt Jerusha is revealed as a nickname for two Michigan bachelors, linking cereal product names to family titles. The exchange clarifies that Aunt Jerusha and Uncle Josh are the same person in a playful regional misnaming.
Mrs Binks asks for a dream hat while her companion promises to fetch it. Before departure, Binks offers to serve Welsh rarebit to accompany the bedtime ritual.
A Yale Press book reveals Mark Twain and Absalom Grimes as Confederate volunteers in Missouri. The tale follows a ragtag patrol near Hannibal to Monroe City with Twain commanding a mule named Paint Brush, raids, near captures, and a sharp encounter with Mrs. Tinker who guards a Yankee-leaning home, ending with Twain later writing Roughing It.
The article traces the development of high school youth groups from the 1870 Iola Michigan start with coed participation, through the 1889 Chapman Kansas Boy strong YMCA branch, to the Hi Y club with continuous service, and notes later city “Bean Club” names and the claimed first use of HIV Club by Cleveland’s West Side branch.
Ce P Scott recalls when the Guardian had two sub editors and two leader writers who argued and left at five. A tale of newsroom routine contrasts with a remark that news sometimes arrived after dinner. Diamonds come in blue green yellow and red, with red the rarest.
The scene shows two boys in shabby clothes outside a festively decorated store just before Christmas. A smaller boy asks what Santa Claus does with leftovers, while a broader aside notes the abundance of generic names in scientific usage with 140,000 current names and 1,600 to 2,000 new ones created annually.
Cones from historic cypress trees of the Garden of Gethsemane, brought by a UC forestry student, yielded flourishing California seedlings. Under favorable weather, seeds germinated, producing 2 to 8 inch seedlings. Berkeley transplant rows and the Davis state forest nursery now hold 8 to 12 inch saplings ready for distribution to California missions and churches.
A Watts quotation warns that even a single sin lodged in the tender soul paves the way for many iniquities, urging perpetual moral vigilance and sensitivity. The line cautions readers to guard the inner self against lasting moral compromise.
The Sportsman notes squash tennis thrives in big cities due to pace variety and accessibility. John R. Tunis cites its fit with urban life, cheapness, and exercise value, plus advanced shots from five walls and keen position play. Origin traced to late 19th century Boston two players, then New York.
The once highly regarded St. Louis baseball talent Charley Hollocher, who played for the Cubs, quit with little explanation and now pitches horseshoes. He earns mainly from renting an apartment building, with no sign of returning to professional play.
Captain Miss Cuvillier of George Washington University led the women’s rifle team to victory at the national championship with 2,991 points, edging Missouri by one point. Cuvillier shot 509 of 600, the top individual score in the competition.
A Northside family passing the West Washington street bridge noted a large stone marking where the first Indianapolis settler’s house stood. An eight year old daughter asked her mother if that is where Adam and Eve lived, reflecting on the landmark.
A boy whistles outside a butcher shop and jokes that the sausages move when he does. The amused butcher asks if he thinks the dog is present, while the boy claims the sausages respond to his whistle with motion.
A 77 year old retired Host Du buque restaurant owner in Illinois, J A Groff, credits Tanlac with restoring health and strength after years of nervousness, headaches, indigestion, and fatigue. He reports increased appetite, no pain, and renewed energy after one bottle. He urges others to try Tanlac, made from roots, barks and herbs.
Nature Magazine of Washington reports that soil erosion robs Americans, especially farmers, of about 200 dollars per person yearly. Vlush Bennett, a soil scientist, calls erosion the key threat to conserving natural resources and urges forest growth to curb the loss.
The Sage of Sandy Mush recalls Cabe Gudgeon and others at a funeral where Uncle Ellick Tucker and Viele Bone Wuegins argued in the sermon. Ellick shouted questions to Bone, prompting confusion and near disruption as attendees stirred. The Kansas City Star quote notes the two old men were loudly debating a private remark during the service.
Sandy Herd, aged 58, wins the professional golf championship of Britain for the second time, 20 years after his first triumph. It marks 24 years since his British Open win. Finalist Janek Bloxham is 48, underscoring a strong veteran showing in Britain that year.
Manager George Burns former star outfielder of the New York Giants will become manager of Williamsport in the New York Pennsylvania league next season. He was released by Newark to take the new role after a strong season with Newark and a prior stint with the Philadelphia Nationals. He is likely to continue playing in the outfield.
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