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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
10
A chaotic street fight scene unfolds over a prize bout with improvised rules and two scantily dressed fighters exchanging blows. A third speaker tries to explain the bout while spectators ring a dinner bell and later a supper bell to end the clash.
In Shippensburg Pennsylvania a man at a front door rings the bell while a woman at an upstairs window jokes that the bell batteries may be dead. The brief quarrel-like exchange includes the line about the battery failing to ring.
Edna Kent Forbes argues beauty lies in balance between internal health and selective external care. She cautions against relying on soap alone, notes skin needs cream for extreme conditions, and emphasizes thorough cleansing and removal of products to keep skin clean during rest.
Brown Mouse escapes Puss after Madam Spider hides the pantry opening. He later spares the spider and promises a new home for her. A daring rescue unfolds when Puss corners the mouse, and Madam Spider uses a webbed gambit to save him, illustrating unexpected alliances. The tale closes noting the king of Italy learning to drive a car.
A French inventor introduces a device for kitchen ranges that draws in air, heats it, and mixes it with coal gases and dust to produce a burning effect, reducing smoke in the stove area.
A fragmentary humorous piece mocks marriage and politics with tangled language and puns. It mixes dialogues and quips about lovers, duty, and choices, ending with references to miscommunications and shifting loyalties.
Grand Duchess Olga, sister of Nicholas II, found by American Red Cross workers in a box car near Novorossiysk amid thousands of refugees in south Russia. She is described as one of three surviving Romanovs, aiding fellow refugees while in ragged clothing.
London reports a large Turkish nationalist movement with Colonel Jartayar commanding Thrace and proclaiming an independent government at Adrianople. The movement denounces the armistice with the Allies and vows to resist terms not acceptable to Turkish nationalists.
Chicago reports 31 more incomes of 1 million dollars or more in the district covering the area from the north state boundary to Peoria. Officials note this is the largest increase in the country and shows the district’s strong growth of big incomes.
The house approved a peace time army of 299000 enlisted men and 17500 officers in a 246 to 82 vote. The measure advances to the senate. Census Bureau reports slow growth in Port Jervis and Beacon with gains of 607 and 367 respectively.
Paris March 20 A committee on economics within the finance ministry is formed to reduce national spending. The panel is instructed to conduct investigations into expenses and cost-saving measures.
Rome reports Rear Admiral Philip Andrews commanding United States naval forces in the eastern Mediterranean arrived for a short visit and was greeted by King Victor Emmanuel. In Ottawa Corporal Pan cis Pegahmagubow earns credit for routing eighty seven Germans. Arctic explorer Vilhjamar Stefansson resigns from a northern development inquiry. Steubenville sheriff discovers jail break as eight prisoners escape by sawing their way out.
Reports from farmers south of Pringhar discuss electricity for farm use and a potential high tension line from Pringhar or farmers building their own plant. The piece covers farm sales at Wickfield near Cantril, poultry hatcheries, school health work in Linn county, a state fair for youth with prizes, record corn yields in Scott county, new clover varieties, and upcoming sugar beet planting in northern Iowa.
Announcements by the American Forestry Association note sugar growth on Douglas firs in British Columbia and eastern Washington. Prof Jon Davidson of the University of British Columbia reports manna sugar occurs in white masses on leaf tips, with a sugar content around fifty percent of moteattose, commanding high value.
In a House session Representative Bee questions plan to distribute captured German artillery. Representative Kahn says information from the War Department is pending and that about 1,800 heavy guns and 4,000 heavy mounting guns may be available for districts nationwide.
The article discusses forming North American Indian divisions within the reorganized army. It cites Indian service in World War I, praising bravery and discipline while proposing permanent battalion HQs on reservations, military prep schools, and an Indian West Point to train NCOs and develop citizenship.
The 1920 census first returns show Washington D C population 437 414 up 106 845 since 1910. Cincinnati follows with 401 158, surpassing Cincinnati from 1900 to 1920 and ranking near Washington among U S cities.
Senator Sterling of South Dakota argues the government wastes millions due to aging workers lacking efficiency and urges a civil service retirement system. He cites witnesses describing elderly workers carried to desks and performing no work, noting productivity gaps across all service grades and urging adoption to match modern nations.
An old home remedy to darken gray hair uses a mix of one ounce Bay Rum, one ounce glycerine, a small box of Harbo Compound, and half a pint of water. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. druggists can prepare it or mix at home cheaply. It darkens faded hair gradually without staining the scalp or rubbing off.
A famous medical figure advocates public access to medical knowledge. His "Medical Adviser" book explains first aid and anatomy. He also runs a correspondence bureau offering free diagnoses and affordable remedies via his laboratory for home use.
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