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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
3
The piece argues that thinking over mistakes helps avoid repeating them and builds employer trust. It uses examples of child behavior and Peary’s Eskimo dogs to illustrate memory of errors. It urges self review, faster correction, and pursuit of near perfection by minimizing mistakes for better life work.
F dA Walker urges restraint in criticizing others and urges self examination of faults. He cites biblical wisdom and the harm of slander, promoting noble thoughts, serene happiness, and lasting friendship through measured speech.
In reflective prose the piece extols lying down to sleep and waking, claiming remorse vanishes and conscience rests. It argues charitable observance brings peace, strengthens virtue, and fosters balance between right and wrong, ending with praise for neighbors' warm hearts and help.
The passage describes nail marks linked to personality and events. Red moon at nail base suggests combative nature. white marks on Saturn finger imply travel. black marks signal sorrow. thumb black mark signals passionate faults. Mercury finger white or black spots indicate business outcomes. white star mark hints unreciprocated affection. medium nails with no blue tint indicate poor circulation and extreme nerves.
A 1922 Western Newspaper Union feature describes home candy making and recipes. It covers candies for children with sugar cream syrup stages and cooling, opera bonbons, and wintergreen patties with instructions and measurements. The piece includes a light aside about intensive farming and dairy feeds.
A nostalgic verse about a father missing his two sons. The Big Boy has gone away to fight while the Little Man stays home to brighten the house with requests for pennies and candy. The poet loves both sons and ends hoping the distant child remains as fond of him as his present companion by the chair.
Totemism is a tribal system among many primitive peoples. Origin traces to prehistoric times with natural objects such as animals or birds adopted as totems for clans and individuals. Totems appeared on the body and on possessions like blankets skins and shields.
A passerby recounts meeting a noted local businessman who humorously loses his cigar hat and spectacles after he lifts his hat to greet. He quips that it looks as if he were coming to pieces, as observers gather the scattered items on the sidewalk.
Boston opens a nursery maid school while a hymn attributed to Saint Anatolius gains recognition. Bamboo lighthouses resist salt water and rot. Women dominate art and textile work in the U S, with 750 women physicians in Minors. Mary Lewis teaches music in Toledo for 55 years. The Mt Etna chestnut tree sheltered 100 soldiers and horses. Wiscon sin colleges enroll 100 veterans under a state bonus plan. Meteor light suggests fast meteors appear at 84 miles and fade at 56. slow meteors at 65 miles and fade at 38.
Dr Stephen Smith founder and first president of the American Public Health Association marks his hundredth birthday this year. He is noted as the oldest pioneer in public health urging people to live 100 years and beyond.
F H Punshion, a lifelong crook who has spent years in various penitentiaries including as a Civil War era horse thief, seeks a final chance to reform for the short time left in life.
Mother Accept Him at Once He Is Heavily Insured A personal plea framed as a family negotiation is presented with an emphasis on devotion and financial protection in a domestic context.
A compact aphorism on contagion distinguishes between harmful diseases and positive traits. Henry Van Dyke notes kindness integrity and other virtues spread through genuine character and actions, likening them to contagious forces with real vitality.
A puzzling account traces a baby eel's journey from its ocean birthplace up the river system to bypass the Rhine and Niagara falls. Researchers consider it a testing enigma with limited public details.
In Yonkers a couple discusses inviting a doctor to a party. Mrs Crimsonbeak questions the invitation while Mr Crimsonbeak retorts that none is needed. The exchange hints at tensions and a dash of home brewed humor in a domestic scene.
The cartoon caption humorously contrasts car radiator trouble with a medical pun. A driver notices a bump on the vehicle’s front as a mechanic explains the radiator has a "ball" in it.
A roundup of Iowa items includes a 120000 school building near Akron ready this month, a Le Mars Sunday baseball vote showing 944 to 474 in favor, a defeated 40000 bond to replace Charles City county home, and Holman store fire at Belmond causing 12000 loss. Also noted are deaths, legal cases, farm sales, tax increases, and code revision plans.
The article argues agriculture faces a mood shift after World War I with Western Canada farmers maintaining low costs. Land seldom exceeds 50 dollars per acre, wheat yields 20 to 40 bushels per acre, and overall production stays cheap. It notes lower land prices shield profits despite falling grain prices and suggests Homeseekers rates to Western Canada for potential settlers.
A brief warning about the danger of empowering a bad man and the consequences of that man discovering he has power. The note emphasizes caution for those deciding who should hold authority.
The passage notes how gifts and keepsakes are named by givers or loved ones such as Aunt Bertha and Mother Jones, reflecting memory in household items. It suggests using such naming for decor, kitchenware, and silverware, and mentions flattery of old flames as a possible use of the system.
A farmer explains to a visiting minister that he remains outdoors during a heavy storm because his shelter is within. The farmer insists the danger is not outside but inside, implying a tongue sharp as a knife from his wife and a wary household dynamic.
Waldo Frank argues criticism cannot be defined as good or bad or essential and irrelevant. He suggests a creator cannot settle with criticism being a fixed force but must endure its elusive presence as a ghost.
A short meditation notes that a man’s certainty grows with what he possesses, reflecting on material confidence and inner assurance in daily life.
An old expression details how “Cut to the Nth” and “Cut to the oth, plus one” describe extremes in numbers. The phrases originate from a formula where no stands for any value, indicating unlimited or surpassing all counts.
A Trenton woman says she moved after claiming her deceased husband's spirit wronged the household, reportedly fumbling the latch each night, a claim reflecting a local haunting described in a brief notebook item.
New Caledonia, a mountainous land in the South Pacific, is entirely surrounded by a large coral reef that extends five to fifteen miles from shore. It sits as the southernmost Melanesian island, about 1 850 miles east of Australia.
A London Opinion note reports a medical authority advising that closed eyes sharpen hearing and observes people testing the idea in church settings.
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