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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
8
In a winter tale, Reddy Fox schemes to imitate an Arctic White Fox by coating himself with flour to raid a farm for a chicken. Mr. Dog chases him. a flour-coated escape ends with his mother beating the coat clean and Grandpa Fox warning against such tricks.
The article traces Geraldine's roots from Valkyries and Norse myth to its Anglo Saxon form St Gerhold and the modern feminine name. It notes connections to Gerald and Gareth, cites Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald as the first Geraldine, and describes an emerald talisman, Wednesday as a lucky day, hawthorn as the flower, and a caution about passion.
The article explains that rattan is distinct from willow, imported from Singapore via China, and can bend without cracking. It highlights rattan’s firmness for light ornamental pieces and intricate designs, noting its popularity in modern artistic furniture.
Mary Marshall Duffee reflects on postwar dance hours as crowds long for dawn dances. Hostesses in cities like Washington and New York even serve breakfast after five am. Dances shift later to ten pm with midnight suppers, yet guests should not outstay their welcome if the hostess has planned for late breaking up.
A quirky verse recounts how a quirky allegorical figure named Trouble enters the narrator’s life and becomes a punching bag in a tense room duel. The speaker finds gained strength and treats trouble as a source of profit or growth. The tone is humorous and didactic with a twist.
The latest figures show global gold mining operations generating over 350 million dollars in annual output. Analysts note sustained demand and expanding production across key regions drive the surge, with miners reporting robust results in the latest fiscal period.
A narrator riffs on leaving a railroad job or town, musing about selling out or closing up, planning a long journey with a train ticket. He describes delays, berth dreams, a confrontation with an abusive passenger, and a wish for more space if Uncle Sam restores rail service. The fragment ends with a note on iron in vegetables from Maquenne and Cerighelli.
The United States Chamber of Commerce announced formation of General Air Service to operate large modified Zeppelin type airships. Benedict Crowell will be president. initial line New York to Chicago with two 4,000,000 cubic foot ships carrying 100 passengers and 80 tons of mail. Helium will power the craft, with later expansion to Pacific, South America and Europe.
A World War I memorial was unveiled in Gravesend England with General Lord Horne officiating as the ceremony honored the dead. The scene captured a solemn crowd and formal remarks marking the dedication.
In Richmond Virginia the United States Circuit Court of Appeals affirms an earlier ruling that the Ouija board qualifies as a game and is taxable under the amusement tax. Judge Wood writes the opinion for the court, upholding the Baltimore Talking Board Company, Inc. against Joshua W. Miles, collector of Internal Revenue. Judge Knapp files a dissent questioning the classification.
In 1921 the American Investigation corporation studied airship factories and stations across Germany France England and Italy. They gathered data on costs hangars mooring masts terminals and routes plus meteorology and navigation laws. The team worked with Dr Schuette and planned the General Air Service company to use the collected rights plans and equipment for long distance airship routes.
Marton Indiana residents celebrate as a dog belonging to Myrtle White finds a lost pocketbook on the road between the White home and Roseburg pike. The purse, containing money and papers, is carried to a cornfield and placed at the owner's feet. The dog receives a reward of a large piece of meat.
In Warren Pennsylvania Chauncey Logue a veteran trapper uses neck collars and a heavy club to lead caught bears to a shipping point. He recently staged a crate extraction for moving picture men whose footage is now shown in Pittsburgh.
Fredericton reports caribou have returned to New Brunswick after seven years away. The herd disappeared in 1915 due to fodder scarcity and migrated north to the Guepe peninsula in Quebec before repopulating the region.
Roy Kinny of Goshen Indiana received his week's pay in cash. His children burned the envelope contents. The ashes were sent to City National Bank and then to Washington for analysis, yielding Kinny a $40 United States government payment.
Paris reports the rules committee backs a plan to limit speeches to 80 minutes in the chamber saving only the author of a bill or an interpellator from the limit. The proposal aims to curb long remarks by tiresome talkers described as wind bags though approval is uncertain.
A Moody Bible Institute sermon explains deliverance from sin as the basis for fearless service to God. It contrasts dead works with Christ’s finished work and cites scriptures from Luke, Romans, and Galatians to urge believers to serve as liberated bondsmen of Jesus Christ.
The text urges starting each day with contemplation of God or a related service. It counsels awakening with reverence and ending sleep purposefully, avoiding idleness and waste of time. It also notes curiosity about sunrise as it emerges from its chambers, attributing this to the cast involved.
A quoted exhortation attributed to a Bishop of London urges giving oneself to the great Master of souls. It claims Christ will dwell within and promises personal transformation by next year.
A column of compact aphorisms and biblical verse reflects on mortality, common sense, spiritual ascent, and wisdom. Notable lines cite Da vid Montague, Tryon Edwards, John Ruskin, and a biblical reference about grain and fruit.
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