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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1923
Page
8
An advertisement claims Tanlac cured long standing stomach trouble and other ailments, restoring energy and appetite. A testimonial from a user describes dramatic weight gain and renewed health, while the ad cites widespread sales and availability. A separate vignette portrays a dramatic romance moment with a distressed woman pleading for honesty.
A quip notes you can insure against theft fire and murder but not against a teller of smutty stories. It argues no insurance company can compensate for damage to your character.
Vaughan, a young farmer from Prewlit Knob in Glasgow county, survived a bolt that struck his father's barn while milking a cow. The lightning killed the cow and six hogs nearby and burned a shoe off his foot, yet Vaughan remained unhurt and said he felt no pain or shock.
A reflective essay criticizes modern dwellers on trivial pursuits and social poses. It contrasts shallow advisers with genuine leadership, urging intimate understanding of common people to move society forward, citing Lincoln as a model.
A McClure syndicated piece satirically describes a man obsessed with cleanliness and order. He wears gray gloves and carries a dusting broom, keeps numbered clothing covers, and changes shoes daily. The etiquette parodies urge tidiness and single minded grooming.
A garbled fragment lists Irish Stew mispellings and a peanut butter chops recipe. It includes browning onion and meat, simmering with water and bay leaf, adding vegetables, then finishing on a back burner. Also a Con Carne dish with onion, steak, tomatoes, rice, kidney beans and chili pepper or cayenne is described.
A poem about the underdog in sports and life. The crowd cheers for him until the tide turns then deserts him and the fight ends. The speaker urges readers to help the fading underdog when he nears defeat.
The text lists steps to finish a dish by adding remaining ingredients and cooking ten minutes while mixing well. It suggests serving with rice heated or formed into a mound and meat poured around. Instructions include beating an egg and separating white and yolk, adding butter mili, honey, raspberry syrup, lemon juice, and freezing with optional fruit syrups. It also describes beating yolks with strained honey, lemon juice, salt, and serving considerations.
Recipe fragment describing making a thick yolk and honey base with oil cayenne salt and lemon juice. Whip cream and fold in before serving. Mentions three tablespoons of oil and one-half teaspoon salt with lemon juice and cayenne. Continuous stirring until thick. Cool before serving.
John Blake argues brain capacity is underused by most, urging effort over worry. He notes many people operate at half capacity and cautions against rest breaks that kill momentum. He counsels using brains fully, staying efficient, and balancing work with play to endure strain.
The passage contrasts Daniel Webster quotes on civilization and agriculture with notes on the College of the City of New York as a free city school. It then discusses Beauty as a dangerous trait in British Guiana and a brutal practice of scarring girls for appearing promising, linked to Hugo's The Man Who Laughs and a medicinal herb applied to a facial wound.
Gold discovered in Germany near Korbach in the Eder river area marking the first mining in three centuries. Reports indicate 44 grams of fine gold per ton of earth recovered from the deposits.
The Chicago Journal recalls a childhood romance in which the narrator’s first sweetheart borrowed a box of paints from him, used them up, and then lost interest, marking the end of that early relationship.
A sparrowhawk dives to strike prey at high speed about 150 miles per hour, cleaving through space with swift precision.
Five fishermen and sailors were beaten to death by rum and drug smugglers off Santa Cruz and Channel Islands 85 miles from the mainland. Captains Frank Nidever and Jerry Shipeley report their crews assaulted while escaping. revenue cutters have been dispatched to the area amid a heavy narcotics and liquor smuggling probe.
Leo Castle an eighteen year old from Alberta Canada walked a ten inch wide cantilever across the Niagara River 100 feet above the rapids seeking entry to the United States. He reached American soil before being arrested and sent back to Canada after earlier being refused entry for lack of head tax.
J A Malgrene a 40 year old inmate at the Kansas State Hospital for Epileptics in Parsons undergoes an operation to remove 27 spoons from his stomach. Doctors attribute the spree to mania and say he may have swallowed utensils for over a year with meals served in bed prior to the discovery.
Mrs. Bertha Harlow of Belleview New Jersey files for divorce alleging her husband Man Chewe Harlow chews tobacco in bed. She also accuses him of kicking her pet dog and showing no gratitude for Thanksgiving dinner.
Augusta Georgia report says Willie Mitchell owns the only exclusive worm farm in the United States and lands orders from coast to coast for choice fur worms used by fishermen. The local venture has made him independent wealth.
A reader from London Opinion complains about a defect in a material that starts to wear shiny after roughly 12 to 13 years. The comment comments on longevity and finish.
In 1832 twenty one pioneers led by Nathaniel Wyeth departed Boston seeking an overland path to Oregon. Eight reached the Oregon Territory by the Columbia River on October 29, making them among the first white settlers from the East in the Northwest.
The four mast bark Great Republic, claimed as the largest clipper built, needs a crew of 100 able seamen and 20 boys to sail her. The note underscores the scale of the ship and the manpower required for operation.
The text promotes easy meals using Plymouth Pack Gelatine for fast desserts to suit general meals. It also narrates a claim by 94 year old Prof. Pierra Armaingaud of Bordeaux that reading La Montaigna’s fables nightly can help reach 100, a view contested by some doctors noting Montaigne’s own ambivalence about life and longevity.
A public notice promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder problems. It claims many women suffer undiagnosed kidney trouble causing back pain headaches and low energy. Readers are urged to send a postal request to Dr Kilmer & Co for a sample bottle and to buy larger sizes at drug stores.
A Boston woman bellringer, said to be the only furtlve American woman to ring a peal, toured England with veteran bellringers and showed perfect mastery of the bell ropes. She noted most trouble comes from personal fault unless a train runs off the track.
A friend recalls actress Lillian Russell noting moral decline among youth and sharing a dialogue about a heart being broken over two girls out with a suitor. Separate piece discusses the Morris chair, praised as American in origin though critiqued for art, comfort, and utility.
A Indianapolis school pupil misses many days and a teacher fears detention for absence. A caller learns the child was told the class would be dropped from the register, sparking speculation and a chain of neighborly gossip. An old song book advertisement closes the snippet.
A fragment notes that just over one third of the country’s timber and virgin land are owned by federal and state governments, signaling a major shift in land and resource control.
A quip filled reflection on friendship as a force for prosperity and shared grief. The piece cautions that employers benefit from loyal service, while offspring may stray. a servant may know his place but not always stay in it.
A humorous, fragmentary collection notes odd spending ideas including a Massachusetts man who offers $5,000 for a car and jokes about wisdom and riches. It parodies advice and social norms with nonsensical lines about architects, polygamy, and gullible behavior.
A dining scene quotes John Barrymore on the Mauritania as he remarks that womans dregs grow more and more. A pretty girl in a silver gown debates modest attire with her mother, arguing conformity versus feeling conspicuous. The passage mentions a box of candy and a wrist watch as well as a dog in the living room.
A Life quote notes a woman needs two hats for travel one worn and one carried in a band box. It adds that when groceries rise from five to ten dollars people change the mix of items they buy.
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