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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
1
A Paris fashion correspondent reports French sportswear favors looser, fashionable cuts over severe styles. Leather trims and diagonal paneling appear in coats and suits, with plaid, divided skirts, and fringed homespun designs shaping the season's sporty look.
Crepe de chine, once mainly for dresses, regains popularity this season in both dresses and lingerie lines. In pastel tones it proves especially elegant for evening gowns, while designers embrace bold colors and large patterns in updated garments.
Fashion note suggests pairing summer sweaters with white washable skirts and lightweight woolen plaids. It highlights plain or accordion plaited serge pon gee baronette satin options as appropriate styles for a practical yet stylish summer look.
Twelve hundred members of the Polish American Legion returned from Europe aboard the steamship Antigone. Miss Szweda Boston Miss Skor Passaic and Miss Zarembska Hempstead S I wore Polish White Cross medals presented by Mme. Paderewski. Veterans received a warm homecoming and many already reenlist in the U S army.
A. T. Watson of Mountain Lake New Jersey says his most productive strike came while firing a Lackawanna protest special to Hoboken. After a Mountain Lake protest meeting he volunteered to fire an engine and fellow commuters raised a $300 purse upon reaching Hoboken.
The division of the department of justice conducts a meat buying and usage demonstration in Washington. A hotel chef leads the session in the city market to show how to use all cuts, with emphasis on cheaper options.
Condensed snippets cover Norwegian roles in Brazilian lumber, dining etiquette among Mohammedans, Al Shurtel shoe shiner in Dayton laughing at three presidents, Holyoke gas scare, libraries origins in London and Birmingham, confectionery employment by state, Trajan engine claim, France’s dry wine impact, Manchester bricklayers rally, British labor training for 3,000 women, and Japanese factory efficiency cited to U S officials.
Residents of Hedson flock to American magazines and newspapers for advertisements, finding them more engaging than stories or articles. Ads reach the American consulate area, with magazines eagerly borrowed by locals.
A short Dallag News quip notes the one edge a horse has is not needing to remove shoes before sleep. The light remark plays on equine habits with a dry, humorous tone.
A humorous exchange features Mrs Hungerford and Mister debating household mice control. The vignette centers on an infallible exterminator and baiting a trap with scraps, revealing frugal household banter and concern for pests.
A fragmentary, archaic dialogue fragment presents a speaker musing that discretion fades with age and prudence wanes as one grows older, implying a mature-man’s self awareness about limits and sensible restraint.
Sermon outline by Rev George Guillei Moody Bible Institute Chicago presents sin as universal and dreadful. It traces sin from Adam through biblical history to judgment, describes its enslaving master like a harsh tyrant, and contrasts with the gift of eternal life offered by Jesus Christ.
A reflective prose fragment contemplates heaven as a realm unseen when humanity’s heart remains mute and unresponsive, implying spiritual distance in times of silence.
The text argues that deep religious gifts arise from faithfulness to God's methods, prayer, experience, and action rather than magical infusion. It emphasizes earnest purpose and practical endeavor over mythical gifts and notes some people expect the world to share their misfortunes without sharing others' suffering.
A succinct aphorism states that a disciplined man of industry achieves more than a brilliant but unproductive genius. It emphasizes steady work over raw talent without embellishment.
A reflective note on human progress framed as momentum built by everyday faithful acts from ordinary people. asserts achievement arises from unnoticed, small fidelities shared by many.
Hunt's Salve long sold under an absolute money back guarantee for over thirty years. The preparation targets eczema itch ringworm tetter and other itching skin diseases. Random dialogue about alibi and a cash handover appears in the text.
An advertisement claims Freezone softens and lifts corns without pain. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and supposedly removes hard and soft corns or between toes and calluses, with no soreness. The gimmick credits a Cincinnati inventor.
In early spring birds return and may be drawn to trees near homes by placing a shelled coconut with suet near the trunks. The method suggests using coconut as a feeding lure to attract birds back to the yard.
A brought ad-style notice warns meat produces uric acid that paralyzes kidneys and causes back pain, headaches, dizziness, and cloudy urine. It touts four ounces of rad salts from a pharmacy, to be taken as a daily tablespoonful in water to flush kidneys and neutralize urine acids, claiming safe, inexpensive relief.
A fragment recalls flirtatious lines and social banter as men misread a young woman’s strength. The tone hints at gender dynamics and a racy subtext within a harsher social environment. The readable phrases spotlight flirtation and the gap between surface charm and reality.
An old advertisement emphasizes the Bayer name on genuine Aspirin tablets and the Bayer Cross as proof of authenticity. It notes proper use per package directions, lists common pain and rheumatic ailments, and mentions tin boxes of 12 and larger drugstore packages, highlighting Aspirin as Bayer's trademark.
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