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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
10
The piece argues that the dead gods of modern times arise from a cold materialistic philosophy and idolatry. It urges turning to the living God revealed in Jesus Christ, whose life and death offer forgiveness, mercy, and eternal life, contrasting worldly pursuits with spiritual salvation.
The passage notes that when absorbed in thought we miss fragrance, music, and nature. It compares this to worldly people who fail to perceive spiritual realities, saying seeing they do not, hearing they do not, echoing Matthew 18 13.
A proverb notes that smooth seas do not create skillful mariners nor does continuous prosperity ensure usefulness or happiness for men. The saying emphasizes growth through challenge and adversity.
A devotional line states that God favors worship born from a thankful and cheerful heart, emphasizing inner gratitude as the core of pious praise.
A brief quotation asserts that a noble deed is a step toward God attributed to J G Holland. It reflects moral motivation and religious sentiment rather than a news event.
A reflective maxim warns that pursuing a good end through evil means corrupts the pursuer's soul and guarantees personal sin.
The saying contrasts beauty and goodness, noting that striking or beautiful things are not always good, while what is good remains beautiful. It warns possessions are fine only if they do not possess you, emphasizing measured attachment to material things.
A Washington antiques dealer reports a bronze medallion of James Smithson in Smithsonian possession. Officials seek to verify if Antonio Canova created it and consider making bronze replicas to fund a $10,000,000 endowment boost.
A professor claims ink blots quickly reveal personality traits in ten minutes. By observing whether blot patterns spark fantastic images or mere blot forms, individuals may be categorized as conventional or creative. Psychologists have used this method with notable results per Popular Science Monthly.
A Victorian-era quip by Sydney Smith from 1821 extols gas lighting over luxury items. He mocks costly jewelry versus modern gas illumination, praising Lambton hall's splendor and urging extravagance on gas apparatus to surpass candlelit living.
The Columbia seal features the Hebrew words Orl El meaning God is my light reflecting Psalms 27 1, while Yale’s seal depicts Urim and Thummim. Both ancient objects served as channels for divine guidance or oracular answers, symbolizing wisdom and revelation in university emblems.
The canary bird's ears sit just behind and slightly below the eyes as small openings, and are easy to find once known. Birds show remarkable hearing despite minimal external structures to collect sound, a longstanding scientific mystery.
The church General Washington attended was named Pohick Church due to its proximity to Pohick Run and local hickory trees. The Algonquian food puweoliccora, made from crushed nut kernels and water, gave rise to the word pohickory and later hickory as the tree and nut names spread to white settlers.
In a Dorset churchyard near a ruined church there are gravestones for several members of a family named It. The surname appears to have died out or was changed as none living bear it today.
A note explains that a mahogany tree takes about three hundred years to mature and achieve full height, highlighting how slowly this timber species grows.
Stories from the Biological Survey hunters recount how they track wolves with scent posts and blind sets. They explain trap placement, scent manipulation, and careful handling to avoid leaving human scent. The piece frames these men as frontier exponents in predator control.
The Chicago Evening Post argues that many American hawks are beneficial and condemns ill judged legislation that would criminalize hawks. It notes two species, sharp shinned and Cooper hawks, as problematic and claims goshawks are rare, urging preservation of other hawks for daily ecological benefits.
The piece notes beliefs about placing un worn boots or shoes on a table portending bad luck and the remedy by burning or burying them. It cites Scottish and English traditions such as dropping shoes foretelling misfortune and placing new footwear on a high shelf as another omen.
Police use a washing book a register of laundry marks in a district alongside fingerprints. If a mark not in the register appears it is photographed and circulated to laundries until identified. Once the laundering shop is found, the offender's name and address can be traced.
The nation has 19 national parks covering 11 872 square miles. Notable parks include Hot Springs Arkansas Yellowstone Sequoia Glacier Grand Canyon and others. Seven national military parks fall under the secretary of war, featuring Chickamauga Chattanooga Gettysburg Shiloh and Lincoln's birthplace. Numerous national monuments include Devils Tower Montezuma Castle Petrified Forest and Chaco Canyon.
A dialogue contrasts poverty’s pinch with harsh enforcement by traffic cops and dry agents. One character voices concern for the poor while another binds blame to the wealthy through firm, clipped exchanges.
A reflective line about health and wealth from Pathfinder Magazine compares saving money to a growing fortune. It notes the relief of financial access at life’s mid afternoon moments when one finally draws funds from the bank window.
The text is a quote about resilience and intellect rather than a news item or report with identifiable events, people, or organizations. It presents a philosophical reflection rather than a reportable matter.
In Stavanger Norway fishermen use a sunken wire with a microphone to locate shoals. They hear the movement of fish through a telephone receiver on the boat, a device described as being in the nature of a telephone.
The Okmulgee Daily Democrat urges fairness to auto drivers and notes it is rare to see a car on the sidewalk after a victim, signaling concern for public safety and traffic behavior.
William A. Radford explains simple design solutions for small houses, emphasizing lines and materials over ornamental trimming. The 24 by 32 foot cottage uses plain drop siding, a simple gable porch roof, six pane windows, and greenery to achieve an inviting, integrated look with practical layout including a living room, dining room, small kitchen, two bedrooms, and a bathroom.
The nursery should be a private quiet nook for the baby. Washable surfaces are practical, with blue oil cloth on the lower wall and cream paper above. Decorative appliques and nursery papers offer charming options to delight children while keeping the space clean and affordable.
The technique uses a single new color over an existing two tone wall and then rolled with paper while the paint is wet. It claims to deliver a fresh three tone effect with minimal cost and effort.
Architects estimate a vast investment totaling over two billion dollars, indicating substantial capital committed to the cellar project and associated developments.
The article explains how white woodwork relieves tension in daily life by linking house elements and framing light tones. It notes light colors expand a room, convey cleanliness and cheer, while excessive use can feel barren. dark colors add richness but challenge night lighting and may seem gloomy.
Proper flashing around chimneys is crucial in new homes. For stucco exteriors, chimneys should be masonry lined for fire safety and covered with metal lath before stucco. A protective cap overhangs the lath and stucco, with grooves guiding water to unbroken sections to prevent water damage.
Steel braces attached to walls with four nails and two legs stabilize scaffolds for stucco and other construction. They install faster than wooden staging, resist bending, and fold for easy transport. Sold in two lengths three and three and a half feet, weighing under 200 pounds per dozen, lasting indefinitely with proper use. A dozen or two brackets can handle an average stucco job.
Straight grained shingles sawed from sound bolts laid four and a half inches to the weather nailed with two three penny blued nails to each shingle and no shingle more than six inches wide will outlast two successive coverings of cheaper shingles laid carelessly. Poorly nailed shingles especially when laid in wide courses too much exposed to the weather will curl split and decay from too much wet surface underneath. Inadequate nailing invites decay and ruin.
The article outlines simple, carefully laid down stucco recommendations and specifications for expert workmen. Following them with intelligence yields exterior walls that are durable fire resistant moisture impervious structurally sound attractive and economical in initial and maintenance costs.
A young tree especially with smooth bark should be wrapped in a protective covering during hot summers of its first year to prevent sunburn. Burlap or rags suffice, covering until the tree branches begin to grow, preventing damage and scarring that can affect future growth.
The article notes that building cellars for American homes yields infinitesimally small returns and costs far more than their use warrants. It describes a movement to repurpose basements into attractive healthy living spaces.
Durable sanitary composition floors that are easy to clean. ideal for bathrooms and rooms used for storage.
A Rhode Island experiment series shows combining manure with commercial fertilizer increases yields for cabbage beets spinach tomato celery and lettuce versus heavy stable manure. Over six years the mix raised cabbage 42 percent beets 60 percent ripe tomatoes 85 percent spinach 39 percent lettuce 40 percent and celery 13 percent.
A new method from the Pur ple experiment station offers canker removal to curb apple blotch. Canker tissue is shallow and shaved off with a sharp knife, preventing infection sources without harming the tree. Best on young trees and done in early spring during dormancy.
Heavily pruned and lightly pruned plum trees at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva showed minimal differences across several varieties including Abundance, Benadshaw, Burbank, DeSeta, Girand Duke, Wayland, Dottwatte, Retna Claude, Shropshire, and Thalian Prune. Only the lightly pruned trees bore larger broader heads and slightly faster maturity was slowed by increased pruning.
After three years of trials the University of Idaho recommends hot formaldehyde as the preferred seed potato treatment over corrosive sublimate. The method is cheaper and quicker, with tubers sprinkled with water and covered for 48 hours before applying formaldehyde to kill fungal spores.
Sunshine sweet corn planted July 11 at the North Dakota Agricultural College experiment station garden in Margo produced large ears for table use by September 16. The Sunshine variety, developed to fill needs for early maturing corn in northern states, matches Bantam in quality but nearly doubles Bantam in size.
An old poultry guide describes feeding laying hens with scratch grains and dry mash. It notes scratch grains supply carbohydrates and fats while dry mash provides protein, with sprouted oats and root crops adding succulence. It stresses constant access to mineral matter and grit.
A Bullimore Sun excerpt argues that no one can grasp the entire truth and each person sees only a fraction. It discusses how even accurate ideas are distorted in transmission due to limited expression and listener capacity. It notes that people rely on exaggeration and vivid language to persuade.
The ship later named by Paul Jones after Benjamin Franklin fought the British fifty gun frigate Serapis near Mishchimel in September 1770. After a nearly three hour battle Serapis surrendered. Jones received honors in France with a sword and cross, while Congress sent a thanks and a gold medal.
Oliver Sertbe recalls history’s constant passion for racing in Cassell's Weekly. He notes Roman factions with their colored insignia, Juvenal’s circus roar, and the intense following that kept fans alert for the next day’s performances.
The Washington Star discusses coined words like plot and threat terms, tracing origins to root words and noting how definitions reflect shifting emphasis. It explains pretagnendst and suaonst as applied to a figure connected to a Chevyback party and his opponent.
A Lansing Michigan woman Mrs EB F Basser credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with lifting six months of fatigue and weakness. She notes her neighbor’s16 year old girl also improved and urges others to try the root and herb remedy sold by druggists for over fifty years.
A Tulare California company uses a fireproof strong box with a blunt inscription on its knob to deter burglars. Despite the warning, the safe has been ransacked three times over seven years. The box holds important records and shows no amount of money kept inside.
Report notes John D Rockefeller often dines solo in the women’s dining room of a downtown New York club. New wives of members travel from the Dlattery at near times, with the younger Rockefeller sometimes having the room to himself.
A defendant testifying about the assault faced questioning from the magistrate. The exchange centered on the alleged weapon’s thickness compared to the victim’s head.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a deter relating to deer and shooths at womb together with a reference to a meeting. The readable text is unclear and lacks coherent event details or identifiable entities.
Fragmentary notes describe the totem as a common belief among Chippewa people linking tetert to partitive spirit and animal life. The text lists symbols read as phrases including references to wars, poets, and ancient sites with unclear details.
A clipping notes health insights from K William Phowward Tay describing a regimen of whole grain meals with vegetables and dried fruit. It claims longevity benefits for people aged around one hundred twenty five years, emphasizing simple, nutritious eating.
Fragmentary note traces opium use from white poppy juice to ancient practice. Mentions a famed poet during Troy’s siege and Hippocrates describing medieval juice usage.
A brief note states sea water weighs more per cubic foot than fresh water at the same temperature.
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