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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
6
A New York Times note surveys unusual occupations from professional dinner organizers to a self-styled ballot fixing school with 80 pupils. It highlights care of ant eggs as a neglected craft, noting the labor scale in New York and the commodity’s market, with Japanese and Chinese stores selling it for various uses.
An advertisement praises a lady’s refined allure tied to fragrance and skin care. It highlights a Cuticura Soap bath with hot water to cleanse pores and a final dusting of Cuticura Talcum powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin.
The piece satirizes marriage trends by imagining a future where romance is measured scientifically. A young man with stethoscope and blood test checks a woman’s heart and health, then asks for a kiss hygienically filtered, unless the woman refuses.
A New York Herald Tribune fashion note details the departure from tubular outlines toward varied bodices and skirts with fuller hems. It highlights short French model lengths, waist emphasis, varied sleeves, and bold ensemble trends across fabrics and colors.
Practical guide to evaluating ribbed silks and fabrics before purchase. It warns buyers to avoid poorly woven ribbed silks with mismatched threads, to hold cloth to light to inspect rib valleys, and to distinguish among Bengaline Ottoman and other silk fabrics by cord size and construction.
Summer fashion centers on heavy corded silk coats with small soft collars. Many collars are high and often double, especially when made from squirrel or fitch fur, creating an opulent spring ensemble look.
In Laurel Delaware three year old Fred Marvel wandered toward a railroad bridge and fell into the Laurel river. Bridge tender W Dunn on a fast freight train dived 35 feet from the bridge and rescued the child. Fred Marvel is the son of Capt Fred Marvel and great grandson of two former Delaware governors.
Oregon Short Line fireman George Ramsay crawled onto the locomotive pilot and pushed two year old Daniel Smith clear of the tracks as Engineer J I Whalen and others watched. The child, sitting by the crossing, escaped with only scratches and a smudge on the cheek as the train slowed to a stop four feet beyond the spot. The event occurred while Daniel’s father Oran Stith works for Boise-Payette Lumber. the mother was in bed, leaving the youngster unattended near the open crossing gate.
The piece reports growing British outrage over American films dominating British screens. Filmmakers accuse U S studios of exporting cultural influence via cinema, while debates about taxing foreign films simmer. American studios reportedly invest in large theaters near Piccadilly Circus as Britain hesitates on policy.
Miss Ruth Lawrence reports 100 rare books and a grandfather clock stolen from her home at 295 Lowland Street Astoria in a case, while silverware and other valuables were left untouched. The items include first editions of Disraeli and Bulwer Lytton and memoirs of the Duc de Salie with a tenth edition of Britannica.
In Baltimore a three year old girl Anita Danzle hung head downward from a window sill secured by a shoestring. Chauffeur Gregory Jakimovich rushed to help and grabbed her dress just as a rusty staple gave way, pulling her to safety.
In Missouri Valley a 22 year old son of a wealthy farmer named Wichard Gochenour was killed when his brothers felled a walnut tree pinning him underneath. He cried out as he heard warning shouts before the tree collapsed.
A jug of testing fluid exploded at a cremery leaving Atlantic Tlowa-Oro Logan blind and suffering severe facial burns. No further details on cause or injuries are provided.
J. HR. Clarke a man in his sixties from Sheffield visiting London was run over and killed by an ambulance while chasing his hat that blew away. The ambulance halted and conveyed him to a hospital where he died after arrival. The report notes a local remark about plane trees and arbutus bark shedding.
Thomas Allen, a 98-year-old Scottish sailor of fortune, traced his family across decades and found his sister Elizabeth, 102, in Sparkill New York with Elizabeth McMurray. He hopes to locate his 103-year-old brother James, possibly in Philadelphia, as he continues his years long reunion search.
A man in Rome tragically killed himself while skinning a rabbit for his sister during dinner preparations. An attempt to cut the rabbit with a sharp knife led to the blade striking his heart after resisting tendon and misdirecting.
Huskies joined an ongoing aid effort by pulling multiple sled loads of medicines to lumber camps along the north shore of the St. Lawrence, adding another chapter to their role as helpers to remote communities.
Jacob Cohen aged sixty two fell asleep in a barber chair and could not be awakened. A physician stated Cohen died of natural causes after the barber summoned aid and Cohen could not be revived.
Opera arias and symphony concerts are proposed to lower Chicago crime as Mayor Devers art committee prepares to implement plans. A Luelu sextet and a British Empire Exhibition feature noted, with one horse registering no pull at the event.
A traveling salesman in a downtown hotel lobby critiques men's suits. He laments the tradeoff between durable fabrics and attractive appearance, hoping for a fabric that combines toughness with lasting beauty, and wishes a manufacturer would produce such material.
Omaha housewives are urged to join a chain of referrals for a Liquid Veneer Mop worth $2.00. An ad claims a free 10 cent bottle of Liquid Veneer led to free, postpaid mops for those who share the tip with friends. The company offers 20,000 mops and a free brochure on how to obtain one.
A New York manufacturer has perfected a transparent liquid preservative that forms a tough invisible protective skin on metal surfaces. It is applied with a brush to prevent rusting on construction metals.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming many testimonials. It offers a sample bottle by mail and notes large and medium bottles are sold at drug stores with instructions to send ten cents and paper mention.
Detroit News notes a quirky notion for a lawn sprayer that applies the grape fruit principle, highlighting a playful take on home gadgets and novelty engineering.
A columnist opines New York is America’s gayest city and also its saddest with glittering fronts masking despair. The piece notes widespread disappointment and a future haunted by failed hopes amid urban life and cultural scenes.
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