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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1922
Page
8
F A Dalker argues against dependence on others and urges individuals to observe reflect and reason to build personal judgment. By developing independent Thinking you become a capable leader able to assess value and make decisive choices without reliance on others. Copyright)
A light verse plea asks for a baby name among many options Rosie Josie Mary Margaret Lilly May Priscilla Prue with lines about a sweet wakeful infant. Names Maggie Katie Flora and more are offered as possible choices for the child. The piece ends with the playful line that they may simply call her Sister.
The piece argues capital is misapplied in youth favoring appearance over lasting partnership. It warns against marrying by chance, notes women’s deceit rarely, and laments high divorce and scandal while urging careful mate selection and earnest commitment.
A fragment urges organized instruction in matrimony by preachers editors and educators. It suggests parents should devote time to talking with children about the world and relationships to prevent unhappy marriages.
A fragmented Norfolk era culinary column describes milk uses in light dishes, plus cookie and pastry ideas. It lists sticky cinnamon buns with brown sugar raisins, seed cookies, nut wafers, and a fruit cake with molasses and sour cream, all suited to home baking in a warm month.
A fragment from a 1933 Western newspaper notes a protest over spotlight usage in political reporting. The quote references a senator objecting to placing control of spotlight apparatus in the hands of supporters.
The article describes how musician talent is read from the hand. It notes smooth skin and refined sensitivity, long fingers, and a pointed outer thumb indicating rhythm. Strong Venus and Saturn mounts, plus Apollo and Moon mounts, signal melody and harmony perceptions.
A historical notice explains that mixtures of dust and air can ignite and cause explosions. It cites a case in which sugar dust led to a blast, highlighting the danger present in flour mills and similar facilities.
The text explains that sea waves and tides erode sandstone forming sand particles. It notes sand accumulates at the ocean edge as waves move material from the seabed to beaches, illustrating long natural processes that occurred long before humans.
Conductor Art Peebles of the Belmont Avenue line in Springfield Massachusetts continues his duty. He gives passengers three cents change from their dimes with careful attention, despite being the sole heir to more than four million dollars as recently learned.
Irving L. Thompson of Chicago, a war veteran, claims a three face pyramid floor clock can drive up to 100 dials from one movement. He plans a radio controlled master system to operate the clock network.
A survey of curiosities covers color photography printing on silks, the origin of the wedding ring with Egyptian bracelets, and Mexico’s use of liquid oxygen in mining. It notes Birmingham mules, historic coal-smoke control in London, heated rail cars in Argentina, chewing gum’s rise, soapstone waste as talc substitute, blankets named for Thomas Blanket, mothproof wool treatment, and cheap chemical road sprays in England.
On first sight Jack considers Rauth a vision but on second sight Wis thinks the vision is revised. The brief quip reflects a humorous exchange in the Boston Transcript style.
Judge William Steele Holman of Indiana earned the title watchdog of the treasury for championing economy and opposing extravagant appropriations. Elected in 1856, he served continuously except during the 39th 49th 45th 46th and 54th Congresses, until his death on April 22 1897 in Washington.
A fragment argues smallpox cleanses the body as a vital force in a house cleaning act and claims proper care keeps danger rare. It contrasts vaccination and vitality and includes a quip about conscience and cowardice, mentioning aGame of Tham Are Prominent.
Rev John C Page argues Christ died for sins as central to salvation. He explains the law's holiness and condemnation, justification by faith, and substitutional atonement. He then notes union with Christ and the believer's death to the law, urging trust in the cross and gospel truth.
A reflective quote by Sir Ll. Davy on daily acts of kindness and small obligations shaping happiness and comfort, rather than grand sacrifices.
A concise paraphrase of a Bible verse from First Peter discusses suffering patiently when punished for faults and emphasizes that suffering for doing good is acceptable to God. The passage contrasts punishment for faults with patient endurance for good deeds.
Quoted reflection cites St Chrysostom urging all entrusted with a small flock to guide it properly. It emphasizes that God delights in the faithful effort of each shepherd and the responsibility to lead sheep to suitable pastures.
A thoughtful aphorism echoes Confucius on the heart as a pure reflective mirror. It suggests wisdom lies in seeing all things without becoming stained by them.
Two women discuss the morning headline Arbuckle Indicted for Manslaughter. One asks how arresting him for manslaughter relates to a woman’s death, reflecting social attitudes in a quip from the Indianapolis News. The piece notes the paradox with a humorous aside.
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