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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
1
The piece details a stucco home built of hollow tile with an appealing exterior. It highlights a sun parlor, recreation hall, open brick fireplace, dining room access, a brick fireplace, and a kitchen near a breakfast nook. Upstairs rooms measure 15 feet 8 inches by 12 feet with cross ventilation noted.
The feature home combines hollow tile with stucco exteriors and a hip roof for economical construction. A sun parlor with French doors adds light to a first floor containing a spacious living room dining room and kitchen.
A humorous Indianapolis News item recounts Aunt Mary’s tidy, rule minded ways during Prohibition and sugar shortages. Frustrated by a spoon always coated with beet sugar, she confronts servants and even dissolves the coating in her own tea. A pantry scene reveals a spoonful being eaten by a servant, ending the chase.
The text notes limited knowledge of glass origin while attributing early practice to the ancient Egyptians by 2000 B.C. It also mentions Britain’s glass prominence beginning in the sixteenth century, highlighting a historical timeline of glass manufacture.
An eastern capitalist argues that excess money is not harmful though none admit having too much. The remark highlights appetite for richer profits and the belief that further wealth brings added value, despite public concern.
In Ladle Germany a Munich troupe staged a toy play in a packed Cheatos theater. The young critics found the performance silly and the scenery poor, demanded refunds, and tore seats after police intervened to clear the venue.
A humorous remark from a Boston Transcript piece notes that a man near the end of life is grateful for being born with two feet, contrasting with one foot on the grave. The saying reflects a wry, rustic view of aging and survival.
Ex Governor Goodrich of Indiana quips at a dinner about a base ball bribery case likening the Maori to a millionaire who bragged after a horse race. He recalls a scene where a proprietor shouted protest to judges while asserting he hoped his horse would win.
A provocative line arguing that most global trouble stems from two types of people the clever and the stupid. The remark frames a cultural critique and invites reflection on how intellect and folly influence public affairs.
In a whispered exchange Nell admits to a separation from Bob while Bellua confides fatigue from loneliness and contemplates the impact on their friendship. The dialogue hints at a personal upheaval affecting two pairs.
A terse exchange hints at a broader debate on neighborly duty and self defense. The mock dialogue contrasts caring with sharp rebuke, suggesting tension between cooperation and personal safety in tense communities.
The dialogue frames a teacher asking about Egypt’s rulers and a pupil noting their ancient, long-departed status. It hints at the lingering curiosity about pharaohs and the passage of history.
A flood of notes from baseball circles covers trades retirements and prospects. Talks link Kocher Kirks and Schepner to Louisville while Cobb’s Tigers prep in San Antonio. Ufs loom as gap fillers and rookies push toward big leagues as managers hunt material and fans debate positions.
The Philadelphia Nationals keep two constants amid frequent shifts in players managers and owners. Sam Payne park superintendent holds 24 years with the club and Dill Shettsline business manager remains long serving though he cannot recall all years.
Fans asked if Babe Ruth's home runs would travel farther with the Yankees at their new right field. Colonel Huston said the right field is longer than Polo Grounds by two and a sixteenth inches, forcing Ruth to stretch his drives.
The new Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference will include sixteen institutions spanning Maryland to Kentucky and the Old Dominion to Louisville. Only Vanderbilt and Louisiana State University from major southern cotton colleges are excluded from membership.
The Omaha club in the Western League has adopted Buffaloes as its new nickname after a fan vote with no contest. Omaha fans were invited to submit suggestions before the final choice.
New Orleans released pitcher Clyde Barfoot on option and returned him to the Houston club as the Pelicans needed pitching depth. No further details on ties or roster moves are provided.
Dartmouth College announces J. ALS Millar of Asbury Park New Jersey aged twenty three has been elected captain of the college basketball team for the coming year.
Walter Sten of Hiie Pa was elected captain of the 1922 University of Michigan basketball team.
The University of Oklahoma and the University of Tretroit will meet in Detroit on May 13 to contest a college game and determine regional bragging rights.
Alabama youngster Joe Sewell rose from college teams to a regular Cleveland World Series position after joining pro baseball last spring. Hailing from Titus, Alabama, Sewell played for New Orleans in the Southern Association and filled in after Ray Chapman’s death, earning World Series eligibility despite September 1 rules.
A miscellany notes Hoppe’s 500 in 18.2 seconds and a track man’s potential. It mentions wrestling holds, Leach Cross seeking a comeback in California, golf rule debates, and a drive on links as spring sports surge. B Niger named West Virginia captain. Hutchinson wins Pinehurst open. Carpentier-Dempsey joke abroad.
The Philadelphia local council created a Golden Book recording 19 of 407 scouts who died in World War I and six living scouts who earned national medals for bravery. Names include Lex Newman Fred Lange William J. Cassels Thomas Murray Walter Frick and Albert Grow. The investiture echoed Victoria Cross like ceremony with bugle calls and archway procession.
The feature highlights the tower as a display of strength and stability noting it supports about 12500 pounds. The report emphasizes its load bearing as a point of architectural assurance and public confidence.
A. C. Wessel in Boys' Life extols scouts loving the outdoors. He says tree planting and forest conservation are patriotic duties, providing fruit fuel timber and shelter for the future.
T J Parker of Gatelys Clothing Store at 4246 Juneau St Seattle says Tanlac cured years of sickness and gas bloating. He notes improved appetite strength and weight gain and that colleagues at the store see he is back on his feet. Tanlac sold by leading druggists everywhere. Adv.
John Burrroughs recalls Jay Gould from boyhood to wealth. He describes Gould as small and slippery who used tricks in wrestling and later grew into a dark wiry figure, one of the wealthiest men in the United States, seen by Burrroughs in Washington at the national treasury.
A fragment from McCall's Magazine presents a satirical smothered exchange between two women in a dramatic cue. Desdemona’s fate is implied through a pillow and a pointed remark about a handkerchief, ending with the character who had the last word.
A Cartoon from Cartoonsy Magazine humorously comments on economic hardship for workers, noting how a poor girl struggles to balance basic clothing items as a symbol of financial strain. The piece satirizes social conditions with light irony.
Alcobronze is a copper aluminum alloy with a gold like luster claimed to be stronger and harder than ordinary bronze. It can be wrought forged or rolled without deterioration and resists air acids and salt water, making it suitable for forgings propellers and other ships parts according to Popular Science Monthly.
A light exchange reveals learning to sing had its challenges, with the comedian noting the neighbors posed the main difficulty. The humorous exchange captures domestic atmosphere and playful wit.
A new method uses injections of compressed air into bags of rice grain and malt to buoyantly raise wrecks. The air remains in the mass to keep the cargo buoyant while shifting grain within the vessel without degrading quality.
In Boys' Life Kent B. Stiles explains that the Chinese government surcharged stamps form a charity series. The extra funds from selling these stamps go to famine relief, so American youths paying a few cents per stamp contribute to aiding famine-stricken China.
Dean Beard argues in Boys' Life that the open highway fades beside the wonder of a snowy world created overnight. He describes a pristine landscape where crystal whiteness smooths rough field edges and sharp terrain, revealing a gentle, enchanted earth.
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