13 May 1926
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
1
An advertisement touts genuine Bayer Aspirin with the Bayer cross on packaging as safe and prescribed by physicians for colds headaches neuritis lumbago toothache rheumatism neuralgia and pain. It notes handy boxes of twelve tablets and inexpensive bottle sizes 24 and 100 sold by druggists.
Four carloads of bird cages, believed to be the largest single order ever shipped of this commodity, passed through New York from New Haven to Philadelphia. The rising use of canaries and cages is linked to popular enameled cages for interior decoration with Easter and Christmas seen as peak canary seasons.
The dialogue frames two speakers in a terse exchange about beginnings and potential. One asserts greatness can stem from humble starts while the other affirms early start and progress. No further context or events are provided.
Readable scraps show a playful exchange about a baby and skirts and a book on farm implements. A professor speaks to a student about theories and bricklaying as a real life test, with street chatter and misheard phrases threaded through.
In a lively market scene a vendor jokes about fragile eggs and asks for a shrimp request. The ready dealer Girla jokes about yesterday’s eggs while Dolly asks if there is money. The exchange hints at everyday barter and humor.
A garbled collage of real estate offerings and ads from across the U S includes Tenn farm listings near Brookdale and Maury County, Arkansas land values, Indiana bargain write ups, Missouri investment notes, Ohio export items, and various sales pitches. Also present are insect killer deals, child welfare products, boarding house for sale near Jackson Tennessee, and other miscellaneous solicitations from Detroit to Chicago and beyond.
Carveth Wells recounts months with her railroad engineer husband in Malay jungles and describes the famed funny fish. She cites a Periopthalmus schiogserii specimen that emerges from a ground hole, hops to a tree, and performs a shower bath before dipping water with one fin.
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