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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1923
Page
6
A fragment from a Boston Evening Transcript piece hints at a theater chorus, a concealed orchestra, and a lesson drawn from the prodigal son. Dialogue mocks showmanship and audience perception as a superintendent prods for meaning.
An old advertisement extols Hall Atarrh Medicine featuring a quick relief ointment and an internal tonic to combat catarrh. It claims years of reliable drugstore sales by J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The piece adds a brief joke about lending money and notes women gaining medical practice in India by recent legislation.
The notice promotes Plymouth Rock Gelatine as a quick way to make jelly without cooking. It claims jar or gelatin makes four pints of jelly and can be flavoured as desired, urging readers to buy Plymouth Rock Gelatine at their grocers.
A reader note advises whitewashing the inside of wooden window boxes before planting to prevent infection and preserve the boxes. A fragment mentions mourners at a funeral in the Isle of Wight and a dead man with a pony included in the garbled text.
The American Legion announces Memorial day honors for all who died serving the U S, with ceremonies overseas in France Belgium Turkey and more. Posts will decorate graves of veterans from all wars, including Civil Spanish American and World War I, and a funds drive supports overseas grave decoration.
France and the United States join in Memorial Day observances with speeches at Suresnes and Paris. Myron T. Herrick, Marshal Joffre, and Cesar Curie address ceremonies as French and American servicemen honor fallen comrades. Americans lay a wreath at the unknown soldier and honor French veterans. American and French youths place flowers at Bois Belleau cemetery.
A Fourth century Yaxtey church spire and tower revealed a hollow wall containing a brown box with dust proving the legend of the abbot's heart immured in the walls. In Portland a burned home yielded a pocket from trousers with a surviving $10 gold piece and cash.
The article notes Rilo Gunanroba near Anasco where 1511 Indians tested Spaniards immortality by submersion for six hours. It mentions Montserrat sanctuary about seven miles from Mayaguez with a prominent stone church and pilgrims, and views of the Boquenon and Guanabara rivers from the mountain.
The graves of American soldiers from three wars lie strewn with flowers on Memorial Day. The latest war, fought in Europe, greatly influenced national unity and devotion. No part of the Union remains unmoved as the nation mourns those who sacrificed in France.
A Moody Bible Institute sermon extols Abraham as the Friend of God, compares faith to the Victoria Cross, and argues that belief and obedience alone merit divine honor. It links Genesis 15 6 to the concept of intimate trust, urging believers to them in God’s promises.
Quote from Prof. John Seeley on peace as progress won by struggle. It compares peace with God self and others, noting that outcomes may be victory or defeat in the course of growth.
A reflective verse notes winter winds mourning summer's death as nature marks loss and absence. The lines evoke a somber mood, tying seasonal change to the ache of things that passed.
A brief admonition contrasts watching without prayer as presuming on strength and praying without watching as presuming on grace, emphasizing the balance of vigilance and supplication.
Quote attributed to Park Godwin discusses sullenness as the hallmark of barbarity and savagery, linking concealment and reserve to a corrosive social character. The excerpt frames sulliness as a negative trait in civil discourse.
A compact reflection on a merry feast as final cheer and warm welcome set the tone. The Shakerpeare wording captures communal celebration and hospitality in a traditional gathering.
A college party ends badly for a student who recalls a disappointing date and the moment of social embarrassment. The narrator reveals the guy was worse in every way than Randall Denow, igniting stares from friends and a sister across the room.
Slogan touts Cutleura Soap for cleaning hands and skin and recommends rubbing in Cutleura Ointment then removing excess with tissue. Claims Cutleura will do more when Soap Ointment and Talcum are used for all toilet purposes.
The Wake Robin or trillium is an early spring flower noted by Nature Magazine of Washington. These trilliums, five common species in the Mant arn states, bloom through dead leaves and sometimes through snow. They have three sepals, three petals, three styles, six stamens, a three celled ovary, and a flower stalk protruding from a whorl of three leaves.
Thousands of goitres once resistant to treatments are claimed removed without surgery through a simple home remedy. Relief reported in as little as three months. Distributors The Phil a Libertaries offer full particulars via plain sealed envelope from 1527 Capitol Building Chicago.
The New York New Jersey vehicle tunnel under construction will be 0,250 feet long with cast iron rings of 20 feet diameter and concrete lining. Roadway width is 20 feet and the top elevation sits 60 feet below mean low tide. Manhattan entry at Broome Street and Canal and Varick streets exit. Jersey City entrances at Twelfth and Fourteenth streets.
A Milwaukee reader extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief after illness and childbirth. The letter recalls severe symptoms, improved energy, and gratitude for the tonic, noting decades of favorable reception and repeated patient testimonies.
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