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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
1
A piece by F A Walker urges focusing on results over words, seeking new fields, and applying refined methods. It emphasizes mental analysis of failures and successes, expanding beyond comfort to awaken hidden capabilities and pursue continual growth.
John Blake notes a New York bank head who once pitched for the New York team. The piece contrasts choosing steady banking over big league glory and urges readers to find inspiration in daily newspaper biographies. It argues failures and successes mirror broader history and encourages reading the papers.
The term electricity derives from the Greek elektron amber not the force itself. Ancient Athenians observed amber’s rubbing attracted light objects and scholars later named the force from amber’s name. The power existed long before its study and practical use.
A collection of mid-century cookbook notes describes Fininan haddie recipes and a smoked halibut casserole. Instructions cover freshening the fish to remove salt, simmering in water for about twenty minutes, and preparing a tomato based sauce with onion pepper and butter served with macaroni. Codfish salad uses salted cod, olives, celery, parsley and a vinegar dressing with olive oil.
The text explains how living beings rely on protective coloration to evade predators. Larger animals fight, while birds and smaller creatures depend on swift movement and concealment. Camouflage, eye coloration, and nest blending protect eggs when mothers flee for safety or food.
A verse laments modern cooks while praising a famous mother cook known nationwide for the best menus. It argues that grouchy complaints about the culinary arts stem from indigestion rather than lost noble craft.
In a dialogue, a citizen asks how prices rise. Dustin Stax explains that higher profits trigger higher surtaxes which in turn force even more profit to be pursued, creating a cycle that drives prices up.
Mrs. Mary Harnett aged eighty nine hosted a family reunion in Newhall California claiming to be the world’s largest family. She was joined by nine children forty eight grandchildren one hundred four great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren for a historic long gathering.
A compilation of historical data notes Suez Canal opening in 1869, tribal governance, Hollywood payrolls, ancient falconry in China, Washington textile testing, alcohol yields from conifers, new textile formio, seed yields in Argentina, prehistoric ostrich farming, Irish language speakers, clergy longevity, a copper find on Yel Island, Alpine lake subsidence, nerve safety at high currents, European serial lines totaling 6000 miles, with France Germany England and Italy leading in regional networks.
Eminent geologist Prof J W Evans reports to the Royal Institution from West Bromwich that secliometer readings show wave quakes caused by Atlantic rollers hitting western Ireland 800 miles away. The tremor travels through the crust at about 180 miles per minute with five to eight seconds between quakes.
De Witt Clinton Thompson pioneer banker dies in Santa Rosa as notes recount the 1849 voyage of the steamship California through the Golden Gate with 400 prospectors from New York, many shaping California history. Today none of the California’s original passengers remain alive.
The Russian sturgeon known as beluga can reach 20 to 25 feet in length and weigh up to 8,000 pounds. Female sturgeon spawn 2,000,000 to 8,000,000 eggs, amounts that equal one-fifth to one-third of the fish’s total weight.
Fragmentary quotation describes a motorist’s dream of gasoline lasting a year and tires guaranteed for a million miles. A talking dog commentary narrates actions of the master as he walks down the street, with playful canine mischief implied.
A reflective line stating that true greatness lies in self perception and inner worth, not in recognizing mere imitations. The quotation underscores self-evaluation and personal potential as the measure of real greatness.
A flood of reports from Anamosa to Des Moines details escapes and crimes, deaths and economic shifts. Dozens of incidents touch roads, mines, farms, schools, and public utilities across Iowa with mentions of the reformatory, bridge work, outbreaks of violence, and rising parole figures.
Omaha man W I S Meadville of North Twenty ninth Street says Tanlac relieved years of suffering from liver and kidney trouble and back pain. He reports weeks in bed earlier, now feeling stronger and improved. Tanlac sold by all druggists.
A humorous London Tit-Bits item where a passport officer questions proof of wedlock and a henpecked husband offers witty replies about proving not being married, highlighting social banter and domestic satire.
An advertisement urges taking aspirin only as directed by Bayer, highlighting the Bayer Cross and the long history of aspirin prescribed by physicians. The snippet also includes a humorous line from Mrs. Benham about eggs and relays.
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