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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
1
The piece lampoons rural roads and mud holes that plague spring travel, noting how they linger until a new county board is elected. It humorously describes mud holes swallowing cars, the farmer with a dredging outfit profiting, and old repair methods replaced by modern work.
A fragmentary kitchen note outlines two large square loaves with brown sugar raisins citron and spices. It includes instructions on beating butter sugar and eggs separately then folding into stiff whites before baking two hours, with later steps about glazing or storage. The text is garbled and contains multiple transcription errors.
Two cupfuls of flour with three teaspoons of baking powder. Add one-quarter cup of suet and one-half cupful of lard. Mix with quarter cup currants and milk. Drop on baking sheets and bake six minutes. Serve warm with butter.
A dense reflective piece argues that only prophets aligned with individual will and personal responsibility should be heeded. It warns against universal promises from external sources and urges autonomy, home ownership, and disciplined introspection before accepting anyone else’s guidance.
The piece discusses Freud's dream analysis, contrasting garden visions in neurotics with normal dreams. It notes garden symbolism as a window into repressed emotions and cites references to Chavelock Ellis and practical omens, including money, marriage, and success.
The speaker Dobbs boasts about his forebears claiming they are the only relatives worth mentioning. The text notes a claim about ten thousand tons of poison gas supplied to British forces in 1918.
A misplaced fragment of twine fouled a steering gear on a trans-Atlantic liner, costing the company a million dollars in repairs and delays. The piece underscores how small errors can trigger huge consequences in maritime operations.
A clipped miscellany of verse and aphorisms. The text invokes playful titles like The Books of Trappiness and The Rents of Thippiness while reflecting on happiness, humility, and moral contrasts. It ends with lines about procrastination, a satirical note on will, and a brief reference to Sabbath observance by Vuritans and Jews.
A compilation of brief notes covers diverse topics from French legal precedence for a deceased patient’s estate to poultry eggs turning beneath a setting hen. It cites Rhone power potential, African cotton industry status, and the strategic value of making the Rhone navigable between Geneva and Marseilles, with various historical points on lotteries currency and church attire.
The Imperial Boxing Association of Great Britain will present a handsome trophy to the American forces as a memento of the international boxing tournament held in London in December 1918.
In Stiviehall an English village shows a church built by a single resident, the sole maker of its structure. Another brief notes a separating couple and a music comedy star retrenchment via a trained maid reading a dog.
A conversation highlights certainty that the forthcoming election will feature a candidate who has already been nominated. The exchange stresses confidence in the nomination process and excludes any unendorsed contenders.
An old Baltimore American ad touts Diamond Dyes promising simple, foolproof color revival for wool silk cotton and mixed fabrics. It claims any woman can dye garments draperies or coverings to a fadeless new shade with guaranteed results, noting a color card available from druggists.
An advertisement urges buying Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for colds headaches toothache neuralgia and rheumatic pains with safety directions on each package. It notes the Bayer Cross symbol and that aspirin is the world renowned product prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years. It mentions 12 tablet boxes and larger packages sold by druggists.
Advertisement explains catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures via bloodstream action. Warns disease may cause permanent hearing loss if inflammation not reduced. Offers $100 for any case not cured and notes free circulars from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
An old fashioned tonic ad touts Triner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine as a dominant stomach remedy. It claims effectiveness against stomach disorders, constipation, and headaches, plus Tuiner’s Angelica Bitter tonic for convalescence. Advertisement for Joseph Tuiner Company in Chicago.
A quirky note describes Cupid grafting a peach onto an old shrub, illustrating a whimsical scene of affection and horticulture. The short tale blends mythic charm with garden lore, hinting at unusual grafting ideas.
The advertisement promotes Spohn's Pestemper Compound to treat and prevent distemper pinkeye influenza and colds in horses including brood mares colts and stallions by tongue or feed dosage. It claims blood and gland action expels germs wards off exposure and requires only a few drops daily for protection. Sold by druggists harness dealers or manufacturers with prices 60 cents and 1.15 per bottle. Agents wanted.
The piece discusses housecleaning as a movable spring festival tied to post Lenten observances. It notes dates vary by household calendars and hints at gender roles and domestic duties within the tradition as seen in the Ohio State Journal context.
The actor and philosopher Sir Herbert Tree is cited in Goshen as saying: a man never knows his foolishness until imitated, flattery makes the great small and the small great, and to the worst of critics and best of friends. He added a quip about butter in criticisms when asked for explanation.
A brief Kan sas City Star quip quotes a man asking about tax for using a new black coat for a couple of days. He explains his wife died yesterday and he intends to enjoy a short moment, prompting a wary reply about the coat’s purpose.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt a domestic dispute unfolds as Mrs Swellman laments jewel theft allegedly tied to Mrs Meanly. Accusations arise after bribe offers to Swellman’s cook and maid, with Gracious denying the claim amid heated exchanges.
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