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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1922
Page
8
A brown leaf on a low branch laments its fate until a purple flower explains true beauty and love. When a breeze snaps the leaf free, it falls beside the flower and provides warmth, helping the flower thrive as the leaf withers. The green leaves scorn their romance, unaware of the power of love.
A poetic line praises Clara Kimball Young as a beautiful soul. The verse, dated to McClura Newspaper Syndicate, imagines winter waking lovers and finds the Leaf beside the Purple Flower in spring.
The piece traces how Anna and Anne diverge as separate names from Hebrew and Latin roots, noting links to mythic figures such as Dido and Aeneas, Irish legends of Anna Liffey, a Byzantine Saint Anna, and noble bearers like Anna d Este. It adds that pearls symbolize Anna’s fortune and favors, with Wednesday as a lucky day and five as a lucky number.
The piece contrasts rising talk of class misery with IRS data showing fewer million-dollar earners since 1914. It notes 60 such earners in 1914, 206 in 1916, 65 in 1919, and a drop in 1920 as dividends fall. It warns against celebrating others' hardship and urges proportionate view of rich and poor. It ends with a cartoon caption about a “poor relation” traveling in Europe.
An older observer recalls when good manners included not asking questions and the danger of questioning practices. She notes that girls were trained to refrain from personal inquiries and that lack of instruction leads to nuisance behavior, especially about prices.
The note from the McClure Newspaper Syndicate condemns prying into a friend’s finances salary or intimate details such as health. It argues even intimate questions about money or health are rude and suggests asking about general well being instead.
In theater circles a new job title has emerged lantern cooler. It refers to a person who performs a brief variety turn between reels while the projector is serviced after a six reel feature.
Inscriptions show Egyptian women used hair bands with streamers as early as 3500 B C. The fillet style of the 14th century evolved from this,giving rise to streamer headgear in James I era. The hatband persisted for decoration beyond changing clothing trends.
The writer explains belief in Christ as sufficient atonement, delivering from sin and sealing believers with the Holy Spirit. The seal denotes ownership and security, marking Christians for redemption. Guidance warns against grieving the Spirit and urges confession to maintain the seal until the day of redemption.
Warner maintains the forward pass remains a major feature of football and that a perfect defense against it is unlikely. He says coaches will not see a truly adequate defense, making the passing game increasingly difficult to stop. West notes Wisconsin and Notre Dame showed new tricks last year, with defenses lagging.
The text proclaims a vision for a set time and urges plain writing so readers may run with it. It asserts the vision will speak at its appointed time, even if awaited, and will come without delay.
A reflective quote on life notes that experience cannot be transmitted and no one learns from another’s pain, each person must endure hardship themselves. The author attributes this as a lament about human condition and learning through personal struggle.
A biblical verse from Deuteronomy extols God as the rock whose work is perfect and just in all His ways, describing Him as a God of truth without iniquity and righteous in judgment. The passage emphasizes divine perfection and moral integrity.
A religious reflection quotes H. G. J. Adams from One Day about resisting sin in one’s own strength to prevent the devil’s victory. It cites a biblical verse from II Peter 3 8 comparing a day to a thousand years and a thousand years to a day.
Joe Martina receives a league honor after years as a front runner in the Southern League since starting his career in 2010. He notes that his aging arm cost him early success but credits intelligence for maintaining a strong pitching record. He quips that you don’t learn to pitch until your arm is gone.
Bill Kenworthy, then Portland manager, questioned players about signs for the hit and run. He asked Bill Stumpf the shortstop for his sign and Stumpf replied The first good ball.
A sprawling roundup notes Carpentier Parla knockout echoes, Speaker’s waivers for Sherrod Smith, and Joe Jenkins signaling retirement to grow grapes in California. Mentions Bill Rodgers as Beavers manager, youthful Cleveland pitching prospects, Ty Cobb era funds, and several college and minor league movements.
Yankees fans heard Al Devormer proclaim his birthday during batting practice near the press box at the Polo Grounds. The exchange with teammates Center around age guesses sparked banter as Devormer claimed he was twenty five, drawing playful disbelief from McNally and Doyomer.
The article compares Harvard and Penn State football approaches with quarterbacks as primary playcallers. Harvard limits the quarterback’s contact to preserve thinking, while Yale Princeton and Yale’s O Hearn and Lowrie are noted for decision making. Penn State’s Killinger is highlighted as a standout running back who directed plays.
University of Missouri plans to use a new motion picture camera with a slow motion attachment to study and copy athletic movements. The goal is to create a library of techniques across major sports by filming outstanding athletes and analyzing their form for training future stars.
William Beges, a blind foreman stroke from Tabor Academy crew, enrolls as a freshman at Harvard. The announcement notes his entry to the Crimson rowing program and marks a notable college debut for the athlete.
Star Pointer driven by Dave McClary began a two minute list at Readville track on August 28 marking a 1 91 time. The event highlighted a notable early pace in the era of barnstorming equine speedsters.
Cornell University announces a large new swimming pool for its athletic complex. The addition aims to boost training and competition readiness for its sports programs.
Jim Tranter sold nearly a million and a half dollars' worth of thoroughbreds at the Saratoga auction this summer.
Enthusiastic Detroit fans awarded coach Warry Heilman a car in gratitude for his role in guiding the Tigers toward a successful season.
Andy McDowell aged seventy seven who drove Alfx to a world record 184 in 2.03 percent now campaigns a string of trotting horses on Pennsylvania half mile tracks.
Mrs Blanca Silva of Taunton Massachusetts reports relief from back and leg pains and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says she can work in the laundry and do housework again and has advised coworkers to try the remedy.
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