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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1921
Page
8
An exhortation on parental responsibility toward children. It urges parents to join their kids in thought and action, model restraint and kindness, and guide behavior gently to foster honor and growth. The piece stresses that children imitate parents and that careful speech and conduct shape society.
The poem describes a tranquil lake reflecting the sky on a perfect night. A lone canoeist gazes at celestial lights mirrored on quiet water. Gentle winds allow the stars to shine the scene, while a breeze can darken the lake and dim the stars.
A feature on advancing in the workplace outlines strategies for career growth, focusing on initiative, skill-building, and professional networking to improve prospects and earn recognition. It emphasizes practical steps and confidence in pursuing opportunities.
A motivational piece urging workers to be honest in time and effort, noting sloppiness and half effort harm self worth. It argues job fit, enthusiasm, and skill lead to happiness and a meaningful life, while dishonesty undermines earnings and personal growth. The essay stresses old but lasting truth and self-respect.
The article traces blackmail from its roots in rent payments of black and matte to feudal levies of goats and provisions. It notes the term’s disrepute leading to its Elizabethan felony status and explains the modern sense as hush money or a bribe to maintain silence.
A mixture of poem excerpt and household tips presents a mother advising self reflection through rhetoric, followed by practical culinary guidance. It includes a prune and nut dessert, a liver stew with spices and stock, a prunes and milk filling, and a fish with white sauce recipe, all attributed to Western Newspaper Union in 1921.
A two hour blackout left Gloversville Johns Town and nearby Fulton county in complete darkness as a flock of blackbirds perched on high tension wires caused a short circuit. Wires burned and fell among birds, halting all electric power in the area. The New York World reports the incident from Gloversville New York.
C N Lurie explains common English pronunciation and usage errors and offers practical avoidance tips. The guide emphasizes clear speech, correct word stress, and common mispronunciations with concise examples and corrective advice.
A discussion contrasts character and reputation, noting character is internal and durable, while reputation is external and fragile. It cites Abbot on how character endures temptations and wrongdoings, whereas reputation can crumble from false accusations or slander.
A survey of diverse topics notes life expectancy trends after age forty, Everest’s nameless peak tale, French river power plans, rising bank savings in France, sheep weather clues, petroleum uses, Rhodes wedding honey ritual, few volcanoes worldwide, coal delivery lofts, flax aims in Africa, Chicago knickerbocker club, waste in city garbage, horse mackerel sizes, and links between athletics and academic success at the Naval Academy.
Tom M. Harney of Boston struck out on foot to attend the American Legion meet in Kansas City and visit buddies in Los Angeles, carrying his old hiking outfit as he began the long trek.
Babe Herman Stuth wears the $600 crown of King of Swat given by admirers after the world series. The piece notes limited local goods in Siam, with scarce quality items for the rich and poor alike, and that much produced is imitation of Western and Eastern art.
A playful exchange features Uncle Bottletop and The Only Jack debating a moonshine distillery and literature. A book agent asks about Boswell and Johnson as the millionaire scoffs at interest in a pugilist's career.
A flood of short reports covers suicides and legal cases including Mike Daly near Alta Vista and Peter Hassenfeldt at Frexira. Others note bankruptcy petitions, a Des Moines murder conviction, a Des Moines bank advances talk, and local deaths and accidents across multiple counties with scattered community events and construction plans.
A Altoona mother praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after use during her pregnancy and childbirth. She reports a healthy four month old baby and urges other women with gynecological symptoms to try the remedy for relief.
A letter from Thad ends with the phrase PLS Tale of View, prompting a puzzled search for sense as family members gather in the living room. The narrator recalls the moment of realization and a rapid, awkward retreat.
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