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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
8
Ladies urged to assess kidney health as many suffer bladder and kidney trouble without knowing it. The ad says Swamp Root restores kidney function and may ease back pain headaches and low energy. Send ten cents for a sample bottle and buy larger sizes at drug stores.
Japanese matrimonial agencies report a rush as women lead the trend toward marriage for security in hard times. In prosperous years men sought wives, but now the balance has shifted with women pursuing protective husbands amid economic depression.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing fabrics at home. It claims vivid long lasting colors on wool silk linen cotton and blends with a color card showing 16 hues at drugstores.
A third grade multiplication lesson prompts a humorous exchange as a boy’s sister asks what he would say if nine apples cost seven cents each. The boy replies quickly that he would not pay the price, illustrating a home study moment cited by the Indianapolis News.
Catarrh is described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is promoted as a tonic and blood purifier that cleanses the blood and strengthens the system to restore natural function. Circulars are free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
A concise observation notes that many politicians begin with local or modest roles and gradually ascend to higher office, illustrating a common career trajectory in public life. It emphasizes grassroots experience and gradual gain of influence as stepping stones to broader leadership.
Washington A nine ship Latin American squadron is formed to patrol Central and South American waters as a separate command from Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Rear Admiral Benjamin Bryan hoisted pennant on the Dolphin and takes command with five cruisers and three gunboats base at the Canal Zone for rapid redeployment.
Admiral Bryan will command a large force to patrol shallow tidal waters and centralize duty in Latin American seas. Secretary Daniels said the move, after meetings with Admiral Rodman and Admiral Wilson, aims to simplify patrols along the coasts and reduce vessel assignments. The State department notes Honolulu disorders and the Chile Peru Argentina boundary disputes, while Central America experiences unrest and anti foreign sentiment.
A government report details Nitro West Virginia creating a mechanical dairy to rival 1,500 cows, using emulsified butter fat and skim milk powder to produce milk and cream labeled reconstructed. The plant includes 25 000 inhabitants capacity with full community services, yet faces staple shortages and calls for faster forest-based cattle feed from sawdust.
Elbert J. Frederick of St. Louis calls Washington zoning a landmark reform. He says it will attract national attention as a model for other cities and notes stabilized property values and restrained industrial intrusion into residential areas while preserving factory zones for growth.
United States Department of Agriculture reports seven to five year studies in Washington county Ohio Clinton county Indiana and Dane county Wisconsin. Farmers’ average return on investment rose from 4 percent in 1913 to 7 percent in 1918 while most earn under 500 dollars cash beyond farm provisions. In Washington county average annual farm income was 610 with 276 labor income and 4.6 percent ROI. Clinton county farms averaged 1856 with 558 labor income and 6.7 percent ROI. Food and housing support from the farm totaled about 425 dollars yearly.
Washington business leaders welcome a political shift hoping for new money in town as officials arrive. A real estate boom follows new government jobs with more commissions, decorators, and movers profiting from the influx. The LeVIathan liner sale is rejected despite a $6 million loan condition. Virginia residents explore gambling odds on the Potomac side under state law. West Point admits more from the army with sixty former privates joining the plebe class. The WAR department opens eligibility to any high school graduate after one year of service.
Paris designers embrace a Grecian influence with Greek effects in dresses, military plaits, and embroidered details. The Greek royals spark chic trends as Magyptian and Persian motifs mix with Spanish styles, producing slender silhouettes, somber day tones, and brilliant evening colors across multiple collections.
Save old items by clever reuse from gloves to hats and bags. Sew gloves into window leathers and lint-free cleaning cloths. Rethink a cracked casserole as a storage cake tray and repurpose a top hat into a bag.
A Birmingham Age Herald piece riffs on a dead humorist and his lone joke bequeathed to his son, joking about an eventual multimillionaire income via a musical comedy and magazine sales. Another gag shows a couple testing a wrinkle remover on a dog, then the wife plans to use it herself.
Irregular verse and humorous exchanges recount a boy named Tommy and Mr. Wiesen sternly scolding him for inaction. The tale wryly notes a motto about boys being seen and not heard and a quip about an orphanage and a rear seat driver vignette.
The text notes a wife plans to file for divorce citing mental cruelty. It questions whether the husband’s conduct warranted such actions and claims she never offered a solid reason for finding fault with him.
A fragmented dialogue questions a daughter’s musical path and implies a societal demand for silence. The garbled text hints at a policy to think before speaking and a reaction if men spoke similarly, noting a week of silence as consequence.
Fragmentary notes describe a Yorkshire belief about turning luck by crossing here thunks to turn the duck and meet a maple a deeple and a two lug portending death for timates. It references Tek's vunvetoad Cet sawing wild ots and a new crop with his wife's money Toscan Tyan script.
A brief remark notes a sailor boasting of a boxing record and claims he once boxed the compass, illustrating a boast about past athletic feats in a seaside setting.
A humorous exchange depicts a wife preferring staying home over a Borema visit while her husband insists on going to avoid visitors, framing the dilemma as a social predicament.
Fragmentary dialogue presents a domestic scene with a wife praised as an artist and a mention of a detective who noticed a vine on the porch. The lines hint at marital roles and social judgment, framed in a humorous, gossiping tone.
A dialogue reveals a mispunctuated sentence with a dash placed mid phrase. The discussion centers on where a hyphen or dash should appear to correct the prose.
A terse cartoon style exchange deserts a clear action as a boy and a pin are cited in a mischief themed riddle. The phrase hints at a cautionary joke rather than a full story with identifiable events or characters.
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