08 Nov 1923
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
1
The piece argues bosses push workers to speed up, claiming such pressure reveals and cultivates hidden capability. It notes modern business requires haste, warns procrastination, and encourages cheerful acceleration through practice to outperform others. By John Wivkey
A brief poem in quotation about seeking gifts from God. The speaker asks for divine insight to discern sacred truths and for growing charity and faith toward humanity. A second request seeks the power to soothe another's pain and lasting faith among fellow men.
An essay by F A Walker uses ocean tides as a metaphor for inner forces. It suggests opposition tests resolve, turning despair into strength and growth.Readers are urged to endure setbacks, developing patience and humility to reach lasting goals.
Reports indicate women in Scotland and northern England train foxes to serve as watch animals. The practice appears regional and unstandardized with limited formal oversight or safety measures in place.
The passage urges accepting superior guidance rather than protesting and stresses the skill of choosing when to push against currents or drift with them. It frames success as knowing how to buffet tides and float with them, reflecting a dated editorial voice from 1923.
A humorous guide describing a would be spouse as a loud overgrown suitor who flatters and brags. It urges brides to seek a patient listener and avoid flashy hunters while noting “Two are comforting, but three or four make a safe crowd.”
A fragment from a vintage kitchen guide outlines tomato and celery salad methods with gelatin mold steps and a dessert idea. It also describes baked bananas with currant jelly sauce, using basic pantry ingredients and simple thickening with arrowroot and butter. The text reflects period cooking language and measurements.
A 1910s syndicated piece urges women to judge appearances with humor yet stresses balance. It argues mirrors help grooming but warn against vanity in crowded streets and transit.
The United States Department of Agriculture maintains labs on a farm near Washington where fleas are kept to provide pasture for infested animals. Chickens, cockroaches, bedbugs, and other insects are raised in large numbers for testing various powders and dips. The department seeks experimental material from public supplies to support its research programs.
A 28 inch long cigar weighing over five pounds was presented to an American paltticias, marking a record setting display of oversized tobacco product craftsmanship.
A princess rides her black pony into an enchanted white land after discovering a golden key. The landscape turns crystal and a crystal house hides a sleeping white-faced prince. Her pity breaks the spell. they awaken in the forest with the stormy white realm vanished.
Patsy Ruth Miller is wooed by a prince after breaking a spell and finding happiness. The King and Queen approve the match, a grand ball at the castle crowns their marriage, a favorite fairy tale is told to the children about the Little Gold Key and the door it unlocked.
A reader explains how travel lines on the palm indicate a one way voyage or potential death, noting that lines extending from the bracelet to the mount of Saturn imply an unreturnable journey. It discusses relationships with fate lines and varying outcomes based on signs of advantage or lack thereof.
Residents vow to rebuild trust after a string of petty disputes across the block. Local groups organize a meeting to discuss shared spaces, safety, and neighborly projects.
A fragmentary notebook line echoes a romantic line about a spark of celestial fire within the heart. Attributed to a widely known figure, the text mirrors a reflective and philosophical tone from early American prose.
The text advises strict limits on personal telephone use during work and criticizes constant candy snacking. It argues brief messages are acceptable, personal grooming should be discreet, and candy nibbling during business hours is poor form for a professional. It notes some offices allow calls but expect brevity.
Anes is traced to fairyland legends with elf king Elberich and connections to Shakespeare. Alfreda means elf council and Alfred the Great inspired forms where Elfred or Aelfred signified supernatural authority. The piece notes elf lineage, a talismanic gem, and Friday as a lucky day with number six linked to the talisman.
The article promotes canning fruits without sugar and claims proper sealing preserves them well. It suggests sugar can be added later in winter when prices drop. It notes people generally try to be agreeable under trying circumstances and deserve credit for self restraint.
Poem in dated verse about a man blind to blessings and weeds on the road yet hopeful, contrasting grief with potential happiness as he moves forward along his way. A reflection on perspective and resilience amid yesterday’s woes and tomorrow’s blessings.
A clergyman's wife frets as her son Bobby endures taunts about his short socks on his first day at public school after Kindergarten. He responds bravely, recalling a classmate Tug Johnson teasing him for wearing socks like his father.
A girl named Jagnin looks into a small mirror, then snaps a bag, appearing satisfied. The scene contrasts her with others who sometimes check mirrors for a quick improvement.
Muskegon Michigan woman recounts long illness with doctors and failed relief. After trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports improved strength and relief from bearing down pains and weakness. She urges other women to heed warning symptoms and use the remedy.
A household economy note shows a father laboring earning sixty units for a $30 wage while a mother sews buttons on a $40 skirt, and Slater enjoys comfort in an $80 fur, illustrating tight budgeting and value.
Fragmentary dialogue about a man named Tom and marriage pressure. A hotel scene shows a maid denying damp sheets and offering to spritz them, reflecting a humorous domestic exchange in an unclear historical context.
A dialogue riffing on aging and salesmanship turns toward a college girl who declines a suitor. He presses, she resists with reasons touching on eugenics genealogy and finances, and the host interjects amid the banter.
A collage of stray dialogue and wry lines from a Washington Star page feature soldiers ranks jokes, social quips, and classroom observations. Vignettes touch on careers, clothing, car trouble, bill collecting, school discipline, and a writer’s ongoing book project as readers glimpse everyday humor and irony.
A pithy line notes a wealthy man's memory lapse about his nephew in a humorous aside. The quip frames a case about memory and wealth with sharp wit.
Charles and Claude discuss a tense social visit to Miss Graham. The mother questions Claude’s intentions, then Miss Graham interrupts from upstairs clarifying the guest identity amid an awkward scene.
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