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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
5
A humorous column surveys dream cheese meanings from Scrooge to Odysseus. It notes varied old opinions linking cheese in dreams to financial gain or anger, with a consensus that dreaming of cheese portends eventual financial success through effort.
Fragmentary note mentions a wishbone gifts and meat with turtles and tobacco style dialogue. Contains garbled words and incomplete sentences, offering no clear event, date, or identifiable persons or organizations.
Jessie Roberts Nousehold Economics outlines a path for women via domestic science. Grace Ferguson's six year Porto Rico teaching tour demonstrates practical home economics training improving meals and budgeting. The article argues modern homes demand scientific care and well trained women face strong job prospects with less male competition.
A wry note on a woman willing to barter her soul for a pearl necklace suggesting a sharp, ironic bargain. The quip hints at temptation and moral cost in a compact, witty judgment.
The piece argues that many women lack special talent for work yet can earn a good living by teaching household economics in colleges offering affordable courses. It notes teaching or office work as viable paths and emphasizes practical earnings over pity.
The piece argues Shakespeare used the term dollar before its US minting, tracing the word to Anglo Saxon roots and German coinage. It notes the first English dollar was minted at the Bank of England in 1804 and suggests Shakespeare borrowed the term from contemporary monetary language.
A rustic poem voice extols the chickadee and its cheerful presence in the clearing describing crusts and crumbs shared with life, plus a stray humorous line about a tiny hot waiter invention for toothache. The text blends verse about nature with a quirky dental gadget notion.
A fragmented 1920s cooking page features desserts and savory dishes. It includes dates with whipped cream, simple cheese salads with crab apple jelly, a custard pie topped by minced black walnuts, dried beef in butter with hot cream, hot water gingerbread, tea biscuits, and onion butter broths.
A brief dialogue centers on apples and pears and how they should be served. The exchange features a speaker asking about portion size and whether to serve the pears whole. The tone suggests a formal or instructional discourse on food preparation.
Professor Cucksmith of the University of Wisconsin says current slang and idioms will become correct English tomorrow. He notes dance language consists of words once used as idioms, colloquialisms, and jargon.
The doctor admits a rare mistake in a case, stating he did not know the patient was wealthy enough to have appendicitis. The excerpt also references Roger and the Boston Transcript, noting a satirical line about wealth and medicine.
A Chicago Post writer notes Coach Nixon at Claremont Mills aims for breaks over brute force and praises Captain Covington and Ball as standout players. Nixon emphasizes player welfare and recalls past greats including Chester Smith as an all around exemplar.
Jacek Dempsey tells Bud Riley to punch with both hands and keep hitting if the crowd challenges him. He stresses that boxing hinges on hitting and avoiding punishment, urging the bantam to strike when given a chance and keep pressure on an opponent who lets him.
Stephen Donoghue, the champion British jockey, is reported to ride as first jockey to the King next season. Donoghue has ridden winners in England’s top turf races.
University of Maine authorities assume full control of athletics, establish regular physical education courses, make training compulsory for freshmen, and include admission to outdoor varsity games in tuition. Boston University begins a similar system as an experimental model.
Sir Thomas Lipton comes closest among challengers to lifting the America’s Cup as Slumhpeck TV wins the first two races. A single other challenger, Dy Livonti in TST1, triumphed after Columbia suffered a mishap.
With the Naval Academy fielding its strongest swimming squad to date, aided by standout stars and notable additions including Kanakanul the Hawaiian, the Midshipmen are positioned as strong contenders for intercollegiate honors next season.
Report states European shooters, after watching English championships and Olympic trials, are convinced that American shooting style is superior. Observers expect the US approach to spread to European events within a year.
On the Pacific coast Bren ton, the Reds' new pitcher nicknamed the Surprise Pitcher, rose from one of the poorest in the organization to one of the best twirlers in the Coast league in a single month. His early failures gave way to confidence and a star performance amid the season’s early disappointments.
Several shifts in franchises are anticipated along the DPnettie Coast Teague area before year end as Treoua and Vancouver plan to join or modify their positions, signaling changes for local teams and partnerships.
Stanford University athletics spending for 1919 20 totals $66,000. A novelty event in Oakland featured motorcycle polo at an Oakland park. Bobby Jones plans two more years at Georgia Tech then postgraduate study at a northern college, considering Columbia Harvard MIT. Penn alumni donate $100,000 to build a new track house.
The board of control reappoints Coach Howard TH Jones as director of athletics and football coach of Town University. His new contract calls for a five year term.
Ernie Ujorberg coach of the Swedish Olympic track and field team will bring over to this country a picked team next summer.
Spirit at Columbia University shows a strong revival this year. The text notes the game returning to near 15 years ago levels after a ban and mentions Mrs G Robinson’s Bracket winning the Czarewitch Stakes at Newmarket in England.
Syracuse and Cornell meet in a basketball clash in Ithaca on January 9 1921 and again at Syracuse Arch on January 5 1921 with both games expected to draw strong crowds and showcase standout players.
Famous golfer Harry Vardon argues that beginners or returning players should start with four clubs the brassie midiron mashie and putter. The brassie aids driving with loft and a steadier shaft, helping control and confidence as the swing evolves.
A joint committee from the Student Bodies of the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech is recommended to re establish friendly athletic relations. Trustees of Georgia Tech adopt resolutions urging steps to renew athletic ties with UGA.
Western League compilations show 91 players advancing to higher class leagues through sale or loan recalls. The final count may reach 30 more as sales become known.
A yearling colt by The Tetrarch out of Blue Tit sold to Lord Glanely for £15,220, reportedly a new record. Also noted: three recorded horses shipped from New York to London, Arion Gun owner declines $20,000 offer, Rochester discusses forming an athletic council, E P Moore elected navy crew captain, Pinelli transferred to Oakland in payment for Hollings.
Representative Schall from Minnesota, blind for ten years, says the seeing world misreads the blind as unable to hear or feel. Returning to Washington with his young son, they faced a diner waiter who asked the boy what his father wanted, while the child insisted the father knows his needs and requested pancakes sausage and chocolate.
Parents built a fortune after starting with nothing and gave their daughter a fine education and music studies abroad. They attended The Passing Show where the mother loudly recalled past acrobats and identified two performers as the pair she had seen in Cleveland hippodrome.
A concise proverb warns against accruing excessive charges and harming neighborly relations. It emphasizes prudence in financial deals and maintaining public harmony within communities.
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbon salve as stopping pain from burns or cuts and healing quickly with no scars. It offers 0c and 60c prices and a free sample request address The J. W. Cole Co., Rockford Tl. The ad also jokes about money being the root of all evil and its growth through grafting.
A fragmented line of dialogue hints at a courtroom trial day and romantic entanglements within a business setting. Wry comments about fixing a jury and romances in a match factory frame a curious, sociable snippet from a local scene.
A newspaper tone fragment presents a child asking Grandpa if marriage is possible once grown, with Grandpa replying he regrets anticipating trouble early in life.
A Life magazine quip notes a wife claiming her husband is ideal and jokes that only three weeks into marriage are husbands truly ideal. The line plays on the common sentiment that early marriage bliss can be temporary.
London Tit-Bits recalls Westminster Abbeys varied past with Cromwell era barracks or later use as a parliament house and monk run brewery and bakery within the sacred precincts.
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