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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1922
Page
3
The piece contrasts a playful request for exotic sweets to a late night home intrusion. A landlady hides guests, three nieces visit, and the narrator returns to find unexpected embarrassment prompting a police reminder amid the county fair atmosphere.
The farmer Corntessel replies he cannot speak for the world’s financial relations and admits he cannot even secure a mortgage board for his 50 acre farm. He answers with practical humility about personal finances.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often without realizing it. Back pain headaches and nervousness signal kidney problems. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is offered as a remedy with directions to obtain a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. N Y.
Senator Sorghum weighs in on political novelties saying the country does not need a new party. He argues that if old parties continue adjusting platforms, they will eventually satisfy any reasonable desire for novelty.
Read advertising copy touts Cuticura Soap for soaking sore hands then drying and applying Cuticura Ointment before removing excess. It claims combined use of Soap Ointment and Talcum covers all toilet needs amid a Nugget ad style and a cartoon caption from the Louisville Courrier Journal.
Easy, Teacher names the seasons while Pupil Pepper lists flavors salt vinegar and mustard. Hollywood High School News presents a playful wordplay item mixing school life with seasonal themes and a dash of humor.
A historical overview traces Thanksgiving from Pilgrim harvest feasts of 1621 to its national recognition. It notes Puritan objections to Christmas, the shift to a community religious holiday, and Washington s 1789 proclamation calling Americans to give thanks for liberty and Providence.
The poem recalls autumn bounty and childhood memories of harvest time in New England and foreign lands. It contrasts pumpkins and gourds with tropical imagery and ends with a nostalgic Thanksgiving scene where families gather, share food, and tell tales by candlelight.
The piece argues that gratitude is a noble habit that broadens the soul and fosters forbearance. It notes hardship and financial loss as common in the past year, links wealth to power and pride, and suggests a contented, independent character as a path to happiness.
The passage links a scanty harvest and winter settle by a coastal, backcountry mood with echoes of Dionysian feasts and a rustic English night. It praises the Pilgrims for sturdy courage tempered by humanity and their thanksgiving amid abundance and hidden treasures.
The Indianapolis News urges keeping a thankful heart by focusing on the festival’s deeper meaning. It links gratitude to faith in God, overcomes sorrow with trust, and notes the refrain All we have we offer as a pledge to use blessings nobly.
Goo Davis of 110 Nagieo Street San Francisco says he suffered a severe ptomaine poisoning with diarrhea and weakness for months. After four bottles of Tanlac he recovered, returned to work, and now endorses the medicine strongly.
In a brief exchange from the Bogton Evening Transcript Mrs T notes a new cook started her first day late and requested the afternoon off prompting questions about her experience. An advertisement for Cole Carbellanive claims rapid pain relief from burns or cuts with no scars.
In Feathers a ban on bird of paradise feathers prompts concern among women while whispers of bootlegging circulate. The dialogue suggests enforcement measures clash with social use and illicit trade continues despite restrictions.
Mrs W H Avis of Cornell Bulls town describes severe woman’s trouble after motherhood. She credits Dr Pierce’s Nyortte Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for restoring appetite and strength without an operation after taking about twelve bottles. All druggists sell Dr Pierce’s Family Medicines.
A collage of classified blurbs notes hired help and housekeeping needs with terse asks for a nursing assistant and a respectable woman. It lists room rentals in furnished apartments with multiple windows and cheap prices. The snippets capture era style ads about household work childcare and consumer goods.
Phrases from a dialogue show two speakers opposing a man who answers his wife sarcastically in public. They echo expectations that husbands should not interrupt or mock their wives in company.
Comic exchange features Algy and a phrenologist trading jests about a swelling ego. Banter highlights humorous ego assessment and wordplay.
Weyl and Jimmy hear the boss summon them at once. Jimmy says he is in conference. The scene hints at workplace tension and a pending confrontation.
At a Superior Court naturalization hearing, George Mackay quizzed a foreign-born applicant on U S government and history. When asked who the first president was, the applicant answered Washington, D G. Mackay replied with a shrug, and the applicant joked Washington Slur.
A forwarded letter urges young business men to treat the public with honesty and courtesy. It warns against belittling competitors as it may sow doubt about one's own goods and fuel sympathy for the absent rival. The excerpt ends with a faded exchange about whether to defend or prove a woman's claim.
A centenarian meeting recalls German physician Doctor Finchweller who died at 109. His obit mentions a claimed rule for longevity, disclosed after death, advising head north and sleeping with closed fists to align with tellurian currents for healthy blood flow.
A woman wandering the north woods forgets a scheduled meeting at 1280 and searches for signs to the fork in a straight road for miles. She hopes a signboard will guide her right or left, but only a crooked sign reads Wither oud.
At the opera a moment unfolds with Alice remarking that Gladys remains silent in her escort's presence while Virginia comments on catching the music. The exchange hints at social nuance and observation during a performance.
A reading from Luke 15 10 emphasizes joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. The parable highlights repentance as a divine milestone bringing communal celebration and mercy.
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