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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1926
Page
6
Fragmentary ad text notes a product claim with phrases like leaves no scars and a price of 60 cents at druggists or J W Cole Co Rockford Ill. The readable lines resemble a vintage pharmaceutical advertisement with unclear branding.
Denmark plans a ten year project to replace ferry transit across the Little Belt with a railway bridge. The bridge aims to link Hamburg and Gothenburg via Copenhagen, crossing three waterways and the Baltic Sea mouth, at an estimated cost of about 85 million dollars.
A long standing product named Dandelion Butter Color is advertised as a harmless vegetable butter color used by millions for five decades. Vendors including drug stores and general stores offer bottles at 85 cents. The ad also cites a quip about the word impossible.
Fay Templeton recalls as a child a dramatic stagecoach journey with her mother. A slender fiery man seated beside them spoke kindly and gave her a nugget of free gold before vanishing at the next stop. The driver hurried away and the mother asked who he was.
A young man with a notebook asks for a full biography interview. The senator replies he is willing to talk but has no time to spare for a complete life story.
France leads in harnessing tides with a Brittany project at Aber-Vrach to generate about 8800 horsepower. Engineers expect a two dam system to impound tidal waters and supply constant electricity within two years. If successful, similar schemes may spread to Scotland and Scandinavia and to New England regions.
A fragment from a Berlin item quotes a barber asking who cut a man out as a bachelor. The terse line hints at social or romantic slights within a local context, leaving the broader incident unclear.
A survey traces Thanksgiving from Puritan origins to its solid establishment after the Revolution. It recounts early Plymouth harvests in 1621, the Massasoit feast with 90 Indians, and Washington and Lincoln’s roles in nationalizing the holiday. The piece notes customs, foods, and games, including mince pies, pumpkin centerpieces, cranberry contests, corn games, and pumpkin races.
The piece argues that good and efficient medical work reduces future demand, citing examples like sanitation improvements and germ theory cutting typhoid cases. It notes doctors face tougher livelihoods as their work prevents future illness and notes aside about stringed instruments and zithers.
About twelve hundred homing pigeons were released near Bordeaux with hopes they would reach England in hours. Officials doubt a storm caused their disappearance as no storm evidence existed, leaving the flock unaccounted for despite the four hundred mile distance.
An advertisement urges consumers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin. It claims the product has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 26 years and warns that imitations may be dangerous.
Thrift Magazine quotes Cash Milter the eigar-store philosopher on happiness and experience. He argues real happiness comes only after hardship and college graduates from universities of trouble. The satirical piece hints at future trouble teaching the aspirant.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes. It promotes Cuticura Soap for hot baths followed by Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Talcum for finishing, priced at 25 cents each.
A Copper’s Weekly survey reports if current bread consumption matched 25 years ago, annual flour use would rise by over 25 million barrels. One-fifth of flour now goes to sugar and pricier foods. refined flour may be less palatable than older grist-mill bread.
A brief gag exchanges Roscoe and Phyllis debating what to play on the phonograph. Phyllis suggests the seven year itch, Roscoe asks for the record, and the joke lands on the scratched title.
A quip about enjoying corn at a gathering asks how to eat corn off the cob with others present, framing social eating as a playful puzzle. The line shifts from food to company, implying enjoyability depends on shared company.
A collage of old advertisements lists Epilepsy relief claims by Ren Seiler and T. T. K. Laboratory with cured cases and a $5 enclosure, plus medical doctor endorsements and products for varicose veins arch supports and home improvement tools. Also notes dairy heifer calves for sale, silver fox stock, and two Cedar County Nebraska farms for sale.
On a Majestic liner voyage Dr J C H Beaumont recalls Lord Kitchener being sociably distant at dinner. A planned wink from the woman opposite produced no reaction as he continued to eat, staring straight ahead.
Guidance states that surfaces to be painted must be clean and dry. Remove dust by brushing or washing and strip grease, whitewash, and water paints before applying new coats.
The zither described as a composite instrument blending harp and guitar elements. It produces harp-like harmonies and delicate tones noted in early music descriptions.
A brief definition of a viaduct and a bridge from an old source notes a viaduct as a large arched masonry structure carrying a roadway across a valley or ravine and a bridge as a structure erected across a waterway.
Judge Albert H Gary declares today men must accept responsibility. A hungry unemployed man asks for work and a meal. He accepts a job sorting potatoes but cannot begin, saying the task strains his judgment.
Greater London reports 2,800 miles of streets with maintenance costs around 15 million dollars annually. Officials warn funding gaps may affect repairs and street conditions across the capital.
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