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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1927
Page
4
Baltimore readers weigh the silk hat versus modern style as Canon Donaldson dismisses the silk hat as a symbol of an era past. Hatters argue it remains comfortable and dignified, while casual wear and current fashion shrink its use among men and cab drivers.
A brisk survey traces the tall silk top hat from 1760 Florence fashion to John Hetherington's arrest in London for a gleaming crown. It notes royal visits and New York mayoral moments shaping taste, with Beaver and Pilgrim hats as earlier influences and Queen Victoria's era cementing its style.
Monte Carlo casino officials have halted royal free transportation for players who go broke. The practice of "sylatiques" provided return trips to England or other destinations at the casino’s expense, but efficiency experts now end these free rides.
Eugene Doss received eight to ten years in prison after being found guilty of kidnapping in Blount County Circuit Court. The trial involved Doss and six other men accused of flogging farm youth Jeff Calloway in a Ku Klux Klan initiation at the Tarrant City Klavern, with witnesses Hughes and Tidwell confirming their roles.
A South American physician reports that about two thirds of the population are not susceptible to thyroid typhoid and he studies methods to detect those who are at risk so they can be inoculated in advance and made immune.
An illustrated note on a colonial clock as described by Walter Randell Btorey in Arts and Decoration Mag. The piece highlights decorative features of colonial timepieces, their shapes with domed tops and three-part dials, and notes dating hints that place some clocks in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
In a case where a wife sought divorce for alleged beating, the court rejected physical violence as grounds for dissolution, noting the wife’s provocation. The ruling cited chivalric and classical precedents while affirming the husband’s right to chastise his wife under certain conditions.
A tale on Browning’s Sonnets and the forged or misattributed drafts. The article discusses how readers expect poets to favor books and notes the discovery that Browning’s Sonnet to Carlo Galdeni may have been altered or misrepresented from earlier century verse. It highlights scribbled lines and margins as evidence of how a poet’s works could be reshaped or misread across time.
Chicago Journal describes priceless relics in the old Turkish capital including a jeweled sword of Suleiman the Great and a 16th century mantle case for the Prophet’s mantle. Other items feature ivory hilts, gold filigree, rubies emeralds and inscriptions. Swords, whisks, girdles and ink stands parade a lavish collection.
A scrambled paragraph describes Manhattan Island as a crowded commercial hub with banks and businesses, noting its immense wealth in a compact area. It references streets and distances in a garbled economy-centric sketch of New York.
The Downie Brothers Wild Animal circus uses 75 one ton Chevrolets to haul the show from Harve de Grace Maryland, through spring and autumn, with 200 clowns, musicians, animals, and equipment. Andrew Downie credits the fleet choice after 42 years in the business and reports 7,000 miles traveled last year across varied roads and muddy lots.
Edison cited as originator of most inventions others precede him. A new claim says moving pictures began in 5000 B C in China with shadow shows. Wax figures created and shadows projected on skin. A set is shown in the Science Museum South Kensington, part of a collection loaned by W Day.
A humorous fragment from The New Yorker Cavett piece describes a corpulent acquaintance seeking charity after a poor meal. The narrator recalls a restless night and a visit to a seaside town where locals gossip about his weight and misfortune.
A cross over a thousand years old was set up during a ceremony at St. Batriel's church Ballymena Trek to mark its discovery a hundred years earlier. Found in Treze during ditching near Dallyineng, it was placed atop the church tower and later moved after a fire. The rough tinestone cross measures 22 inches long and about half an inch thick with an inscription from the early tenth century.
Frigate birds or man o war birds inhabit Ascension Island. Once named Fregata aquila by Linnaeus in 1758 they are now known to be confined to this oceanic rock. They have hens sized bodies and extremely long wings up to ten feet with hooked bills and very weak tiny feet.
Scientists cite multiple factors for camels’ long desert journeys. Water is stored in wall-attached pouches, and fat reserves in humps reabsorb during famine. thirst typically begins around day five. Camels’ physique and diet influence hump size and endurance.
A historical note describes the secretary bird as a notable predator of snakes. The text mentions its hunting behavior and reports on encounters in rural settings, highlighting the bird’s swift strikes and agile movements.
In a Kansas City Chinatown echo, J Fuller Gleam criticizes the well intentioned man who often lands in predicaments despite innocence. He notes the collective impulse to rush to aid him, tiring readers with repeated rescues. The piece portrays a tired view of perpetual good intentions amid trouble.
A Washington Star snippet notes the proverb about sharing woes doubling troubles. It quotes Uncle Eben saying telling a friend your troubles means you both have twice as many troubles as before.
A sharp remark from Stockholm Kupper warns that physicians face more enemies ahead. The line contrasts current foes with a looming increase, implying rising threats to medical professionals.
A children’s story describes Mr Bullfrog injuring a foot and visiting Dr Mud Turtle and nurse. The doctor initially finds no fault, reassuring the patient while the family reappears with the Pearl Queen. The scene ends with a playful leapfrog game and a return to health.
A quirky study suggests hair loss or growth relates to the vibrations of musical instruments with bass and piano sounding similar to strings. It also recounts Xenophon’s march of 10,000 Greek mercenaries under Cyrus and his dramatic retreat remembered in Greek readers.
Virgil, born October 15 70 BC near Mantua in Italy, hailed from humble roots. He studied in Milan and Rome, wrote Epilogues in 37 BC, and spent seven years on the Georgics and life on the Aeneid, dying in 10 BC unsatisfied and wishing it burned.
An article from Popular Mechanics explains sun storms resemble hurricanes with vast central calm zones and rapid movement. It notes sunspots frame these vortices as dark photographic shadows while the core is intensely bright, far surpassing earthly weather in scale.
London exhibitors present the perfect squire meal described as balanced in vitamins. The cold menu includes cold chicken andexe sauce, new potatoes, salad, cord-flour mold, fruit salad with cream, whole wheat bread and butter, and lemonade, adjustable by dietitians for fat or thin individuals.
Estimates claim about 10 000 moose killed annually in Canada with officials suggesting a possible increase to double that amount could be sustained without risking extinction. The Lovell township Farm Bureau met September 27 with Dr. John H Fraser speaking on Scotland and County Agent Max Wortman reporting on state fair club exhibitions. Two reels were shown after the meeting. A family emergency sent Rex Ricklefs and wife home from Illinois as their son Roy improved after illness. gas collections under the three cent per gallon law totaled 870 929 86 in August, July collection topped one million by 18 600.
Classified brief. Includes sale of Thoroughbred Hereford bulls by J L Weber & Sons Cascade Iowa, 33-11. rental offer for Arthur Hubbard farm 80 acres, contact Otto or John Hubbard 14-2. sale of wicker window box with rice and growing ferns, phone 167,1. help wanted girl for general housework Mrs Charles A Coxsee 106. stock hog for sale big Poland China year and half old John Galli Hard Scrabble 14-2nd.
For sale dry stove wood cut and split for cook stove or furnace kindling 88 per load delivered. Also block wood, large or small, at 7 per cord. Place orders with L J Schlemme at 128pd.
The item lists ten Q and A items from Page One. It identifies Venus as the queen of heaven, the Jolly Roger flag, poet Robert Burns, a herald of bad news, Quebec, Elizabeth St Leger linked to Masonry, California gold rush miners, Adam, King George III, and a modern slang term for cigarette.
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