09 Oct 1924
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1924
Page
1
A reflective poem by F. A. Walker contrasts youth's carefree days with the coming winter of responsibility. It urges saving knowledge and caring for the body while observing society as brown leaves in parks and along wharves drift toward an unknown end.
A lighthearted note on HIE enjoying affection and playful terms like baby and lovey-davey, even as she ages into her fifties. The piece highlights appreciation for her efforts and the warmth of familiar endearments.
A humorous character sketch describes a wife who loves affectionate routines and daily notes from her husband. She enjoys being teased about her appearance and favorites his small gestures such as a watch charm and a daily letter. The piece closes with a tongue in cheek line about choosing her as a second husband.
Poem urges individuals to recognize their duty and potential. It emphasizes courage, perseverance, and personal responsibility to complete worthy tasks. The caller notes the line reminds readers the world awaits bold, clear, and enduring work from each person.
A fragmented culinary mid article details Normandy Salad Dressing and multiple salad preparations. It describes dressing ingredients and assembly steps including tuna and shrimp salads, fruit cups with almonds, and cabbage pineapple mixes, all styled with a Normandy dressing.
A critic muses on national security and a restored sense of fiscal soundness. The piece argues that the U S monetary system remains solid and that each dollar retains real value, citing general confidence in the currency and economic stability.
By E R Peyser a humorous look at a studious young man with four clerkships studying law at night. He is persistent tidy and always presentable though tired and planning to share a flat after years of work. The piece ends with a light prescription to value punctuality and timing.
In a tale from 1924, Jimmy Skunk casts a fear spell on Mr. Fox Mr. Coon and Peter Rabbit. The trio endures a long odor and social exile as Jimmy’s defense keeps others away. Fox later finds the spell warns off dogs but isolates friends and family.
A humorous essay on modern dating and marriage from Helen Rowland. It critiques changing male codes and the social dance of romance, noting how expectations shift as relationships evolve and society spectacles courtship rituals.
Sergei, an exile in New York, visits Colonel Miller and other households while seeking Anne Miller and her mother. A clue leads him to a vacant lot and a shack where Anne’s sister’s memory and a failed income haunt the search.
A rural superstition holds that carving one's initials on a turtle binds the animal to stay near home. The piece discusses sympathetic magic, its phases, and the turtle as a mythic figure tied to Cybele, with references to Pliny and classical myth.
The fragment notes a tale on word origins from the French hackney coach and a supposed inn station in Tauris, Hotel de Stiluere, as an early hire point for carriages. It mentions Saint Fl were as patron of gardeners and ties to the word’s origin.
Poem fragment discusses a man who misreads love and pretends to overlook faults. The speaker notes the man cannot truly know love and that his charm hides his inability to address flaws. References a McClure Newsraper Syndicate attribution.
Lydia Ydia traces in Latin roots and English use, noting Lydia’s biblical link as the seller of purple who converts in Thyatira. It cites cultural adoption, a claim about the yellow jacinth talisman, and luck associations with Thursday and number six.
A fragmented note on how English words evolved from early forms and misread spellings. It cites belfry from a watch tower and costermonger from costardmonger, tracing how a grocer became engrosser and a butcher from boeher, among others, with alley-like hints of London usage.
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