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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1921
Page
3
A feature notes departments devoted to attractive magazine material train in design color matching and house furnishing. It explains beginners start in school then graduate ready for advancement. A girl gains grounding across all areas and a strong foundation reduces bad sales and returns.
An allegorical meditation compares life to a sea voyage. Each captain on the wheel chooses perseverance, self control, and diligent work to reach safe harbor. Those who neglect effort drift to wreck and despair while steadfast sailors find reward and happiness in adversity.
The poem speaks of imperfect lives and shifting moods, comparing hearts to weather. It vows patience and tenderness through storms, asserting love remains through winters and tempests. The speaker urges enduring affection despite periodic gloom and the sun’s temporary veil.
High school commercial departments develop cooperative training for girls. Students gain real practice by alternating school time with weeks of work in large department stores. Stores offer inducements to young women seeking sales positions and seek a high class of employees.
A quotation marks filled discussion on the word lovely its evolving sense and proper usage distinguishing its elevated meaning from casual praise. It argues lovely denotes charm inspiring admiration and should apply to worthy or beautiful things rather than trivial matters with examples like a lovely fire contrast with everyday praise.
A vintage kitchen note describes making cup custards with milk and sugar, hints at thicker textures, and suggests festive decorations like jelly cubes and candied fruits. It praises baked custards and warns against overbaking for a smooth, flavorful result.
Verece Magnet provides a cooking method mixing sugar melt into hot milk and cream to form a caramel sauce. The batter uses a few spices and a pinch of salt then strained into a mold and served with a caramel sauce.
A fragmented item describes a domestic scene with hens and a man in a yard. The text, though garbled, references hens, a bed situation, and a misread Boston area source. The content is unclear but presents a domestic, possibly humorous vignette from a Boston newspaper.
The article discusses outdoor entertainments of the past, noting guests brought refreshments and each contributed a dish. It explains terms like fete and plelks mudentek, and references a November 22 1018 birth party for the Prince of Wales with a dish described as minty or banged by ropes of sausages.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Cite Keeps and tier frou with high suspicion linguistics. It references a person and a good surface but lacks clear facts, dates, or locations. Further readable text is needed for a precise card.
A cargo of mastodon tusks from Siberia was unloaded at Portland's municipal terminal but natives substituted mastodon tusks for walrus ivory. Scientists note the ancient tusks are well preserved and usable for common ivory applications despite their age and burial.
A scattered compilation covers geology, trade, transport, technology, and biology. It notes Caribbean Gulf exports exceeding 1 billion, the telephone's 1876 Philadelphia expo debut, ostrich height, Min province etymology, and various reflections on productivity and animal lore.
A photograph features Patrick Kyle of Boston, national commander, embracing the 50 men in the United States entitled to wear the Congressional Medal of Honor. The image highlights the exclusive group recognized for military valor.
Mrs. Mabel T. S. Falco of Brooklyn won the aldermanic nomination in the Thirty third district. She lived on Columbia Heights and is the grandniece of James G. Blaine. Her father, Col. H. D. Stanwood, was a Civil War veteran.
The laryngaphone, a telephonic device, drew attention at the London shipping engineering and machinery show. It eliminates the mouthpiece and uses a transducer on the larynx, transmitting throat vibrations to speak in noisy factories.
A compact analysis notes that World Logic and Envy, following a period of success, now confront increased failures. Analysts point to shifting market signals and competitive pressure affecting outcomes.
An East India wealth note estimates ten million dollars in gold hoarded annually by natives as wages are hidden. A diplomat quotes a man who never worked using unemployment as a substitute for plato fouling.
The fragment discusses shaping a garden and hose design as an epic or dramatic poem. It notes happiness in maintaining orderly subordination of parts and a house positioned to display the overall plan, with musings on resemblance to Shenstone and a tale of a runaway, Jim blazing the rail to find his way back.
The report lists Adolph Elsner’s arrest in Cedar Rapids for trying to sell a bonded ring at $800, a fatal hit by a car in Albert Lea, a woman’s suicide in Collins, and various local crimes. It covers federal seizures in Council Bluffs, a Grinnell serviceman’s death, a near-miss crossing in Galesburg, and fires and losses including restaurants, stores, and a hotel. It also notes legal actions, church efforts in Waterloo, a planned Mission Home in Mason City, and upcoming Des Moines G. A. R. encampment with thousands of Civil War veterans, while outlining other court cases, adoptions, and public notices.
A terse exchange discusses a painful foot issue described as a terrible corp on the bottom of the foot. One speaker notes it is in a bad location and not easy for others to step on, implying a personal health concern.
The Diamond Dyes ad claims simple directions let any woman dye or tint worn dresses skirts waists coats stockings sweaters draperies hangings easily. It guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running if Diamond Dyes are used with material type wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods. Buy from your druggist for perfect home dyeing.
The neighbor praise centers on Fle's cornet playing with neighbors confirming his talent. Comments suggest admiration from locals who hear him practice at home.
An old advertisement proclaims Bayer as the true source of Aspirin tablets stamped with the Bayer name for protection against imitators. It promotes Bayer tablets and contrasts Cuticura talcum as a trusted toiletry trio and cautions parents to study children’s nature.
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