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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
4
The piece argues that nasal beauty hinges on skin clarity and shape, noting that oily skin spoils even famous noses. It laments physicians ignoring simple treatments for nasal deformities and claims some doctors market themselves as facial specialists, profiting while quacks flourish.
The text discusses fake practitioners selling ineffective nose treatments and the use of massage, surgery, and implants to alter nasal shape. It notes that even royalty used trained specialists, while warns against unqualified doctors causing more harm. It mentions paraffin injections and surgical adjustments for concave and convex noses.
A humorous, fragmented reflection on settlers from Dun and Bradstreet and the Credit Men's association. It riffs on old settlers, early settlers, quorums, debts, and social quirks, mixing quotes and slang to sketch attitudes toward colonization and human foibles.
A pure white cat struts upstairs and spots a mirror on a desk. She admires her long tail and glossy coat while pawing at her image, as Toby Dog hides nearby after following. The scene ends with Toby peeking around the door.
A narrator details waking troubles from a loud clock and desire to attend a party. He weighs staying home to avoid punishment yet fears losing his job if lateness persists. A restless work life and faith in future improvement are contrasted with a late night out.
English drunkenness convictions surged in 1919 with 57,948 cases, led by Greater London and Northern England. The report notes a postwar drinking revival, 900 new clubs and shifts in on and off licenses amid war’s end.
Patrols by naval seaplanes at Hampton Roads enable Chesapeake Bay fishermen to harvest record quantities. Reports say the patrols are indispensable to the fishing industry, with immense schools spotted daily and fleets guided by radio or flag signals.
Ore workmen on the John Day highway encounter dense rattlesnake nests while cutting through rocky hills. Crews report large numbers of snakes, including a nest containing 89 individuals, hindering survey and blasting work.
Osman Agha, named Kerrassounde governor, unfolds as feared ruler over Kerrassounde. He dominates local policy, orders liquor confiscation, and enforces moral codes, including shaving heads of immoral women as he controls the city. In Knoxville, a church plans to link pulpit to homes by telephone to reach the deaf.
Frank Poppakoff of Hamilton pursues his wife Susie after she elopes with Joseph Peindz. After tracking through four states he finds them in Waukegan Illinois. Frank courts Susie again and Joe is jailed then released. Susie renounces her affinity and the couple resume housekeeping. The article notes 72 races have 8044 tongues.
In Valencia the professor Unamuna received a sixteen year prison sentence after conviction for lese majesty for writing three articles criticizing the Spanish monarchy.
Twelve year old George Gillespie of Bedford County naps beneath a tree at Lakemont Park Altoona. He wakes to a pine squirrel with its nose in a bag of peanuts in his lap and missing all but five peanuts.
Bedford Massachusetts reports the cruiser Yankee wrecked on Hen and Chickens reef in Buzzards Bay. The once El Sud wis passenger steamer, used in the Spanish American War and later a navy cruiser, ran aground in 1908, sank, was refloated, then went down again. Wreckers finally destroyed the hulk, scattering timbers across the bay floor.
A compact reflection on time and change hints that yesterday is past and tomorrow holds new possibilities without dwelling on what came before. The note frames progress as focus on the present and future.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a nightly tonic for liver and bowels. It claims to relieve biliousness constipation headaches and bad breath by tomorrow. It also notes children may use the product. Prices listed at 10 25 and 50 cents.
A playful London Answers quip features Tommy Smith challenging a teacher about arithmetic. The boy argues that the top of eight sideways differs from the top upright, claiming half the top of eight is zero while half of it sideways equals three, playful mischief in math class.
A dialogue contrasts campaign settings with poetic spaces noting campaigns on porches and poems written in attics. Senator Sorghum remarks colorfully that neither setting is essential to politics nor poetry, underscoring a playful comparison.
A feature outlines why the modern child attends a part time school while simultaneously maintaining a part time home life under the Knicker system.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to use Diamond Dyes to color worn garments and draperies. It claims the product works on wool, silk, linen, cotton or blends and offers a color card from the local druggist.
Professor Jorgan cites slang influence as he recalls an incident from the Los Angeles Times about Georgie and Roger. The boys trade quips on memory and requests, highlighting how colloquial terms shape everyday speech.
Herbert vents about his cousin James after a sharp disagreement. He declares they cannot be friends due to his cousin being too full of human nature. A jailbird remark closes the scene with a sharp comparison to crooks who are flies but lack feathers.
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