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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1922
Page
6
Inventor B N Wickwire of Carbondale Pennsylvania introduces a pocket sized door and window lock that uses a wedge with teeth pressed by a lever. Pressure wedges the lock into the jamb and grips the wood, claiming the frame must be torn away to force entry.
In Danville Indiana Mrs Viola French shares her experience with Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery. She describes renewed energy after a nervous illness and urges others to obtain the remedy from local druggists or by writing to Buffalo New York for information.
A Cheshire man reports a 11 year struggle with gall stones and rheumatism ended after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. After doctors doubted cure, X rays showed disappearance and the patient remained healthy. The ad claims the pills cured his wife previously and urges readers to buy from druggists or mail order.
A judge recalls a neighborly rumor about Mr and Mrs Jones after a wife scolds her husband for missing church, noting the only outing they had was when a gas stove explosion occurred. The remark underscores social scrutiny in the community.
Master G. O. Edwards aged ten of Moss Side Manchester proved his talent in toe and heel walking by covering the 50 mile distance from London to Brighton. His feat followed an evening start as the city life buzzed with oysters and merriment.
In a fable style tale from McClure Syndicate, Mrs Fox advises her restless husband to stay put. He ignores the warning, hides near a poultry house, and a moonlit chase ends with him tangled in burrs and mistaken by forest creatures as a monster.
Paulette Antoine, noted stage and screen actress, visits Paris and models newly created gowns and millinery by French makers during a regent visit. She is the wife of C. B. Mad dock of New York.
A brief note mentions Johnny Weaver and a literary clique in New York with a remark about a song line. The Boston Transcript is cited in relation to the phrase Morelly we roll a log.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble with few realizing the cause. The ad claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root restores kidney health and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY along with various sizes at drug stores.
A dated column extols the virtue of guests who help with household tasks during visits. It notes that popularity comes from doing a share of work, especially when live-in help is unreliable. The piece humorously addresses guests resisting chores and the shift in domestic norms.
The passage emphasizes steady responsibility whether with guests, friends, or staff in hotels or boarding houses. It warns against shirking duties and urges individuals to take the initiative and perform careful, graceful actions without waiting for others to lead.
Mildred Marshall notes Teutonic roots of Aline meaning noble. It traces evolution from Adolphine to Doinfe to Aline, cites Waltheof’s daughter as fashion influencer, and contrasts with Eileen and Aileen. Gems, days, numbers, and flowers linked to Aline. ends with a jokes snippet from Stevens Tech, Stone Mill.
Poem about a steadfast singer who stays home to cheer travelers with songs despite approaching bleak days, noting the need for song when summer joys fade and the birds head south. Written in a 19th or early 20th century voice with a promotion by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
Etymology tracing the term piker from Abraham men to Pike county migrants. Describes how piker connotes a cautious bettor in racetrack slang, later spreading to Wall Street and general usage. Notes California migration and the Nordhoff definition of Pike as wandering poor whites.
In a San Diego Union snippet two men, Mr Mission Hills and Mr Golden Hills, joke about being fired. They riff on running things at home and appliances like the lawnmower and washing machine, with a punchline about a boss who just discharged them.
The balance wheel, heart of a watch, must resist temperature changes. Steel forms the wheel while brass inserts around the rim offset expansion, ensuring the device tolerates body heat to subzero. The wheel pulses about 432 000 times daily, demanding precise construction for accurate timekeeping.
Dean Herkel of Lafayette College rails at Austria's old noble system calling it stupid and cruel while contrasting it with democratic change. The piece also cites John D. Rockefeller Jr. and a quip about frogs and danger signals in heated arguments.
A Toronto doctor spent two winters building an eighteen foot motorboat in his cellar for Muskolka Iakes. He sensed a defect but could not identify it until completion. The boat could only be removed by tearing the foundation and creating a deep outside opening.
Immigrants pound the streets seeking property and opportunity in a growing city. Local merchants report rising demand for land and homes as communities adapt to new arrivals.
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