25 Oct 1923
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1923
Page
1
A 1923 column by F A Walker urges readers to maximize opportunities by investing time wisely. It argues that striving for high marks leads to lasting growth through wisdom and experience, while indolence breeds failure and regret.
The young lady across the way praises a person who gives for the sake of giving without seeking credit and signs his checks purely for kindness.
A moral essay urges balanced leisure linking play with companionship to grow intellect. It argues reading with friends and choosing great novels aids education, recommending librarians to tailor a reading plan and contrasting dull, isolated lives with informed, sociable growth.
A didactic note from John Blake urges daily reading of good books to gain essential education and long term success, emphasizing thoughtful engagement over entertainment. It frames reading as a steady path to personal and professional achievement.
A humorous historic kitchen fragment lists odd recipe steps and errors from a mother's cookbook. It mentions salt pork with onion, butter, crackers, and a lemon garnish, plus cheese sandwiches fried in butter and oyster croquettes with croaker notes. The tone echoes playful wartime bravado in domestic cooking.
A light feature notes the difficulty of remembering anniversaries and birthdays and praises those who manage both small domestic duties and large tasks. The piece jokes about forgetfulness and the human tendency to slip up on dates.
Grace E Hall presents a vignette of a wedding day memory and loss as a cottage is cleared of mementos A baby shoe found in a trunk evokes a heart breaking tale of dreams and grief The piece blends sorrow with lingering memory in a quiet domestic setting credits The OBrien-Can label and Mike are noted in the collage of lines from the source text
The text outlines how finger length and palm marks signal traits such as dominance, strong personality, diplomacy, and oratorical skill. It links Jupiter and Saturn fingers, fate lines, and Mercury mounts to specific behavioral tendencies.
Little Brown Bear wonders why the pine trees sigh in the wind near his cave. A bat explains wind causes the sighs, then Little Brown Bear contemplates his own cozy fur and cave before snuggling back to his mother to sleep.
A wedding toast quotes Tennyson praising timely care for the bride and groom, wishing them enduring happiness. The brief line emphasizes drinking health to the couple and a store of joyful days ahead.
A historical etiquette piece outlines the groom’s duties on the wedding day and before. It notes the groom stays away from the bride until the ceremony, delegates last minute tasks to the best man, and orders the bride’s bouquet and attendants’ flowers with care.
A wedding etiquette note suggests placing the clergyman fee in a small white envelope given to the best man who returns it to the groom to hand to the clergyman discreetly. It also advises the groom to bid farewell to the bride's mother and father and compliment the mother for the wedding entertainment, acknowledging she is the hostess and he is her most honored guest.
Fragmented editorial notes compare fear of sickness and stoic approach to pain, arguing philosophy eases suffering. It claims disease death rates declined in the US and WWI, but pain is inevitable. later lines reference humorous dialogue and social observations about responsibility.
Beulah Beulah is an old sacred religious name linked to Land of Beulah and Israel prophecy. It endured revival in the twentieth century among the deeply religious and is seen as lucky for wealth and health. Coral is its talismanic stone, linked to health and wisdom, and Friday and 2 are its luck factors per a 1923 Wheeler Syndicate piece.
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet presents a dialogic exchange on pride and fall. A deacon quotes scripture while a backslider offers a pragmatic counterpoint about pride aiding recovery.
A pithy quip contrasts drama and melodrama with a joke about a heroine throwing a villain. The line plays on melodramatic excess and a cheeky twist in language.
The rabbit is declared a major pest in Australia. Over the past seven years in Sydney, rabbit skins sold average about 36 million per year. Yet despite this vast slaughter, rabbit numbers continue to rise by millions annually.
An intimate friend of President Lincoln visited the White House in Washington in 1802 and found the president downcast from federal reverses. He quoted Lincoln’s quip about the honor of the office and recalled a string of humorous exchanges and sayings gathered from various anecdotes and jests.
A quirky dialogue of a stock broker and friends jokes about misfires and low prices. The scene features a timid girl scared by wildflowers and a kindly teacher asking about fears, with lines about bargains and market mood.
A lighthearted note praises wives who manage chores, claiming Mrs. Strong keeps husbands fed and content, so men avoid washing dishes and enjoy leisure at home.
A columnist notes that many leading actresses are directed by their husbands and argues better results might come from the reverse arrangement. The remarks reflect gender and influence issues in Hollywood.
A witty exchange about a tie hobby and family echoes in a London gossip column. The speaker jokes about pockets and traits passed from mother to daughter, highlighting casual domestic humor and social chatter.
A collage of witty lines and quips from readers and locals. Jokes range from flirtatious banter on street corners to courtroom punchlines about trial by judge or jury. The page captures playful misreads and punchy asides about education, technology, and everyday life.
Mrs O J Hinckley of 316 Union Ave Memphis Tennessee writes that after two years of being run down and unable to work she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound following testimonials from other women. She says she improved within a bottle and finished six more, then two, regaining strength and doing her own chores. She credits the remedy with her regained health and offers to request Lydia E Pinkham's Private Text Book on ailments peculiar to women. She notes the company freely sends the book.
The Detroit News notes the Lusiad as Portugal’s national epic by Luis Vaz de Camoens born 1524 died 1580. Begun in exile in India, completed after return to Portugal, it printed in 1572 and by 1700 had 38 Lisbon editions. Despite literary triumph it left Camoens poor in life.
The advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a 30 year remedy for constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It claims to ease feverishness and regulate the stomach and bowels aiding digestion and natural sleep without opiates, and warns that the genuine product bears a signature.
A lively transcript shows Blarney speaking of a regal right to spoon while He-Good replies that men have a stronger, more practical reason. The exchange blends whimsy with gendered banter in a rustic dialogue.
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