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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
7
A playful scene at a tea party ends with a child declaring a pretend wedding. Mollie acts as the bride and Margery Jones as the bridesmaid, while the mother learns there is no real bridegroom present. The moment turns into a gentle joke about a very quiet wedding.
John Spinks awakens in terror to a pounding heartbeat and fears for his life. He sends wife Evelina to fetch medicine as the clock under his pillow reveals the source of his pain is the alarm, which had rung two hours earlier.
A fragment notes that old English signs feature a range of animals including horse stag boar bear and more, with one notable exception. The camel remains absent from the depicted animal king dom on signboards in the piece.
Social chatter confirms Mrs Blank has finalized her divorce and sent out cards yesterday marking the change in her status.
A London visitor in a village inn argues happiness lies in the country, while a resident recalls holding his wife’s hands two hours by the clock. The old man bitterly contrasts affection with danger, noting his wife’s temper if released.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy for frequent colds and acute catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood to cleanse mucous surfaces and prevent chronic catarrh, with circulars and Toledo Ohio contact details for J Cheney & Co.
Bishop Hoss quips at a Nashville picnic that many adults know little about spiritual matters. A pastor asks a child to name what is in the Bible and she blurts out random items such as a sister's beau, vanishin' cream recipe, a lock of hair, and her father's watch ticket.
A Ceylon planter discusses palmyra trees yielding sugary syrup. He notes tapping Palmyra sap and installing refining machinery, but native workers failed to bring juice to the works. He sees future palmyra sugar once the ill luck is overcome.
Tom Cranfill recalls a Texas minister who found oil on his land and invited deacons to share in the gains. While breakfasting at a local eating house the party debated the chicken option and the minister asked about the fare. The waitress quipped a sharp reply, reflecting the era’s humor.
A profiteer notes railroads are at a disadvantage because any price rise becomes public knowledge and triggers widespread discussion, while acknowledging the railroads cannot easily raise prices without scrutiny.
A quip from London Answers notes a wife says her husband spends evenings at home to maximize use of their flat before rent increases. The wife jokes about the landlord raising costs.
A fragmentary Boston Tran script passage mocks social pretensions and political whitewash while noting the stray truths hidden in everyday dialogue. It wittily contrasts marital ambitions with financial limits and hints at broader reputational currents.
Chick Gandil former Red Sox first baseman retires from baseball for the remainder of the season. It is possible the retirement could be permanent after starting 1920 in the independent Idaho league.
The Better Sires Better Stock movement attracts livestock owners including two Massachusetts farmers. One breeds hackney ponies Jersey cattle Shropshire sheep and four poultry breeds. The other raises Shetland ponies Aberdee i Angus Jersey cattle Berkshire swine and Light Brahmas. In total 286 head were represented with 25 ponies.
Nineteen states pass physical education laws while Harvard and Yale begin rowing races in 1852. West Virginia U makes wrestling a minor sport. Austrian derby draws 30,000 spectators. U S Davis Cup team vs New Zealand November 10. Fall Metc Stakes at Jamaica. 100 days of racing start at Oriental Park Havana. Pimlico adds $40,000 futurity stake. Virginia hosts Rutgers October 23 and Harvard October 30. Continental and National field trials to be held near Hartsboro Alabama in January. Yale to seat 68,000 for Harvard game November 20. Bowne Elwell horses sold to Lloyd Gentry. Dempsey seeks opponents. wants two heavyweights in one night. Peter the Great sire 2:07.14 to race on hothouse ants next winter. Charley White claims lucky punch. challenges Benny Leonard to rematch.
Otis Harris analyzes contract jumpers in baseball noting their lure of immediate pay and year round work. The Texas League suffers with teams broken or crippled while blacklists fail to deter jumpers. Organized baseball fights independents who disrupt leagues and keep owners anxious as rebuilding looms.
An Ohio farmer with a scrub cow a grade mare 12 scrub hens enrolled in the Better Sires Better Stock campaign to breed all stock to purebred sires. The initiative aims to raise the overall quality of United States livestock.
Boxers adapt golf into training as a new fitness aid with Charlie White credited for shaping a renewed fighting style. Notables joining include Jimmy Wilde Benny Leonard Mike Gibbons Jack Dempsey Georges Carpentier and Richie and Pinkie Mitchell.
The America Cup since 1851 has eluded 12 English challengers with races staged in 1870 71 76 81 85 86 87 95 98 99 01 and 03. Big Ed Walsh once a famed pitcher now operates third base for his Bridgeport Connecticut Eastern League club.
Izzy Go reports Frank Isbell is piloting a strong Wichita ball team aiming for the pennant as the season heats up. The manager pushes for consistent wins and top form from his roster.
The Bloomington Three I club has sold outfielder Bob Fothergill to the Detroit Americans, boosting the lineup with a proven slugger as the pennant race nears.
Sam Rice handed Roger Peckinpaugh a fungo bat saying it might help his hitting. Peckinpaugh used it in the game and collected a three-bagger and two doubles. Rice refused to say if any other Washington players had a Congo bat to trade.
Baseball notes list Art Nehf and Rubé Benton as new Giants fathers and Tyan Olson in his tenth major league season. Babe Ruth dominates praise for the Yankees while Curt Walker is sold to the Giants for seven thousand dollars. Several trades, no hitters, and minor league moves are noted, including Clark Griffith’s stock buys and Grover Alexander’s reported duels with Brooklyn.
Mrs BE L Griffin of Franklin HY praises Ratonic for stomach relief. The ad claims eatonic neutralizes acids and toxins, providing quick, safe results and renewed energy. Drugstores supply eatonic, urging readers to try it today for better health.
A young traveler named Eugene leaves for New York alone. His brother wires a telegram to confirm safe arrival and urges sending it on arrival. No telegram comes. After checking wires, the elder learns Eugene’s first letter says he arrived safe and did not think the telegram necessary.
The notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria, the long used infant remedy, noting it bears the familiar signature. It emphasizes 80 years of use and the product name Fletcher's Castoria.
A fragment shows dialogue about marriage and courage plus an advertisement for Cuticura Soap and related products claiming for complexion scalp and hands, with mentions of medals and a lengthy proposal scene.
A wife preparing to travel asks her husband to bring a "fat friend" home for dinner to sit on her trunk, joking about needing a heavy weight to place on luggage. The line reveals playful marital banter in a domestic scene.
The notice urges readers to use only Diamond Dyes and to follow package directions to avoid streaks or ruined material. It emphasizes applying the product as directed.
An old Boston Transcript snippet touts Freezone or Treezone as a pain free corn remover. It promises quick relief with a tiny bottle sold by druggists and claims to remove hard, soft, and toe corn plus calluses without soreness.
A brief excerpt contrasts appearances and roles as a man is labeled part of the civil service. The narrator notes that outward manners do not reveal his official status or duties. The line hints at assumptions based on demeanor rather than job title.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century item notes black South Carolinians profiting from long staple cotton. It depicts a man asking a salesman for a “dexo” or bumper and jokes about using a bumper at both ends of a car, with dialect dialogue suggesting everyday commerce and social tone.
A seedy stranger asks for help in Birmingham Ago Florald style, claiming hard luck. Mr wobble responds with a humane gesture by handing him a quarter after the man recalls earning $26 weekly in a past jazz orchestra.
A recently arrived Swede praises America to a friend in Minnesota and learns at the post office that sending money home is possible via a money order for ten dollars at a ten cent fee.
A terse social remark argues no man is truly unpatriotic and that dissatisfaction targets a political party. It blames ignorance and a refusal to learn for political disengagement, framing discontent as a transfer rather than a reflection of principle.
A candidate boasted about bets that would stop shaving until election, while Senator Lorshim dismissed the claim as evidence of unfitness. Nearby, a disruptive misread of a lawn care scene led to a curious misunderstanding as a woman claimed she was oiling the lawn to help the mower start.
A noted authority predicts platinum prices will rise until Russian mine resumption occurs, suggesting buyers should act now to secure platinum while the market strengthens. The observer warns the trend may persist for some time.
A fragmentary quip recalls an old friend Bitt superseded and wonders if he received anesthesia during a painful operation. The remark hints at a medical mishap or replacement without detailing names or dates.
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