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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
5
The group plots a Mexican journey with Brockett Solano and Yazimoto weighing routes from New York to Mexico. They discuss weapons, money, and disguises while Senor Aguilar and Mr Yazimoto inspect documents and plan movements across cities, amid a tense cross cultural banter.
Miss Lawson reveals Brockett leaves tomorrow with Ramon Solano to transport secret documents in a new cipher. Baron Zollern, Aguilar, and Yazimoto plan pursuit and deciphering the messages, while a police chase ensues after a staged robbery during Brockett’s departure.
The article notes icebergs range from 50 to 600 feet high with reports of peaks up to 1386 feet. Long floes up to five miles and widths up to half a mile are mentioned, plus sightings of multi mile bergs near Cape Race and Newfoundland. Some bergs show icicles and even a small lake on top creating a waterfall. New York Tribune described these wonders.
A mother scolds Harry for wiping his spoon at a dinner, while Harry coolly explains at home spoons are cleaned. The scene, quoted from Cleveland Blain Deater, showcases humor in family dining and the boy's quick wit during dessert.
An old colored barber defends capital punishment as fitting for his ancestors. Mrs Boggs orders Wille to shut the shutter, but he laments its fixed state. A painting joke recalls a fruit picture dropping on a man’s head. A quipping line notes men are honest by day but quit at sundown.
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