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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
3
A column by F A Walker ponders the word gentleman in sport and society while discussing Carpentier and the world boxing title. It traces the term’s evolution from Washington to Newman and notes Britain and America’s shifting views on class in a competitive era.
A recipe from Verece Market notes a simple hot cake mix using flour salt milk butter and two eggs. Beat until light then bake in gem pans or buttered cups for a glazed finish suitable for family breakfast.
The article traces the word Tartars to Tartaurus and says the people were actually Taters. It explains the r insertion during migrations to Europe in the 13th century and how the term Tartar became linked to fierce invaders. It notes the phrase rated a Tartar as a warning about surprise attacks.
Mix Nour with sugar and fat then add water olive oil and egg white. Core apples, squeeze lemon juice, dredge in sugar, rest briefly. Dip in fritter batter and fry in deep fat. Serve with lemon sauce.
A historical recipe fragment describes transforming broken pastry into fritters. It lists steps to mix salt sugar flour and milk with eggs and olive oil, roll into thin strips or squares, fry in hot fat, and dust with cinnamon sugar. It suggests bananas or other fruit can be used.
Jessie Roberts explains how women leaving office work can pursue farming relations with training and drive. Two women run a small sheep farm and an aphery selling premium honey via mail order, emphasizing high quality, striking packaging, and direct-to-consumer sales. Establishing markets for multiple items is advised.
The Boston Transcript notes a revived term dither meaning quiver or vibrate as in a crowd reacting to a prize fight. Frank Wilstach recalls hearing it first, suggesting the word captures audience delight in a vivid way.
An Englis h man traveled from Pet Vorrad to Moscow using a receipted tailor’s receipt as identification. The document bore no official heading or tailor name and contained English post-age sums and a bold signature, but failed to convince officials it was a genuine diplomatic passport issued by the British embassy.
A garbled dispatch summarizes diverse topics from science, geography, and culture. It notes counts of postage stamp varieties, a Swiss reservoir project, a British Columbia basing river print, and a prophecy of migration patterns in Greenland.
Mr and Mrs Albert Goewen sail from New York on the 98 foot motor yacht Speejacks for a world cruise of about two years. Eight others join the voyage.
Cleveland surgeon Dr. Hamilton Fisk Biggar, personal physician to John D. Rockefeller, predicted the oil magnate would reach a century. Both men are eighty-two, and they plan to play golf on their joint hundredth birthday anniversary.
A fragmentary note discusses grave diggers in Burma feared for disturbing the dead by digging up the poor for coins. It links such acts to vengeful spirits and curses, while another fragment mentions handy paper clips and sewing clips used in articles.
A note reports beavers taken a prolonged period off work during the summer season, lasting about three tenths of a unit or more. The item describes beaver activity pause and potential impacts on local ecosystems.
Postmaster General Hays says parcel post may rise as an investigation shows a potential 70 million dollar deficit in postal revenue for the year. Economies are being made to curb losses after a sharp drop in business, with most shortfall attributed to higher wages and railroad transportation costs.
A bureau of mines report says oil shale in the United States could meet all petroleum needs when crude is exhausted. Deposits lie in Colorado Utah Montana Nevada and California with some production already. Large retorting plants would cost up to five million dollars per 1000 ton daily capacity and over 160 companies are forming to develop shale oil ventures.
Federal engineers from the Denver office present preliminary flood prevention options for Pueblo and the Arkansas river valley. Plans range from 9 million to 17.5 million dollars with detention storage and channel improvements. Data limitations hamper a full study, but some options would protect below Pueblo property while others focus only on Pueblo.
The movement to shift tax burdens from the people to alcoholic beer gains traction nationwide. Proposals seek revenue by permitting beer at 2.75 percent alcohol, with taxes rising to 1.25 billion dollars, while not violating the eighteenth amendment. Experts estimate 90 to 120 million barrels could be consumed if beer contains 2 percent.
Secretary Davis cites widespread desertion of seamen bound for American ships, aided by loopholes in treaties and the seaman act. Data show 1,544 desertions versus 3,588, despite 22,788 vessels inspected and 288,710 ID cards issued. many deserters evading arrest.
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