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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
8
Grandpa Coon recounts a child friendly tale where Swifty the coon hides from a dog and man by fleeing into a bear’s house. The bear chases the dog away and the family is hailed as the Little Brothers to the Bear. The story ends with Crandot nodding off as the tale closes.
C N Lurie explains the verb transpire is misused to mean occur or happen. He cites newspaper style guidance noting proper use is to mean become known or to come to pass and gives examples contrasting correct and incorrect phrasing.
Mary Marshall Duffee discusses proper forms for introductions, noting that introducing a woman requires courtesy and a clear relation. She uses a soldier example to show the correct sequence and wording, advising respectful phrases and avoiding abrupt, gendered shortcuts.
The name Natalie derives from Dies Natalis and spread through Romance Europe. France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece adopted forms Natalie Natale Natal. Russia popularized Natalija and related variants. England favored Natalie, while Americans mirror English influence. The name is linked to purity and a talismanic gem, with Thursday as a lucky day and 4 as a lucky number.
A fragment hints at a light joke or cheer line and a reference to a color phrase with a note about a third choice. The partial text does not reveal a clear event or named entities.
The Exchange notes that personal charm hinges on unselfishness. A successful charming woman must subdue self interest, avoid bad temper when tired, refrain from sharp retorts, listen when she wishes to talk, and stay constantly guarded in public.
A visiting German surgeon said he was impressed by New York crowds noting the cleanliness of the people as a mass. He admired daily baths and freshly laundered linen among subway riders, saying without these habits the crowds would be unendurable.
A narrative traces how a desire to impress locals led to universal fingerprinting, spreading from Scotland Yard to India. The dialogue shifts to a comic exchange where an older man courts a young woman with a marriage plan that ends in widowhood.
Professor Arthur Keith told the Royal Institute that American prowess stems from women who accompanied the Pilgrim fathers. He argued English settlers brought spouses, producing a sturdy American stock, while Spaniards who settled in the Americas without their wives produced a weaker hybrid Iberian lineage.
Osborn Ohio, population 1000, is being moved to a new site a mile and a half away to save corporate existence while flooding reserve land becomes dry. The Osborn Removal Company will relocate every building except mills and brick structures. residents have option to repurchase after relocation. The plan hinges on the Miami Conservancy District and a key court ruling on contiguous territory.
King George of England unveiled a statue honoring his father King Edward VII in Waterloo Place London recently. The ceremony drew attention to the royal commemoration and the new monument in a central London locale.
Detroit and Windsor share a new transboundary telephone line touted as the world’s largest. The 408‑pair cable spans the Detroit River to connect 16 Detroit central offices with Canadian offices, enabling 600 conversations at once and planning for growth to two million Detroit residents.
Detectives report Gerald Clair of Denver Colorado claimed a New York style wage scale for assistants or swabbers in two cigar store robberies. Clair said he used a revolver while his employer looted cash registers. He allegedly received twenty dollars for the first and twenty dollars for the second robbery totaling about one hundred dollars.
Riga and Reval officials report few telegrams reach Russia despite many sent prepaid through these hubs. Moscow and Petrograd remain in direct wire contact, with unused funds tied to prepaid cables. In Pat Prof Gottlestein’s yard a buried treasure story emerges as $800 in gold is unearthed from a ground bag near 109 Howard Avenue.
The article shows munitions like TNT and picric acid being repurposed for road building and distribution to farmers. Major Connolly is depicted burning modified TNT. the caption warns that if this were dynamite, the major and photographer could be among those missing.
New York is the top white potato consuming center in the United States, with an average of 10,208 carloads unloaded annually over five years. Chicago ranks second, Philadelphia third, followed by Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Potatoes come mainly from upstate New York and Maine, with New Jersey supplying the bulk of the intermediate crop to the city.
A new San Browne belt for military wear with two shoulder straps has been designed by the quartermaster general and approved by General Pershing. The War department describes it as having removable pistol slides first aid pouch canteen double magazine pocket and saber attachment, distinct from current models.
In Iceland the effer duck nesting areas are treated as valuable property and fully protected. It is a criminal offense to shoot within a mile of the nests, with birds shielded from injury or annoyance.
I Holmes writes from Constantinople in the London Daily News detailing filth, stench, decaying markets, rotting meat, and rampant crime. He describes overcrowded streets, fires destroying hundreds of buildings, and a population living among ruins in the Sultans area.
The passage explains how water vapor cools and freezes as storm air rises then refreezes with added particles forming layered ice like onion skins. It notes dense ice masses drop when wind can no longer support them and links hail storms to rapid temperature shifts during spring or summer thunderstorm seasons.
An Indianapolis News item recounts a woman returning with her parents after a brief shopping trip to find a court summons. She believed parking in a safety zone was proper but was cited for the violation.
A water capable vehicle is described with a periscope carburetor and a safe driver seat enabling ten to twelve feet underwater travel. A small field piece mounting is planned. The design is featured in popular Mechanics Magazine from August with multiple illustrations.
Inventor reveals an electrical device that makes plain water taste like champagne. A small tubular tank houses an electrical cell with two electrodes. One electrode goes into the glass, the other against the drinker's cheek as a mild current creates a sparkling effect similar to wine.
A humorous exchange shows a wife sternly asking where the husband has been and the husband replying he was out in the sun. She retorts he is her sun and there shall be no other suns before her.
Bobby, four, the grandson of Robert G. McClure secretary of the Scottish state, fell hard and told his grandmother he had uprooted his teeth after the impact. The incident was reported by the Indianapolis News.
A 1,200 horsepower biplane recently completed includes a full bath room with a shower wash stand towels mirror and lavatory, highlighting luxury features for air travel.
Forty sll bred sons averaged 181 dollars at the Wickfield farm sale in Can tril. Separate reports describe a cave-in rescue at Cler mont, two workers buried and saved, and other local farm events across Tama and Grundy counties.
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