09 Sep 1920
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
1
A Little River envies a nearby Fountain but learns from a Tree that its water feeds the Fountain’s beauty. The tale insists the river’s flow powers the shining display and that only together do they create beauty. The river awakens energized, grateful for its essential role.
The river declares its happiness and reveals that the Fountain’s loveliness arose from its own humble waters. It notes the Fountain might be sad to learn beauty originated from the modest stream.
Pietro recalls his boss asking for driving lessons in a new automobile while unsure how to steer. He worries about safety as the boss tinkers with gears and pipes and struggles with gear shifts and balance. Pietro questions fate and fate’s luck in a tense, comic exchange.
The piece argues Turkish baths cleanse skin by removing dead matter and impurities, noting they are unavailable to many. It cites home steam cabinets as a substitute, highlights benefits like breathing pores and a healthy glow, and offers a simple benzoin tincture wash to close pores.
Rann discusses the 1917 fall skirt, noting its cost rise due to wartime scarcities. He mocks its length and fashion quirks, predicts styles: long skirts reaching boot tops, preference for black taffeta, and stripes over solids amid wartime weariness.
A look at dream fire across mystics and scientists finds consensus on good luck with fire yet warns of possible quarrels with friends. Fire in a home or business presages trouble but through it. unburned contact signals health and fortune.
An exhortation on memory as a driver of forward action urging readers to treasure pleasant memories and discard unpleasant ones. It emphasizes using past experiences as spurs to courage and achievement, noting every life has stumbling and climbing hours and war years are part of memory.
A verse by Edgar A. Guest extols patriotism across the nation. It frames freedom and justice as universal to Everyman, linking the flag’s reach from coast to coast with shared resolve.
A 1920s era recipe feature from Western Newspaper Union detailing potato balls fried in butter with paprika, pineapple custard, and tomato and pepper salad ideas. Includes tips on omelet pan finishing and left over potato reuse.
A letter informing a Midlands horse painter of an £80,000 New Zealand bequest caused a near fatal fright. His wife opened the notice at work, startling him as he climbed a ladder and prompting a drastic fall, though no serious injury occurred.
A curious snippet notes an Auntie’s visit to Teel eight years old, provoking reflection on public gloating and sportsmanship. The fragment hints at personal critique and a moment of insight within a storied family context.
The earliest asbestos use was for spinning and weaving to make thread rope and cloth. Only top grades suit this purpose says J S Diller of the US Geological Survey. Modern thread can be spun extremely fine to about 32000 feet per pound.
An old newspaper ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetable herbs. It promotes bottle purity statements a sample offer and sale at drug stores with two bottle sizes and an option to request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
An old advertisement describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as building up the system cleansing the blood and reducing nasal catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces to lessen inflammation and prevent chronic catarrh. Promotional copy notes drugstores offer circulars and lists J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
In a seaside town a stern elder asks a boy what he would do if the king’s coach sped toward a cliff. The boy answers with practical bravery saying he would act, not panic, and sing a patriotic line. A final quip notes vanity vs. sense in men’s self-importance.
Baymen by a stove in the Great South bay discuss how to spend a million dollars Zeb Banks the ne er do well says he would pay off debts first, then consider other uses. The quip ends the round of imagined gifts to yachts schools or government.
A humorous dialogue contrasts the Idea and Amateur Angler with a Professional Yisherman about patriotism in Congress. It questions loyalty in ITlubdub's district, suggesting patriotism is not the defining attribute for his electorate.
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