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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
1
Popular Mechanics notes increased public interest in securities after World War I. It cites War Savings stamps and $50 government bonds expanding ownership from a few to millions, highlighting Franklin quotes on saving and advises consulting a banker before buying.
Efforts to organize an Akron Ohio baseball club seek an American Association franchise next season. Hans Wagner, recently retired from baseball, could pilot the team and hold stock, returning to the game after years in retirement to pursue pennant contention. He has no managerial experience but is a baseball master and would bring expertise to the project.
A reflection on how masters like Raphael rise by building on predecessors. The author notes that geniuses do not emerge from nothing but leverage the strengths of antiquity. Without exploiting available advantages, fame would be scarce.
A collection of aphorisms on fate love cruelty and steadfastness. Notable lines reflect on yielding to fate growing from flame light and the dangers of obstinacy. The quotes attribute thoughts to Lan dor Kingsley and Barton with terse moral observations.
An Alabama woman developed detachable ears for dolls that attach to heads to produce a more lifelike appearance than ears molded as part of the head.
A Meld contributor notes elephants are either right or left tusk dominant. An individual usually uses one tusk for digging and testing, switching only after severe damage. Over time the working tusk wears and may shorten, while the other remains comparatively longer.
A poem imagines a Tinker peddling old time virtues to mend worn souls. The speaker contrasts the world’s hurried greed with the Tinker’s patient craft, ending by naming Thomas Gordon Fake as the Envoy of a God of old. The piece critiques materialism and calls for moral repair.
A historical list outlines fourteen guidance points for poultry raising. It covers breed selection, early chick care, space, shade, clean ground away from the flock, flock health, homegrown feed, balanced rations, water access, housing hygiene, pest control, nest cleanliness, culling or selling cockbirds, and storing eyes in a cool place.
The text outlines tea preparation and cooling drinks for hot days. It covers tea strength, water choices, iced tea serving over ice with lemon, grape juice in water, pineapple lemonade with sugar and lemon juice, blackberry shrub from fruit or juice with vinegar and sugar, and a lemon orange punch made from strong black tea, fruit juices, and sugar served over ice.
The article notes that forefathers believed in play alongside work. It cites Marjorie and H B Quennell quoting A History of Everyday Things in England. It observes that medieval people enjoyed games now seen as children’s leisure and that travel and books were scarce, so evenings offered various amusements.
A Bernard Shaw remark contrasts how people expect grand wicked deeds from enemies with the reality that truly bad men are as rare as truly good ones. The aphorism reflects on moral extremes and human behavior.
Roemer in 1673 linked eclipses of Jupiter’s moons to light travel time. Earth’s orbital diameter causes an 17 minute light travel delay, confirming light speed near 186000 miles per second. In Great Falls Montana workers cleaning streets and parks are noted in local context.
The article notes that all elements on Earth exist in the sun and stars. It credits Trather Secchi with first classifying stars by dominant elements in 1849 and states Harvard Observatory has classified spectra for 200000 stars.
Work will begin at Leeds on a general scheme for placing all telephone wires in England underground marking a major step in national infrastructure.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is described as built from pure white Carrara marble in Gothic style. Its tilt is attributed to soft soil under it, yet the structure has stood for over six centuries without rent or decay.
The piece recalls Belgium’s prewar density of population and comfort, credits its endurance through four years of occupation, and envisions a rebuilt Belgium. It argues autocracy failed to conquer the nation and predicts a greater Belgium forged by war yet restored to its former economic strength and increased prosperity.
The article traces Edgar Allan Poe’s career from his $10 weekly salary at a magazine to moves between New York Philadelphia and back, his roles at the New York Quarterly Review and Graham’s Magazine, the rise and decline of his finances and reputation, and his death in October 1849 after a series of hardships.
A Forbes Magazine excerpt warns against overwork and urges balance vacations and social time. It cautions not to rely on luck or others, to train for opportunity, and to avoid excess eating or oversleeping while striving for success.
Braddock ignored American and Native tactics and led 1 200 British regulars and 1 000 colonial militia toward Fort Duquesne. A French and Indian force ambushed the expedition near the Monongahela, killing Braddock and 50 officers while Washington and remaining troops saved survivors.
L B Holmes in Boys Life relates a black snake about six feet long that swallowed a glass nest egg used as a trap. The thief had been blamed for egg losses from neighboring hounds and hen houses. The hunter killed the serpent and found the extra egg inside its body.
The words of the famous song Kathleen Mavourneen were written by Julia M. Crawford an Irish poetess born in County Cavan She is recognized as the author of the well known ballad attributed to her literary roots in Ireland.
Disjointed maxims compare social airs to storms, milks of kindness to can contents, and letters to depth. Observations touch on sailors at sea, violence as deterrent, and provoking anger as entertainment in social interactions.
The text emphasizes that success comes from doing work efficiently and with minimal supervision. By performing the right tasks well and reducing mistakes, one can achieve greater success without seeking new or secret methods for the institution.
Dollar, a small Scottish village in Clackmannanshire near Devon, bears a wealth of rustic charm and notable education facilities. Its water comes from the Doloar stream, formed by Sorrow and Care streams, near Gloom castle ruins, while John McNab founded an academy a century ago after making a fortune as a ship owner.
The article describes three trees used for tallow candles: the Chinese wax tree or stilingia sebifera, whose seeds shed a waxy coating for candle making. the Indian valeria indica, an evergreen from the Western Ghats about 60 feet tall whose fruit yields pale yellow fat usable in candies or soap and burned in lamps. and the African shea tree whose fruit produces a yellow greasy juice for similar use.
Mrs Evelyn Trenbath wife of Rev Robert W Trenbath rector of St James Episcopal Montclair New Jersey presents green leaves of catnip rubbed on affected skin as a simple effective ivy poison remedy. She says it works even in advanced cases and is easy for children, noting catnip grows behind barns and repels ivy.
A collection of quick quips and anecdotes on business, education, and work life. Jokes about salary talk, clerks, chauffeurs, and a sage ox-team driver, with a playful edge on modern toil and learning.
The text notes Kathleen Mavourneen and over a hundred Irish leaning lyrics by the author. It mentions residence in Wiltshire shaping birth theories and cites a 1840 Irish Songs collection with music by F N Crouch. It also recalls verse contributions to Metropolitan Magazine edited by Captain Marryat.
The rickshaw of Africa mirrors Japan's Jinvickisha as a missionary invention. Two native boys pull a passenger, making it the only vehicle workable on narrow crooked trails.
Fragmentary attribution notes a maxim about self improvement and quality of work. It emphasizes striving for better output and letting results follow. No other context or details are provided.
A fragment quotes Helen Hunt Jackson on exile and distance, noting that being away from home feels lessened when a wild rose grows in a distant country. It evokes longing for native flora and homeland in poetic terms.
The dialogue hints at a humorous crowd moment during graduation exercises where a speaker, Dinny Deegan, asserts on the stage that he used a soap box for elevation. The exchange suggests casual banter about the event.
Prepared wax helps prevent varnish wear on hardwood floors. Rub with fingertip balls for efficiency, let dry 15 to 20 minutes, then polish with a heavy flannel cloth. Repeat every five to six weeks or where wear is heavy.
A witty exchange ends with a quip about debility and virtue. The Boston Transcript caption notes the playful exchange at the station as a cautionary, light hearted reminder that transgression can be costly.
An advertisement promotes GOLD MED Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney and bladder issues. It urges early treatment to prevent incurable disease, claims Dutch heritage since 1696, and promises refunds if not satisfied. It instructs readers to buy sealed boxes from their druggist and take three or four capsules daily.
The article explains a Chinese wind instrument using bamboo tubes in a geometric series. The longest tube is nine inches, with each subsequent tube two thirds the length of the previous, yielding notes separated by fifths. It cites Emperor Wuang-Ti and the harmony between heaven and earth as the guiding principle.
A brief exhortation urges dividing focus away from minor concerns. It counsels selecting meaningful matters to address and then taking decisive action rather than fretting over trivialities.
In court Carl E Hisenschimel, a police handwriting expert, faced an accusatory line from the defense attorney who tried to paint him as fallible. The witness insisted he had never erred, noting only that he dislikes hearing a claim of infallibility and that he did once make a mistake.
A Kansas City Star piece wonders if integrity holds under temptation as a speaker admits honesty is common yet hints at potential for minor wrongdoing. The narrator reflects on human fallibility and the thin line between virtue and vice.
The line hints at a preference for traditional stage stars over newer performers, celebrating old-fashioned acting as the true hammy craft.
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