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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
3
A reflective essay contrasts civilized street behavior across cultures and eras. It weighs manners against weapons and law, noting politeness links to happiness while critiquing slow legal processes and the value of self restraint in public life.
The article traces Rebecca from Hebrew origins to Becca as a wife of Isaac and the cord metaphor. It notes variations Be tweaked by Septuagint and Latin forms, mentions Becky Sharp and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and cites the Bloodstone as Rebecca’s talisman, with Sunday as a lucky day and violet as her flower.
Poem reflecting shared joys beyond self focusing on nature and humanity. It celebrates unseen singers like whip-poor-wills and urges tearing down selfish walls to find common happiness. The piece emphasizes collective joy over personal ease and ends with a call to add joy for all.
Classic guide from 1921 shows how a thrifty housewife builds winter stores with cucumber pickles a mustard vinegar mix and sugar brined melon balls in lemon ginger syrup and yellow tomato preserves A citron melon conserve and melon liqueur are also described with detailed steps and a reminder of Copyright Western Newspaper Union.
Jud Tunkins says he never hesitates to lend an umbrella even at the risk of losing it, because the value lies in shedding a false friend rather than compromising trust.
A reflection on life’s puzzles and envy as a person recalls a summer resort visit. The author toys with thoughts of natural beauty versus artificial charm and the impact on the landscape, hinting at broader social critique in a humorous tone.
A classroom exchange cites Bradford as a topic with a note that only two years of study have occurred. Kenneth asks about population while the teacher prompts further inquiry.
A young woman describes starting on speculation to break into publicity work. She explains finding a medium, building collaborators, and selling results to firms for pay. She highlights steady work, varied tasks, and plans to travel once financially secure.
A new aircraft garage near London offers services for private plane owners and aerial tourists. It advertises skilled mechanics, fully qualified ground engineers, fuel, oil supplies, overhauls, modifications and prompt repairs.
The line suggests a wry remark on age and discretion attributed to Cartoons Magazine. It reflects a cultural jab at women concealing age and the social expectation of knowing better.
A despondent spouse accuses their partner of infidelity after sightings with an unnamed blonde. The complainant insists they never promised exclusive faith and questions the loyalty demonstrated yesterday.
A roundup of varied items includes paid snake catchers in France vineyards, ancient burials near Peterborough Canada, New York Stock Exchange membership, seat values, letter etiquette by women, a Mexican made machine casting freight car seats, a Nevada desert 1000 mile car race won by Mrs. Carmen Wilkie, a new piano lamp device, global meat consumption averages, and young scholars Kathleen Kinney and Jane Laston advancing in Oberlin and Newcastle educational paths.
Antonio Vincente Soler y Boys, apostolic vicar in charge of Catholic missions in Colombia, is photographed after delivering felicitations to President Harding at the White House. He will tour U S. sections before traveling to Rome for a conference with the pope.
A British invention features a clock whose own weight powers the mechanism by sliding down two vertical pillars to wind. Pushing the clock to the top reactivates it. It offers simplicity and no keys, with winding visible at a glance to prevent oversight.
A witty courtroom exchange questions sanity versus behavior as a prisoner and a judge clash over the meaning of being in his right hand. Witness notes many sane people hold incorrect views, highlighting misgivings about judgment.
A terse office conversation reveals Jones urging his wife to help with evening dictation while Smith balks at the idea, saying he would not dictate to his spouse. The exchange highlights workplace staffing gaps and gendered norms of delegation.
President Herbert Hoover announced Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes will head the U S delegation to the Washington conference on arms limitation and Pacific issues. He will cede leadership after inviting delegates, with the event set to begin November 11. The invitation stresses seeking humane controls on warfare including poison gases and submarines.
War department statement prepared by Col. John McA Palmer analyzes national defense law praised by President Harding. It outlines a small standing army in peacetime augmented by citizen soldiers from National Guard and reserve forces in emergencies, and assigns the President responsibility for organization.
The Curtis Nelson Act adds 25 million dollars to the capital and deposits of the federal farm loan system. It raises depository privileges from 6 million to 81 million, ensuring continuous loan operations and potential annual liquidation of about one billion dollars of debt through farm-loan bonds.
Senate and House bills propose a Migratory Bird Protection Fund from a $1 yearly federal license. Forty five percent funds public shooting grounds and refuges, another forty five percent supports bird care, with ten percent for other expenses. Sportsmen praise the measure for protecting and sustaining migratory waterfowl.
Director Forbes states the Veterans' Bureau created by the 1921 act will gradually remove delays and duplication of effort in soldier relief. He warns against overexpectation, noting the bureau is not an immediate cure and decentralization must be gradual while over a million claims remain in Washington and thousands of veterans are hospitalized.
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