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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
6
In a London diary fragment the Spirit of Diogenes via a medium quips about living in a tub versus a yacht. The exchange reveals playful banter as one narrator and Hunter recall late night woes and a romantic entanglement.
In a brief exchange a wrinkle of gossip emerges about Scatterwits rushing to a seance hosted by a famous spiritualist. The chatter suggests a supposed date with Helen of Troy as part of the tale.
A collection of brief comic exchanges on fashion trends romance and rural life. The scenes feature a chorus girl gossiping about a broken heart and a spendthrift, plus a farmer discussing a son returning from college showing interest in golf and a future garage conversion.
A string of brief gags and snippets features a river sick boatsman, a mock legal plea, a pessimist quip on faith and fake stock, a fiancee tale about millionaire tastes, a bookmaker exchange, and a joke about ushers and proper places.
In the Source of Opinions exchange, Senator Sorghum voices uncertainty about the subject and notes a large volume of unread mail from constituents. The remark highlights a backlog of correspondence awaiting his attention.
Dialogic vignette features Mrs Junebride and her husband discussing cottage puddings amid high rents. A milkman joke shifts to a baby announcement with a joking line about a stork and a wagon slogan. The tone satirizes cost of living and humorous domestic revelation.
A terse交流 shows a sharp exchange where Néll calls someone dull and Dora counters that she proved otherwise, while Nehi and Yve contribute brief responses in a playful, cryptic dialogue.
The essay profiles Spoke, the Hubbard City native and Indians star Tris Speaker calls clever with a rope. He roped two steers in thirty four seconds at Fort Worth and did a four minute calf roping at a wild west show. Spoke is left handed in baseball and a famed roper who plans to start a contracting career.
The New York Giants add Howard Berry of Pennsylvania to their roster creating an all college football backfield with Frisch Young and Ryan. Berry, a national all around champion and versatile records builder, aims for an outfield position alongside Frisch from Fordham Young from Texas and Ryan from Holy Cross.
Frank Wright of Kenmore New York after winning the state trap championship two years running finished with a straight 435 targets before losing this year as Asher Skutt broke 200.
Suzanne Lenglen, hailed as the greatest woman tennis player, trains with ropes and strict rules similar to Georges Carpentier. She follows gradual fitness growth and avoids exercise until tired, aiming to outlast American stars in their match.
Jersey City defeated the Baltimore Internationals ending a run of 18 straight wins by pitcher John Ogden. The Orioles saw their streak halted as Jersey City secured its first win of the season.
Shortstop Lute Boone of the St. Paul Saints is sidelined for the rest of the season due to an appendicitis attack.
The Brooklyn Robins have signed Clarence P. Brown a pitcher from Ludington Michigan bringing a young arm into their organization.
Cleveland defeated Toledo to win the annual interlake tennis championship as five of six singles matches were decided in favor of Cleveland.
The Saginaw club releases Red McKee to Toledo while Fred Hengeveld quits Little Rock. Birmingham and Oakland reports cite Phil Morrison and Babe Pines connected moves. Rochester sends Bar Brown to Albany. Detroit ships Lefty Stewart to New Haven. San Antonio sells Zeke Lindry to Bloomington. Minneapolis recalls John Grabowsk. Des Moines shifts Speck Kennedy to Joplin. Davidson.
Jack Dempsey explains a strong link between boxing and tennis noting how watching feet and quick footwork on the court trains ring speed and opening hits. He cites stars like Benny Leonard Battling Levinsky Freddie Welsh and himself as examples of cross sport sharpening and strategy.
The July event drew 80,000 attendees paying 1.65 million for admission. Additional spending by trailroads, hotels, and restaurants likely reached 8 million, as fans invested about 100 to 150 dollars each for 10 minutes 16 seconds of milling, a payoff to a fight fan.
A collage of sports notes lists chess hopes for Emanuel Lasker meeting Capablancca, amateur chess leadership in New York, Harvard-Princeton football classic on November 5, and various tennis and track results. It mentions Carl Fisher as Middle Atlantic States champion, Tilden returning to Wimbledon, Hit’s British mile record, and player moves across leagues. It also notes new college stadiums under construction, a large Ontario Bowling tournament, and aging players moving toward management roles.
A sermon on Acts 3 discusses the lame man’s healing as a sign of spiritual rebirth not recovery. It links birth again to faith in God’s word, Peter’s preaching, and the healed man’s public praise, urging visible Christian testimony and testimony of transformation.
A brief meditation asserts love defies reason and overflows with generosity. The speaker notes the heart trembles to avoid failing its generous impulse, hinting at self-doubt and devotion beyond logic.
Central idea emphasizes the joy of being loved for who we are not for our flaws. The quote celebrates deep affection that persists despite faults and imperfections.
In Addison's view an indiscreet man harms all around him more than an ill natured person who targets enemies only. The indiscreet injures both friends and foes, causing broader damage through careless speech and behavior.
A quoted juxtaposition frames a view of solitary testing and misfortune, noting that solitude accompanies trial and that hardship serves as a measure of character, echoing classic phrases attributed to F. W. Robertson and the idea of calamity as a true test.
A compact reflection from Phillips Brooks on unity of life and thought. The passage contrasts receptive and effective living with shallow ridicule, urging self-respect and careful judgment of others. It cites Goethe to emphasize humane thinking.
An orator titled Here’s A Tip For Mothers urges mothers to scrutinize their daughters friends and male acquaintances to protect safety. It warns that one loud reckless young person can endanger all who associate with her and cautions against judging middle aged women too harshly.
During a dinner in Omaha Bishop Homer Stunts noted a war profiteer’s disdain for the term Common and his preference for more select worship items after visiting a bookstore. The exchange highlighted class and ethical tensions amid wartime progress talk and religious affiliation shifts.
A Birmingham Ages Herald style note recalls Parson Goodleigh failing to start his car as three tires fail in succession. The exchange turns on the parson’s quiet demeanor rather than any usual remarks.
A fragment shows odd dialogue with a line about rhubarb and a speaker named Walter. The odd phrasing suggests a literary or humor piece rather than a straightforward report.
The swell fishes near tropical coasts can suddenly distort their bodies into globular forms when excited. Porcupine ash and hedgehog trunk fishes show protective spines or bony shells. some are called cuckold or cowdish. Meat is edible in shell like lobster, but internal toxins make the flesh risky.
An exhausted matron asks if the passenger needs comfort while a girl, mid sentence error, responds with inaudible remarks. The scene hints at a scene aboard a vessel with a large tree and a named location.
A fragmented dialogue features Mrs Cranker, Mr Gadspur, and Ma Gnadapur discussing a French chanteur and a crude boast about language skills. The misheard phrases and dialect hints reveal a comic scene of social pretensions and mistaken communication.
The text recalls a dawn scene with Healey Wace addressing Strongarm to yield a crowbar. Ince instructs to take it home to turn over a new year. The vignette hints at a fresh start and a rustic town mood.
A reflective note warns against overreaching plans and stresses solid foundations for marriage. It suggests focusing on practical matters like lawn care and warns that ambition without stability may backfire. The piece blends advice from a father and mother figure about婚 wedding hopes.
A garbled text fragment references Nebuchadnezzar and a wall or crag phrase, including odd spellings such as owriting and Granserlpyet. The passage appears as a stray quotation from the London Athenaeum and resembles brainstorming notes or misread OCR. It lacks a clear news event or figure.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues without realizing it. Kidney disease can trigger back pain, headaches, loss of ambition, and nervousness. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, a physician’s prescription, is advertised as the remedy. request a bottle by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co. with a mention of this paper.
A revealing column notes Mika Catt confronting marital strain after a steady arm encounter. The piece highlights Miss Nipp as a confidante and frames the husband as the focal point of mounting tension.
A compact note hints at a person nicknamed milder ia, defined by the money he keeps, suggesting a financial or reputational angle in the brief.
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