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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
7
Mrs Ada Frick of Perrysburg Ohio testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her persistent side pains and nervous troubles after a neighbor recommended it The ad claims many women across the country have been helped and urges others troubled by female ailments to try the product.
The Austrian brush turkey builds a mound about fifteen feet high of decaying vegetation and lays eggs five to six feet deep on top. It relies on the heat from the heap to incubate the eggs without further parental care.
An ad style quotation mocks aviation safety by joking lawyers proving gravitation unconstitutional. The Cuticura Toilet Trio is promoted as daily skin care including Soap, Ointment, and Talcum for cleansing soothing and perfuming use.
A quoted exchange from Tit-Bits frames a debate on truth and honor. The speaker asks if one should fight for truth, and another exhorts that nothing is nobler than fighting for the truth.
A bedtime tale tells how Mr Bear schemes to stop nightly thieves by greasing his slanted roof. When Mr Fox and Mr Possum try the in roof scheme, they slide down and crash into the muddy pond below. The bear wakes to their quarrel and vows punishment.
A humorous item describing a man who dreams idle dreams walks among clouds and speaks through tissue paper. He admires old fashioned poetry and fears modern art. It offers a playful prescription for a wife and a quip about marriages like matching high class shoes, two souls required.
Theodore Kosloff plus Mr Fox and Mr Possum pursued mischief with Mr Bear. They fled up the hill and learned the bear’s pantry remained full. The trio’s appetite was cured by a single mud bath, ending their longing for plies and cakes.
By Walter L Robinson the piece argues that constant complaint worsens conditions and distracts from constructive plans. It cautions that publicizing misfortune spreads gloom and that focusing on happiness helps the community, noting that negative talk is contagious and rarely beneficial.
A detailed guide by William A. Radford outlines an attractive 27 by 60 foot bungalow with stucco exterior, white-trimmed windows, and a three-bedroom layout. It emphasizes low cost, easy construction, rear kitchen access, a sun parlor, and efficient privacy, presenting a durable, up-to-date home for the average family.
The name Miranda, traced to mirandus, gains fame through Shakespeare's The Tempest. It signifies admirable charm and modesty, linked to the heroine Miranda daughter of Prospero. Monday is said to be her lucky day with wild rose as her flower, amid a humorous exchange about dowry and marriage.
An old editorial warns against cheap photographs and poor posing. It criticizes brides and grooms shown together with the groom seated alone while brides stand, urging equal seating of men and women and avoiding exclusive chairs.
A humorous exchange in a Sunday school setting ends with a child TS about heaven and crowns. The teacher’s promise of a gold crown is met with a jokey reply from Tommy comparing it to a dental crown he once wore. The quip captures a light, playful moral moment.
A reflective verse notes leaving worries behind for a peaceful rest during a vacation. The speaker imagines troubles loading onto a long trip and not returning, seeking relief from life’s vexations through leisure.
Seaweeds offer diverse roles beyond food. A Welsh coast seaweed yields a green dye, with fiber from Japanese seaweed Jugamo spun like cotton. Alkaline processing, bleaching, and drying give strong packing material and elastic sizing for string and prison post office twine. Seaweed protected Venice art during bombardment. large quantities used for packing delicate items.
A collage of miscellaneous snippets from a historical page includes Lincoln quotes, a Tommy dialogue about a Sabbath school, Croesus era coins unearthed, and sparring lines about Crimson Gulch. The garbled excerpts suggest a busy community column with varied topics and character sketches.
Lincoln observes that those who work with novices tend to show few virtues, reflecting a caution about judgment of beginners and the merits of mentoring and experience.
A farm foreman at Whaplode Fen Lincolnshire died in his sleep during a canine quest event. A doctor conducting the post mortem found no organic disease. The coroner attributed death to syncope caused by sudden sleep during exertion.
A kindly deacon offers a peddler a ride. After a calm exchange the deacon asks about preparedness to die. The peddler vanishes into the woods, leaving the town to wonder if he was truly prepared for death. The Los Angeles Times notes Neptune completes its revolution in 163 years.
A Seattle nurse promotes Tanlac as nature’s perfect remedy after seven years of use on charity patients. The article blends testimonial claims with a quirky note on historic and modern boat designs seen in Europe and Britain, mentioning a Montreal lad and a Japanese fishing craft with unique sail features.
A collection of scattered excerpts on bread baking, Buddhist funeral rites, a sharp alimony exchange, and a political quip about wealth. The text mentions a free booklet titled The Art of Baking Bread and includes brief, unrelated remarks about monks and alimony disputes.
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