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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
3
The piece argues that the modern child reads differently from older generations and seeks more excitement. It recalls adults rarely admit changing tastes and cites Theodore Roosevelt’s children as an example of a vivid, adventurous family dynamic.
An article by Jessie Roberts urges women to pursue practical work and training to advance in business. It highlights roles like a Treasury building lunchroom manager, notes the value of home economics training from Cornell, and suggests serving box lunches to workers as a path to entrepreneurship.
The article notes that Douglas Jerrold, famed English dramatist and wit, began as a sailor though his father ran a theater. At fifteen he wrote a comedy that was produced, launching his stage career, per the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Douglas Malloch ponders how youth faces winter and warlike storms. The weak seek warmth by the fire while the brave meet snow with bold hearts, finding strength in adversity. The piece asks what answer the soul will give when faced with approaching gales.
A brief feature explores name history meaning and origin. It hints at how names derived significance and suggests ways to find lucky days and jewels associated with personal names.
The piece traces the name Ernestine through myth and history, linking eagle symbols across cultures. It describes origins from Scotland and Germany, with ties to various rulers and legends, noting the moonstone as Ernestine's talisman and her colors and fortune.
A poetic fragment notes beauty and joy linked to bread and wine and warns of noisy hearts. It appeals to patient gods to endure the speaker as they resolve to rise, follow, and be happy and wise. Pan pipe imagery accompanies the hopeful mood.
A column offers recipes including Orange Ice in Melon Cups and a homemade cheese spread with hard boiled eggs and pimento. It also covers Fried Chicken with Boiled Rice, Twin Mountain Muffins, and a note about the Nearer, May Well copyright and a line about odds and evens.
A hotel keeper in Pissouri drew on a newborn baby’s entry for a room bill while recording the name on the register. The striking claim portrays him as harsh, with the Boston Transcript noting the incident.
A home tip recommends polishing windows using a powder called wishing blue mixed with liquid ammonia. Apply a small amount to a cloth to brighten glass noticeably.
A miscellany notes cultural dress colors in Turkey and Armenia, venomous snakes in Australia, oyster salinity limits, Philippine coconut yields, Roman infant beads, micrometer testing, US Navy submarines, a centenarian woman druggist, a cross national song attribution, a young ship captain, nursing detachments in Germany, royalty symbols from feather fans, Dallas Bonehead club, German malnutrition schools, American Legion posts, coalitions in parliamentary cabinets, Queen Mary pottery hobby, a Siberian bear hunter, differences in bankrupt law France.
A trio of electric express cars derailed and plowed into the Victoria hotel in Springfield Massachusetts. The front car rammed the lobby area while guests slept, exposing rooms on the upper floors after the collision.
Mrs. John A. Logan widow of the Civil War general remains active in world affairs. She is pictured in the garden of her historic Washington home celebrating her eighty third birthday.
An Arizona entomologist claims a chigger has a purpose though its exact role remains unclear. The article humorously speculates the chigger exists to give people something to do when they would otherwise be idle.
A brief witty comment suggests Persia offers a drink that makes men fearless in throwing stones, and notes Persia as a challenging landscape for greenhouse business.
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt describes wireless waves passing unseen through homes and bodies while proposing a wired system with strands of wire a metal plate and a tiny glow lamp to carry a voice thousands of miles. It includes a weight guideline of twenty eight pounds per foot of height as a humorous aside.
The teaching urges daily meditation on Christ to quiet restlessness and overcome spiritual weakness. It cites reliance on the Holy Spirit and Scripture as the two requirements, promising transformation into Christlikeness and empowered service as the two outcomes.
The remark frames mercy as a holy force that forgives sin and does not shield the impenitent, attributed to Bishop Reynolds.
In Galilee, Jesus sees brothers Simon Peter and Andrew mending nets and calls them to leave their work and become fishers of men. The passage highlights vocation and mission beginnings as they answer the call.
A concise religious sentiment cites Proverbs 10 17 about lending to the poor as a safe investment and a covenant with the lord. The line promises repayment to the generous donor.
A biblical verse from Acts 4 24 25 declares the Lord as creator of heaven and earth and asks why the heathen rage and people imagine vain things. The quoted lines attribute the question to David via prophecy.
A religious quotation cites Philippians urging believers to work out salvation with fear and trembling, asserting that God works within them to will and to act for His good pleasure. The passage emphasizes divine enablement and personal responsibility in faith.
A lightning strike near Burlington killed Perry Shannon and seriously injured Henry Walsh. Hawthorn despondent Mrs. Jack Wilson, 50, hanged herself as her husband slept. Fred G. Henig, 67, longtime Scott County state senator, died after a long illness. A district court case sought $8,500 in unpaid school district warrants.
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