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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1922
Page
1
The piece argues energy as the key to action and success. It contrasts doers with wishers, explains energy as capital, urges prudent use and investment through health and mental work, and notes education amplifies energy when directed to problems. Copyright John Blake.
The official title mistress titling is given to chaperons added to all United States Lines vessels. Their duty is to look after the comfort and welfare of girls traveling unattended aboard ships.
A reflective essay by F A Walker warns about perpetual futurism and idle waiting. It contrasts dreamers with doers, noting how delays erode opportunity as others advance. The piece ends with a light quip on workplace efficiency and procrastination.
In a historic kitchen note a recipe explains using chopped nuts bread crumbs hot water melted butter one egg mushroom catsup onion juice salt and pepper to form a roll bake one hour. Another recipe bakes a nutmeg scented cake with eggs sugar butter flour baking powder cream citron and candied topping in a moderate oven.
A collage of short items notes tire losses rising on the Pacific coast, a new lawn mower lever adjustment, a sixth green diamond found in a South African mine, and U.S. infantry counts. Also coverage of Legion turnout, London drivers, a nightingale song, ex-service hospital totals, Marine freight flights, WWI private pay, Oklahoma veteran relief, British aviation claim, a twine container patent, and a Japanese coal-saving locomotive experiment.
The Reformation began in the Renaissance and took definitive shape in 1517. It spread Protestantism across Germany Switzerland Holland Denmark Sweden Scotland and England, while facing Inquisition in Spain Italy Huguenot wars in France and delays from the Thirty Years War in Bohemia and parts of Germany.
A short quoted line notes a paradoxical image by Warburton about flight and aspiration, stating It has wings and can fly far and wide despite lacking legs and not standing.
A historic health chart states that eleven muscles comprise the human tongue and coordinate its movements and functions. The claim appears in a period manuscript discussing anatomy and bodily mechanics.
Katherine Campbell was named Miss Queen of Beauty in Columbus and earned the first prize, earning the title Miss America for next year as judges at the Atlantic City pageant concurred with locals.
Mrs. Elsie Sellers of the United States Department of Agriculture colors posters and lantern slides used in agricultural fairs and conventions nationwide.
Thieves at the Glen Leaders farm near Defiance Ohio took 15 bushels of potatoes from a patch and replanted the vines. The theft was discovered when the owners went to dig and found no tubers on the apparently healthy vines.
A fragmentary item recalls a dying Englishwoman’s note to her doctor about facing death with calm, comparing death to chloroform and rest in heaven. It humorously muses on wearing a monocle and the eye to use it with.
A terse reflection on commerce and novelty notes a downtown man selling a "new point" while insisting duty remains paramount. The passage juxtaposes practical hustle with a creed of courage, quoting Mary Lyon on fear and duty.
The Philadelphia Treasure Island summer camp for scouts operates as a miniature city with a mayor elected weekly, a full cabinet, and dedicated departments such as streets and highways health and public welfare. Camp life features central camp fires, council rings, first aid training, and pervasive activity, praised by the Philadelphia Public Ledger as a healthful treasure. A good turn includes aiding pedestrians and injured persons, guiding children to safety, and removing road litter.
South Orange N J scout executive Dyer T Jones received a letter of appreciation from John B Sandford praising Troop 11 under Mr Morrison for clearing a downed 60 to 70 foot hickory tree and blocking debris from the sidewalk and roadway within about 30 minutes after a Sunday storm, and for their earnest work in an emergency.
Booklet handed to travelers at Racine information booths run by the Racine Association of Commerce and Boy Scouts. Circulation includes a city map with routes to neighboring towns and local attractions to guide automobilists.
A correspondence course for scoutmasters is ready for distribution conducted by Columbia professors who are experienced scouts. The program provides personalized attention and covers all phases of scoutmaster training, offering even small hamlets access equal to larger communities.
Under Kiwanis of Marion Indiana a scout troop has been organized at the Grant County Orphans home. The group includes 15 boys with uniforms equipment and dues paid by the Kiwanis. Dr H N Turney named scoutmaster.
A vivid claim portrays New Guinea as the wildest place on earth with the most untamed inhabitants, emphasizing extreme landscapes and fearless savagery.
William Hoylen of 16 Spring Street Bristol Connecticut credits Tanlac with curing long standing stomach trouble. After three bottles he gained fifteen pounds and resumed normal eating. The ad claims undigested food ferments in the stomach and Tanlac restores health and builds up the body.
In a cheeky social note, Virginia tells of ongoing strain as Alice and Gladys fail to breach the gay social circle. She notes Virginia and Jack have been married 11 years, underscoring the couple’s lasting bond amid social attempts.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura for pimples and blackheads, urging users to smear with Cuticura Ointment and wash with Cuticura Soap then hot water. It claims five minutes to cleanse and recommends continuing care for clear skin, plus Cuticura Talcum for toilet use. A quoted line from Mrs. FB Croly extols baptism in love for home and children.
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