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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1916
Page
2
Government experts advise farmers to perform preliminary germination tests on seed corn, especially after late or moist harvests. If tests show low vitality, seek reliable seed sources with guarantees, test older stocks, and use high vitality ears for planting.
A New Hampshire farmer reports oats treated with excessive sulphur for smut mold and failure to sprout. Barley serves as a good winter substitute, sprouting like oats by soaking 24 hours and spreading in thin layers with heat and moisture. Green barley diet aids digestion and appetite in young chicks.
There is all the more need of green food toward the end of winter to get the fowls in condition to lay fertile eggs for hatching. Second, quality cabbage, mangels, specked apples, or anything of that kind, will do.
A stark note urges extreme action and calls for burning deceased birds with urgent, aggressive language. The fragment reflects a sensational or provocative stance rather than a confirmed event or reporting.
A writer advises that hundreds of brooder chicks require priority housing for two weeks. Maintain near 100 degrees F in week one, drop ten degrees in week two, then shift to fireless brooders with hot water jugs as weather allows.
Colorado Agricultural College notes that pollination drives fruit and seed set with wind carrying pollen for cereals and potatoes while insects chiefly carry pollen for many garden and orchard crops. The piece lists onions to squashes as insect pollinated and stresses bees and other insects for good yields.
A progressive farmer designs a manure loosener to lift and break packed stable manure for spreading. The device uses two steel hooks bolted to oak handles and is pulled by one horse, cutting time and labor by about half.
Experiments at the Pennsylvania state college show one year-old asparagus crowns outperform two-year crowns. Crowns from seed are cheaper and allow selecting large crowns which yield more. In a six-year test large crowns produced about 100 dollars per acre more annually than small crowns, offsetting higher initial cost and lasting for fifteen to thirty years.
The Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico is described as the oldest inhabited town in the United States, with a long history since Spanish contact. The piece explains Zuni life, religion, clan structure, matrilineal descent, house ownership, monogamy, and easy divorce, amid intense anthropological interest and deep conservatism.
The text argues perfect ventilation is rare and unsafe for floors and walls exposing timbers to moisture. It recommends protecting masonry contact timbers with heavy asphalt or tar coatings to seal seepage paths and allow ventilation through cracks, reducing rot and decay risk.
The last annual report of the United States Bureau of Chemistry describes two new products from surplus and culled apples. Concentrated cider is made by freezing apple juice, crushing the ice, and using a centrifugal to extract the cider, which dilutes back to juice flavor. It ferments slowly in cold, faster at room temperature and offers cheaper transport. Cider shrub is clarified and boiled down juice claimed to be good for table use.
A cap designed for drivers features a front mounted ramp light powered by dry batteries. The device carries an integrated illumination system to aid visibility while on the move.
A discussion of Renaissance necklines and Paquin gowns contrasts with reflections on domestic harmony. The article notes French design influences, practical draping, and the chic use of slings, lace, and velvet ribbons. It ends with a meditation on ideal homes as harmonious, peaceful spaces.
Fashion notes describe blazer stripes as a feature of new cottons used on coat collars sport coats and suits. Hats run flat and worn tip tilted. Flannel blazer jackets appear for street wear with serge skirts.
A short essay contrasts house and home, noting both offer shelter, rooms, and furnishings yet differ by the quality of warmth and belonging created by a woman. It emphasizes the deeper value of home beyond mere structures.
A small article made from a stout stick a wooden box and two nails lets you carry scissors twine and tools without bending. The stick is nailed to the box at two points and has a pointed end to be stuck upright in the ground. Useful for summer fruit and flower gathering and easy to move.
After the Paris spring openings and the start of our season, fabrics for next summer emerge. Taffeta stays popular, rajah silk gains notice, blue or coral stripes appear on tan, satin and tassar show in dresses, and jersey cloth with trade name variations, including djersette, offers frocks and suits.
Taffeta dominates the season with elegant petticoat models featuring ruffles and lace. One standout uses point de Paris flounces while Sarah silk garnishes many designs, highlighting refined fabrics in current fashion displays.
Describes ruchings and narrow plaited taffeta and silk trims in new crepe and taffeta fashion models.
An ostrich feather remains a symbol in courtly trimming rituals, tying to a long tradition of ornamental plumes in ceremonial dress and festive attire.
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