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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
6
A study of 4000 convicted slayers at Waupun prison outlines physical and social traits linked to murder. It notes average height near five feet and a tempera ment marked by mood swings, frequent headaches, and insomnia. Many lacked schooling, began work early, and half murdered while intoxicated.
The article discusses how the word hello originated from French wolf hunter calls and spread to America. It traces linguistic shifts from hab te loup to halloo and finally hello, noting the influence of Huguenots and colonial speech on American usage.
Sumner R. Vinton explains cooksu as Korea's national dish. A large ice lump is placed in a bowl with steaming vermicelli and hot beef stew poured over it. The ice chills the fat into islands while a bite may be icy or hot and the tough vermicelli is lifted with chopsticks.
The kilt is the Highlands native dress and its name means to gird or tuck up. It is of Scandinavian origin with the Danish kilte meaning to tuck up. The Highlander kilt is short with a full skirt belted at the waist and reaches the knees, while early kilts were the lower part of the plaid wrapped around the body.
The article notes about 40 million tons of anthracite coal are mined annually by the wet process in several Pennsylvania counties. It explains that the process consumes large water amounts and releases culm into rivers, which is later dredged and recovered, delivering 70 to 90 cents per ton at the wharf.
Government estimates that from 6 billion tons mined in 1914 1915, three billion remained underground unminable. Coal mine deaths reached 2,454 in 1914 as the Bureau of Mines was created in 1910 to study explosions safety and waste, with stations in Washington, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco.
Statisticians report Europe produces 840 million kilograms of cheese while England alone consumes 180 million. Holland follows with 56 million, Switzerland 43 million, France 31 million, and Germany 206 million. The Chinese are noted as the only people who eat no cheese.
Chile asserts that the island off its west coast is the potato's origin, cultivated since early in the fifteenth century.
In Boys' Life naturalist Frank D. Kern explains cedar apples are not fruit but galls caused by cedar rust. Found on red cedar, these tumor like growths swell after rains turning yellow and jelly like in spring, resembling blossoms on the tree.
A vintage kitchen column presents recipes for a oil free salad dressing a beef plum pudding and potato batter cakes with notes on preparation steps and cooking times. It includes egg yolks oil vinegar and mustard based dressings and a steamed fruit pudding with lemon rind and spices.
The Chinese wear clothes radically different from other nations, so American manufacturers will mostly sell to foreigners and a few Chinese who adopt foreign dress. Chinese garments are largely home made, basted together, and ripped apart each wash.
Wine stands as the most exclusive alcoholic beverage with a legacy of serving kings and elite tables since early civilization. Its status reflects centuries of wealth, power, and ceremonial use across cultures.
United States Department of Agriculture warns winter infestations of mites and lice threaten flock profits. Emphasizes thorough cleaning and penetrating coal tar sprays, kerosene, or crude oil to all cracks and roosts. Recommends dust baths, targeted treatments with fluoride, blue ointment, mercurial alternatives, and repeated applications.
The article notes rising fur prices and a strong demand for rabbit pelts from hat makers. It cites an Eastern firm seeking 10 000 600 skins and suggests farm boys can trap and sell dried rabbit skins by the pound for a tidy winter income. The U S Department of Agriculture provides purchaser contacts for pelts.
The Department of Agriculture reports soil surveys covering 383 985 square miles in the United States during the past year. Maps show soil character for every nook of STV AST ORGeeperes or SLE 40 square miles and surveys included cooperative work with other agencies. A party was sent to Central America to study Guatemala and Honduras, while Africa and Asiatic Russia soil information was compiled for the American Geographic Society.
Onion production in 1919 drops to about two thirds of 1918 as acreage falls 27 percent and yield per acre declines 10 percent. California leads with 5 461 carlots, followed by New York 3 858 carlots, Texas 3 738 carlots, Massachusetts 2 890, Ohio 2 650, Indiana 1 380, and New Jersey 4 000 carlots.
A guide on keeping poultry healthy and productive. Bright eyes and red combs indicate good health and laying quality. Warm drinking water, deep litter over cement floors, and mold free grain help maximize egg output and prevent feather pulling.
An old fashioned mustard plaster product labeled Mustarine, described as ready to use with added modern pain killers. It claims rapid relief for lameness sore muscles stiff neck cramps earache backache headache and toothache. Promoted to draw pain from sore feet and effective for chilblains and frosted feet in a yellow box.
A brief exchange shows a weary voice confirming one friend and two mules accompany the speaker. Sentry halts them as they pass, revealing a small caravan under cover of darkness with a lone sentinel questioning the approach.
The advertisement touts Bayer tablets as the true world famous Aspirin prescribed by physicians for eighteen years. It highlights the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package, usage directions for colds and various pains, and mentions small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages sold by druggists.
In Great Britain a remark labels roadwork built from old shoes as reprehensible extravagance. The comment condemns the use of waste materials in infrastructure projects.
A peculiar note describes using Red Cross Ball Blue to keep fabrics white until worn out. It also mentions a kettle from Japan that, when boiling water, emits metallic bubbles that sound musical.
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