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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
10
The article notes rapid progress in submarine and airship tech driven by the Kaiser's navy and cites early efforts, including American experiments in 1778 during the War of Independence, as precursors to modern warfare.
The article traces the history of submarine development from Bauer’s 1850s fire diver to Nordenfeldt and German and French experiments. It details hull design, propulsion options, weapons loadouts, diving mechanics, periscope guidance, and the extreme mental and physical strain on crews, noting protective measures like torpedo nets and the ongoing race for seaworthy underwater craft.
The article notes French fashion shifts with coats fastening at the collarbone and waist, high back collars and chest revers. It mentions soft broadcloth revival, material shortages, and choices among serge, gabardine, silk, georgette crepe, and satin. Afternoon gowns favor half round decollete. broadcloth could return via Jenny and Bernard.
The excerpt notes that despite sumptuary laws, early Americans indulged in luxury. Puritans wore embroidered garments and lace despite rules, while 18th century figures like John Hancock and Washington enjoyed fine furniture, dances, wine, and carriages. Even democrats of 1789 faced occasional luxury temptations, as described by Walter Weyl.
A miscellany of notes covers piano materials from many countries and bricks made by steam, an induction device to locate buried shells, Caruso earning up to 5000 a night, Colon wireless weather broadcasts, sultanic titles, rapid banana ripening, Thames erosion, ivory yields, Argentina’s camel import plan, James Berry’s 60 years in D C, San Marino hymn note, Prince of Wales rank, Spanish prisoners, and Britain’s heavy use of American goods surpassing other nations.
An Irvington business man travels to Buffalo to report to his firm head. On arrival his pocketbook is stolen and a telegram informs him his Indianapolis home and its contents burned. He walks to his boss’s office in the street, fearing more bad luck and a building collapse.
The Dardanelles name is tied to the twin castles guarding the narrowest strait rather than solely to the ancient City of Dardanus in the Troad. Britannica notes the fortresses themselves give the strait its name, though some claim derivation from Dardanus.
The article explains drilling glass with a specially forged drill at low temperature and hardened by immersion in salt water. It advises keeping the drill moist with turpentine containing camphor or with dilute sulphuric acid, and predrilling a guide hole in wood or metal fixed with beeswax.
Millinery styles show ribbon taking a growing role in trimming. Hats display heavy ribbon coverage with crowns and brims wrapped in stiff bands, with bows and buckles as accents. Electric blue ribbon and pastel shades highlight trimming on straw hats and sailor shapes.
A newspaper notes astonishment at growing demand for entire lingerie sets in black. It argues that with many fashionable garments made of sheer fabrics, it is reasonable to expect brassieres and corsets to be made in black as well.
Physiognomy claims the mouth most reveals character and beauty. It notes mobility from expression and talk, with exercises to keep lips flexible. Emphasizes positive thoughts, good teeth, and playful blowing to maintain youthful mouth energy and avoid tight lips.
The piece advises upgrading spring outfits by adding leather collar and cuff sets to old gowns. Edges are scalloped and colors span blue green rose champagne tan and white. Washable neckwear features large collars with varied materials and optional embroidery or lace accents.
The expense of cleaning white spats rises. washable white leather spats arrive. New white ivory kid-skin boots cost $10 with light-weight welted soles, blind English eyelets, thong lacings, and Louis XV style heels.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines three hog feeding systems dry-lot pasture and age crops and dairy by products. It details protein needs by growth stage forage crops including alfalfa clover and soybeans and rationing strategies with grains tankage and oil meal. It covers pasture benefits mineral supplementation and a recommended mineral mix for hog health.
A heavy coat of barnyard manure or liberal dressing of hen manure makes a good preparation for the garden. Plow this under early in the spring and get the land into a fine state of filth before seeds are put in.
The note urges diversification of crops and soil enrichment while expanding production capacity via marketing produce through Hva stock. It frames growth through fertilizer use and factory expansion as central to the plan.
The Idaho Experiment Station review critiques common beliefs about animal diseases. It argues that faulty knowledge breeds ineffective prevention and treatment, listing fallacies such as zodiac signs guiding castration risk, universal cures by fluids, and the notion of diseases tied to mysterious forces.
Losses are caused by improper serum use and handling. Poor testing and dosing errors injure pigs. Vaccinating sick cholera pigs, careless methods, dirty pigs, unclean quarters, or unsterilized instruments and vessels lead to fatalities. Serum exposed to dirt and stored warm worsens outcomes.
A thin seeding of grain is the best insurance for a good clover stand. A nurse crop of half a bushel or three pecks protects young clover and gives room to grow. Winter kill results from inadequate fall growth and late grazing or cutting.
A Wisconsin test of milk bottle washing machinery finds hand washing breaks nearly four times as many bottles as machine washing. With 500 bottles washed daily, the saving is about 120 dollars per year, yielding a strong return on the investment.
Directly hauling manure to fields saves time and labor and improves soil fertility, according to agricultural notes on efficient farming methods.
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