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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
8
The article extols milk as a core growth food for children, arguing its cost effectiveness versus meat. It recommends three glasses daily, uses of skimmed milk in soups, and egg and butter to supplement fat. It suggests cheese as meat substitute and simple dishes like custards and hot milk at bedtime.
A compact column reflects on distant affection and communication before phones. It notes how absence can strengthen fondness and ponders a father’s way of informing his wife of dinner next, while quashing boastfulness and affirming shared patriotism amid a light look at home grown lettuce in catalog pictures.
The Suez canal, one of the world’s great engineering feats, opened 48 years ago with a $100,000,000 cost. A festival by the khedive cost $23,000,000, a quarter of the canal price, as Cairo hosted a celebration attended by the Austrian emperor, the French empress, and other dignitaries. De Lesseps directed the project. the canal runs 88 miles.
The Baltimore American commentary lists Allied setbacks as failures for Germany including Zeppelin raids on London submarine campaigns and offensives on Paris and Calais. It notes a single success in Belgium and urges U.S. recognition of Germany’s victory claims.
The article catalogs extravagant royal honorifics from Persia Arracan and Monomotapa to Afghanistan and China. It highlights titles like "Lord of the Sun and Moon" and "Great Magician and Great Thief" and notes the extravagant vanity of rulers through history.
A reflective column urges home canners not to hoard canned foods after a national wave of canning last summer. It notes the peace of mind from stocking vegetables meats soups and even fish using the cold pack method and advises using supplies rather than saving them for fear of shortages.
Complaints reach the pigeon section of the signal corps over racing-homer carrier pigeons trained for wartime communications being shot by hunters. The birds play a crucial role in military messaging, and the incidents prompt calls for caution and policy guidance.
Readers learn a simple homemade viscogen recipe to restore whipping ability in pasteurized cream. A sugar water base and a quick mine solution are mixed and allowed to settle, yielding a clear liquid used to stabilize whipped cream, with guidance on quantities and storage.
A Cardiff street scene shows women war workers moving through crowds at night. The piece notes the city’s busy atmosphere with workers and residents mingling, reflecting wartime social activity.
The War Department enlarges the pigeon section of the Signal Corps saying homing pigeons are a top army communication method. Any pigeon marked U S A 18 must be reported to the Chief Signal Officer in Washington D C.
Du Pont interests in Chilean nitrate fields have demonstrated the extraction of potash from nitrate ores in large profitable quantities. This development could alleviate dependence on German potash while supplying a key plant food and explosives material for allied and neutral nations during wartime.
The article outlines 104 recognized domestic fowl varieties classified as fancy or practical. It groups egg breeds from the Mediterranean region including Leghorns Minorcas Spanish and Andalusian. American dual purpose breeds led by Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds. Asiatic meat breeds like Cochin China Brahmas Langshangs. and European breeds Houdan Hamburg Cornish Orpington Dorking and Red Caps with notes on size temperament and egg or meat focus.
The Cardiff Western Mail notes women war workers endure snow sleet and fog to reach their posts. Some do not return home until after midnight while tram staff start at four in the morning and many head to tasks by five. Post office staff finishing after midnight rely on taxis.
Paris designers feature wooden sabots as a striking mode of footwear. Popular Mechanics notes the style is extreme but serves to conserve leather, aiding soldiers in the trenches.
In a sparsely crowded Long Island Rail Road area at Penn Station four well dressed women sat with large knitting bags and bombarded a Navy seaman with questions. They grilled him about navy service and travels, praising his uniform while he listened and kept answering. He was last seen on a train holding his head.
A Red Cross worker recalls arriving in Lucerne to a surreal scene of interned soldiers from both sides. He describes a British officer overwhelmed by constant salutes from German troops, later learning it is Swiss practice for soldiers to salute officers of all armies.
A Scientific American writer argues that today’s flying machines are crude next to future airplanes. He notes engineers focus on current limits and predictions follow visible progress. He predicts flying will become a normal travel method within years, with safety and comfort increasing.
A couple discusses rising attitudes during the Hoover era as frugality becomes valued. They note polite restraint on food costs and praise for economical hosts. They mention neighbors the Blanks who are “sick and tired of Hooverizing” and reflect on national changes and unity amid war.
The piece cites profiteering as a long standing crime spanning Bible and ancient writings. It notes Bunyan and Pepys describing price gouging and hoarding during shortages, with stores sacked by hungry crowds as supplies were withheld for higher prices.
The Ohio experiment station reports fertilized soil yielding average per acre: 61 bushels of corn, 23.25 bushels of wheat, and 3 926 pounds of clover hay. Unfertilized adjacent land yields 46 144 bushels of corn, 11 bushels of wheat, and 2 517 pounds of hay per acre.
Tildie Clinger says she is quitting her boarding house after a nightmare that she was married to a cannibal. She woke to find a horrid little bug eating on her. The quirky report appears in the Dallas News.
Mrs. Zulian Bradley Lee, widow of David Bradley and a Lee descendant, operates a 500 bed contagious hospital near Chantilly France with the Army North and Centre base. Her facility reports a low 8 percent mortality and she plans to receive a gold medal for her wartime service. She uses American methods emphasizing fresh air cleanliness and avoids routine handkerchief use.
An observing physician notes that New York streets show linty soldiers influencing public health. He says upright posture by Uncle Sam’s men prompts deep breathing, better digestion and circulation, improving general health. He cites psychological effects shaping others’ necklines and postures in daily life.
Mme Veronica Varje Serlmshaw, known to hundreds of school children as The Snail Queen, invested ten cents three years ago in two red snails. The venture produced thousands of snails sold to children at 50 for five cents, with seaweed and sand included. Profits reportedly reach $12 a day, and she is said to be the only woman known to raise snails.
The man, recently on leave in London, serves with the Sudanese army near the Abyssinian and Belgian Congo frontiers. He is the only English speaker among 200 miles of troops, communicates in Arabic, and enjoys hunting and nattingee. He values crowds as a luxury after war service, noting loneliness but liking the job and occasional scraps unseen by newspapers.
The article notes that animals and birds signal upcoming weather changes. Seabirds move inland seeking flood. swallows fly low. frogs croak loudly. sheep huddle before rain. A dry seaweed strip signals dry weather, while moist air makes it limp. Red sky at dawn warns of bad weather. rosy sky at sunset hints at fair weather.
A Cassell’s Saturday Journal item notes Bilkins reports pigs bought last week died soon after purchase. Giles jokes about ill luck as the story records the event in rustic humor tone.
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