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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
7
A sermon on Abraham's call to leave Haran for Canaan. Nahor resists, Lot joins, Terah dies blessing them toward the south, and Abraham chooses obedience, departing with Lot to the land God will show.
In a south London religious meeting a timid girl asked the conductor to pray for her without naming her. The prayer acknowledged a hidden child seeking salvation and a voice from the back proclaimed, It is me, Jesus.
A reflection on wealth’s danger to spiritual perception. Money cannot hurt a man when rightly placed, but tiny coins can blind him, if he uses them to cover his eyes and dull the Good Spirit’s call.
In St Louis on April 17 the city entered a 24 hour dry period the first since six years with saloons closed lights out and businesses from bars to restaurants shuttered. A coordinated quiet Sunday saw drugs stores remain open while nearly all other commerce paused.
M L Stewart & Co the oldest Owosso bank with 200000 capital assigns to Detroit Trust for creditors. It shows 480000 deposits and 50000 bills payable but only 61000 cash on hand with 452000 in bills receivable. Failure blamed on 28000 owed by Owosso Carriage Co as the reason for suspension.
Fire destroyed the Grand Trunk union depot in Durand Michigan housing division west offices. The $125000 building dedicated last October burned late last night cutting telegraph lines and suspending trains on the Durand division and the Detroit Grand Haven Milwaukee line. Fire started in the engine room or baggage room and only one telephone wire was saved.
Thousands of farmers in Kentucky Tennessee Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina fear major loss from a general frost. Early fruit and vegetable damage looms as freezing temperatures persist with only cloudy weather to limit harm. Farmland losses could reach hundreds of thousands of dollars if frost continues.
President Roosevelt bagged a 600 pound cinnamon bear 15 miles from Newcastle on a hunt before reaching the camp. He jumped from his horse to shoot, the bear was skinned by guide John Goff, and the party reached camp by five.
A. G. Judd appointed receiver for the Penn Shovel company property in Warren. Liabilities estimated at $50,000 with 43,000 quick assets and sufficient outstanding claims to cover all indebtedness. Plant moved from Corry, Pennsylvania, a year ago.
Lincoln man Charles Rast ing was stabbed in the neck and killed during a Sunday altercation with Co. R. Shaer in Latham village. The knife blade struck behind the left ear, severing the jugular vein.
Captain McEvoy an ordnance inventor and former Confederate Army officer died at Codicote Hertfordshire England on April 12 after living in London until April 17.
A guide to making detachable embroidered book covers using linen satin silk or parchment foundations. Describes materials flax thread color scheme green linen base, pink and yellow petals, light green stalks, brown corded outlines. Covers fit paperbacks and railway guides with adjustable margins.
The piece extols April as good for the complexion via rainwater and mild sun. It urges walking sunny sides, avoiding harsh heat, and using light rainwear. It then offers hostess tips: draw guests out, avoid monopolizing attention, and skillfully mix companions to ensure lively, unobtrusive entertaining.
A new stock style in white linen with mercerized floss embroidery on the eyelets promises a cool dainty look for summer shirt waists. The upper edge features a scalloped finish. Read across the fashion notes of the period.
A description of a garment with a finished lower scalloped point hem and a flat waistline near the collar band. It notes a foundation matching the stock color can be worn underneath if desired.
The article describes a dead fall rat trap with a 20 inch square platform and a sliding vertical mechanism. It explains the assembly of a hardwood drop and spindle release, using a Notch and band iron to catch and kill rats. The writer notes its effectiveness, even against multiple rodents at once, and suggests a smaller scale version also suitable for catching mice.
The article details a DIY road scraper built from 3 by 12 by 8 feet framing. It uses a steel cutting edge bolted to crosspieces, mortised joints, and a draft chain with a rear brace. A six foot guider and a seat are included for ditching and smoothing the roadbed, with angled ends to avoid ditch banks.
A New York farmer describes a yearly rotation: plow and harrow sod ground, plant corn, top dress with manure, sow oats, plow and top-dress, sow rye, graze and harvest rye for pasture, then cut rye heads for hay. He reports two rye growth cycles, tall five foot rye, and successive yields with premium corn at fair shows.
The text warns that hands should be dried completely to prevent roughness and suggests red hands come from tight clothing or poor circulation, advising removal of the cause. It also prescribes a camphor spirit and boric acid eye rinse with boiled water, to be strained and applied several times daily for weak eyes.
A moral exhortation urges prompt letters visits and gifts. It stresses speaking kind words and acts of self sacrifice in daily life as time passes and loved ones fade.
The article notes silk suits returning this spring and highlights elaborate net blouses trimmed with handmade lace. It describes recent fashions featuring heavy ecru linen stitching to enhance the delicate cobwebby effect of the net and laces.
A county farmer argues for low wheel wagons as versatile for hay, grain, manure, gravel, and dirt work. He notes tax exemptions for low wheel wagons and compares sizes from four inch to 42 inch wooden wheels. He prefers low wheels if choosing one kind and urges wider ties to extend road wear.
The Maine experiment station in Orono issues bulletin 109 on apple maggot biology and control. It notes the larval stage causes damage, the adult fly has four dark wing bands, and females lay 200 to 400 eggs. Prevent windfalls by destroying canning refuse and pupae in stored fruit. pasture hogs and sheep to reduce fallen fruit. heavy losses occur where windfalls are not removed.
An inventor describes a basswood handmade po devil stool with a crane like basket hanger to reach apples nine to eleven feet high. The 4 by 16 inch platform stands on four brace supported legs with a 3 foot height and self leveling ground contact. The design eliminates ladders, claiming rapid fruit picking for an 1200 tree orchard without branch damage.
Instructions describe a fumigation method for greenhouses using a pot elevated on smaller pots, shavings and damp tobacco leaves lit to generate smoke. A lid with a smoke hole is used, doors and ventilators closed for thirty minutes followed by watering plants to destroy thrips and aphids.
Discussion on farming efficiency and seed corn testing emphasizes durable wire fencing and quality tools. It advocates testing seed, choosing best seed corn this month, and buying seed early to save time and keep land in good condition.
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