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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
6
Doctors and druggists report many cases of kidney trouble going undetected. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is praised as a mild healing tonic with a strong track record. An insurance examiner notes kidney disease often leads to declined applications, yet many sufferers remain unaware. Sample offer available for ten cents by mail.
A cryptic dialogue contrasts golf play with law obedience. The speaker implies following instincts leads to jail, while following laws leads to punishment, reflecting a social critique conveyed in terse rhetorical questions.
The text chronicles Louisiana as an early salt source with crude refining starting in 1791 from salt water springs. It notes indigenous salt use before Europeans, a more successful method in 1812, and in 1862 rock salt discovery on Avery Island beneath the surface during Confederate army operations.
The Boston Transcript notes Maud remains youthful in spirit, attributing her vitality to a long standing habit. The remark frames Maud as maintaining vigor through enduring routines.
An advertisement urges relief for itchy scalps with Cuticura Ointment applied to dandruff spots, then shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It presents the regimen as a daily toilet preparation for clear skin and soft hands.
Conneaut Ohio nine year old Leroy Crandall guided his sister Viola and twin brothers Lloyd and Floyd from a blazing home. He alerted his mother after rescuing the children and dousing the fire in the kitchen. He said he was scared yet determined to help.
Eleven year old Benjamin Guy Little unveiled a deemed peak kite with a copper wire. The kite rose toward the clouds and wound around a high tension line. A single arc of electricity set his clothes on fire and scorched the ground. He died after hospital treatment failed.
Blacksmith Firmo Cellegrino, out of work since Christmas, asks Fifth Street police for help with a free burial for George Cellegrino who died after premature birth and mother’s malnutrition. Telio, the twin, was ill. Giuseppe, nine months, faces hunger at home. Father seeks work to bury George and feed the surviving children.
A tiger broke through barriers at a Manila carnival killing a young woman conducting tricks. A Filipino detective in the audience fired, killing the enraged beast as it leapt toward crowded seats, ending the deadly incident.
B F Moore a car penter on the Fort Sill hospital project fell from a second story window and caught a rope running through a pulley. The rope struck him in the face then he grabbed the loose end and slowed his descent stopping as his feet reached the ground. He sustained only minor facial injuries.
Boston captain Mosher of Providence Rhode Island his sixteen year old daughter and a crew of three were lost when the coal barge James M. Hudson bound Norfolk Boston foundered off Boston Light recently.
In Columbia, a cow owned by Fred Broaddus leaned under a spring seat and toppled the wagon tipping him to the ground. He died within hours from a broken neck.
Liona Kingsley and Chester Little, three, were near death after a horse kicked the child in the head as the frightened animal fled a passing road-dragging machine.
Water flow to the water wheel at Has Fish Jam Woolen Mills in West Swanzey New Hampshire was blocked by a fish jam. More than ten fish suckers weighing one to two and a half pounds were removed. A wall painting in an English parish church built in 1880 shows bobbed hair, said to be as old as the church.
Mrs Nellie Thomas a bride of one week pleads to Judge Morgan after claiming her husband called her a poor bargain. He has left home and is at a bank with two policemen holding him. The judge says only nonsupport warrants are possible and advises a talk at the bank.
Neutra Hungary. Rudolf Columbo a piano player at a local restaurant bar claims direct descent from Christopher Columbus. His father once read in a Vienna paper that heirs of Columbus were called by the Spanish government to present claims to estates left by the explorer. He began tracing the family tree but died before completing the task. Rudolf now plans to resume the effort and pursue the Columbus Veragua fortunes in Spain.
Hutchinson Kansas pastor Dr H L Gleckler of First Methodist opens a youth aid program by asking boys and girls from his church to file confidential questionnaires describing the type of spouse they seek. Names of respondents are listed.
In Barnesboro Pennsylvania thirteen year old Frank Groankowsky led companions into an abandoned mine for an exploration trip. A heavy rock and dirt fall crushed him and rescuers took hours to recover the body while the others escaped and called for help.
Arthur Nelson, newly chosen county clerk at Smith Center Kansas, announced his deputy pick is his mother Mrs. W H Nelson. She is seventy two but in good health and sound mind for a woman of sixty.
Five children perished when a fire destroyed the home of George Wilson near Easton Maryland. Wilson and his wife were away at the time, leaving the residence unguarded. Authorities reported the tragedy as a fatal blaze with no immediate signs of arson.
Graham County new sheriff W. T. Jones makes his first official move by detaining his sixteen year old son on forgery charges. On his inaugural day, nine high school boys were jailed for drunkenness and a large cache of liquor was seized from a car.
The League of Nations Health Committee has decided that heroin is unnecessary as a medical remedy. The statement frames official policy on narcotic use and public health control.
New evidence shows fertilizer quality rising yearly due to cooperation among agricultural colleges experiment stations and fertilizer manufacturers. Indiana Ohio Maryland Missouri Michigan report rising nitrogen potash and phosphoric acid levels with more high analysis products and fewer low analysis varieties, signaling industry progress and farmer profit.
Field tests over 21 years in Ohio show yard manure costs 53 cents per ton and adds crop value. In a 21 year three year rotation corn wheat clover, direct stall manure yields higher crops than yard manure. Yard manure loses fertilizing value mainly on steep hillsides or with rapid snowmelt. Kansas expert I L Call notes snow cover allows safe scattering with minimal loss. outdoor piles lose more.
Guidance on succession planting for early garden crops. It advises reseeding beets to resist aphids, follows beans with sweet corn, and suggests rutabagas after June harvest plus turnips Chinese cabbage or midseason cabbages for fall heads. Also mentions digging potatoes in July then planting an early sweet corn crop.
Potatoes across the United States suffer from a variety of deterioration diseases that are spread through seed tubers or on their surface. Plant pathologists now identify these diseases that cause potatoes to lose quality and “run out” under normal cultivation. Experts remain hopeful that better practices can prevent this decline.
Windbreaks provide shelter and gather garden moisture. Trees and shrubs boost farm property value and improve comfort. Exposed houses and barns suffer from winter winds and summer heat.
The article argues pastures provide the cheapest feed for livestock. It notes stall feeding a well fed cow costs 25 to 50 cents daily, or 7 to 15 dollars monthly, while pasture can cost around two dollars per month.
A discussion on garden errors notes planning an overly large garden in spring. Enthusiasm leads to an area beyond one’s ability to tend, and later farm duties allow weeds to overtake vegetables as the garden is neglected.
New Jersey agricultural experiment station reports roasters gain about 44 pounds per 100 birds in ten days using a semi solid buttermilk mash with high caloric content. Birds are confined, starved for 24 hours, then fed a strict ration with no water during the period.
The article notes cattle become poor in flesh and scratch constantly when infested with lice, especially young cattle. It lists three lice types, explains life cycle, and advises fall and spring dipping while avoiding winter dips due to pneumonia risk. It details three treatments including ground subadilla and sulfur dust, kerosene and lard grease, and coal tar dips mixed 3 percent in warm water.
Farmnotes advise procuring legume seed for summer planting. It suggests adjusting coupling reins if a horse carries its head high or moves ahead of its mate. Perennial vegetables and small fruits can be fertilized without stable manure, and beans with early spring application and soil incorporation.
A Swedish engineer Dr. Johannes Ruths devised a device that stores surplus steam in a large cylindrical tank with spherical ends. Water heated to high pressure, steam is condensed to supercooled water, with a heat insulating wall preventing temperature loss. When steam is needed the water level drops, releasing the steam. Islands of Tawau are formed by lava ejecta building new land.
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