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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1907
Page
2
A Popular Mechanics vision details making a rustic window box that harmonizes with plants. Construction notes include sizing to window, level front if sill slopes, sturdy nailing, drilled drainage, trimming options, panel designs, and varnish for longevity.
The author urges spring tree planting on farms including forest and fruit trees and sugar maples Along roadsides growth shown over 15 years with several inches diameter A New York law offers tax deductions for roadside trees but the writer has not used it A sugar bush along a road arrives at easy sap gathering with neat access The article also notes feed requirements to produce five pounds of four percent milk with attention to individual animal variation
The dairy farmer and the creamery man must collaborate closely. Cooperation makes creameries profitable. Advice: keep chicks dry and warm, start with dry crumbs at 24 hours, feed prepared chick food from day three, then cracked corn and wheat with water and milk. Sour milk boosts appetite.
Advice on seed vitality soil prep and seeding rates for timothy redtop and clover. It notes that land quality and prep greatly affect germination and recommends consulting experienced locals, using liberal seed if unsure, and varying amounts in mixtures to balance stand and yield.
A simple woodworking note describes shaping a heavy plank 32 by 12 by 2 inches with two four inch long holes spaced 26 inches apart. It instructs nailing or bolting cross pieces inside the holes and suggests using oak for spring standards.
The farmer describes shaping elm boards four inches by 48 inches to form a spring capable of moderate stiffness. Boards are laid in mortised holes, iron holders are made from three-eighth inch rods eighteen inches long with curved ends to grip the sack, and a flat clip secures the iron arm to the spring standard. Edges are planed smooth.
Farmers bear freight on San Jose scales and seed quality depends on soil texture. The apple leaf miner threatens crops, hogs need clean water, and questions arise about supporting rural industries and improving domestic chores. The passage asks how to help agriculture and household care.
The article argues there is no safe method to assess butter quality without testing or churning each cow’s milk separately. It notes bulk milk yield is not reliable and a cow with moderate milk may produce the most butter. In herd breeding, know each cow’s traits to select superior cows for breeding to thoroughbred bulls. Calves should be kept only when their sires and dams’ merits are known.
Advice warns Colts are valuable so avoid heavy work and risky environments. Feed bran and chopped feed occasionally, keep at night in a stall, and do not turn out in icy yards or near other horses to prevent injury during foaling.
A Columbia Missouri woman Mrs J D Johnson 603 West Hickman St says after two years of dropsy pain and kidney trouble following an operation she used Dean's Kidney Pills and after two boxes her symptoms have not reappeared Her husband advised the remedy and she reports wonderful relief Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A Germantown dairyman boasted to a housekeeper that his eggs are always fresh. He approached her to switch her business to him claiming his hens never lay anything but fresh eggs.
An old advertisement touts a home remedy to cleanse the kidneys and improve blood quality. It recommends Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla and describes taking teaspoonful doses after meals and at night to restore urinary function and red blood cell levels.
A farmer traced a dollar bearing his initials through years of circulation. It vanished after decades of use, never to return. The piece urged supporting local merchants who fund taxes, schools, and communal needs.
A pair aboard a train exchange quick quips about domestic life. The bachelor reveals he has no wife or children to worry him, denying typical domestic tensions.
A Miss from North Hollywood describes severe prior constipation and an thirteen week illness ending with a milk diet. After using Grape-Nuts the patient gained weight from 98 to 115 pounds and reports being a new person. The ad notes digestion improves as starches become digestible sugar.
Dr Geo Edmund Flood urges moderation in heavy foods and frequent water intake to prevent rheumatic and urinary troubles. He promotes a celebrated prescription with cascara barkola prickly ash and aromatic elixir as a cure and spring tonic, plus diet and exercise guidance.
A Presbyterian preacher lauds Dr. Henry Martin Field of Stockbridge for 44 years editing the Evangelist. He cites Field’s diplomacy and common sense as keys, recounting a reformer’s failed pitch to sell tea cure agency in a teashop to reach “the very people” reforms target.
The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for deafness caused by inflamed Eustachian tubes and warns hearing loss can be permanent if untreated. It claims a money offer for any catarrh deafness not cured by the product and includes advertising for Cheney Co and Hall's Pills. Also reports on 1906 bank growth with 6,346 national banks and capital figures.
Allen's Foot-Ease is promoted as a remedy for hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet. Sold by all druggists price 25 cents with a trial package free. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
In Chard England two male candidates withdrew to allow two women an uncontested race. A local report notes the unusual move reflecting a courteous political climate.
A proverb flavored note claims a bird in the bush is worth three in the hand from the bird perspective. Ad copy promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars sold locally in Peoria Illinois. It also reports the Lutheran church inviting 1,000 new ministers to fill vacancies.
The British Admiralty offers sailors 36 cents a month to abstain from rum. Some sailors avoid drink yet still draw their rations and resell them to others for 80 cents or more, undermining the temperance effort.
The advertisement urges women to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during Change of Life to ease symptoms such as hot flashes irritability headaches and sleep loss. It cites testimonials from Mrs Fred Certin and Mrs Henry Gee praising relief and improved health after using the remedy and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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