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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1921
Page
8
American designers in New York solidify leadership in fashion with distinctly American suits and sport wear. The spring 1921 collections emphasize gray tones, short skirts, cape lines, canton crepe and taffeta dresses, with Paris gowns adapting to American use.
A Paris correspondent reports fashion trend shift toward lengthy skirts, with ankles and calves hidden in daytime wear and reduced decolletage for evening gowns. Designers describe shorter skirts shrinking to ground clearance and directoire influence appearing in drapery, wide revers, and high collars on outer coats.
When a sewing thread knots, pull it toward the needle to unravel with no further trouble.
An article urges modern hog housing to raise pork profit through ample sunshine and clean, airy pens. It highlights sunlit design, concrete gutters, metal partitions, and a central feeding alley, while noting lower building costs and strong hog prices.
Lt. K fant Loch Vine tevarle notes the contractor bears responsibility for errors as heavy building demand rises. This year will see widespread work in cities towns and rural areas to house stock and crops by next fall.
The United States bureau of chemistry labels poison ivy one of the most powerful plant poisons. Limited contact can be fatal, as all parts of the plant contain dangerous poison. Internal ingestion is extremely hazardous, and even a small skin touch can cause severe inflammation.
A 24 by 70 foot frame housing 20 sows features a concrete floor with a planked half to improve airflow and bedding. Windows in walls and roof admit morning sun to kill germs and warm the pens, while a raised floor prevents damp contact and keeps the area sanitary. Ivy poisoning warnings follow about exposure to the plant and its contaminated materials.
The piece notes fingernails as remnants of primate ancestry from a time when humans walked on all fours. It contrasts animal uses of digits with evolving human reliance on nails for gripping and picking small objects, while suggesting future disuse may render nails obsolete.
A Prague message to the London Telegraph reports a method to foil forgeries. The paper used for bank notes would embed magnetizable steel and nickel particles. Genuine notes can thus be tested quickly by magnet attraction.
The writer notes self estimation is unreliable and performance reveals true power. Many egotists misjudge their destiny while even great men doubt their abilities, despite discovery of their talents. The passage contrasts perception with actual capability.
Report notes a horse that, after disability, now moves by bearing weight on its fingernail-like hooves. Veterinarians observe unusual gait and discuss potential rehabilitation and care options for the animal.
A congressman known for a somber five minute talk on ordinary topics drew a colleague's attention. While he spoke in a funeral tone another member asked a friend if he knew the deceased, in a drawling but solemn voice, prompting quiet humor in the chamber.
Report notes in Japan that drivers risk heavy fines for splashing pedestrians with their cars. To prevent this, motorists fit all four wheels with odd fenders made of paper or fabric strips hung from a board attached to the hub-cap.
A family faced quarantine for chickenpox and an officer arrived to placard the house. On seeing the sign, he quipped that the stork might be frightened away, highlighting a humorous wartime era distraction in daily life.
Dream of venison suggests the dreamer will be surprised by a long-absent friend or kin, bringing pleasing and gratifying communication. The omen hints warm reconnection and favorable sentiment ahead.
Agricultural guidance from the USDA advises heavy use of stable or yard manure, applied in fall as a protective layer and tilled in spring. For a tenth acre, 1-2 tons of manure plus possible chemical fertilizers is recommended, with nitrate of soda for leafy crops and specific nutrients for beans, corn, and root crops. Green manure crops like clover and rye should be grown in fall and winter and turned under in early spring.
United States Department of Agriculture experts continue an intensive program to stamp out potato wart, a disease affecting 17 mining villages in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland. Soil sterilization tests, chemical treatments, and heat methods were tried but eradication remains uncertain. researchers pursue a reliable method to eliminate the pest nationwide.
Poultry experts from the United States Department of Agriculture outline rules to improve egg quality. Keep nests clean and provide one nest per four hens, inspect eyes twice daily, store eggs in a cool dry room, market eggs at least twice weekly, and sell or dispose of all birds after the hatching season.
Poultry guidance advises a grit feed of grain several times daily for flocks of 20 to 26 hens. Scatter four to five handfuls per group in litter to encourage scratching and exercise. If table scraps are scarce, supplement with a night feeding of grain mix and scatter outside in warm weather. A winter mix favors equal parts wheat, cracked corn, and oats or two parts cracked corn to one part oats.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists advise using blank diary pages for farm credit records. The note highlights keeping careful accounts to avoid paying the same bill twice. Iowa State College expert G V Giatfelter endorses buttermilk as a hog feed component.
Calves require more than feed in early spring. They need clean feed, ample bedding, and space to start strong. Dairy and prosperity depend on successful dairying, and communities with established dairying traditions tend to be prosperous.
Practically every firm in the country has small tracts of land that could be devoted to a home orchard. The concept promotes self sufficiency and rural modernization.
The article endorses early horn removal from dairy calves as a beneficial practice under most conditions, highlighting animal welfare and management advantages for dairy operations.
Advice on selecting a durable harness designed to wear longest with few repairs. Also notes importance of ample supply of pure water for every farm.
A 72 year old Albany man, Jon A W Hyatt of 227 Pearl St, recounts his recovery from long standing rheumatism after using Tanlag. He credits improved appetite, weight gain, and renewed mobility to the remedy, saying he now needs no cane and endorses Toulene as the greatest medicine he has encountered.
The article reflects on former governors of the state, noting many served long terms. It recalls the territory’s 1880 opening and cites that 31 governors have led the territory and state, with only two still living or recently deceased and mentions Andrew J. Seay as a long-ago governor who died at Long Beach, California.
A quarrel between a wife and delinquent husband unfolds as bootleggers are captured by the Crimson Gulch posse. Cactus Joa explains that citizens paid to deter rum runners and seize their staff, reflecting a costly crackdown.
The piece proclaims a time when every major league city fields strong baseball clubs and excitement runs high as the season unfolds. It emphasizes optimism for teams across leagues and cities.
A London worker jokes about an odd wedding present as a sister’s fiancé plans a practical gift. A jeweler clarifies a gemstone’s pronunciation while another line critiques internationalism versus patriotism.
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