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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1926
Page
9
George Vernon of Olinia crushes limestone on the Vern Johnson farm about three miles southeast of Anamosa. Local farmers in the area will likely seize the opportunity to secure limestone for agricultural use.
Iowa and other states seek names of flock and hatchery owners with baby chicks eggs breeding stock for high egg production. The Iowa Baby Chick and Iowa Record Flock associations direct the Iowa Inspected and Accredited Hatcheries and the Iowa Accredited and Certified Farm Flocks. Inspection ensures birds meet standards. only eligible flocks are certified with 85 percent fertile eggs and lineage meeting American Standard of Perfection. Names and addresses available from county agents or inspectors F W Wesco Ames Iowa or J G Niles Ames Iowa.
Mrs. Olive Settles of Iowa State College advises testing color fastness with ammonia to choose washing over dry cleaning. She covers draperies by fiber, noting cotton and rayon care, silk limitations, and the careful handling needed for washing woven fabrics. Feathers, she adds, can be washed in laundries and dried, returning clean and fluffy.
Iowa State College dairy specialist Burt Oderkirk warns that overgrazed fields are hurting spring pasture. He advises keeping cows in barns or dry lots until grass regrows and suggests soil testing lime applications and planting sweet clover for fall and next year’s pasture.
Springfield report notes Americans consumed more beef last year than ever before, linking beef consumption with prosperity and drawing concern from diet reform advocates about health and nutrition implications.
E C Volz from Iowa State College explains how to maintain a cut flower garden through summer and fall. Gladioli offer long vase life and late summer cutting, with bulb depth and spacing tips, plus fertilization cautions. Roses such as Columbia Ophelia and Mrs. Aaron Wood are recommended for hardiness. timing allows pot plants by June 1 and two year olds bloom best. Dahlias require more care and late planting, while annuals like marigolds zinnias and snaps provide color until frost. Perennials to plant by May 1 include blanket flowers cornflowers sneeze weed false dragon heads nasturtiums.
C V Holginger from Town State College notes second planting time for Alas kas peas a round hardy variety and the little marvel a dwarfish wrinkled pea. Plant 12 inches apart in two rows with 24 inches between rows for easier gathering. Follow up with another sowing two to three weeks later for steady yield.
A humorous column features proverbs and reflections from readers on money, happiness, marriage, and social behavior. It notes the ease of economy with wealth, the value of self made will, and cautions about pretended sentiment in relationships.
The Minneapolis Journal criticizes the prohibition referendum as a waste of time arguing Congress would learn public will without a special vote. The piece questions the vets claim of broad support and suggests Congress is close to grassroots sentiment. Cross Hardware Co. advertises eaves spouting repair services.
The sun dwarfs Earth and Moon with a diameter over 100 times Earth’s and a mass about 882 800 times Earth. The Moon measures 2 168 miles in diameter about a quarter of Earth and has a volume roughly one forty ninth of Earth.
James Agate in the London Chronicle argues that ten tenths of screen idols are not as perfect as claimed. He cites Tennyson’s 1855 line to challenge the idea and says such judgments are not accurate, countering the notion of flawless fame.
Nature Magazine notes a quick five to six minute spin to wash 600 pounds of sugar. The process produces washed raw sugar and wash syrup, with the syrup mixed back with the raw sugar at entry to the refinery for finishing.
At midday in Boston a woman at the wharf watches her niece depart. She notes both funnels are smoking and jokes that they would not want both funnels for lunch, reflecting a maritime mood in the Transcript account.
The grave of John Keats in the Protestant cemetery at Rome is marked by a slab bearing his own epitaph: Were he a man whose name was writen water.
Notice that Jones County seeks enrollment as an accredited area under the bovine tuberculosis eradication law. A hearing is set for May 6, 1926 at 10 a.m. in Anamosa Iowa, to consider the county's enrollment based on 75 percent owner agreements. objections must be filed with the secretary of agriculture by that date.
The district court of Jones County Iowa appoints Albert Francis Leonard as executor of the estate of John Leonard deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa April 16 1926. J Locher attorney for estate.
The executrix Mary Egan of the estate of Thomas Egan, deceased, requests claims against the estate be filed with the Jones County Iowa district court clerk within legal time. Creditors should make immediate payment to the executrix to avoid costs. Anamosa Iowa, the 16th day. Doxsee & Doxsee, Attorneys for Estate.
Notice announces final reports filed in the Jones County Iowa district court for estates including Howard Putnam and J Jakob Rueger. A final hearing is scheduled for May 31 1926 in Anamosa with objections possible. Clerk B G Res cautions interested parties to file exceptions if needed.
A new society forms with members required to sow a picket of power seeds along country roads. Motorists are expected to stop briefly to pluck blossoms for a wreath to lay on each fallen pedestrian.
A quoted reflection contrasts noble blood with merit education and virtue. The speaker argues merit and education elevate beyond bloodline, while noting that Won is still a brute. The passage emphasizes rank by character over lineage and questions pure blood superiority.
Cautionary note says do not use abrasive particles on brass polish and never apply polish on nickel trim. Cleaning a car with a sponge or chamois should use straight line strokes rather than circular motions.
A fragmented quotation explores inner conflict and value. It references how love narrows a person to their passions, and suggests pardon cannot restore lost property. It labels allsuatheany as a prolonged suicide and questions the ultimate poverty of a cresting being.
The Act authorized punishment for mutiny and desertion and ensured the upkeep of a standing army. Over 190 years from 1689 to 1879 Parliament passed the Mutiny Act annually, shaping military discipline and governance.
An age old belief claims William Shakespeare never blottered a line due to flawless command of English. Whether this is true remains uncertain as scholars debate accuracy of the popular myth.
Public notice announces Jennie F Voorhees Jessie V Hayden Fred N Voorheene Harry M Voorhees as executors of James A Voorhees deceased and calls creditors to file claims with the clerk within legal time and debtors to pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated April 10 1926 Anamosa Iowa.
District court in Jones County Iowa invites all interested to appear May 12 1926 for final proof and probate of the last will and testament of Christ Bramer deceased filed April 1926. The court sets the probate hearing for the March term to admit the will to probate.
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