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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1925

Page

3

Draft conventions proposed to codify American international law

Thirty draft conventions for codifying American international law were released by the Pan American Union for discussion by the International Commission of Jurists to meet in Rio de Janeiro this year. The proposals include banning conquest wars among American republics and creating an advisory system for pacific dispute settlement, with a Monroe doctrine expansion and nation autonomy over immigration policies among the core ideas.

Ashington International Commission of Juriats Rio Janeiro pan-American Union Republcs Governing Board of the Union American Institute of International Law James Brown Scott Community of Nations Europe

Under New Law Who Can Get Into U S

Echoes of Japan’s anger at total exit of its citizens reverberate as Latin American nations may face similar limits under the new immigration law. Officials discuss racial make up of Indians and how the provision could bar those with Indian blood, while noting cases likely to be academic and not soon acted upon.

Japan United States Mexico Department of Labor State Department Smithsonian Institution W. W. Hushind Husband Jeremiah Euphrates Israel Judah Kingdom of Heaven Church of God Gideon Paul Castaway

Washington's Ambitious Park Projects

The Washington Board of Trade parks committee will press Congress to accelerate adding to the capital's park system. Led by Fred G. Coldren, the group aims to secure urgent sites, widen parkways, and fund the National Capital Park Commission with annual appropriations of 1.1 million dollars.

Washington Board of Trade Committee On Parks and Reservations Congress National Capital Charles J. Bell Fred G. Coldren Park Commission Mount Vernon Great Falls Potomac Piney Branch Parkway Sixteenthtreet Kungle Ford Valley Patterson Tract Eastern Branch Sligo Northwestern Branch National Capital Park Commission Washington Washington and L’enfant Daniel TH. Burnham Frederick Law Olmstead Charles If, McKim and Augustus Saint Gaudens

Alaska to open first native vocational schools

The Interior Department announces a new three school program to educate Eskimo and Indian natives in Alaska. A $350,000 grant funds construction with two schools already operating serving hundreds of pupils. New buildings planned at Eklutna Nanaikanak and White Mountain. Fort Gibbon may be repurposed for education.

Alaska Interior Department Bureau of Education Eklutina Pear Anchorage Nana Kanak Constrte White Mountain Nome Fort Gibbon Tanana

Interior department consolidates eight Indian agencies

The Interior department announces consolidation of eight Indian agencies into four jurisdictions across Washington Nevada and Nebraska aiming to save about 50000 annually. Spokane and Colville in Washington Carson Reno in Nevada Walker River Fallon and Winnebago Omaha in Nebraska are reorganized with offices merged and some abolished.

Washington Nevada Nebraska Interior Department Colville Spokane Tiinker Carson Reno Carson India School Stewart New Pyramid Lake Fort McDermitt Walker River Fallon Omaha Winnebago Agency Oinaba Winnebago

Iowa State News Highlights Iowa road work and taxes

Linn county awards contracts for road and bridge projects totaling 126000 dollars. Des Moines adds a second high power radio station. The state approves a gasoline tax to fund road work and notes budget discipline. Other items include university courses, sports meets, public notices, and local infrastructure plans across Iowa.

Linn County Sioux City Knoxville Des Moines Eagle Auto Supply Company State University Iowa Buttermakers Mattock Hammill Walther League Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church Wilbur A. Reaser Iowan Yonkers N. Y Sheldon Commercial Club Des Moines & Central Railroad Perry Newton Buena Vista Corilville Iowa City Iowa City Electric Company Iowa Grinnel Tabor Charles E. Tower Chamber of Commerce Shenandoah Red Bull Ity Iowa League of Women Voters Towa Iowa State Federation of Labor Dubuque Tuwa Methodist Monroe County Albia W. H. Stacy Man Iowa State College Stacy Iowa Bankers Association Frank Warner Legisature Hogue

Proper Design and Setting Not Cost Produces Attractive Home

An advice feature by William A. Radford argues beauty comes from design not expense. A small bungalow example shows how size, layout, and materials create an attractive home of four people within 44 by 24 feet, featuring a living room with a built in fireplace, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, a bath, and ample storage.

William A. Radford Prairie Avenue Chicago Astern States New England

Paint an Economical Necessity for a Home

The article argues painting a house is not a luxury but an essential economic protection. Wood pores absorb sap and moisture after lumber is cut, making surfaces vulnerable to rot. Paint fills pores, forms a protective film, and anchors to wood to guard against fungi and moisture.

Face Brick Exterior Colors and Mortar Joints

The article notes that face brick offers an infinite variety of colors and textures for exterior surfaces. It explains how colored cement mortar joints and brick veneer can enhance design, and mentions brick and frame or brick and stucco combinations as popular options.

Garage Heating Great Worry to Home Owners

A detached garage heater poses a major concern for homeowners. Preferred systems shut down when unused and run for at least 12 hours without attention. Gas heaters offer quick setup and rapid shutoff, cost low, and are U and U approved as safe for immediate operation.

Board of Underwriters

Use of Wallpaper Creates Illusion of Height

For very large living rooms with low ceilings the article advises using up and down striped wallpaper to create height. On walls with large unbroken expanses, lay off the walls in panel effects with plain paper between panels and rich tapestry style for the panels.

The Value of Painting Homes for Endurance and Beauty

The passage argues painting homes prevents decay and boosts morale. It notes psychological and aesthetic benefits, urges using best quality paint as cost efficient per square foot, and emphasizes long term value through regular upkeep and improved appearance.

Home garden season notes on painting wood for frames

The article advises painting hotbeds and cold frames on all six surfaces to prevent rot from ground contact. It suggests a medium or light uray finish as most satisfactory for durability and preservation.

Built-In Seats Grow Popular for Cozy Home Space

Built in seats remain favored by homeowners as houses shrink and space is saved. They blend with bookcases and hearths to enhance coziness and beauty. The Derby horse races were instituted by the Earl of Derby in 1780.

Earl of Derby

From Scrubs to Profitable Cows in Iowa Arkansas Trial

Iowa State College experiment shows crossbreeding with pure-bred bulls boosts milk and fat yields when cows are well fed. Seven cows from Arkansas received alfalfa and balanced rations, improving milk output from 3,084 to 4,908 pounds yearly and fat from 149 to 230 pounds average. Younger animals respond more strongly to good feeding and care.

Iowa Arkansas

Control Tomato Blight With Spraying Or Dusting

Tomato plants suffer leaf spot blight and sun scald, reducing fruit maturity. Control via Bordeaux spraying or dusting on rich soils. not always profitable on poor soils. Start with stocky plants, keep gardens clean to prevent disease. USDA Bulletin 1288 provides full details.

United States Department of Agriculture

Protein Supplements Cut Feed Costs in Fattening

The article notes that cheap fattening corn with protein-rich supplements remains the most economical concentrate. It states cottonseed meal is the cheapest protein supplement for cattle and sheep, while tankage suits hogs. Even on pasture, adding protein lowers the cost of gains for cattle and hogs.

Field Feeding and Corn Crop Timing Advice

Field feeding of corn is most successful in dry weather. Do not keep pigs in corn fields after heavy rains as they waste corn and harm the land. Early corn varieties yield less and may delay harvest feeding for market. September or October sees a price slump.

Cockleburs Fatal to Hogs and Young Cattle Says Purdue Expert

Purdue weed specialist A A Hansen warns cockleburs can be deadly to hogs and young cattle. It is unclear if fatalities stem from plant poison or mechanical burs. If burs are mature and developed remove hogs. if burs are small and forming, danger is not present.

A. A. Hansen Purdue

Airing Tomatoes Improves Seedling Stockiness

The article advises letting in fresh air for tomato seedlings whenever possible to produce stocky plants. Open windows on sunny days above freezing, but avoid cold winds to prevent spindly growth. Fresh air in seed boxes and frames is highlighted as beneficial.

Seed Selection And The Risk Of Inferior Seed

The article warns farmers about using cheap or adulterated seeds. It argues that inferior seed disrupts crop rotations and reduces farm earnings, noting some farmers gamble on cost but end up with half or less of a crop.

Alfalfa as Ideal Hog Pasture For Green Season Feed

Extension bulletin extols alfalfa as the ideal legume for hog pasture noting early spring green forage yields and multi-year grazing. Brood sows on alfalfa with corn or barley stay healthy, mature sows graze with little grain, and one acre can carry about 15 pigs to market.

B. W. Fairbanks Extension Service Colorado Agricultural College

Summer Season to Build Silos for Storing Feed

Summer season to build silos for feed storage. Farmers prepare for winter by repairing buildings and ensuring stock housing and feed supply. Indiana tests show corn silage with clover hay reduces land needed to feed steers. The silo reduces waste and supports permanent concrete silos.

Indiana Experiment Station

Sweet Clover Seed Production in the Second Year

Sweet clover is a biennial plant and seeds in the second year after planting. If sown in spring a hay crop or pasture may occur in year one. In spring year two the seed crop should be clipped pastured or cut, though clipping or hay cutting risks the stand. pasture until about June 1 is safest, harvest for seed from late August.

First Corn Seed Selection Dictates a Good Harvest

The article stresses seed quality as essential for a strong crop. It advises selecting sound, well matured ears with bright appearance, free of mold, and to test and discard dead or weak ears. Focus on vigor, avoiding extremely rough or very starchy ears.

Farm notes advise seed, weeds, repairs and proper fertilization

Guidance on ordering certified potato seed and farm parts, cutting roadside weeds, careful soil work when wet, and avoiding poor seed risks. Highlights sweet clover as pasture and honey source, explains complete versus mixed fertilizers, and states fertilizer use cuts production costs and supports soil fertility.

Good for Nothing: A sermon onJer 18 10 and girdle allegory

Reverend J H Ralston discusses Jeremiah 18 10 using the girdle parable to warn that Christians may become good for nothing if they cling to worldliness. He urges believers to stay usable by God, citing parables and hymns to emphasize fruit over emptiness.

Core of Our Civilization Fragment Promotes Reflection

Fragment notes the Sunday as the core of civil devotion inviting solitary thought and noble society. It emphasizes reverence and contemplation as central to public life.

Imerson

Following Christ by Living New Daily Ways

William Law argues true discipleship shows in daily living. To follow Christ one must embrace new habits, act with renewed conduct, and live out faith in ordinary endeavors each day.

Christ William Law

Regard for Others in Newspaper Tone

The passage urges mindful speech and empathy to avoid wounding others. It emphasizes that kind words and sympathy cost little time yet hold priceless value in interpersonal relations.

Faith Warth as Seeing Eye and Grasping Hand

A compact reflection on Faith Warth described as the observer who perceives Him and the hands that cling to Him, emphasizing the receiving power that appropriates Him in a Wood bridge quotation.

Warth Woodbridge

Not enough sources to determine a proper headline

The given text is a short quote from Alliance Weekly and does not provide a news event, person, or location to summarize into a headline and summary. No identifiable entities or actions are present to form a factual card.

Barbarism and War Relapse Cited in Debate

A discussion argues that every war contains elements of barbarism, warning that even victorious campaigns risk moral decline and loss of civil norms amid conflict.

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