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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
8
French designers push bright cretonne as midsummer dresses hats and accessories surge with color while chintz and mauve gray options offer subtler style. Children and adults embrace the fabric for imaginative play clothes and affordable country wear.
Simple household methods for setting dye colors in fabrics. Details include vinegar for blue and pink reds, sugar of lead for lavender, alum or sugar of lead for greens, ox gall for black or deep colors, and salt solutions as alternatives. Avoid hot water and strong soaps. wash garments separately.
The soft wrist gauntlet glove gains popularity this fall with brown, thick beaver and gray shades in demand. Contrasting color treatment appears in the gusset and wrist strap, featuring blending slides that vary darker or lighter than the glove itself.
USDA guidance notes that flavor texture and fat distribution determine table quality. Females milder than males. caponizing brightens breast meat. Age, exercise, feeding alter flavor and fat. onions or garlic impart objectionable taste.
Linco county Mississippi farmers observed a stump removal demo comparing digging pulling and burning. After estimates the group found burning the cheapest method when stumps were far from town for wood sale, noting that air flow from digging aided rapid destruction.
A practical note describes a farmer using a want list to track tasks and items needed for farm work. It outlines how merchants’ listing habits can guide a farmer in organizing chores and supplies efficiently.
The guide emphasizes a snug warm location for hens in winter and a cool comfortable area in summer. It stresses consistent shelter to protect from cold and heat and to maintain stable conditions for poultry well being.
The saying advises farmers to catch weed growth early and apply tough measures to keep fields weed free. It frames early intervention as key to successful cultivation and garden maintenance.
Good food sunshine and fresh air are mighty fighters against disease as a simple health reminder from a public welfare feature.
The article explains milk production as a key measure of a doe's value, noting two quarts daily as good and three quarts as excellent if maintained for seven to ten months. It cites USDA guidance and German figures, compares goats to cows for drinking and cooking use, and mentions infant and cheese use.
Bureau of Markets specialists warn growers and shippers that most losses come from careless handling from harvest to shipping. Damaged skins invite infection, worsen appearance, and require deep peeling, increasing waste. Proper handling can largely prevent these losses.
Advice urges farmers to plan harvest help weeks ahead as workers move northward with the season. Roving crews can leave early, forcing higher rates to finish gathering before spoilage. prioritize efficient local labor sources.
Advises careful selection of a harness for mine away teams. Emphasizes heavy, strong reins breeching holdback straps tugs traces belly bands and yoke straps to ensure control and safety during heavy tasks.
Farmers warned to harvest radishes and lettuce promptly to avoid tough heat and bitter leaves. Geese are described as hardy and easy to keep, needing only grass in summer and mild winter shelter.
An article notes poults require a high protein and easily digestible ration and warns that lime scarcity arises from the widespread use of lime to sweeten soils, impacting the Middle West.
The article explains the shift from simple shelters to well planned barns. It describes a two-stable dairy and horse barn with room for five stock horses and twenty eight cows, twin feed stores, and a central feeding alley. It emphasizes solid walls, concrete floors, and separate horse and cow areas to protect milk quality.
An evolving farm building era shows weather proof barns boosting milk flow in cold weather. Improved barns keep animals healthier and workers’ tasks easier, highlighting two main goals: animal comfort and caretaker convenience. Modern barns feature durable materials, first class workmanship, ventilation systems to prevent drafts, and sanitary fixtures like steel stanchions and fresh water cups.
The article explains how automated water systems and connected silos improve barn operations. It compares 19th century and modern barns, noting that durable, steel-frame structures reduce long term costs and boost productivity. Farmers are urged to consider efficient design when building new cattle facilities.
An old tale from the mission house follows Lone Beaver as he prays for flour bacon tea and sugar and ends in loneliness and starvation after his faith yields nothing. He compares the Lord to the Drudson's Bay company in despair.
Delicacies not widely shipped include soft shelled turtles and other home grown items. They rival coastal favorites in quality but vanish from markets due to shipping issues and strong local consumption.
The article urges mothers to tell children tales that teach kindness honesty and discernment of good and evil. It notes storytelling aids memory and moral development, and mentions the public library supporting these efforts.
A thrift magazine note invites readers to procure books that charm children with a mix of children's stories, crime tales, and dance themes, promising engaging adventures for young readers.
The census shows Japanese cities with 100000 inhabitants or more. Polkya, the capital, leads with 2,173,162 residents in the latest counts.
Brief note explains the ermine, a weasel, changes to white fur during winter. It highlights the seasonal adaptation and its visibility against snowy environments.
In Marshal Michigan Joseph Towns proprietor of Savoory Meat Market recounts how Tanlac relieved his worst troubles hall he was near collapse. He credits the medicine with restored health energy and a successful business revival noting a gain of twenty two pounds and better sleep.
An old advertisement warns buyers to check for the Bayer name on genuine aspirin tablets sold for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism and toothache. It notes aspirin packets of twelve cost a few cents and that pharmacists offer larger sizes.
The article discusses authors Dro WP and Du Dors analyzing age related food needs and notes a 24 percent higher intake in prewar men. It cites Mary iy dtendry tive anadesti and Dr. Da Dots comparing results with earlier work, linking energy use to muscular activity in adolescent boys.
In a strained scene, Uncle compliments Frances for asking for more soup while a guest named Knees expresses distress over the conversation. The dialogue shows awkward social pressure and a failed attempt at humor as the group navigates table manners and etiquette.
Fragments describe men returning home amid feverish conditions, with lingering uncertainty about safety and well being as communities faced illness and disruption.
The Berkeley Board of Education votes to proceed with a $0 bond funded project converting a city building and site into a central playground and recreation center. The plan envisions school playgrounds operated by a local commission for youth recreation.
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