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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
8
The article urges expanding and beautifying home grounds to improve family life. It favors an ample lawn, strategic tree and shrub placement, a children’s playhouse, concrete walks, and orderly farm-building surroundings. It promotes practical, tasteful landscape as essential to health, happiness, and good farm management.
Readers are urged to use coleus in window boxes when garden space is limited. Yellow scarlet and gray centauren with golden pyrethrum provide rapid color. keep boxes well watered as evaporation is high. Water generously by the pailful to ensure thriving plants similar to garden beds.
Seed sowing for hardy annuals should begin early in shallow boxes or pots placed in a warm window or hotbed. Sow again in two to four weeks for succession and to guard against first time failure. Use fine sandy loam, preferably from roted hotbeds or old pasture, mixed with sand and a little manure.
Rome Aug 11 Italians announced the capture of Goritz the keystone of the Austro Hungarian front along the Isonzo river The victory the greatest since the war began saw about 20000 prisoners taken and opens the road to Trieste Menace to Pola naval stronghold follows.
Gov Hatfield, in Huntington for the Republican convention, sent special relief trains to Coal River and Cabin Creek after reports that more than 150 people drowned and about 5,000 were made homeless. Loss of life at Cabin Creek could exceed 100 with $1,000,000 in damage. two passenger trains near St Albans are marooned.
Russian forces broke Teutonic lines along the Sereth and Graberka rivers south of Brody in northern Galicia and seized six villages and the ridge they occupy. More than 8,000 prisoners were taken, per a Sunday war office release. Berlin meanwhile reports Russians withdrawn from positions near Tarecze on the Stokhod in southeast Volhynia.
Former Governor Frank J. Hanly nominee for the Prohibition presidential ticket says he will not support the plank endorsing the initiative referendum and recall. He stated the stance in his acceptance speech after receiving official nomination notification at his Indianapolis home.
Paris reports the Official Journal publishes No 1 blacklist names of American individuals and firms under the trading with the enemy act. The list matches the London July 18 edition in content.
In Chihuahua City on Aug 11 Villa bandits attacked a passenger train on the Torreon and Durango railroad at Norlh. They were repulsed and in the running fight General Aguilar was killed.
Former United States Senator John M. Thurston died in Omaha Nebraska after months of illness. His wife Mrs Thurston and daughter Miss Ruth Thurston were at his bedside when he passed away marking the end of a long public career in Nebraska.
Washington reports the War Department on Monday abandoned plans to split the Mexican border force into three divisions. General Funston remains in command of all forces.
Washington August 9 Representative Garland of Pennsylvania introduced a bill appropriating $50 000 for the erection in Washington of a statue of Robert Morris financier of the American Revolution.
New York August 11 mediation by the federal board of mediation and conciliation averts a strike by 400000 railway workers. After initial reluctance the conductors' union chief A B Garretson announced acceptance on condition that the board's good offices are promptly exercised. The board members Hanger Knapp and Chambers prepared to begin conferences with both sides immediately to seek concessions and a settlement.
Acting Secretary Polk announced acceptance of General Carranza’s proposal for a joint international commission to resolve border disputes and improve U S Mexico relations. Secretary Lane will head the American side with Justice Brandeis. Mexican commissioners were named earlier. Initial talks will cover troop withdrawal and a protocol on future border operations likely at a New Jersey coastal resort.
Washington Aug 10 The child labor bill passed the senate 82 to 12 with two Republicans and ten Democrats voting against the administration measure. It bans interstate and foreign shipments of child labor products. Prohibits under fourteens from working in tanneries factories mills and requires ages fourteen to sixteen to limit work to eight hours daily six days a week.
The Senate approved the conference report on the army appropriation bill carrying 267.597 million dollars for regular army and National Guard maintenance. It funds a national defense council to coordinate transportation and industry in stress, aids dependent families of border service members, and allocates over 13 million for army aviation development.
Lloyds dispatches report the Japanese steamer Seiko Maru, which sailed from Tacoma on March 22, has not been heard from since. The update comes from London notices dated August 11.
A French torpedo boat torpedoed and sank an Austrian submarine Tuesday north of the Island of Corfu, according to a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Athens.
St Louis on August 10 reports George K. Smith secretary of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers Association leaped from an office building to his death. The 16 story fall ended instantly and authorities believe heat drove the CRAZY act.
Berlin August 10. A personal letter from President Wilson to the Kaiser concerning Poland was delivered to Foreign Secretary von Jagow by Ambassador Gerard. Jagow forwarded it to the Kaiser.
The article warns that late night activities in illuminated towns strain nerves and harm children. It urges a fixed sleep schedule with babies needing 15 to 20 hours and older children 10 to 14 hours. Adults also suffer from irregular, short sleep.
A compilation of curious animal and insect behaviors shared in a quoted exchange. The note describes a fly repeatedly crawling up a window pane, hens positioning the sun behind them while scratching, cats and dogs tending to fire positions, a mouse delaying retreat from safe food, and a tame snake seeking its keeper for food after captivity.
An American photographer notes that while artillery roars and trenches endure, air battles captivate soldiers and civilians alike. He suggests the air flyer remains the Cleopatra of war as combat in the sky remains unexpectedly striking to the seasoned.
A miscellany notes seventy millionaires receive mail at Lenox post office and a quillless Cuban porcupine, lampoons pacifism, China kerosene imports near 200 million gallons annually, and a tongs patent for baked potatoes. It cites Roumania area close to New York Massachusetts, the Prince of Wales earning 485000 yearly, Burma’s tallest railroad bridge at 800 feet, and Rome elevators used 2000 years ago per archaeologists.
The piece emphasizes firm calm control and the power of example in guiding a child. It advocates using stories to teach standards and looking ahead to prevent trouble, while noting limits on what is expected of a young child. It urges understanding a child's motives and entering their perspective before correcting behavior.
The czar of Russia is described as an expert whist player while King Constantin I of Greece is noted as an avid pedestrian. Thomas Edison started his public career as a railway newsboy. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy receives about 3 million dollars annually as civilist allowance. Judge James E Bemus of Boulder declares he will not shave.
A patchwork of kitchen musings and rough recipe instructions. The passage blends humorous acknowledgments of humanity with scattered cooking tips for Minute Soup and fruit toast style mixtures. It mentions ingredients like bread crumbs onion butter salt pepper lemon rind raisins molasses and flour with improvised steps and serving ideas.
Cut the melon in cubes remove rind dust with powdered sugar and grated nutmeg chill. Serve in sherbet cups pouring over any melon juice that escaped during preparation.
A fragmentary poem about a comforting touch of friendship. The speaker reflects on how a simple hand on the shoulder can lift mood, evoke tears, and convey empathy. It contrasts the world’s mixtures of care and pain with a belief in human kindness.
A series of aphoristic witticisms on vanity restraint and romance. The speaker notes that vanity rewards itself. some men must abstain from drink or moral compromises. doubt haunts faith. pride fuels the chronic kicker. a woman is kind only if the man deserves it. Silver-tongued lines playfully critique relationships and social behavior.
Henry Ford and his party succeed in bringing about peace in Europe. Francis Joseph has led Austria for 67 years, longer than any modern ruler on a throne. Dr. W. W. Christmas, naval architect, has a contract from the allies for aircraft with 33 000 pounds lifting capacity. J. L. Replogle, former water boy turned stock buyer, now controls Cambria Steel stock.
Custom house records show New York has effectively replaced London as the central market for luxury goods. Imports of the luxury class have risen sharply, especially in precious stones and art works, with the American auto industry importing over 111 million dollars of crude rubber last year.
A humorous exchange notes that compliments about youth flatter men but annoy women. The line highlights social double standards in aging remarks and reflects lighthearted gendered expectations.
A fragmentary dialogue features Omar Helney and Heiney discussing labor disputes and union strength. A wealthy father debates a son over living on ten dollars weekly. The tone blends humor with social commentary on money and routines.
A humorous 19th century style exchange features Mrs Blinks the restoration of oil paintings and jokes about umbrella restorers. The dialogue references Mr Pennihs a prolific writer and Miss Green’s quiet preference, followed by a quip about male authors and a playful mispronunciation moment.
An early warning guide explains how to build body resistance to prevent colds. Signs include feverish feelings, nasal and throat congestion, dull ache, headache, constipation, and bad breath. The recommended nip involves heating the body through a hot foot bath to move blood away from the head, plus a warm draft-free room.
A Providence Journal writer argues Alaska’s $7 million purchase value overlooked future food wealth. He notes 26 000 miles of coastline teeming with edible fish and says every harbor can load cargoes for world markets as prices rise and demand grows. The article stresses food wealth rivals minerals and calls for tapping new supplies.
The Krupp plant at Essen shows a tenfold rise in female workers from 1,214 in August 1914 to 13,028 in April 1916 as male staff also grows. The 1915 sickness report shows 76.60 cases per 100 women, compared with 6.221 per 100 among men.
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