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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1924
Page
3
In the vicinity of Phrogos Neck near Bort Seboytern SY a spreading old tree bears the marks of prior vet tents and timber. The narrative notes the peculiar tree beasts of OU nat boxes and the neighborhood’s shared timber history.
Rockefeller Jr purchases the estate of Qo B Wallace at Destona Philadelphia for winter residence. The property features Guinn stonework and eight surrounding beautiful gardens framed by ornate landscaping.
A collage of curiosities and facts including art in Venice, a wreath for Anzac Day, a rare 84 year old goose in Missouri, notes on coffee and plywood, rubber belts in growing lands, and a new typewriter for music transcription showing rapid key changes and multiple synitots.
Regent Rus Tafari of Abyssinia is to recover the imperial crown captured after Lord Napier's seizure. King George promised to restore the crown which has been kept since its removal at the Victoria and Albert Museum as it was prepared for shipment.
A fragment notes Nye, secretary and friend to the Democratic Presidential nominee, is often mistaken for Mr. Davis, suggesting a public curiosity about a lookalike or impersonation concern.
A fragmentary note from Tesrson's Weekly mocks the mishap of a baby being handed to an awkward guardian. The baffled tone surveys the event as a rare error in caregiving, reflecting sensationalized commentary of the period.
A brief quoted reflection ties freedom to humanity’s fate and across the world gains ground as a universal ideal affirmed by Kossuth’s sentiment. The passage frames liberty as a shared destiny for all who seek it.
The text notes that France’s state department is nicknamed Qual V Orsay after the foreign ministry building on the Quai d Orsay in Paris, by analogy to England’s Downing Street for its government offices.
A method to use one pint of wheat bran placed in a cheesecloth bag in bath water. Squeeze the bag for five minutes or until the water resembles thin porridge.
A Cedar Rapids bond issue of 2 million dollars faces voters in the fall. Guthrie Center schools claim six national health pennants. Dosse of Ida Grove added 10 thousand to a Sioux City temple fund. Bank deposits rose and loans grew in early 1920s Iowa.
A breeder gains more from showing stock than ribbons or prize money. Education through the show ring teaches animal form, helps detect defects, and sharpens judging. Exhibiting also serves as powerful advertising, displaying a breeder’s name and high quality herd to spectators and potential buyers.
Agricultural experts praise alfalfa pasture for hogs noting higher palatability and profits. Trials at Kansans station show 50 pound pigs on corn with alfalfa gained more weight and required less grain than pigs on corn alone, with yields varying by rainfall and cuttings.
After harvest a strawberry patch that has borne one crop should be renovated by plowing out plants on one or both sides and leaving a four inch strip. Cultivate the soil thoroughly and cross cultivate with a spike-toothed harrow to form a bed for new runners. New plants will grow quickly and fill to 12 to 16 inches wide by fall, then be kept within width by continued cultivation. It usually isn’t profitable to renovate patches that have produced two crops, though a home patch may yield three or four under very favorable conditions.
How to handle the broody hen in the general purpose flock and prevent losses. Confine the hens in slatted coops suspended in the shade and feed and water as for non broody birds.
A good stock of drawn combs is the most valuable asset for a beekeeper especially when honey is scarce. Producers should draw new combs in a good season to replace damaged ones and ensure frames are tightly wired with No 28 tinned wire. Langstroth frames need four horizontal wires and proper support. When extracting from new combs, remove honey in stages to avoid cracking the comb and breaking the center.
The article stresses temperature control in butter churning. Optimal range: 50 degrees in summer to 65 degrees in winter. Churning should take 30 to 45 minutes to minimize fat loss and produce firm butter. churning in 10 to 15 minutes yields soft butter and greater fat loss in buttermilk.
The text explains marl neutralizes soil acidity due to calcium content. Marl quality varies, and application depends on soil acidity. Farmers should test soil to determine quantity, with Wadsworth pit material in Michigan used in amounts from 4 to 6 yards with good results.
A collection of farm tips urges practical action over theory. It discusses clover seed quality, pest control with dogs and youth, milk yield, legume sowing, improved home grounds, replacing well walks with running water, selling perishables locally, disposing of straw and manure to curb flies, and broader messages on agricultural prosperity and animal welfare.
Wisconsin chemists identify silage mold causes. Dry corn in silos reduces oxygen, enabling mold within a day or two after storage begins. Proper packing helps, but preventing ripening before ensiling is crucial.
The text advises that drainage is not required in a silo unless excess moisture causes seepage through walls. Green corn has enough moisture to prevent excess seepage. when dry stalks are siloed, water must be added to avoid excessive dryness and spoilage.
University of Minnesota expert C E B Mickel recommends placing poison in gopher burrows. A mix of one eighth ounce strychnia alkaloid one eighth ounce baking soda and one eightieth ounce saccharin poisons four quarts of vegetable bait such as potatoes carrots parsnips beets and turnips.
Pasture sweet clover from April to August 15 with heavy grazing early in spring to encourage new shoots and prevent woody stems. Early and moderate pasturing keeps plants tender and nutritious. avoid turning in stock around July 1 with a new seeding and do not pasture as hard as older two year old fields.
A note describes using horse manure as garden fertilizer and suggests it can substitute other inputs. It mentions sigels 8 mobiles and a motor, implying machinery components, with the horses’ manure touted as an effective soil amendment.
The text argues that if the Democrats win in November the South will dominate Congress with seniority backed chairmanships. It cites figures from Illinois Texas and Tennessee and notes expected shifts in leadership including Burns and Overman as chairs, with southern control extending from committees to party leadership.
Abraham Martinez, head of Colombia information office, outlines a two route air plan linking New York with Buenos Aires and Barranquilla. The Barranquilla line connects to Bogota, while the Buenos Aires route travels via Florida and the Caribbean to Ciudad Bolivar, then Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. Hydroplanes will operate with landings along major rivers.
United States Bureau of Mines reports electric cap lamps now number about 100 000 in use among U S miners and by 1918 flame lamps declined in Pennsylvania and Britain as electric lamps surged from a few thousand to over 156 000 in Great Britain and nearly 48 000 in the United States. The note traces early mining light history from ancient times to the 1816 adoption of Sir Humphry Davy’s flame safety lamps and prior inventors.
Viators unveil a new air compass that eliminates need for charts and maps. Two army flyers on a 675 mile Dayton to Mitchel field hop used the device to align with isogonic lines and landed directly, despite potential magnetic errors. The instrument places coils around a rotor and uses the earth's magnetic field to guide the craft along charted lines.
The Bureau of Fisheries warns that demand for the Mamondback terrapin threatens extinction though 22 years of breeding work show market sized specimens can be produced. In Beaufort North Carolina ponds, over 2 000 terrapins of various ages are kept and thousands more distributed for study while some brood females have produced eggs.
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