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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
6
A report from London explains airmen are the eyes of the army and the camera is their weapon. Hundreds of snapshots form a complete view of enemy defenses, taken under constant danger from antiaircraft fire as pilots steady the machine for precise earthward shots.
Seattle profile of Mrs. Bessie McGillivery who inches along a narrow sill on an 85 story window. She earns $80 a month and relieves a male worker for the trenches as she risks death for a living.
Lieut. Pat O'Brien the American ace who fell 8000 feet into Germany and escaped a Hun prison camp admitted guilt in a 10,000 strong audience at the Greek theater He acknowledged repainting UC Berkeley's gold letter O on Charter Hill which had glowed green on St Patrick's Day years ago The mystery spanning several years was resolved by his confession.
In Sheboygan Wisconsin flour sack dresses return as wartime influence wanes. Mrs Anna Schuler crafted a white summer dress from 12 flour sacks and it attracts attention, setting a pace for local fashion and driving demand for the style.
James D. Rhodes of Pittsburgh states a method to extract potash from cement dust. Judge Charles P. Orr ordered Rhodes to partner with an Ohio cement company to test the process aiding the government for munitions and fertilizers.
A fledgling American pilot makes his first solo flight at a British training airdrome with a British instructor beside him. The June scene shows the quiet airfield, the droning planes, and the moment the student takes off under careful supervision and guidance.
A National City bank compilation shows American cows supplied about 600000 pounds of condensed milk exports in the year ending June 30 1918 valued at 70000000 dollars, mainly for the French expeditionary force. Butter and cheese exports pushed total to the century mark, with 1917 figures at 50000000 and 25000000 dollars in prior years.
Ida May Dinges Haywood of Long Hill Connecticut, kidnapped at age two near Mount Kisco New Jersey, has learned her identity and contacted her brother Lieutenant George Dinges U S A stationed near Trenton. He plans to exhume foster parents to uncover documents tied to the kidnapping.
A historic whipping post with two seats labeled For Loafers has been set up at Five Points Birmingham. The display aims at idlers in the area and is shown against a backdrop of trees as Five Points is noted as a longtime gathering place for the idle wealthy.
The first museum was linked to the Palace of Alexandria where scholars lived at public expense, akin to the Prytaneum in Athens. Its origin is dated to about 280 B C by Ptolemy Philadelphus.
The French immortals are members of the French Academy within the Institute of France. Founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1635 and reorganized in 1816, the academy limits membership to forty and elects new members by the existing body.
United States naval recruits at Providence Rhode Island are being granted sixty days of leave to perform farm work. This change allows sailors to aid with agricultural tasks during a designated period.
An editorial advocates substituting fish and pond produced foods for red meats to conserve grain for wartime needs. It urges family fish ponds and pond frog farming as practical means to provide fresh meat locally, reduce cereal consumption, and offer recreation and economy.
Skim milk is a top feed for young pigs and, with grain and green pasture, boosts pork gains. Finishing bogs through good flesh then cornfield cowpeas improves efficiency. Good pastures drive profitable beef. regular horse feeding reduces digestive disorders like colic.
A list of fish native to various regions including New England Middle Atlantic South Atlantic Pacific Coast and Great Lakes. Species named include alewife cod flounder haddock halibut hake mackerel shad smelt swordfish tilefish whiting bluefish bass drumfish carp catfish perch rock hake and others.
The piece argues for expanding sheep farming across the East and South through better breeding, restocking, forage crops, and pasture use. It calls for local action against sheep-killing dogs, parasite elimination, predator protection, and markets for lambs at 70 to 80 pounds to support larger breeding flocks.
Farmers are urged to tar-seeingly plan to secure their winter feed in September and October to avoid spoilage and winter delivery uncertainty when demand often outruns mills output.
The velvet bean can be grazed in fields by various livestock, with cattle noted as a primary beneficiary. The practice supports livestock feeding by providing forage and protein-rich forage options for ranchers and farmers.
A wartime editorial urges strict economy to fuel military needs. It advocates avoiding luxuries, saving through thrift and systematic budgeting, and buying Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps to boost production and labor for the war effort. It notes county tax stamping results and highlights a Russia information mission and local shortages.
Five-year-old White asks why washing makes him hard to manage. He cites a joke with his mother about not being able to do a thing with his hair after washing. The household joke hints at parental expectations and child behavior.
A playful note on gossip highlighting that human speech uses 44 facial and throat muscles to shape voice. The piece muses on chatter as a social glue and invites readers to consider everyday talk as a small shared performance.
Mary asks a jeweler to settle how to pronounce a ring term. The jeweler corrects with a playful exclamation declaring the word elass, resolving a lighthearted domestic argument in London Tit-Bits style.
An attribution to George Macdonald asserts that a man’s work is not random but destined, suggesting deliberate effort and purpose behind achievement. The quote emphasizes responsibility and perseverance guiding one’s path.
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