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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
3
An iceless refrigerator using evaporation keeps meats fruits and milk cool. Built from a wooden frame with screen wire and two enamel coats the design includes adjustable shelves and a cover with wicks dipping into an upper water pan to drive cooling through capillary evaporation.
Gary Indiana is described as a "made to order" city founded 12 years ago by United States Steel. It grew from virtually nothing to a thriving steel hub with mills, factories, and a busy waterfront, and now functions as a Chicago suburb with rapid population expansion likely reaching toward 100,000.
The Omaha Bee cites promoters praising the gas driven tractor as a replacement for horse labor. Promoters claim tractors lift farming to industrial progress, work under conditions horses cannot, and need only driver changes to operate continuously in fields.
A fragment from a historical recipe page describes Missouri hoe cake with cornmeal, baking powder, salt, fat, and water, forming small cakes to bake until browned. It also mentions unsweetened fruit juice preservation and barley popovers with barley flour and eggs, reflecting era cooking and sugar scarcity.
A ten year period ending December 31 1916 shows U S church membership rising from 85 068 058 to 42 044 374 a 39 9 percent increase. Churches total grows to 228 007, sinisters rise to 191 722 and Sunday school scholars jump to 20 569 531. Denominations cover 201 with 15 742 262 Roman Catholics and 25 691 774 Protestant members, noting baptism rules and membership practices vary by group.
A historical cooking note outlines methods for a Cheese and Rice Souffle using American cheese white sauce cooked rice eggs and a hot water bake, Liberty Ice Cream with evaporated milk honey raspberries and lemon extract, and tips to dry corn for long storage. It covers substitutions like rice flour replacing barley flour and general drying and canning considerations.
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station advises thorough cleaning and disinfection of laying houses before pullets move in. Provide at least four square feet per bird, raise fixtures, ensure ventilation with a front muslin curtain, maximize sunlight, keep the house dry, and use a concrete floor with a cinder bed. Include a 3 by 4 foot dust box 144 feet deep and supply vegetables for hens.
The Stars and Stripes explains that doughboy applies to every American soldier in the AEF, from infantry and artillery to medical, signal corps, and officers. The term, dating to Civil War days, originally described an enlisted infantryman but now encompasses all branches and ranks.
A paper box now contains built in cigarette papers. A lever converts a car body into an open two seater. An electric heater prevents moisture on windshields. The olive trees in Jerusalem’s Garden of Olives are over a thousand years old.
A wartime bulletin explains milk as a economical food source, urging farmers to boost dairy output and consumers to maintain cleanliness and proper handling. It highlights pasteurization limits, bottle delivery, refrigeration, and sanitation to prevent contamination and protect infant health.
An exhortation praising milk as essential for all ages. It highlights milk’s health benefits, vitality, nerves, and strength, claiming it surpasses coffee and tea. The text urges widespread daily consumption and urges people to drink another glass of milk.
A promotional passage extols bread and milk as a universal, comforting meal. It argues that after labor or study anyone can quickly regain strength and vitality with a simple bowl of bread and milk, praising its value for workers, students, housewives, and business people alike.
A satirical blend notes tramps living a vegetable life and a quip about beats. References to Gold brick purchasers and New York being peeved over Grant's tomb as a billboard appear with mention of Mrs Houlihan Wan and a double life amid lawyer dialogue in a Boston Evening Transcript frame.
A playful exchange riffs on Bastille Day with a cheeky line about Eve and Adam turning the fall into a holiday. The quick banter teases jealousy and festive spirit without further context.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure-all for backache kidney and bladder troubles plus related organ ailments. It claims quick relief cleansing of kidneys and blood and warns of cloudy urine and stone sediment. Buy from a druggist with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
A discussion on silage as sheep feed notes it is highly palatable and suitable for all classes of sheep when of good quality. Sour, moldy, or frozen silage should not be fed. Farmers only recently paid attention to its use, with issues arising from poor quality or improper feeding rather than the feed itself.
The piece discusses using feeds other than corn for pork production and storage in silos for cows sheep or beef cattle. It warns about sore shoulders in horses from ill fitting collars and hames. It cautions against early boar use before ten months and notes sow heat cycles lasting about three days with re-estrus in three weeks.
Late summer and early fall strain sows and late-farrowed pigs. Without green food, feeding costs are likely to rise for the feeder, increasing overall expenses and pressuring production.
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