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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
3
County Agricultural Agent Fred F. Clark warns that proper canning methods endorsed by the U S Department of Agriculture prevent botulism. He notes spoilage risks if directions arent followed and advises boiling doubtful contents and discarding spoiled cans. He describes cold pack steps and sterilization to 212 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 to 4 hours.
A White Side county Illinois method uses common barrel salt to preserve soft corn in cribs. James B Bennett Co found 2 to 2.5 barrels of salt per 1000 bushels, about 10 quarts per wagon load, sprinkled as corn is cribbed. Salted corn stays cool and sweet, dries through winter, and does not heat, preserving green corn into spring.
The Monticello council met December 3 1917 with all members present. The city treasurer reported the treasury balance and clerk recorded levies for water rents and meter sales. Bills approved include Monticello Express Jones County Times Ricklefs & McNeill Hall Mfg Co Neptune Meter Co Monticello Electric Co and others. A five percent discount on water rates is allowed if paid by the 10th of the first month of each quarter.
Major Gordon quotes belief in immortality amid trench life while citing Fosdick and Muller on souls. The piece notes Tasmanians’ belief in an afterlife and scientists’ doubts. It also recalls Huxley’s fear of eternal ignorance despite science, reflecting a voice on mortality.
A playful exchange features a maid asked what she is knitting. She coyly answers that she plans a sock or a sweater and admits she cannot be sure which. The Kansas City Star captures the light humorous moment with a wink.
Anamosa man who tends his farms closely builds a rack over his furnace register to dry corn. He claims to dry about six bushels per day and that the dry kernels will fly from the cob when dropped. He plans this to store soft corn until $2 corn next year makes it worthwhile.
The remark argues submarines must sink enemy ships faster than rivals build new ones. By the same logic, German forces would prevail if they defeat all opposing armies, a claim framed as a reasoned conclusion.
In a dispatch from New York Herald sources, Petrograd political factions push for an immediate peace settlement regardless of terms, signaling a hardline stance amid ongoing negotiations and the broader war effort.
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