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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
5
The guide from the US Department of Agriculture explains how to maximize protein at minimal cost by selecting foods with high protein content and considering cooking effects. It lists protein amounts across meats dairy legumes nuts cereals and notes cooked versus raw weight changes and the impact on protein density.
A collection of pithy sayings on work, speech, wealth, dignity, and gender. The quips note that authority away from the boss changes behavior, restraint is wiser than aggression, fortune buys access, and frugality differs by perspective among men and women.
An Eastern backyard poultrykeeper, a brickyard owner, breeds Rhode Island Reds and sells breeding cockerels for $2.50 each. His small flock rarely exceeds 75 hens with houses representing a modest investment. He selects eggs from hens mated to show cockerels and, starting late winter, sets eggs with up to 25 broody hens often sitting at once.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer Schuyler argues in Good Housekeeping that indiscriminate hanging cheapens decor. A picture’s value rises with fit to surrounding items, proper height, and compatible background. avoid moderns with antiques and crowded walls.
A farmer sets eggs with friends who provide free setting, with a fall pick of hatchlings as payment. He sells up to 100 cockerels yearly, mainly via newspaper and farm periodical ads. Shipping is by case and guaranteed satisfaction or money back.
A farmer from the Crystal River Irrigated District near Glenwood Springs Colorado becomes a national potato expert for the U S Food Administration. Mr Sweet serves as president of the Potato Association of America and the Colorado State Potato Growers Association.
Ahearn of Kansas State Agricultural College says window boxes can brighten homes with modest expense. Outdoor boxes use evergreens like red cedar and arbor vitae with 6 to 18 inch plants arranged by height. Indoor boxes may feature Boston fern German ivy and red geraniums with monthly fertilizer and fading flowers removed. East or south light suits most window plants.
A recipe invites serving Roquefort cheese filling in washed celery sticks with olive oil Worcestershire paprika and butter. Fill stalks and pair with hot toasted crackers and coffee for dessert as described in the home kitchen note.
Recipe directions for curry chicken using onion garlic curry powder salt cream or milk and shredded coconut served with boiled rice. Also a breakfast griddle cake method uses soaked bread in sour milk flour and soda with cornment for variety.
Cream fat with sugar then beat in an egg. Mix in rolled oats salt and baking powder. Combine into dough and bake into macaroons.
A brief note instructs mixing shredded fish with cornmeal mush and a beaten egg with baking powder, then frying in deep fat. It adds that salt fish should be freshened before use.
The passage stresses maintaining cohesion among items while allowing proper spacing to preserve their decorative impact. It argues for preserving visual harmony and avoiding crowding that diminishes presentation.
The text describes two Tasmanian mammal species noting that females lay eggs and young hatch like birds. It identifies the echidna as a primitive mammal bridling between mammals and reptiles, about porcupine size, with dense spines and a slender white horn beak. It details its digging claws, burrow nest, and eggs in a flexible shell.
A market analyst predicts hog prices at $10 per hundredweight, prompting questions about downstream effects on bacon costs. Consumers wonder if higher hog prices translate to pricier bacon or if processing margins offset the rise.
The article notes shrapnel's fame in World War I and traces its use back to Waterloo. It explains high explosive shells for trenches and air defense, and states a single shrapnel shell can wound or kill a platoon, as it explodes covering many yards.
Ruth’s mischief leads to a swollen heartache for a mother as she confronts her daughter. In a playful twist Ruth deflects with a self deprecating line calling herself a chip off the blockhead.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines vaccination disinfection quarantines and farmer organization as key to hog cholera control. County agents coach farmers, lend instruments, and sell serum at cost to reduce losses and protect neighboring herds.
Vintage-era observations describe wartime fabric limits shaping lean skirts and fastenerless gowns. French and American designers adopt two piece gowns, loop braids, and sash ties while coats feature loop closures and loose capes to cope with material shortages.
Kansas dairy expert A B Neale explains how country butter can exceed creamery standards. He cites faults in milking, cooling, and ripening, and details a fireless cooker method and precise temperatures for best churning, washing, salting, and packaging butter in one-pound prints.
Breeders dedicate themselves to one or two or three breeds to raise purebred stock. They claim purebred stock, refined by specialty breeders, yields more uniform products and higher profits.
Farmers are advised to raise crops specifically for dairy cattle feed rather than keeping cows to consume crops. Not all crops suit dairy cows and feed should match nutritional needs. avoid forcing cows to eat unsuitable crops.
Advice stresses proper planting and ongoing care to ensure healthy growth. It asserts that with correct methods not a single vine shrub or tree in a hundred should perish.
Garden guidance urges homeowners to spray trees this fall if signs of San Jose scale are present, aiming to protect tree health and prevent infestation.
A cow to give milk must be built that way and fed for that purpose.
The chiffon velvet wrap uses wide patterns with black fox and lynx trims. Designers promote bright colors and sable or chinchilla collars, showing fur inside for a turned up collar with a narrow fur band visible at the top.
The article notes a fall height rule for women’s boots, prescribing seven inches as a proper and attractive boot height. It argues this aligns with conserving raw materials and counters fashion trends from prior seasons, citing Uncle Sam’s orders on boot design.
A fragment notes a French modern black satin garment with a jaunty owl motif. The description mentions turned black enfis at the elbow length sleeves and a distinctive material finish.
A reflective quote urges readers to hold their loved ones close and give thanks, attributed to Thackeray, emphasizing human loneliness and gratitude.
The article notes a shift away from laced boots toward buttoned designs like the Wilkip boot with fourteen buttons and models with twelve or ten buttons. Laced boots are criticized as dumpy and ungraceful, especially for low-topped versions, while height measurements relate to heel attachment rather than ground clearance.
Describes delicate gown colors for evening wear, noting faint rose pale blue orchid and other hues. Mentions pairing with metal threads and sumptuous brocade to enhance beauty of the ensemble.
The new bustle silhouette is praised as a change from the straight line garment but is usable only by women with slender figures, restricting its wearability to the slim.
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