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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
8
The article argues that despite abundance, many people starve themselves due to poor knowledge of diet. It urges educators to teach rational food selection and calls for accessible family physicians to guide feeding for all ages. It links proper nutrition to strong bodies and resistance to cancer and diseases.
Winter care guidance for fowls advises using coal oil to treat lice on birds and hens, warns of scaly leg disease in mother hens, and suggests greasing chicks' shanks. It recommends 36 pound bronze toms, tarred paper for insulate walls, level dropping boards, natural heat, earth floors, and proper egg collection times to reduce losses. Turkeys may also be affected as weather turns damp.
The article lists diverse innovations from waterproofing matches by dipping in paraffin to a stand enabling belt driven engine repairs. It mentions a hand warming tube with asbestos wick, a Greek machine that cleans and packs over 150 cases of currants hourly without touching fruit, and a lighter cooler fiber helmet for electric welders.
Beginning years ago, a Boston company now ships 2,000,600 eggs weekly from China. Eggs are broken and dried at a Shanghai plant in the Yangtze district, using American machinery and Chinese workers who never touch the eggs. The product is sent to American bakers.
A brief home tip explains watering ferns and flowers by using a washing tub with bricks as a resting bed. Add about two inches of water, set the plant pots on the bricks, and place the tub where they receive morning sun to keep them fresh during a absence.
The article traces Texas history from French and Spanish flags to Mexican rule and the Lone Star Republic, noting later incorporation into the United States. It emphasizes the struggle among empires, bloodshed, and Texas independence as a notable national sovereignty example.
New York World notes Graham bread and flour were devised by Rev. Sylvester Grahiam a New England clergyman who promoted vegetarian dietary theory and died in Northampton Massachusetts sixty five years ago.
The stickleback constructs a seaweed and plant nest with two guarded entrances. It weaves materials carefully and stays on guard until the chosen mate signals acceptance, as described in Popular Science Monthly.
A church scene unfolds as baby receives baptism with a hush in the congregation. John leans to his mother and asks loudly whether the water is hot or cold, adding a moment of unintended levity to the rite.
The Cherokees lead with 41,824 members while Seminols are last at 3,127. Chickasaws Choctaws and Creeks comprise the remaining total of over 833,000 members in the territory.
A compact guide offers several soups with practical steps. Quick Mutton and Potato Soup uses mutton stock and cream to finish. veal stock with vermicelli and ink blends thickening, while a Tomato sago soup combines stock and inkless tomato serves hot. Chicken and barley soups detail long simmer times with aromatics and stock, finishing with seasoned, hot dishes.
State Superintendent A M Deyoe urged Governor Clarke to send requests to the legislature for higher appropriations. He proposed boosting normal training from 125000 to 150000 and consolidates from 100000 to 125000, citing growth in districts, new buildings, park land, and increasing enrollments across Iowa.
The recipe directs slicing six fresh carrots and browning them in butter. Add sugar, salt, and enough beef stock to reach the desired soup quantity, simmer until tender, then pass the carrots through a sieve. Reheat and serve with croutons. A butter flour binder may be used if desired.
Dr Paul Bartsch of the National Museum told the Aquarium Society that fish have souls and that physiognomy reveals a fishs character. He said humans share a soul and that some fish are sluggish while others are lively, much like people.
From Pearson's Weekly, the piece notes whales dive to 8,000 feet where water pressure should crush them, and describes how whales avoid injury. It adds that eagles soar at 30,000 to 40,000 feet where human life cannot, and asks how both survive.
The piece argues the human heart remains a mystery after a Supreme Court justice declared it cannot be fully plumbed. It notes descriptions of the heart as broad and hollow and suggests a bottomless nature, echoing earlier creative depictions of creation and emptiness.
Japanese claim credit for the folding fan noting the original palm leaf form could not fold. It states Japan conceived the idea of attaching a half circle of paper to a stick frame joined at one end, producing the collapsible fan.
A fragmented reminiscence notes that a life remembered after death holds greater meaning than any period of its living. The message emphasizes enduring memory shaped by loved ones and their grief.
Elizabeth van Benthuysen reports that looming war in Europe threatens Holland’s bulb industry, risking destruction of imported bulbs for decades. The piece then offers practical guidance for winter bulb forcing at home using pots, fiber, water methods, and tips on soil, pot size, layering, and temperatures, encouraging careful experimentation.
An abundant supply of flowers can be had in every home from Thanksgiving until Easter at low cost using Roman hyacinths and narciss. Plant bulbs in shallow boxes with soil and keep tops showing, water well, and store in a cool cellar until December. Bring into living room for Christmas blooms with regular watering.
Garden notes advise tying tall brittle growers to supports to protect from storms. Cut everlasting and grasses when fully opened, bind into bunches, hang heads down to dry in shade for winter bouquets.
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