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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
8
Tips on cooking carrots for vitamin intake and cleaning methods for glass. Thaw frozen pipes gently, open faucets to test flow, and work from the bottom up for sewer pipes. Bake orange turnover biscuits with a sugared rind filling and butter. Select proper bed sheets with ample side and end margins and straight hems.
The U S Department of Agriculture offers verified dealers for alfalfa seed at $9 but certification, not verification, ensures purity by variety and freedom from weed seed. H D Hughes of Iowa State College recommends certified Grimm or Cossack seed from Dakota or Montana, stressing certification for reliable quality in alfalfa and other crops.
H D experimental work from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station warns buyers to demand state department of agriculture labeled seed showing dealer name container quantity variety pure seed weed seed and test date. Law bans sale of seed with more than one prohibited weed seed per 5 grams, listing several weeds. Enforcement rests with Des Moines department. laboratories at Iowa State College aid farmers with purity and germination testing. Plan now to raise the 1929 pigs and chickens on new grounds.
County Agent Wortman reports at Monday afternoon cooperative creamery gathering. The speech condemns oleomargarine versus butter, notes Iowa butter production and per capita consumption, and warns farmers against feeding oleomargarine to families. It labels oleomargarine as inferior nutrition and accuses farmers of harming the dairy industry by using it.
Home economics experts at Iowa State College advise preparing sewing gear for spring. Clean and oil the machine to remove dried gum from bearings. Inspect belts and replace worn parts. stock extra bobbins needles and tools. clean drawers and ensure ample thread tape line and sharp scissors.
The Farmers Union co operative commission charged that direct buying by packers flooded the Chicago market with hogs from Iowa and Illinois. Receipts rose by more than 60000, driving the top price from 10.65 to about 9.25, with hog values near a dollar per cwt and losses to the corn belt running into millions of dollars.
The Sioux City Journal notes the National Association of Merchant Tailors requires a wardrobe of 20 suits 12 hats several overcoats and 24 pairs of shoes for the well dressed man. It suggests most averages will cope by extending wear and reusing items while not chasing the fad.
A reader argues snowstorms reveal buses delay roads at state expense. They urge taxing buses and trucks for road damages and fines for hogging the road, calling for state action against interstate and intrastate bus traffic.
The excerpt expresses a dream of tranquil country life with a cat by the hill a beehive hum and a brook near a mill. A pilgrim shares meals a swallow nests the porch flowers bloom Lucy sings by the wheel and the village church marks their marriage vows under a taper spire.
State vital statistics chief R L McLaren explains the 1880 start and 1921 1923 1924 milestones for Iowa birth and death registration. The system uses local registrars across districts with ten day birth notices and burial permit linked death certificates. Certifications aid age, citizenship, inheritance, pensions, voting, service, school, and court matters, urging families to file promptly.
German chemist Dr. M Blasehke notes glass windows appeared in ancient Rome later than Egyptian glass making. Early panes were small about 12 by 16 inches, with larger examples rare. By Cicero’s era windows were unknown, but a century later many households owned glass, aiding mosaic work in Ravenna and Constantinople.
The article traces early hydroairplane ideas from Hugo Mattullath and Curtiss at Lake Keuka in 1908. It notes safety floats under wings to aid retrieval after crashes and recalls Langley’s water testing. Fabre is credited with the first practical hydroairplane flight on March 28, 1910, at Martigues on the Seine.
The text urges men to marry in their twenties for happiness, claiming happiness rises as a man approaches forty. It argues a forty year old may be a different or better man but demands gentler temper and simplicity of heart. It warns that a woman marrying a bachelor at forty will face higher demands and less reward.
The piece argues ignorance is not a sin but remaining ignorant is. It states the core lessons of life come without college, including love, kindness, unselfishness, and gentleness. It encourages energetic, capable people to educate themselves and pursue rugged life truths.
In a tense office confrontation, Jamey Stillman berates a bank culprit over an error. A visitor fears a violent outcome and warns of a nervous breakdown, then later receives a cordial invitation to the Stillman home where his wife notes a remarkable holiday from the quarrel.
Dr William McGovern discusses vampire bats in South America noting they can drain a sleeper without waking them and avoid attacking awake individuals. He also describes Amazonian medicine men’s massage, herbs, poisons, and possible hypnotic knowledge.
In a discussion quoted from Lesley Storr's "Lady, What of Life" the author outlines four archetypes of women. The unfortunates seek emotional outlets in religious or external affairs, the latest model asserts social power, feline women are mischief makers, and bovine women prefer home peace and quiet.
The Book of Kells, created by an Irish monk in Kilke, Ireland, is praised as a rare and beautiful medieval gospel manuscript. It survived theft and now rests in a Dublin treasure room, lauded for its intricate design and precise micro details.
A woman panics during a building blaze tied to her husband’s workplace. She phones a friend to ease fear, fearing job loss if the fire consumes the building. The friend offers cautious sympathy while hoping for the fire’s containment.
A passage from Sir Vincent Corbett's Reminiscences recalls the Duke of Cambridge visiting the pope. The duke mused that crowds praising the pope today may soon turn against him, fearing royal thefts and broad envy.
The child Winnie visits Aunt Lois and asks for cookies. Aunt Lois says she has no gumption. Winnie retorts that Grandma uses baking powder instead of gumption.
A French sailing crew sighted an uninhabited island named Juan de Neve near Madagascar. White dogs, later joined by more, howled to signal others, leading the crew to depart despite uncanny canine activity. The tale, echoed by the Prankfurter Zeitung, is treated as potentially authentic by Pierre Van Ponsson.
The MacDougalls of Argyllshire used ravens as navigation on a voyage to discover Iceland. After a series of birds returning home, a third raven guided the expedition toward land, leading them to the unknown island of Iceland.
Mrs Blank traveling from southern Kansas to Topeka asks a brakeman at Ottawa about a missing parlor lamp. The anxious inquiry breaks routine as she searches the moving train for the small possession amid a busy transfer.
A short scene shows three year old Robert reading his new story book on the floor. His mother offers to read, but the child proposes finishing the tale first and then sharing the book after.
A fragmented tale recounts a husband attempting bread baking that fails to rise until a sun warmed stone burial site appears to cause the dough to rise. The story centers on a grave and a tint stone placed on it and a dramatic discovery by the husband.
Mr Peckton reveals he shares the house with Mrs Peckton's poodle who imitates its mistress. The clever animal resists comfortable routines, avoiding papers and newspapers tied with marks, signaling its wary, intelligent behavior.
A father tutors his son Walter as he struggles with a subtraction problem. The boy asks for help in a humorous exchange about why subtraction is hard, joking that a similar task would be simpler if a town could shoot to add without trouble.
Big Ben weighs 1514 tons and was cast in 1858. When atmospheric conditions are favorable the bell’s sound can be heard throughout London.
The Department of Commerce estimates that each foot of fir exported yields at least $1 in trade value for American business, highlighting fir as a profitable export and a driver of the nation’s commerce.
In 1928 a birds band led by Robin Redbreast rehearsed chorus and solo roles with carding parts for orioles whippoorwills woodpeckers and thrushes. The concert drew friends and neighbors who posted notices advertising the season opener and celebrated the season’s first bird music recital.
The text lists the nine Muses daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne. It assigns each muse a domain from epic poetry to astronomy including Calliope for epic poetry, Clio for history, Erato for love poetry, Thalia for festivals and comedy, Melpomene for tragedy, Terpsichore for dancing, Euterpe for instrumental music, Polyhymnia for singing and choral art, and Urania for astronomy.
In Florence 1407 Savonarola ordered a bonfire to destroy books pictures masks and items of frivolity. A Venetian merchant offered 22 000 gold florins for the vanities but the offer was rejected and his portrait was added to the pyre. It is said no valuable book or printing was destroyed.
The canal origin of the famous New Orleans trench fortification is noted with Gen Andrew Jackson building breastworks on the near bank. Both British and American forces were responsible for constructing other city defenses during the era.
An electric safeguard fuse protects systems by melting a metal link when excess current passes. The fuse, part of the circuit, stops current flow by breaking the circuit to prevent damage.
A jumble of riddles and puns about animals and everyday items. Questions mix spelling errors with playful misdirections like why a duck goes into water and when a lamp post becomes a lamplighter. The set relies on wordplay and homophones to provoke chuckles.
A kindergarten scene features five year old Gertie answering questions on siblings. She says she has one sister and one and a half brothers. She explains the half brother is half her brother and hue Martan's, reflecting a humorous misstatement.
Clyde asks for something different after finishing soup toast and baked apple. He says he wants something not good for him, showing his hunger and imagination in a tender kitchen moment with his father offering more toast.
A small girl named Betty practices on her first pair of roller skates on a street. She answers Miss S about skating with courage, saying she wants to skate but must learn to fall first.
A prominent figure, described as an ottor, cautioned that optimism requires clear vision and not misty optics in a reflective address on vision and progress.
A line from the Atchison Globe questions universal morality, suggesting every man harbors thoughts that could render him a villain. The quip reflects a cynical view of human nature and moral judgment.
Historical note claims Liberia copied its flag design from the United States, linking national symbols between the two nations. The statement highlights alleged similarities and cultural exchanges shaping Liberia’s flag.
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