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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
7
A playful banter unfolds under moonlight as a couple jokes about luck at poker and bum hands. A scattered ad style line promotes Garfield Tea as a gentle purifier for the next day. The fragment suggests a light, humorous reading from a 20th century paper.
A humorous ad parody invites readers to take Cascarets at night for a clear waking and revived energy. It claims Cas carets aid liver and bowels without griping or sickness, unlike calomel or harsh pills, and emphasizes low cost and overnight action.
In War In the Garden of Eden Roosevelt details bazaar life a meal begins with bread and pickles then lamb kababs over embers served at long tables. The Arab eats sparingly daily but at banquets indulges fully, ending with tea and small cups of coffee.
Quotation from Boys' Life contrasts a knotty scout riddle about a rope too short on one end and a tenderfoot’s cheeky suggestion to cut and tie on a new piece, illustrating humor in early scouting dialogue.
To half pint of water add 1 oz Bay Rum a small box of Barbo Compound and % oz glycerine. Apply to the hair twice a week until it becomes the desired shade. Any druggist can prepare this or mix at home at very little cost. It darkens streaked gray hair gradually and makes hair soft and glossy. It will not cool the scalp nor be sticky or greasy and does not rub off.
In a knot tying relay a drowning victim is represented by a rope toss. Team 1 succeeds as their leader pulls in the rope, but Team 2 fails after multiple throws. A young helper near the end proclaims the victim is gone and suggests the pul motor be used.
The USDA reports two rodents, the mountain beaver and the cotton rat, as major pests. Demonstrations in Oregon and Washington address beaver damage to small fruits, while Florida sugar cane losses from cotton rats spur poisoning methods and grower guidance to cut losses to minimal levels.
Bureau of Markets reports substantial loss reductions in potatoes, lettuce, strawberries, and other vegetables due to improved grading, shipping temperature, and ventilated crates. Strawberries still decay mainly from picking and washing injuries and poor refrigeration, while southern vegetables cooled faster in proper cars and deteriorated far less than in standard cars.
The high producing dairy animal is a delicate machine and cannot keep normal production in severe winter weather. Eliminate discomforts from cold if possible. A comfortable cow will supply milk with the necessary labor for her protection. Dairy men are usually more careful with cows than farmers who only produce for family use.
An Iowa hog farmer used clover hay instead of tankage to feed brood sows last winter. Sows received abundant clover hay and corn, fresh water, and a fair-sized run a week before farrowing. Oats were given in the mornings the week prior, with corn and some dry middlings at night.
The Outlook describes Wakulla Spring as the world’s largest, about 15 miles from Tallahassee. It spans 400 feet, reaches 80 feet deep, and flows roughly 120000 gallons per minute, feeding a river 258 feet wide at its source.
Burning straw stacks stubble or corn stalks destroys fertility and only a few insects. With economical straw spreaders now available there is less excuse for burning straw stacks.
For years, seed potatoes have been treated with formaldehyde or corrosive sublimate to prevent scab and other diseases carried on tubers.
John Glass of Iowa State College reports farmers across Iowa invest profits in improvements. Last year about 8 000 hoghouses and many poultry houses were built or planned. Most farms seek water systems and sewage disposal plans, with many adding electric light plants and using farmers’ lines in Des Moines county.
J O Hanson of the university farm dairy division argues skimmilk will cease being hog feed as it already sells as milk powder casein and cottage cheese. He notes 100 pounds of skimmilk yield 17 pounds of cottage cheese and that cottage cheese equals lean beef in nourishment, making skimmilk worth about 6.12 cents per quart.
Apple wood from old trees is in demand for tool handles small articles and furniture though logs of any length are scarce. It also serves well as fireplace fuel and fetches a small premium in towns with fashionable homes.
The old fashioned potato beetle overwinters as a whitish grub in grasshopper egg pods and destroying grasshopper eggs reduces blister beetle numbers. In high price times, emphasize housing protecting and repairing implements and tools.
Soit conditions relate to potato diseases and spread nationwide in native soils. Newly planted trees depend on rapid root growth to stand upright and anchor in soil, affecting stability and development.
The article argues that location for farm buildings should emphasize saving steps time and labor. It notes a shed as most useful and points out farm machinery costs make a machine shed worthwhile since it can pay for itself.
A note on poultry farming states roosters are a nuisance and do not improve egg output. It argues hens lay eggs longer without roosters and that keeping roosters raises costs for commercial egg producers.
A newspaper note highlights market gardeners and truckers cultivating small fruits for sale, emphasizing the broad activity of local growers expanding into fruit production for commerce.
In a 1920 tale a poor mother Mrs Larkin struggles with poverty and a foundling Cyril. A neighbor scheme leads Cyril toward a foundling hospital as Dora Sperry adopts then retraces steps after Cyril answers to his lost name. A touching quest links mother love and identity.
An agricultural writer notes Canadian display at the Canadian Government Information Bureau in Kansas City includes Dent corn from Kelwood Manitoba winner of the Soft Products Exposition blue ribbon. Western provinces dominate medals across wheat barley oats and vegetables with Saskatchewan and Manitoba repeatedly placing in top prizes.
A fragment discusses Valentine stamps now resembling thrift or War Saving stamps. The piece notes no Cupid imagery and a United States of America engraving with a George Washington likeness, surrounded by a design featuring the motif $$$ $8. The tone is nostalgic and satirical about funding changes.
George described enjoying his first day at school and detailing a desk all to himself. The next day he returned home with a sad expression and said he does not think so much sitting is good for him.
A discussion notes trial devices in milling dust with a machine while contrasting the idea of a raiser. A philosophical line urges judging by present capability, not past achievements, and hints at a moral view on meaningful work being only worded selflessness.
A garbled ad touts various tonics and remedies amid a flu scare. It claims multiple products protect against influenza and urge readers to buy from Amherst Joseph Turner Company in Chicago, listing dubious cures and home remedies.
An old advertisement outlines catarrh as a local disease worsened by constitution and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures it by acting through the blood. It describes the product as a blend of tonics and blood purifiers taken internally. It also mentions Cuticura products for skin care in a separate ad.
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