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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1927
Page
3
Fragmented OCR notes cover pests and plants, weather science, art market tips, and a fox collar incident. Mentions include mice dangers, mesquite trees, Westminster broadcasts, rain freeze effects, a canal zone photo, and a Crown HM fox collar report.
Prominent American novelist Sinclair Lewis experiences a nervous collapse attributed to overwork while finishing his latest book, prompting medical evaluation and rest.
In a new town a cowboy visits a doctor with a bad cold and pain. The physician discovers two broken ribs hidden by the illness. The cowboy had felt a pain since the circus opened but misattributed it to the climate.
A fragmented quotation contrasts belief in a nettle with doubt about boomueh and asserts knowledge is power only when grounded. The line, attributed to Grit, emphasizes certainty as the measure of true knowledge.
Anunule Besant contends that self created binds shape today and that inner seeds of beauty and courage blossom from within you reflecting personal responsibility and growth.
The text emphasizes that life rewards come from hard work and consistent mental patterns. It asserts that one cannot expect roses from cabbages and that a wife will mirror the individual’s own mental shaping, underscoring cause and effect in personal life.
Archelaus built a splendid aqueduct to supply Jericho with water. Some arches carry the channel over valleys and remain in ruined condition.
Professor Gustafson of Minnesota College of Agriculture says mixing 600 to 800 pounds of acid phosphate with manure in a dairy rotation containing clover or alfalfa improves grain and hay yields while conserving nitrogen. He notes bulk acid phosphate costs less and suggests small groups share a cartload to save about 80 dollars per ton versus bagged material.
Drouth last spring and early summer hit Minnesota tree growth hard. Replacements must be made in shelterbelt projects run by the agricultural extension service with farmers. Cooperators who saved trees through proper cultivation and dust mulching conserved moisture. Extension forester Parker O. Anderson urges farmers to plant trees on unused farm corners to make every acre revenue.
Theatrical producers appoint Winthrop Ames as chairman of a committee to tone down or close plays in New York that contain sex profanity vulgarity or nudity.
Experimental plots in Knox county Illinois show severe winter killing for imported clover varieties Chilean Romanian Hungarian English and French seed. Over 75 percent dead for most, Italian nearly wiped out. best stands come from Ohio Michigan Canada and Idaho. National rules mark foreign clover seed with red tag to warn buyers.
Lieutenant Commander Noel Davis of the U S Navy entered the field as a contender for the $25,000 Ortiz prize for a successful transatlantic flight. The venture is understood to be a private venture.
The San Jose scale poses periodic serious risk to fruit growing and is currently increasing. The rise may reflect laxer spraying during the season. In 1921 a lubricating oil emulsion insecticide was developed for use in the dormant season on deciduous fruits to combat the outbreak.
London’s Dore area leading to Euston station was considered an unusual sight when built in 183. For ten years after construction locomotives could not enter the station for fear of frightening horses. Trains used stationary engines and an endless rope to haul coaches to the station.
The bureau of standards states two volumes of hydrogen to one volume of oxygen are needed for the oxyhydrogen flame. The gases should not be mixed before reaching the burner.
To control rodents, cover tree trunks with wire screening that extends into the ground and up beyond snow drift height. Repellents may be used, but persistent rabbits hungry after snow cover can still gnaw exposed trunks.
A collage of brief items covers ivy poisoning risk, English miners’ helmets, star colors by temperature, wind tunnel tech at New York University, Michigan women outpacing men in GPA, long needle infection case, egg shell strength tests, New York skyscraper coal use, Canadian nursing memorials, bear protection laws urged, record rock loading by electric shovel, Northwestern dental clinic child playroom.
Henry Drummond declares happiness lies in giving not having or getting. He argues half the world pursues happiness on the wrong scent. The quotation emphasizes generosity as the true source of joy.
The original death warrant for Charles I, produced by Colonel Harker after the Restoration, rests in the House of Lords library and served as the basis for excluding signers from the indemnity act.
A question answered by Liberty states the mongoose is immune to cobra bites, making it the only animal with this protection against one of the deadliest snakes.
Insect pests and plant diseases must be controlled, often requiring sprays even on young trees. The spray combines an insecticide and fungicide, with arsenate of lead as the preferred insecticide and lime-sulphur or Bordeaux mixture as the best fungicide. A combined spray mixes both agents to target insects and diseases.
The article discusses spreading time in spring and winter for soil protection against mice, promoting alfalfa and clover for land improvement, home cultivation as a solution, cooking cow feed beans for hogs with a little salt, and compares legume seed investment to profits. It also compares protein content in cottonseed meal and alfalfa hay noting alfalfa protein per pound is valuable.
A period kitchen guide offers tips on cleaning var nish woodwork with damp cloths, varnished shelves, zinc covered work tables, and paper use for grease. It includes meal planning advice, foot care, and quiet closing of doors and drawers, plus various ancient recipes like Baccala and Veal Scalopin with detailed prep notes.
The Bulgarians and the Russians hold the longest lifespans among white peoples. Bulgaria shows 3,800 centenarians in a population just over 4,000,000, compared with 164 in France and 94 in Great Britain.
The Dearborn Independent reports that ancient Aztecs of Mexico treated copper to extreme hardness, comparable to steel, detailing a remarkable metallurgical claim from a historical source.
The quote discusses poetry as a fortunate invention preserving delicate and divine sentiments and the fragrance of flowers. It suggests poesy captures inborn spirits and preserves beauty in a halo. No specific event, date, or person beyond Jean Paul Richter is cited.
An old timey quip about optimism notes a man who has most teeth gone yet remains grateful for the two remaining. The line wryly suggests gratitude despite loss, reflecting a cheerful stoicism.
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