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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
8
A New Year editorial urges personal responsibility and effort as the nation faces 1914. It stresses that individual growth fuels national prosperity, warns against relying on others, and praises America’s unique optimism and chances for progress.
The article surveys diverse New Year observances from Philadelphia and Scotland to northern England, noting late-night gatherings and the bell of Independence Hall. It also highlights traditional resolutions and then transitions to fashion, detailing a pale pink crepe de chine matinee outfit with fur trim, roses, and matching accessories.
The piece describes American adoption of English tea culture, noting tea hours in cities, tea rooms, and hotel restaurants. It outlines serving practices at home with a kettle and alcohol lamp, accompaniments like lemon and sugar, and the etiquette of daintier, glove-friendly refreshments. It highlights serving ware such as mahogany trays, small stands, and hemstitched napkins with embroidered initials.
The article cautions that years of hair neglect cannot be reversed in weeks. It urges daily brushing and scalp massage, using a tonic, and a half hour of thorough care to improve circulation and gloss, recommending consistent long term effort for lasting results.
On winter feeding for dairy cows, urging a varied diet to maintain warmth and milk flow. Recommends clover and timothy hay, oat hay, corn stalks, cowpeas, bran, and use of undersized fruits and vegetables. Advises storage conditions, temperature ranges, and feeding practices to avoid spoiled foods and ensure palatability.
The article highlights elongated ribbon loop trimming as a youthful fashion. It describes a smart hat with a black hemp brim, a gray and white ribbon crown, and a pair of wired ear-like projections, finished with a pink floral wreath at the crown base.
The piece notes that after 13 centuries since Mohammed's death there are 225 million Muslims, about one seventh of humanity, with large populations in Africa India China and the Malay Archipelago. A quoted writer praises early Islamic zeal and its rapid expansion across Syria and North Africa, tempered by later currents.
Russell Kemmerer of Pennsburg battled a large rat that entered his bedroom through an open window. The fight lasted about thirty minutes before he suffocated the rodent under a sheet, but Kemmerer sustained severe bites and blood poisoning fears grew.
A quip contrasts male and female secrecy with La Bruyere’s line about men guarding others’ secrets better than their own while women hide their own secrets more effectively than others.
A government study shows bankers and brokers average 7 726 dollars income with 5 389 expenses and 2 388 savings. Lawyers follow with 4 169 income, 2 685 expenses and 1 474 savings. Physicians earn 3 907, spend 3 190, save 717. Clergymen 3 150 income, 2 581 expenses, 369 savings. Professors and tutors 2 878 income, 2 336 expenses, 548 savings.
In a curious scene a groom asks a photographer to shoot his wedding and to supply fake cameras with the intention of smashing them. The remark reveals a ruse aimed at creating a sensational event. Authorities investigate the suspicious request and question the parties involved.
The article advises filing nails with a small flexible file to avoid breaking the cuticle and skin. It suggests using home made preparations for finger rejuvenation and, if nails break, applying a thick night paste from pistache oil salt resin alum white wax melted and combined.
The old rest hour garments give way to glamorous negligees with deep hanging sleeves and real obis. Satin charmeuse and rich silks appear in purple petunia cyclamen blue leaf green and elephant gray with embroidered borders. Crepe de chine cotton crepe and china silk offer quick cleaning while fur trims and buckles decorate draped gowns suitable for evening wear.
The latest style in evening slipper decoration features a single satin strap across the instep that folds, fastened on the outer side beneath a diamond crescent. It pairs particularly well with black satin slippers.
A reader recalls a French maid who kept used coffee grounds to soften hands after dish washing. The mixture with lemon juice and soap was applied like almond meal to keep hands smooth and white despite hard kitchen work.
Wisconsin experts Hart and Stone report ensiling seeds with corn or forage before mixing with manure greatly reduces viability. They note no experiments on combined chemical effects of alga and manure, but deem the risk of spreading valuable weeds low. They also advise storing manure under shed to prevent seed survival in compost.
Danish researchers warn that trichinosia deaths are common and dead bodies must be disposed of to prevent contamination of other animals.
W St Gilbert argues for early weaning at three to four weeks with milk and shorts, then liberal feeding to eight or ten weeks. He promotes open housing with earth access, green food, clover or pea pastures, and varied grains. Roots dominate in winter with boiling and mixed grain, and emphasis on cleanliness, dry bedding, ashes, charcoal, and proper milk handling to keep pigs healthy.
A Virginia bulletin links cabbage club root spread to cultivation, animal movement, erosion, and stock. Two years of control experience show time helps. acid phosphate is ineffective. Stable manure promotes spread. Prevent introduction to uninfected soil and use crop rotations with three year gaps for cabbage rutabagas or turnips. Apply lime well before planting.
Dairying is a lucrative occupation praised for steady pay and strong management. The article emphasizes attention to detail and disciplined oversight as keys to success in dairy farming.
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