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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
4
Two Hopkinton residents are highlighted for health and longevity. Mrs. A A Wheeless and Mrs Josephine M Porter share long lives, Mexican War widow status, and active community roles. The piece recounts family histories, marriages, children, and their roles in Hopkinton society.
More than 175 million dollars in gasoline taxes were collected in the first half of 1929 by 47 states and the District of Columbia. The average tax per gallon was 3.07 cents and 74,783 miles of roads were improved in 1928. The piece also offers practical farm guidance on poultry feeding, mineral supplements, hog floor construction with hollow tile, and scratch feeding, noting protein sources and mineral needs for hens and eggs.
Iowa State extension specialist Ruth Cessna urges housewives to plan meals with energy proteins minerals and vitamins. Suggested goals include milk servings per age group, daily vegetables and fruit, whole cereals, regular meals, limited sweets and caffeine, and balanced meat or eggs per age.
The article recalls Charles Ranson of Memphis explaining a billion by a fiscal time scale from 500 years before Christ to present, noting even at $1,000 a day since then $112,866,000 would remain with leap years included. It notes civilian magnitudes: national wealth around $350 billion, income near $90 billion, and world-scale measures.
A Chicago Herald Examiner piece notes corn leads in calories per pound among garden crops with beans and cauliflower also high. It discusses vitamins and mineral content with beans and cabbage showing notable potassium and calcium, while other vegetables like spinach tomatoes and eggplant are highlighted for health value.
Sioux City Journal condemns grade crossings after a truck crash at Clarinda killed seven, six from one family, urging removal of crossings as the only safeguard. It notes drivers often ignore warnings and cites repeated tragedies. Also mentions farm cheese paraffin glazing and McNeill’s Hardware mail boxes.
A string of visits and homecomings across Monticello, Cascade, Onslow, and surrounding areas includes J L Batchelder and family in Langworthy for Christmas, Catherine Hansen returning to Cascade, and Leo Bohlken staying with Cap Arduser. Numerous relatives and friends—Clement, Arduser, Behrends, Low, Mitchell—are noted visiting homes and towns. The piece ends with a health alert on trichinosis from farm pig slaughter and raw sausage.
A column advises balanced winter meals focusing on minerals and roughage. It recommends vegetables like celery beets and carrots with cream or butter sauces and offers simple recipes including Golden Glow Salad Sweet Potatoes Country Style and Pumpkin Pudding crafted for cold weather appetites.
A collection of mixed kitchen directions for desserts and meals including a ginger clove milk custard, a cheese bread pudding variant called Brown Betty, a layered apple and cheese bake, a ham with clove spice bake, and raisin sauces. It mentions lima beans as a winter dish and a savored bed of spareribs with beans. Also notes a Onslow Iowa farm for rent with 120 acres and decent facilities.
FOR RENT Furnished rooms or an apartment in my home Janet Hazard 27-1 FOR SALE Poland China stock hogs of last spring farrow Cholera immuned W T Kehoe 19-1f FOR RENT Seven room modern house Possession can be given January 1 1930 E J Lightfoot 26-2
FOR SALE Registered Hereford bulls of serviceable age Also big type Poland China boars all cholera immune Farm located five miles east of Monticello and two miles north of paving J L Weber Sons Cascade Iowa 16 1f NEW CUSTOMERS WANTED To call and see me at my plumbing and tin shop located in the rear of the post office building I have always tried to give the best of satisfaction for many years William Burkert SPREADERS FOR SALE One Moline two horse spreader This machine is a good shape and will go at a bargain I also have a Rock Island spreader which is nearly new and which will be sold at a price below cost R H Balster 1
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