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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
3
A wartime dispatch details American correspondents entering Lille after German evacuations. Crowds cheered, kissed, and mobbed the reporters and a British driver as locals celebrated with banners, ribbons, and songs. The scene included many Lille women and children, gifts of affection, and a sense of festive relief.
Cindy Ellis of Knox County, Tenn believes her son James Mills, once listed as killed, is alive after two letters describe his experiences. The War Risk Insurance bureau confirmed she is entitled to the first insurance check despite the earlier casualty listing.
Camp Wheeler in Macon Georgia prepares a 40 acre farm for next spring after a 100 acre farm last summer was deemed a success. Troops moved from regulation tents to a large dining hall with beamed ceiling and rough hewn furniture.
Miss Marjorie II Stauiter of Hutchinson Kansas holds a local thrift stamp sales record. At a news stand in the El State Hotel she urges visitors to convert change to stamps. By October 1 she had sold 5000 dollars and in November added 1500 more.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports experimental butter shipments show 3.1 percent dissatisfaction with 454 parcels when extreme heat is avoided. Pre cooling, proper packing, and sturdy containers enable satisfactory parcel post marketing for butter from creameries or farms.
Advice on selling butter by parcel post emphasizes high quality, neat packaging, sturdy containers, clear sender and recipient addresses, and using the fastest mail service to ensure fresh delivery. The list highlights five key considerations for reliable butter shipments.
During a 1910 New England education campaign, the dairy division of the U S Department of Agriculture found 100 dairies could cut milk temperature from 63 to 54 degrees by proper icehouse design cooling tanks and running water. This method reduced ice loss and bacteria while delivering milk to rail stations at lower temperatures.
A farmer north of the city sold what was described as the largest seven month old calf delivered to market in central Missouri. The calf weighed 690 pounds and brought 65 dollars at the sale, signaling strong demand for heavy calves.
Leaching loss of nitrogen is enormous and can be checked by cover crop. Save leaves from shade and fruit trees and never burn them as they are a cheap fertilizer. Save manure and spread on sand. Use hot water for washing tools. Clean garden beds to rid insects and fungal spores. Some farmers fail with bulfalfa due to seed mixed with grass and weed seed.
The text explains that among general purpose fowls not all hens are equal for meat and egg production. Key traits enable continuous laying and good flesh, while fattening during breaks harms laying. Dual purpose hens combine strong egg and meat traits and can improve overall poultry productivity across breeds.
Poultry raising offers profit with little initial investment though it demands steady labor. Proper management lets young fowls repay time spent, making this side line attractive amid cash shortages in farming.
The article advises inspecting year-old and two-year-old hens for breeding stock by their toenails. A blunt short nail suggests a productive hen and similar signs apply to cock birds, indicating suitability for the breeding pen.
The food administration imposes a ban on young turkeys. Growers are urged not to sell and buyers not to purchase hens under seven pounds or toms under nine pounds.
The guidance urges starting trap-nests as soon as laying begins to identify producers, noting Teed is scarce and too valuable to waste on non producers. This reflects an emphasis on efficiency and resource management in poultry operations.
A late 19th century style advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment and Soap to improve skin conditions. It claims benefits for dull complexions dandruff itching and rough hands and targets readers with a moral quip about faith and effort.
An old newspaper ad feature promotes Dr Kilmers Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with testimonials and a sample bottle offer. Garfield Tea is cited as a grandmother era remedy for stomach and intestinal illnesses as a family medicine. A closing line notes men make opportunities for others to take advantage of.
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