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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
7
The Impatient Woman vents about apartment living quarrels over ice milk and service from janitors and milkmen. She advises listening to venting women and offering no firm stance while noting politeness and impartial aid may ease tensions.
The poem recalls one boy in France sheltered by a mother and another in battlefields. It honors a single boy whose life and death touch a mother’s heart, as the speaker thanks God for that one boy. The lines mourn a lost child and cherish brave sacrifice in war.
A reflective column contrasts California with the East, arguing Californians lack a promised land to seek and already live in an affluent, desirable landscape while lamenting the absence of new land to migrate toward.
American air power expands with planes carrying motion picture cameras over German trenches. The correspondent notes rapid adoption of aerial film making at the front as the war widens, with both sides using planes to document frontline activity.
Miss Flora Monroe of Kansas State Agricultural College cafeteria proposes using dried bread and cake crumbs as a flour substitute to conserve wartime food supplies. She explains dried crumbs can replace flour at a one to two ratio in many recipes, noting crumbs belong in muffins and other warm breads but not in yeast bread, and cake crumbs suit spice, caramel and devil’s food cakes, with reduced sugar as needed for heavy rich cakes.
The text describes evolution in war photography from pocket kodaks to large aperture cameras and rapid firing devices. It notes Italian and American advances including a motion picture machine that captured thousands of feet of film of Prussian fortifications trenches and troop movements.
A writer notes that Russian clergy robes are the richest and costliest in the world. The Holy Synod in the Kremlin houses vestments valued in sums from £200 000 to £350 000, with seven diamond studded miters and golden croziers. The exact totals are undisclosed, with sensational claims of £45 million for the Synod’s contents if offered.
A London Tit-Bits note surveys folk beliefs about birds as omens. Swallows at winter nests signal luck or misfortune depending on season, sea swallows foretell disaster, hedge sparrows invite illness, and a dead wren is prized by Manx fishermen. G. R. Duel of Sheridan, Wyoming, once owned the site of Omaha.
This passage praises a good foundation for spice puddings and notes its suitability as a base for steaming brown bread. It highlights versatility in baking uses and foundational value for traditional breads and desserts.
The note highlights that Ceylon offers 16 palm varieties suitable for sugar extraction, Reunion has undergone four name changes in under a hundred years, the deepest English Channel point is under 180 feet, and Japan and south Manchuria mine 20 million tons of coal annually.
Large quantities of onion seeds are grown in the Canary Islands with Teneriffe La Palma and Gomera noted. Some of this stock is marketed in Europe while United States dealers imported 85000 dollars worth in 1916.
Celery au Gratin uses diced celery layered with white sauce and cheese baked until tender. Chopped Ham and Corn Patties mix corn ham egg pepper and salt into patties fried in fat for a hearty dish. Barley Muffins blend barley flour with wheat flour eggs soy milk and molasses, baked in muffin pans. Barley Bread combines flour barley water and milk with yeast for a loaf. Nuts as Meat Substitutes notes nuts as protein and fat rich meat alternatives.
Combine one cup boiling water with one cup rolled oats, steep covered for an hour. Stir in one teaspoon salt two tablespoons molasses two tablespoons fat and three fourths cup flour. Mix knead add more flour until dough rises and bake as ordinary bread.
Jacob Karo of Red Lodge Montana, famed for champion ice skating dog status, grew significant wheat yield on irrigated land this year as part of a local farming effort.
Notes of Interest recounts a Holstein cow named Winsome Duchess Clothilde II owned by A. L. Fish of Christian Hill Mississippi producing 567 pounds of milk in seven days. The piece also notes convict history in Virginia and thimbles provenance, plus a World War era raid anecdote linking a Zepp and golf course bunkers nicknamed Big and Little Willie.
The USDA outlines age and weight targets for market sheep and breeding stock. Lambs under one year should weigh 70 to 80 pounds for best butcher demand, while mature wethers should exceed 95 pounds. Emphasis is on form, balance, and quality with smooth, even flesh and even fat distribution.
Charles I Bray of Colorado Agricultural College notes dried beet pulp as valuable dairy cow and fat stock feed. Eastern dairymen ship pulp at high prices. soaked pulp expands and provides a succulent feed akin to silage. Pulp rivals corn for fat cattle and may cut costs as markets price beet pulp at about $25 per ton versus barley and corn near $48–$50.
A. D. Wilson of the Minnesota College of Agriculture explains that improved stock housing in the Northwest requires warm barns with light and proper ventilation. He warns that close barn housing has raised tuberculosis risk and that good ventilation is a simple, affordable safeguard.
World coal mining reached about 1,800,000,000 tons in 1910 with expert L C Harvey estimating that around 5 percent is converted into useful work. He notes that 300 tons of coal per 1,235,000 tons mined are wasted in heat radiation and related losses.
An automatic change calculator highlights quick coin and bill computation. It assists cashiers in selecting exact change using preset denominations and a simple user interface for efficient transactions.
The text lists necessary conditions for humane animal housing: good warm construction tight windows preferably double glass tight-fitting doors suitable intakes for fresh air and one or more well located flues from near the floor to above the roof. Heat from animals warms the air in the flue creating circulation that expels damp air and admits fresh air.
A university note from H H Kildise urges dairy farmers to provide dry well lit ventilated shelter for cows and calves to cut fuel and feed costs while boosting milk production. Proper sowing of silage roots clover and alfalfa hay increases advantages this winter.
Bone meal or ground bone is not an exclusive animal food. It provides protein partially but mainly supplies heme and phosphates. It is most valuable as a muscle and bone builder for young chicks and broilers, and green bone with some meat can reduce reliance on meat or fish scraps.
A new change maker pays out the difference between a dollar and the purchase amount directly to the customer. Used in banks and stores, it saves time and reduces mistakes as the cashier presses a key showing the purchase amount.
England, France, Italy and Belgium together normally import 40 percent of their breadstuffs but this year must raise to 60 percent imports. The shift signals a substantial tightening of foreign grain access and domestic supply pressures across Western Europe.
New York fashion observers argue that the bulge of garments determines overall style. They claim movement and color reveal fashion direction, with skirts, sleeves, collars and hips shaping silhouettes across centuries.
A study of how fashion shifts toward bias cuts blending American Indian and Egyptian silhouettes. Describes oblique lines in gowns, new sashes as camouflage, and how designers, from velvet to knitted scarves, push beyond straight Indian silhouettes toward variable draping and fringe details.
A mother urges parents to stock wardrobes with clean white collars and cuffs, and to provide neat, presentable outfits for children in kindergarten and beyond. She notes worsted dresses work well, with sheer fabric trims to avoid drabness, and suggests two piece suits or plaid skirts with velveteen coats. The emphasis is on neatness, self respect, and careful appearance shaping from a young age.
At home frocks use mercerized poplin and cotton crepe de chine. Designs follow this year’s simple style with tunic, sash, and sheer trims. A morning frock may substitute mohair for serge, with braid bindings, button groups, and wool or silk embroidery details.
Advice on preventing wrinkles by managing natural oils through careful cleansing and massage. Recommends washing with warm water twice daily and using a lotion applied with moist fingertips starting at the middle of the cheeks to nourish tissues.
The description highlights navy blue day dresses trimmed with gray worsted and organdie or faille. Variations include navy serges paired with night blue accents, light indigo tones, and striped blue and white organdie collars and cuffs.
New York retailers display full backed waistcoats that resemble short sleeveless jackets. Market chatter frames them as replacements for sweaters or hug-weights, signaling a shifting approach to layering in urban wardrobes.
The Dry Goods Economist notes trimming trends for spring include beaded and spangled novelties for semiformal evening dresses. New ornaments and bandings in rich dark colors appear for tailored and semitailored dresses, with beads chenille silk and wool featured in varied combinations.
Predictions say taffeta returns to prominence this spring with navy blue frocks featured in recent gown exhibitions. The fabric’s revival is highlighted as a key trend across multiple shows.
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