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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
3
Una Prince a sheltered Brookville housekeeper fends off a thief who tries to steal Mrs Mallorys jewels. A passerby named Earle Henderson aids her, heals her injury and soon proposes an engagement marriage follows as her hand recovers.
A rusted iron spur from the Brandywine fight of September 11 1777 was found on a Philadelphia farm and given to Independence Hall Museum by J B Picking. It is shown to schoolchildren as a relic of early metallurgy with remarks from a Chicago steelmaker on the durability of wrought iron.
Harper’s Weekly contributor Fullerton L Waldo describes Greek merchant deception in Kavalla using dual account books. A Turk signs both, then Greeks claim double signatures as payments, leaving the Turk unable to protest. The tale underscores preeminent Greek advantage in cross‑Bosporus trade disputes.
An English writer, late at night, is summoned to Manchester to help finish a book. He travels to the city, meets many people, and begins a new work. He returns home to learn it was all a dream, with the last ink of his word still wet.
Dr. Jol I Gibson Iowa state veterinarian says Iowa spends only 11000 for livestock disease control while Pennsylvania uses 80000 with a fraction of Iowa’s livestock. He notes hog cholera and foot and mouth disease risk rising amid limited funds intensifying outbreaks and cross-state shipment challenges.
EBEN REXFORD explains three methods to overwinter geraniums in a cellar. Pot storage requires dry soil and cool temperatures to induce dormancy. hanging roots mid room avoids damp floors. and a cuttings method uses fall propagation in sand for new plants. Greenhouse storage is ideal if available.
The article explains where insects shelter in winter and how to reduce their numbers. It notes cabbage worm pupae on unpainted structures, eggs and larvae in debris, and the guiding role of plowing and freezing in destruction. It also describes click-beetles, wireworms, and the helpful ladybug as a predator of aphids.
Evergreens add warmth and color in winter and shelter in the garden. Laurels grow rapidly and give dark green foliage that cheeps up a space. The best options are Rotundifolios and Latifolia which are hardier than the common laurel in extreme climates.
A Baltimore Sun quote discusses how instinctive right timing and gracious personality define men as host or escort. It contrasts a guest who eases hosting burdens with an escort who makes a companion feel valued, never unattended, and smoothly involves her friends.
The narrator recounts meeting a moonshine still proprietor and testing a dram to compare new versus aged whisky. The exchange features dialect and humor as the moonshiner explains new whisky is made this morning while aged whisky was yesterday.
The article discusses estimates of stars visible with large telescopes. Chapman and Melotte place about 219 million stars brighter than the twentieth magnitude, while Hale notes a 100 inch telescope could reveal nearly 100 million more faint stars beyond current knowledge, possibly with a reflector at Mount Wilson Observatory within a year.
English military officers are noted for smart uniforms and lavish equipment. Recent London ads advertise cavalry boots at 84 shillings a pair about $20, described as handmade to withstand front conditions.
Japan plans extensive adoption of sheep raising after sending expert stock growers to America in recent years to learn methods and improve the industry.
New South Africa sends a remarkable fruit to London described as a large tangerine with a very sweet, agreeable flavor. The item signals a notable agricultural export and a new fruit for British markets.
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