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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
8
A fragment notes protection for diamonds and meat shipments from Whittier to New York and Pennsylvania with satisfactory results. It mentions a seed in each pear about the size of a walnut and that the rest of the fruit is edible except for the peel.
A noted Annapolis flag collection preserves rare bearings of history. The 31 star flag once stood beside Japan's sunrise flag during open trade. Lieut Charles Haywood defended a mission in 1847 at San Jose California for over three months. Civil War emblems of the Kearsarge and Albemarle hang together. The Maine ensign, recovered 14 years after Havana harbor disaster, is the latest addition.
A storm years ago split boulders from a promontory at Farwell Point on Governor's Island in Lake Mendota Wisconsin. The remaining granite rock now appears as a stern ascetic face with a pointed nose thin lips and a sharp beard. The formation may endure for generations and attracts visitors curiosity.
A historical note on extreme names such as Anna Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Hypatia Inez Jane Kate Louise Maud Nora Ophelia Quince Rebecca Starkey Teresa Ulysis Venus Winifred Xenophon Yetty Zeno and joked variants like Noah’s Ark Smith and Through much tribulation we enter the Kingdom of Heaven Smith. It cites Australian pension records using the abbreviated Tribby Smith as an example.
The passage notes that many Dickens characters came from life and lists sources used by Dickens and John Forster. It cites long name lists from Privy Council Education Lists including examples such as Jolly Stick Bill Marigold George Muzzle and others, illustrating the blend of reality and invention in his naming.
The Ganter tree planted in Whittier California in 1905 by A R Rideout yielded records in 1912 with over 3000 pears sold at 5 to 6 dollars a dozen. Budding stock brought 1 706 dollars that year and total revenue reached 3 206 dollars. The tree named after A M Ganter proved hardy and prolific compared with seedlings from the same planting. It bears 8 to 12 ounce pears about as large as small cantaloupes and keeps ten to twelve days after picking.
At a British Zoological Society meeting a living hybrid of a black winged peacock and a domestic hen, bred by R. P. Wheadon of Ilminster Somerset in 1911, drew attention as only the second known example. The bird is mostly white with red brown markings and features from both parents.
Advice on using rouge and powder to enhance appearance without obvious effects. Emphasizes a clean face, cold cream base, matching tones for brunettes and blondes, and blending rouge to fade into skin. Warns against revealing artificiality and notes touchups for ears, chin, lips, and nostrils to avoid conspicuousness.
The text outlines a draft horse ideal with a low set blocky body, strong masculine yet refined head, long clean neck, sloping shoulders, strong withers, short back, arched ribs, short loin, and heavily muscled forearms and gaskins. It warns against overly fine features, dished faces, and poor gait, and emphasizes feet legs head coupling action and blood vitality, with a focus on avoiding contagious diseases and eye problems.
The gold penny of Henry II, issued in 1227, faced limited use as London and the realm debated its acceptance. By 1265 its value was raised to 24 pence, and few specimens survive. Modern auction records show prices from two to one thousand dollars for surviving coins.
A compact device stands 29 inches high with a dome reflector mounted atop. It protects rays from a special incandescent gas burner through colored glass plates to reproduce average daylight in the cabinet’s lower section.
Small velvet draped hats with a single feather are described as unusually tasteful, highlighting elegance in millinery fashion.
Fashion dictates collar styles jabots and vest effects with chemisette outlines. Velvet draped muffs appear oversized and elaborately trimmed. Two tone hosiery, smart shoes with cloth tops and dull kid vamps are noted. Blouses aim to conceal the figure while embroidery is heavily padded and highlighted by worsted padding.
Describes a ladies’ costume in fine serge or tweed with a panel front skirt in a wide box pleat and a centered back seam. The vest features striped silk with satin revers, satin edged collar with a narrow frill, and wider wrist frills. Materials listed: 4 yards of 44 inch fabric, 4? yards silk 22 inches wide, ?4? yards satin 22 inches wide.
The piece explains the etiquette of birth announcements, describing pale pink bordered notes sent within 24 hours to relatives and close friends. It notes the compact size of the card and that a boy's card bears the father's coat of arms while a girl’s may feature the parents' intertwined initials.
The passage notes conflicting fashion traits with bulky layers clinging to the feet, gauze petticoats reaching ankle length, and crepe de chine as ideal undergarment fabric. It emphasizes the importance of underthings due to minimal outer coverage and mentions flexible weightings as necessary.
The article discusses how necklines vary with street coats and morning dress, advising high muslin collars or black satin stocks with white muslin turnovers. It notes wide shirt collar exposure and recommends options for sporty open-air wear, including a white silk shirt waist with a stitched yoke and colored cravat for athletic looks.
The piece urges placing a ready kit in living rooms with wrapping paper string stickers clips mucilage and tags. It argues a handy drawer or box reduces wasted time and temper, especially with Christmas wrapping approaching, and recommends installing one promptly.
The article argues that dairy profitability hinges on feeding cows properly rather than saving on feed. It urges supplying nourishing, high value foods like wheat bran and ground corn twice daily to boost protein and fat, noting that poor feeding wastes time and effort while rich feeding yields profits. It ends by urging study of the business to secure returns.
A brief note on using a sturdy box on a stone boat or a low sled to move and load manure for winter transport. It stresses keeping manure on the move to the fields while ground is hard, ensuring efficient spreading when spring rains arrive and no waste.
A feeder with plenty of grain must also provide enough roughage to balance the ration or risk lower profits by season's end.
Advice on caring for horses and mules with seasonal tips. Emphasizes keeping mares in sheltered outdoor yards, dedicated feed setups, safe hay and grain rations, and early grooming of two year old mules for work. Notes mules’ endurance, efficiency, and heat tolerance as farm power.
Salt offers only sodium and chlorine, not soluble potash or phosphoric acid. It may barely affect soil physical condition under some conditions, but that effect is too small to justify use as fertilizer.
Molasses in various forms is enjoyed by cattle and horses but is unpleasant to feed and attracts flies by the million.
Farmers urged to inspect sheep sheds for rainproof roofs to keep flocks dry. Officials advise checking structures to ensure coverage, noting many roofs may already have been attended to but require confirmation.
Farmers are urged to dig pits and burn corncobs to make charcoal for hogs. A constant supply kept before them all winter saves trouble and keeps larders in good shape.
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