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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1913

Page

8

Reincarnated Sethi I Teaches Hindoo Mysticism on Thames

Sethi I reincarnate sits on a Thames houseboat near Staines and lectures Hindoo occultism in Regent Street London weekly. Frederick Thurston, claiming to be Sethi I, preaches a mixed Gosavathan mysticism to a fashionable audience while guiding his pupil, American actress Cora Urquhart Potter, at Staines.

Ethi I Rameses I Egypt Rameses the Great Thames Staines England London Sethi I Frederick Thurston Alexandrian Thurston Regent Street Piccadilly Circus Thames-side Himalayan Thibet Cambridge Tennyson Byron Cora Urquhart Potter Brown Potter Ritz Hotel India

Albania for Albanians and the Balkan outlook

The piece argues Albania could form an independent state with schools and feudal peace, noting Albanians’ native stock, language, and Moslem majority. It mentions Greek and Ottoman influence, clan feuds, and potential Austrian Italian interests, suggesting a hopeful yet fragile national future.

World’s oldest museum in Nara with pre 756 items

Dr Otto Kummel head of East Asiatic department reports in the Societe Franco Japonaise bulletin on the oldest museum in the world said to be in Nara Japan. Founded 756 it has not added to its collection since then and opens only once yearly for a committee review. About 3000 items include lacquer ware furniture enamel ware and camel-like fabrics from unknown origins mainly pre 756 with some pieces from China or Corea.

Himalayas India Thurston Seth I Gosavathan Maharajah Nepal England China Eton Montenegro Balkan Haeckel Europe Greece Italy Austria Otto Kummel Berlin Museum of Ethnology Societe Franco-Japonaise Nara Japan Otto Kummels Corea

Dog and alarm clock dog helps man keep time

Samuel Forsythe of North Fairmont near Cincinnati reports his mongrel dog acts as a living alarm clock. He trained the dog to ring a bell tied to its leg at dawn, waking him in time for work, with the bell only failing once in two months.

Samuel Forsythe North Fairmont Cincinnati Forsythe

Criticism as a Juvenile Life Lesson

The essay notes that young men resist criticism and cling to independence. It observes they chafe under restraint but grow wiser with experience, realizing that constructive criticism acts as a healthy tonic for better results.

Culinary Demand and a Rabbit Shave Request

A new cook asks for the boss's safety razor to shave a rabbit before presenting it, a quirky moment narrated by Mrs Noo as Harper's Weekly memoir tone emerges. The dialogue centers on a humorous domestic scene with rural Irish phrasing and a cooking context.

Mim Barryin Mrs. Noo Norah Harper's Weekly

Local remark stirs debate on afterlife expectations

Neighbors discuss a man's fate, suggesting he may not reach heaven while another speaker doubts that outcome, sparking a small community conversation about moral judgments and destiny.

Will leaves ashes to Brooklyn Home for Consumptives

J Walter Ganz of Vineland New Jersey formerly of New York bequeaths ten thousand dollars to the Brooklyn Home for Consumptives and requests his remains be cremated. He died at eighty three after years as a recluse to fund his wished end.

J. Walter Ganz Vineland N. J New York Brooklyn

Frame Your Mind to Mirth and Merriment

Shakespeare urges a merry frame of mind to blunt a thousand harms and lengthen life, framing joy as a shield against misfortune.

Comfortable houses boost two litters of pigs per year

Good hog houses allow March farrowing and two litters annually by preventing setback from cold weather. Cost ranges from ten to thirty dollars per pen depending on design, with shed quality balancing price and practicality. The article highlights a famous 22 by 86 foot model with movable gates for flexibility, and notes three main breeds Poland China, Duroc Jersey, and Berkshire dominating the market with emphasis on Duroc Jersey traits.

Ohio Duroc-Jersey Poland- China

Winter Care for Horses and Mules

Winter care guidance for horses and mules emphasizes well fed animals in warm, well bedded stables with good ventilation. Daily grooming, regular water, sunlit stalls, prompt manure removal, and careful cooling of blankets reduce illness. use blankets in cold, carry extra blankets for out time, and avoid drafts. For hard work feed oats and corn with good mixed hay. mules tolerate heavy work and are often hardier. graze when weather permits and stable during rain. avoid turning out on wet ground.

Bees Driven from Supers by Carbolic Acid Aids Harvest

English report quoted by The American Bee Journal suggests soaking cloths in a weak carbolic acid solution and laying them over filled supers under their covers to drive bees out quickly. If honey flavor remains unaffected, this method speeds up gathering the crop.

American Bee Journal England

Poultry Profits Rely on Maturity Not Hatch Count

A poultry raiser explains that profits come from the number raised to maturity rather than the initial hatch count, emphasizing efficiency and flock management. The idea highlights the balance between breeding, rearing, and market readiness for steady returns.

Pineapple Stem Stores Starch Rich Reserve

The stem of a pineapple acts as a starch reservoir, holding large amounts of this carbohydrate. The plant uses the stored starch to fuel growth and reproduction, highlighting the stem as a key storage organ in pineapple biology.

Draught to Harmful Causes Decline in Sowa Health

A chill from sleeping in a draught is a prolific source of loss of condition among the sowa as reported in the column.

Little Difference in Dairy Breeds and Care

Hoards Dairyman notes milk function dictates care across Jersey Ayrshire Guernsey and Holstein breeds. Rugged Ayrshire origins harsher conditions imply tougher hustling but high milk output hinges on artificial environment and feeding for best results.

Hoard Jersey Ayrshire Guernsey Holstein iWe Ayrshires Guernseys Jerseys

Potato Crop Yields 550 Bushels Per Acre

W B Hewitt of Kennebec County Maine reports a potato crop yielding 550 bushels per acre on one third of an acre using Green Mountain seed and hen manure fertilizer. The field was sprayed six times during the season.

W. B. Hewitt Kennebec County Green Mountain

Kafir Corn Fodder Feeding Value Compared to Corn Fodder

Kafir corn fodder has about the same feeding value as corn fodder and can be used in the same way.

Danger of Renting System Stresses Agricultural Fertility Limits

The piece argues that a one year renting system makes it impossible to maintain soil fertility. It likens soil exhaustion to water running uphill, claiming both are against nature and gravity and lead landowners to mangel the land to the finish.

Agricultural industry drives national well being

The agricultural sector remains the backbone of a nation’s economy, providing food, employment, and stability. Experts emphasize its critical role in sustaining livelihoods and rural development, with policy focus on productivity, irrigation, and market access.

Pretty for Cardcase In Addition

Advice on making a leather card case in Sage Green and Gold colors for women. Guides folding sheets of carbon transfer, tracing outlines, coloring, and using suede and enamel inlays. Includes design ideas for flowers and decorative applications on books blotters or tables.

Arts and Crafts

Designs in Neck Ribbons and Novel Accessories

The sautoir evolves with grosgrain or moire rib bon options featuring plain or pleat edges and large ornaments on the soft side. Exquisitely delicate circular motifs and lace mesh with diamonds highlight new neckwear. Simpler chains for lorgnons appear as solitary pearls or silk cords. Velvet neckbands with seed pearl slides, audos, or simple festoon offer radical departures from roxette and bowknot styles.

Easy to Change the Scent with Ribbon Sachet Cases

A clever girl uses woven ribbon strips to create sachet cases that can be remade when scent fades. She measures by size, cuts pieces slightly longer than the case width, and weaves two or more colors into square or oblong forms.

Tailoring notes for neck square and sleeve setting

The text describes forming a square at the neck and attaching sleeves into armholes under wrapped beams. It lists materials: 2% yards 44 inches wide and 8% yards galloon for cuffs and finishing.

Black Stockings Update with Color Designs

The article notes a revival of black hosiery with decorative color images on the instep including green lizards and blue dragonflies. Shot silks for morning wear rise in popularity, while evening skirts reveal left foot and ankle with white and flesh colored silk stockings adorned with jewels or metallic threads.

Dark versus light furs in fashion discourse

The piece argues dark furs such as sable mink and black fox suit most complexions better than light furs like white fox and squirrel. It notes a new stole wrap with the middle front and ends crossed behind the arms, and mentions woven fur caps with rounded or pointed backs as warm though somewhat unorthodox.

Elnine

Chenille-Dotted Vellinga Dominates New York Show

The Dry Goods Economist notes chenille-dotted vellings lead at the New York Horse Show with spring designs outlined in mini chenille dots. These novelties are expected to boost local demand as the fashion trend spreads from high fashion to retail stores nationwide.

New York

Crafting scented sachet covers with ribbon ties

The text describes sachet powders placed inside cotton batting sachet covers, ends tied with narrow ribbon bows, and ribbons secured with a small stitch. It notes decorative color combinations, including brown and ecru, two blues, and pastel tones such as rose, lavender, pink, silver, and baby blue.

Velvet plush and velour coats set to lead winter fashion

Velvet plush and velour fabrics are expected to be popular this winter, pleasing women who want a warm coat without resorting to heavy fur garments from previous years.

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