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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
10
The Iowa governor captures a nation at war reflection and calls lawmakers to public service. He lauds recent state growth, outlines Capitol grounds expansion costs and aims, and warns against cynicism toward legislation while urging forward-looking reforms for Iowa and the nation.
The piece praises straight line dresses for broader wearability over elaborate draped designs. It highlights a mulberry broadcloth afternoon frock with fur trim, a raglan sleeve tie, hip girdle, and a tunic hem, noting red tones and color versatility with putty or Russian green accents.
The article describes a Jenny model velvet gown in robin’s egg blue suitable for debutantes and dowagers. It explains silver embroidered chiffon bands on the skirt, frilled blouse, and sleeve detailing. It suggests making boudoir baskets with metal lace, gold net, or gilded old lace for gifts in holiday style.
Practical guide on pig breeding timing feeding and housing. Advises against overfeeding water in feed stresses proper ventilation sunlight and clean pens. Recommends milk feeds for nursing pigs and balanced protein starch ratios with oats alfalfa and clover as key feeds.
Senator J H Allen asserts the drys hold a majority in the Thirty sixth general assembly and temperance measures will pass. Senator Lars W Roe predicts an early prohibitory amendment from the house, with possible senate origination if delays occur. Bos says the amendment should come early to avoid delaying other legislation. He backs prohibition, while some senators want a public vote on absolute prohibition first. The senate is described as drier than ever with a solid dry majority ready to push temperance bills to the floor.
The article describes making a decorative boudoir wastebasket by covering a wire or wicker basket with silk. It details gathering the fabric to form a bag around the basket, creating a flat base, and finishing with a ruffled edge and ribbon band.
New spring materials echo vintage styles with narrow striped silk and grosgrain weave. Pom dour silks, checks, and small prints, a Dresden pattern revival, plus cashmere and satin street wear. Colors stay subdued with black and white predominating as moderation guides the new silhouette.
A young woman presented a simple contrivance to keep white gloves clean as many women favor fur attire this season. The device uses a fancy ank lining sewn to form a separate, slightly smaller lining with casings at both ends and elastic to grip the wrists, allowing easy washing of the lining rather than the gloves. White silk lining washes poorly and must be laundered frequently.
Interest centers on velvet fashions where long tunics or overskirts suit the fabric. Velvet requires substantial weight to hang evenly, making circular skirts prone to uneven drape while long tunics provide graceful hang.
The passage notes modish colors featuring orange tinted reds shifting toward yellows and pinks, with reds mingling into petunia hues. Browns with gold brocade appear as luxe fabrics and many reddish purples carry gray hints, described as charming.
A fragment notes that 1915 life requires distinct modern styles and cites hoopskirt as an 1830 feature impractical for contemporary American women.
The description praises a fat red bud as a favored rose motif for black hats. It notes the bud’s beauty in bud form and a close fitting straw toque with no brim and two tall feathers set to one side. Colors mentioned include red blue green and raspberry.
A speaker discusses a land development stock, noting early gains and deep company insight. He says he has learned so much about the firm that he was invited to join the company.
The text urges supplying beef scraps to fowls as a protein source with 50 to 60 percent content. Scraps should be well aired and clean to ensure quality.
Regular feeding and painstaking attention to the details that add to the comfort and health of the stock are the essentials of successful stock feeding.
Partial paralysis in hogs is linked to phosphate of lime deficiency. Affected hogs show hind leg paralysis with no pain and normal appetite. A balanced ration with cod liver oil 1 tablespoon, 15 grains phosphate of lime, and 3 drops of strychnine fluid extract fed twice daily is recommended.
Keep hens active in winter by scattering feed in chaff straw or shredded stalks to encourage movement and feeding. Provide a variety of grains such as wheat oats cracked corn barley and buckwheat mixed together. Include green food like clover and vegetables plus meat and skim milk in mash and ensure constant access to fresh water.
The article outlines separating hogs by purpose and size. It instructs dividing breeding stock from fattening hogs and also separating larger from smaller ores mentioned in the same context.
The value of milk butterfat and butter hinges largely on quality, which producers can influence through proper care or neglect. Good handling, sanitation, and routine practices determine fat quality and market value.
Farmers are advised to maintain dry clean poultry houses. Inspect at night to ensure air quality and that chickens are not harmed by their own exhalations. Monitor humidity ventilation and cleanliness to prevent respiratory issues.
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