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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
2
The article outlines yard fencing and space needs for chickens, noting free range as best when possible and recommending minimal fencing to keep land fertile. It specifies fence heights by breed, with six to seven feet needed for Leghorns and five to six feet for Plymouth Rocks and heavy meat breeds, and mentions inward slanting tops or barbed wire as options.
United States Department of Agriculture urges men in towns to leave current work for a few days or weeks to help on farms during peak planting and harvest. Emphasizes duty to produce food for soldiers in France and cites warnings about idleness and wasted time. Encourages contacting county agents or state agricultural colleges for placement and notes possible local enforcement.
A nationwide mood labels idleness as crime with sheriffs in Sherman Texas threatening jail for nonworking men. The Ku Klux Klan resurfaced in Birmingham Alabama issuing warnings as several states pass by law requiring certain work hours for able bodied men.
British experts describe making potato butter as a substitute for dairy butter. The method uses boiled floury potatoes, added butter or margarine, and salt, formed into rolls and lightly colored. Preservation notes include butter preservative for longer storage.
A London Poetry Review poem reflects on the swift passage of time and the futility of human power as poppies flare and war banners rise. The speaker laments the brief hour for deeds and dreams before bells go silent and dawn fades.
A Santa Rosa announcement claims Luther Burbank has developed a wheat plant yielding about forty bushels per acre with high gluten content after eleven years of work. The New York World notes soaring potential for bread supply, citing his prior successes with potatoes apples and plums.
From government records it is shown that only 18 per cent of the cigars consumed are ten-cent cigars or better, and that 75 per cent of American smokers do not smoke cigars at all, using cheaper forms. The poor man’s luxury, then, is tobacco in any form, not just cigars.
The U S senate approved the declaration of war against Germany by 82 to 6 with eight absentees. Among those voting yes 43 were Democrats and 39 Republicans. of the six opposed, three were Democrats and three Republicans.
The text notes that increased tillage has raised yields only modestly, with seasons and favorable climate playing a key role. It praises a California horticulturist whose methods show promise for global bread abundance, deserving recognition among liberators of democracy.
A home cooking excerpt urges variety in vegetable use and includes recipes. Simple Cabbage Salad coats shredded cabbage with a hot egg yolk dressing. Onions Stuffed With Rice combines parboiled onions with seasoned rice and cheese baked in stock. Stuffed Cabbage uses white sauce and grated cheese for center-cut wedges, highlighting onions and cabbage as digestion-friendly, mineral-rich staples.
Popular Mechanics notes a shift in fence use as car owners bypass gates by riding over fences. Inclines with twin tracks and posts allow easy ascent and descent, enabling quicker crossings in areas with many automobiles.
The article notes how Chinese raise stags for their horns used in native medicines after cutting. It cites dogwood root as the source of Indian Red for dyeing feathers. A Swedish engineer’s device shows peat power: 1.8 tons of peat yields locomotives’ power equivalent to a ton of coal. It also lists the peanut’s value as a substantial food, comparing 6 ounces of shelled peanuts to various foods by weight.
The House approved the war resolution by 372 to 59 with nine abstentions. Among supporters, 193 were Democrats, 177 Republicans, two Progressives and one Independent. Opponents included 32 Republicans, 16 Democrats, one Socialist and one Prohibitionist.
Locust plagues in Uruguay force continual combat by farmers. Millions of pests are killed yearly. Popular Science Monthly reports a future where dead locusts yield soap fertilizer and lubricating oil for use.
David B Weaver of Saxon Pennsylvania found a gold mine in Montana in 1864 and was driven off by Indians. Four months ago he returned to prospect and again located the same mine. At seventy eight he plans to work it despite age.
An embrace of milk as essential for child health and strong bodies. It urges continued milk consumption despite wartime shortages, notes milk supplies support bone growth and fuel for activity, and recommends both whole and skim milk while stressing cleanliness and proper storage.
A truck company agrees to supply as many vehicles as needed to move merchandise from New York City to Philadelphia. The arrangement benefits the haulers by ensuring return trips with loaded trucks, securing continuous business during the producing season.
An advocacy piece urges liberal consumption of milk for bone and body building and promotes buttermilk as a refreshing, nutritious option. It stresses not to waste skim milk, to use all milk, and to balance saving with adequate intake for labor and overseas support.
A United States Department of Agriculture bulletin reports successful parcel post marketing of butter and cheese by creameries dairies and farms. Experiments show well made chilled butter ships well in proper containers unless extreme heat after long distances.
Once scouts discover the illness, the affected calf is separated from the herd and the pen is carefully disinfected to prevent spread through the enclosure.
Plans are made to add more trucks to carry vegetables after the motor truck route for eggs between Vineland Millville and New York City proved successful.
A valuable herd grows by raising female calves from the best cows, gradually strengthening stock.
Pasturing hogs reduces grain needed to reach profitable weights and marketable condition. It is profitable for farmers to raise their own meat under current feed and meat prices. When feeding livestock, recall silage is roughage and deficient in protein or growth material.
British military authorities install grease traps to recover fats from soldiers messes. The traps collect more than an ounce per man daily. A tin lined wooden box with a two compartment divider gathers dishwater and table refuse poured through a strainer into a vat. As water cools fat forms a crust skimmed off.
Cuticura offers a home treatment for sore hands with soap and ointment and free samples by mail. A Red Cross plan to send the cross shield grave remembrance to relatives after the war honors fallen American soldiers in France with a youth holding a broken sword and the inscription He died to keep men free.
In a brief family vignette Eugene Hiugene, age five, asks if heaven has places to eat. His mother explains no restaurants and no need to eat there. He sighs and hopes he won’t die hungry that night.
An aloof speaker dismisses “those people” as nobodies while another voice notes that when enough nobodies gather they can still enjoy themselves. The exchange centers on social inclusion and group dynamics.
A Boston landlord writes with irony about a stubborn rent dispute. The January letter notes frozen water pipes in the cellar of an old homestead and a joking offer of coal for warmth, while Ledger Lemuel is described as a cheerful man who denies the offer. Rent remains due.
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder trouble may not suspect it. Kidney disease can cause back pain, headaches and nervousness. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy. obtain from drug stores or mail ten cents for a sample.
A dialogue notes a singular view on German poetry and translation. The uncompromising speaker claims admiration only after poetry is translated into English, signaling a stance on language and literary accessibility.
A fragment quotes a thrift minded motto and a fleeting remark about Red Cross volunteers. The text hints at perseverance and charitable visits but lacks clear narrative context or names.
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