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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
6
Indiana official Frank B. Wade explains the army worm pest life cycle from moth to caterpillar and pupal stages. He outlines control methods including field sanitation, heavy spraying with paris green or lead arsenate, poison bait, and trench barriers to halt spread.
Eddie Collins remains a driving force for the Chicago White Sox along with Schalk. The veteran second baseman shows speed and power at the Polo Grounds series, with Collins and Gleason described as the backbone and spirit of the team.
The piece cites basic body counts including 240 bones and 28 pounds of blood, notes a skeleton’s weight around 14, and claims the human brain is twice as large as any animal. It also mentions tobacco leaves treated with X rays become cleared of a destructive beetle.
An Illinois farmer demonstrated that a standard vacuum carpet sweeper can rid a potato patch of beetles. He swept through his field and in about thirty minutes collected all beetles in the sweeper’s bag.
Cocoa, derived from the leaves of a plant associated with cocaine production, was revered by the Incas as the divine plant long before Western exploration, highlighting its historic cultural significance in the Andes.
In a playful exchange a student asks about the janitor and the response confirms he travels between classrooms as a globe trotter. The remark highlights the janitor's movement around the school as he tends to different rooms.
The United States department of agriculture notes town laws limit fowl keeping to avoid neighbor disturbance. A permit should be easy to obtain if conditions are met, as the male bird is not needed for eggs and proper house location and cleanliness prevent annoyance.
A short reflective line presents nature as art unseen to the observer, quoting Alexander Pope on the harmony between nature and human perception. The aphorism invites contemplation of beauty beyond immediate sight within a classical literary frame.
A teacher argues against forcing painful memorization and urges storing minds with meaningful pictures pupils can describe in their own words. Emphasizes pleasurable, suitable material that forms clear pictures of interesting subjects.
A returning soldier recalls German spies overran allied lines in France. To blind their eavesdropping, Sioux Indians at telephones sent coded orders with a language the enemy could not decipher. Phrases like Ump glum hoosha moo chunk signaled battery movements and timing.
The article explains that pupil shape changes with light, appearing circular in bright light for humans and cats. It notes cats’ pupils can contract to a fine circle under strong illumination, while larger cats may resemble human pupils. Aging domestic cats show more circular pupils with age.
A reflective quote praises country houses gardens and rural spaces as sources of virtue beyond elites and universities, highlighting simple rustic recreation and plain manors as beneficial to society.
The life that shares in the interests welfare and happiness of others expands in beauty and power. Chopped Apple Fritters mix flour sugar apples egg baking powder milk and spices then fry. Pineapple Jelly With Cream Cheese mold jelly and top with cream cheese and dressing. Parsley Potatoes use new potatoes with butter and parsley. Good Things for the Family suggests new apple dishes and a sponge cake trifle with cherries. Grape juice frozen with lemon makes a decorative dessert.
A fragmentary old recipe lists a cupful each shortening and sugar, two cupfuls of flour and rolled oats browned and ground, one cupful chopped raisins, half a cupful broken nuts, two eggs, and half a teaspoonful of flavoring or spice, suggesting a baked fruit nut item.
The piece argues that books written before 1914 preserve values untouched by World War I. It contrasts systematic errors in postwar writing with the steadier biases of earlier works, noting old books offer balanced views and resist a single wartime influence.
The United States government launched the first regular aero mail service on May 15 1918 between New York and Washington. The actual flight took 3 hours 20 minutes with a six minute stop at Philadelphia. Rail travel on the route then took five hours, later reduced to 2 hours 30 minutes.
Recent reviews from the U S department of Inbor outline U S road plans. Between now and 1921 states can access about 266,750,000 dollars for road funds. For the current fiscal year 77,600,000 dollars are available.
Mosquitoes menace people nationwide from seashore to prairies and woodlands. Small water in tin cans and gutters breeds swarms, causing discomfort and insomnia. Some species spread malaria and yellow fever, prompting calls for persistent control.
The U S department of agriculture notes loganberry juice as a healthful, refreshing beverage. Loganberry, used in jams and sodas, is rising in industry with improved juice extraction. Juice must be diluted and sweetened to be drinkable. undiluted forms labeled concentrated misrepresent the product.
An authority notes angle worms, long blamed for lawn damage, aid soil fertility. Prof. Frank Smith of the University of Illinois cites introduced worms in northern states and tree imports as sources of problems but credits worms with aerating deeper soil and improving moisture movement.
A fragmented poem mocks rustic love and idealized countryside romance. It contrasts cottage scenes with chic flirtation and seduction, noting wine, music, and private moments as the true allure. The speaker, Mr. Wilts, wryly critiques pastoral sentiment.
A Johns Hopkins entomologist argues locusts are edible and could ease global hunger. He notes locusts have fed people for centuries and compares their taste to shrimp while acknowledging no immediate danger to U.S. populations.
A Collier's Weekly piece by Wiltingt Almon Woll describes Haitian Saturday nights in small villages. Music blends drumming saxophone flute and occasional piano as couples dance with frank, unguarded interaction and a social spectacle noted by the observer.
A collage of quips and witticisms from stage life and society hum bugs. Various speakers joke about acting parts behavior and manners while skirting social topics with light sarcasm and punning. The snippets hint at theater life characters and stage manager roles.
A collection of short proverbs about finding work through effort and practical hints. It advises seeking employment actively, consulting a dancing master before risky steps, asking guidance from a barber, and a playful note on a boy’s health board. It also warns that early booms may fail to lift certain fortunes and that clocks should not be placed at stairs.
In the Odense district of Denmark between 55 and 56 degrees north, farmers have taken up tobacco cultivation since the war making a surprising crop possible at high latitudes, challenging assumptions about growing tobacco in such northern regions.
Government investigators note that breeding birds prefer densely populated centers for nesting and rearing their families, signaling a cityward flocking trend. The piece mocks critics who accuse broader aims, stating the issue is about bread and goux, not thirst.
A guest recounts a tale from Thrift Magazine about a daughter going to school at Wellesley who needed boarding for a fox terrier puppy. An elderly Weston woman offered care not for money but to keep loneliness at bay, as five star symbols in a window signified companionship.
A twelve year old girl Virgiaia Ash daughter of Rev That Ash of Montana mines near Maremont Wy Vin Wra was stopped by a prohibition officer who searched her suitcase on an Interurban car. She found only clothing and the officer apologized saying she was looking for whiskey. The girl teased that she must have smelled it on her breath. Passengers on the same car reported the tale on arrival in the city.
A report by the American Forestry Association urges encouraging swallows and martins to nest in neighborhoods to combat insect pests. The blue swallow and purple martin are described, with migration noting most swallows winter in South America.
A brief meditation on moral improvement suggesting that neither scripture nor hymn can cure certain ills, but effort and honest effort can. The sentiment cites Henry Ward Beecher as an exemplar of practical virtue and personal reform through diligent work and sincere breath.
West African authorities focus on developing the da fiber for rope production noting it cannot substitute jute in fabrics but offers a viable alternative for cordage.
Disjointed lines reference a tense exchange and a stray monetary marker. The readable items mention Carlyle and a sum described as $2,4 though the context remains unclear.
National banks in operation on June 1 totaled 7 808, the largest number in the nation's history, with resources of 21 000 000 000. Controller of Currency William announced that applications for charters and capital increases were flowing in from all parts of the country, with a majority from the West.
The fragment shows a dramatic exchange where a man declares boundless love for a daughter, offering to die for a single glance. The old man counters with a wry remark about being content with one wife for a small family, revealing a boastful, sardonic tone.
A town reports a new school supervisor who acts beyond bounds. A seven year old asks to be taught, but is refused. A bold student and overheard remark prompt the supervisor to discipline a child, claiming he says what he thinks should be done. The incident draws laughter from a school board member as the matter unfolds.
The patient on the operating table asks the doctor not to hurry before gas. A tense exchange follows about a looming golf game and higher stakes than a mere round, revealing a tense moment during surgery.
A courtroom exchange reveals a prisoner claiming he hit the man only by the heels against a wall while denying using any object. The judge notes bruises on the victim and questions the method of harm.
A French monoplane recently designed is described as highly serviceable in practice. The air scooter costs about as much as a good motorcycle.
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