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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
6
Fashion notes from Paris describe summer frocks in light cottons and novelty fabrics. French styles favor chic, intricate cuts with French charm, suitable for Deauville races, tennis, and tea at the chateau, while American wearers popularize simpler frocks for summer.
The article describes trimmed dresses where rust red flocanna accents necklines sleeves and pockets appear on skirts bodices and belts. It notes navy blue and apricot combinations with embroidered beigemercerized cotton and a range of crepe materials in vivid colors for midsummer one piece frocks and intricate filature stitching.
The Farmers' Bulletin 1158 from the US Department of Agriculture details cowpeas usefulness for livestock feeding including hay silage and pasture, plus their value as a green manure to improve soil humus and nitrogen. It notes seed storage and insect risks, hay cutting guidance, and best practices for silage and pasturing.
Interesting jet girdles of flat and rope forms appear this season. Buyers can pair girdles with bracelets and chains. Long neck chains with dangling pendants suit the latest style, or wear the pendant at the front. Sashes may be held with rhinestone studded pins. A summer hat pin features a tiny flower basket of stones. These little accessories provide distinct personal touches.
Very charming new sleeveless slipover dresses in wool jersey linen gingham appear in exclusive shops. The dresses offer unusual freedom and suit sport wear in pretty pastel shades and at low cost. They are copied from models by a leading French couturier.
Colored candles prove effective for table charm. The suggestion is to place one candle at each plate during entertaining and then give them as favors to guests.
The article recommends tobacco preparations to control aphids and advises spraying with poison to deter foliage feeders. It mentions paris green or arsenate of lead as effective options for ingestion by insects.
Extra good growth of musk melons may be had by putting a bushel or so of well rotted manure in the bottom of each hill. Plenty of water during warm weather also helps.
Do not overfeed young chicks. Provide a good handful of ground feed for 100 chicks during the first week. Ensure ducks have fresh clean water at all times. For fowls without farm access, offer green feed without fail.
A Cass county Iowa pig club dem onstration led to forming the Progressive Club of Washington Township. Young members plan pig and sewing clubs, monthly meetings include songs and games, and demonstrations are planned for the state fair. Under rural supervision, the club aims to keep youth engaged in farm work.
United States Department of Agriculture observers report the grapevine looper insect, a green worm about one and a half inches long, causing damage to vineyards in the Chautauqua belt along Lake Erie and to Virginia creeper. The worm feeds from early June to mid July and is controllable by spraying using a mix of 1.5 pounds arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of water, or combined with Bordeaux mixture. Spray after blossoms fall to target grapevine rootworm and grape berry moth, with incidental looper control.
A framed farm hog house 14 by 40 feet provides four farrowing pens and feed space on a concrete floor. It faces east-west with south sun for warmth in late winter, adjustable ventilation, raised bedding on plank flooring, and a concrete outdoor feeding area. Proper, cleanly kept conditions favored for sows and litters.
The passage notes profitability in farming and stresses the need for sows to live in clean warm sunlit houses for bearing and rearing piglets. It observes that most general farmers keep three to four sows, producing 20 to 80 pigs, with a model house shown in the accompanying illustration.
A leveled concrete lid on the ground serves as a feeding floor to prevent frost heave. It should be built in square sections with expansion strips, similar to a cement sidewalk, ensuring animals receive all feed and none is lost in dirt.
Small fruits belong in every orchard for home fruit supply. Blackberries dewberries strawberries grapes and other small fruits perform well on good soil with proper care. A small plot of land for small fruits can yield more revenue than the rest of the farm if a market exists for the surplus.
Striped green beetles infesting cucumbers carry wilt bacteria in their jaws and can survive winter in their intestines to infect plants in spring, according to plant pathologists at the U S Department of Agriculture. Also notes on farm feeding with rich cream reducing skim milk waste and improving dairy efficiency. Best cows for dairymen are pure bred with strong udder and body traits.
Good fencing protects crops and raises farm value. The fence condition reflects the farmer's diligence and care in managing land and resources.
Guidance urges gardeners to prevent weeds and grass from overrunning plots after spring vegetables mature to maintain soil health and maximize harvest. It emphasizes timely weeding and maintenance to protect crops and encourage continued growth.
The report argues that empties in silos last winter do not prove failure of the silo system. It emphasizes resilience and ongoing viability of storage facilities and related agriculture infrastructure.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover held a lengthy talk with a former official about government reorganization. The visitor quoted a parable of two black soldiers after the armistice, contrasting one intent on vanity with the other predicting a funeral if he returns home.
Popular Mechanics reports a new self winding clock linked to Washington observatory signals. The clock uses a radio receiver to obtain noon time impulses and adjust automatically, opening a switch if no message arrives and resynchronizing daily at 11:59.
Mrs Amy Peterson of Lakeville Massachusetts recounts severe indigestion cramps gas and bloating she weighed 103 pounds before taking Tanine now 122 pounds and much healthier. She credits Tanine with restoring appetite and weight and praises its benefits to fellow readers. Advertising copy attributes the cure to leading druggists.
A fragmented OCR note describes a son in law disinheriting his mother in law over a lottery win. The garbled text mentions Nurikatne and Christianlit and questions what to do with the money, hinting at a family dispute over fortune.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues often without realizing the cause. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a prescription remedy available at drug stores and invites readers to request a sample bottle by writing to Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York mentioning the paper.
An advertisement promotes Cutleura Ointment for itching scalp and a Cutlenura Soap routine with hot water. It claims gentle rotating rubs and improved skin texture, aiming for velour skin and soft, white hands as part of daily toilet preparations.
Chicago Journal describes a remodeled house where a hidden window frame with glass suggests a view. Curtains, a potted plant, and indirect lighting create a cheerful interior impression despite no exterior opening.
A playful exchange about Professor Diggs describing a recent baseball game. The speaker notes Diggs, a scientist, could react like any fan to a home run, highlighting surprise at his emotional response. The moment contrasts intellectual rigor with ordinary human emotion.
An officer at a Bible association meeting recounted a mission story about guidance in Bible reading. A man described comforting his dying wife by reading from Proverbs start to finish, ending with her death, illustrating the risks of misused devotion.
The passage notes the Dennison ship ping tag and its inventor earned a tidy fortune from a simple cardboard reinforcement to prevent tearing at the hole. The insight highlights how a small improvement can create substantial wealth for the originator.
An engineer designs a long tank style cooker with two top holes for pots. Parallel carbon plates spaced an eighth inch apart run through the water and are heated by current from a lighting socket. Four amperes boil food in about 15 minutes using roughly 0.25 kilowatt hours.
A New Albany Hope Lodge delegation from Odd Fellows traveled to Jeffersonville to confer the work for Tiber Lodge. They arrived at the Interurban station and, marching in two abreast, entered Spring street amid taunts about convicts. The event followed news that 800 inmates from the reformatory had been sent north. The New Albany group later recounted the episode.
A new industrial chemistry system introduces automatic testing and control to monitor solution strength, field content, and other characteristics. It records changes on a distant chart while electrically operated valves adjust shortages or excesses in real time and compensate for temperature, pressure, or reaction time variations.
A dialogue excerpt centers on belief and explanation with Miss Cayenne asserting the value of the ouija board. The exchange questions whether people should trust what cannot be explained and suggests the device has a purpose in guiding belief.
A distressed motorist seeks help as his engine stalls. Constable Talltimber declines immediate speeding pleas, promising a quick engine fix in ten minutes and a fine for parking too long.
Germany produced 145000 tons of dye last year, the largest single-year total ever manufactured.
A book department placard proclaims sale of poems by Wordsworth for $1. A thrifty shopper questions the price and asks what is being sold, prompting a brisk exchange over value and ownership.
A physician urges rest for the patient while the patient laments inability to obtain a government job, highlighting tensions between health advice and employment prospects. The exchange reflects personal strain and public service expectations.
A conversation between Grace and a man reveals fear of an approaching bull in the country scene. Grace rejects a bright red sweater after a warning about danger, implying an urgency to avoid spinsterhood and risky ventures.
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