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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
8
A compilation of household remedies covers removing paint grease from fabrics and silk, cleaning wallpaper, windows, and brushes, plus making substitutes for glass and soap formulas. It also includes practical hints for pest control, door creaks, ink and toothpaste alternatives, and tips for curing or preserving everyday items. The section ends with lamb market notes and feeding guidance for Iowa lambs.
The city council enacts Ordinance No. 478 to regulate light and ventilation, water closets, and sanitation in new dwellings. It requires separated compartments with street or yard windows, prohibits outdoor closets, mandates traps and drainage, and sets timelines for replacing cesspools with sewer connections. Penalties include fines, imprisonment, civil penalties, and liens for noncompliance.
Iowa State College engineers say overheating stems from owner neglect and common mistakes. They advise checking spark timing, radiator water level, carburetor mixture, clogged hoses, water pump condition, bent belts, oiling, and rubber wear, noting hard water worsens scaling and rain water is preferable when available.
The Iowa State College home economics department advises using hot water in place of sugar syrup for canning fruit. Pack fruit the day it is picked, sterilize jars, pour boiling water, and process in a boiler if cold packing. Seal and store in darkness for later sweetening when opened. Farmers Bulletin No 839 offers full details.
Iowa State College entomologist I A Fenton warns large quantities of oyster shell scale and white scurfy scale are injuring apples this spring. A dormant spray is typical, but a spring spray three weeks after petal fall using lime sulphur mix at 1 1 4 gallons per 50 gallons of water will kill hatching insects and protect the crop amid a wet season.
A collection of jokes and quips from Life and London Tit-Bits featuring lines about appendix removal social entry, arc bishop marriages and costs, courtroom questions, socialism and other ideas, insomnia powder for a cat, and witty takes on the House of Lords and relatives in the Kingdom of Heaven.
A Holland family with eight children arrives in New York to a warm welcome as the nation debates immigration. The father in Indiana sent funds, and the article argues many such families are needed to fill work and bolster thrift and industry in the country.
In a terse Ohio State Journal item a husband’s remark about the laundress as the washerwoman disrupts a social moment, drawing attention to rude language and public embarrassment. The brief notes the social misstep and its effect on those present.
The article notes Ceyloh hunters pursue elephants mainly for sport as local elephants yield less ivory than those in Africa and other regions.
A reader testifies after a year of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy curing gall stones and stomach trouble. The simple preparation is claimed to remove mucus and inflammation causing most digestive ailments. One dose convinces. money refunded.
Public notice announces final reports of executors and executrices in Jones County. The reports for the estate of Heavlett W. Sutherland, deceased, are filed with the district court and a hearing date set for June 1, 1920 where interested parties may appear to object. Dated May 2, 1920 in Amose town with Clerk A. A. Chirok and Deputy Mabel I. Menning signing.
Cleaning gold jewelry with warm suds and yellow soap boosts stone brilliance. Add ten drops of sal volatile to the warm water for cleaning.
A quotation attributed to Phillips Brooks urges decisive action and removal of hesitation. It emphasizes seizing the moment and confronting a past reluctance with immediate resolve. The text frames courage as a timely, transformative choice.
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