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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
By April 6 1918 Uncle Sam had written over 14 billion in insurance in six months far surpassing prior years. About 1.8 million service members insured with average policy around 8500 dollars. Government payments include 50.4 million in salary allotments 60.96 million for death and disability and 177.5 thousand in insurance to date.
Army cooks in Mississippi training schools for bakers and cooks heard conservation lessons from USDA specialists. Demonstrations on saving food, using flour substitutes, and serving cornmeal dishes were praised as a wonderful success. Fireless cooker demonstrations were also held in field ambulance hospital units.
A scientist proposes translucent shades for portraits to hang over windows. a French researcher claims hair type indicates strength of body and mind. A detectaphone worn under a shirt front records conversations on a belt cylinder, patented by a Washington DC resident.
A French engineer reported 35 localities in Tunis suitable for dam construction. Each site could provide from 30 to 600 horsepower of continuous energy, outlining potential power resources for the region.
A compact history of the English nickname John Bull and the American Uncle Sam. John Bull depicts England as a bluff obstinate figure tied to arbuthnot’s satire first issued in 1712 1728. Uncle Sam traces to War of 1812 and a Hudson Valley contractor Elbert Anderson and inspector Samuel Wilson.
Household writers present practical ideas for affordable meals to support troops, using milk honey nutmeg and molasses to flavor dishes. The article suggests simple substitutions like maple flavor and blends barley flour with corn meal for nourishing bake goods.
Boys Life advises that a trek-cart can replace heavy packs for summer outings. Build a cart with wheels, a wooden box, a tongue and ropes, then pack essentials such as a tent, blankets, cooking gear, first aid, ax, rope, lantern, chuck box, tent pegs, a digging spade, and each scout’s personal outfit including toiletries and a change of clothes.
A recipe fragment outlines a milky dessert method with rice crust and a milk custard filling. It describes blending milk eggs honey vanilla and cornstarch, then topping with meringue and browning, followed by a separate sugar and egg cream and multiple baking steps for a layered sweet.
The piece notes luminous watches dials, 100000 luminous compasses for soldiers, and large amounts of luminous cloth on uniforms. It describes nighttime markers such as beacon sticks and tape used by stretcher-bearers, with visibility up to 60 feet and signals by air letters or wigwagging.
Jay B. Iden’s verse in the Kansas City Star rhymes about a mother and child at dusk. The speaker longs to join the Little One in comforting dreams aboard the Slumberland River, pondering time, growth, and aging.
J W Buscher a Civil War veteran of the Twenty third Michigan volunteers who fought in France and recenty enlisted in the Canadian railway battalion was summoned to Buckingham Palace by King George to be praised for his courage and endurance in eight months of trench fighting.
A French electrical publication reports that electrical stimulation boosts plant growth and reduces worm and insect damage. Experiments show young strawberries up 80 percent, older plants 25 to 86 percent, potatoes 20 to 50 percent in size, and carrots beets and tomatoes 20 to 50 percent.
A sermon outlines three essential heart determinations for fruitful Bible reading. Read and reread the Book with no distraction and read it first, not others works. Let the Bible define its terms and speak to your heart, avoiding personal bias or literary misuse.
The Bishop of Georgia argues the church must continually labor to make democracy safe for the world, noting democracy as a powerful force that must be consecrated by the divine spirit for the service of all mankind across classes and nations.
A religious meditation urges divine guidance and courage amid impending conflict. The speaker describes a gentle Leader and a tender Savior, invoking faith to endure tomorrow's battles and claim victory under an indomitable power. The Bishop of St. Andrews attributes the message.
The Calgary Herald reports surging demand for farm lands across Western Canada with prices up ten to fifteen dollars an acre. Wheat land and grazing properties have risen sharply as postwar prospects improve, aided by government measures and higher prices for wheat beef mutton and wool.
The saying highlights timing in letting go and recognizing blessings that appear as misdirections. It suggests that opportunity lies in discernment, not constant pursuit, and that some fortunes emerge only after grace in disguise shifts our path.
Safe gentle remedy claims centuries of use for kidneys liver and bladder. Advertises Haarlem Oil Capsules as a standard household remedy, guarantees relief and refunds if not as represented with direct import from Holland in three sealed sizes.
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