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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
3
Keep hens on your land with no male birds. Use well matured pullets and avoid overstocking. Build a dry ventilated house with roosts, nests, and clean yard. Grow green crops, feed scraps and grain daily, dry mash, and control lice and mites. Kill hens in fall when they cease laying and preserve eggs for winter.
Glucose can be detected by dissolving a teaspoon in alcohol and observing a dense white precipitate after cooling and adding more alcohol. In jelly precipitate forms. in jam or marmalade the solids are filtered first. No precipitate indicates absence of glucose.
A Loma Chronicle correspondent notes there is no link between lunar phases and weather. Professor Schuster analyzed a century of data and found no lunar period in weather. Some authorities say clouds scatter near full moons, but this does not yield reliable forecasts.
Lucy Cordiner of the University of Minnesota notes potatoes provide all essential nutrients including protein minerals starch fat and roughage. Peel waste and cold water soaking reduce nutrients. blanching then cooling preserves value and a quick oven yields dry mealy potatoes for easier digestion.
The two richest people in Ottawa county Oklahoma are Joe Car War-yee-tee and his wife. They are Quapaw Indians living in a rough log cabin on about 250 dollars a year. They rarely touch their vast gold from mineral land. Twice a year they visit town to buy calico for the wife and overalls for the husband, deeming it luxury.
Fragmented overheard exchanges show characters discussing trade, wealth, and hardship. Miss Cayenne contrasts a spender with a man in evening dress who went broke buying a pearl necklace. A brother joins the army as a harsh routine replaces home comforts and breakfast pie.
A passerby protests against cuffing a small boy saying he has done nothing wrong. A wrathful woman argues the child is involved in a broader sugar ticket theft, claiming the incident reveals deeper wrongdoing.
The United States food administration’s one dish dinner plan draws housewives’ interest as a potential relief from kitchen drudgery. While the potted beef and corn dish promises proper nutrients in slices, concerns rise about losing meal joy amid shortages of crockery, labor, and materials.
The text states that becoming a wireless operator requires understanding the mechanism and the ability to receive and send messages. It notes the preparation should be the same as for a land wire operator.
C F Marvin of the weather bureau states that scientists broadly deny any moon impact on temperature rainfall weather or plant growth. He notes plant growth relies on temperature light humidity and soil and air nutrients, while moonlight is far too weak to affect photosynthesis.
A collection of aphorisms on memory, social pressure, honesty, speech, and frugality. Notable lines compare recalling engagements, living up to neighbors, extracting truth, and a punchline about time and money in a joke about a jeweler.
The article notes humanity’s long view on shooting stars and presents a 19th century hypothesis that meteorites are volcanic fragments from small planetary masses. It describes swarming fragments crossing Earth's orbit and asserts most meteorites originate within the solar system. Arizona has yielded many meteorites.
A reader asks what the phrase manipulation for h rise means and a humorous reply equates it to pulling the bedclothes off someone in the morning. The exchange framed as a light bon mot appears in a market term glossary snippet.
A small boy at a garden gate cries out to an old lady who stops to ask what troubles him. He explains that his father and mother will take him to the pictures tonight, though he has yelled and stuttered in the process.
A line exchanges a sharp quip about life insurance. One character asks why the other should accept a suitor who offers life insurance. The answer: if he were a good risk for the insurer, he would be a bad one for the speaker.
An attorney, after concluding a argument, called the court gentlemen and quickly apologized. He addressed the court as gentlemen, correcting himself with a humbly offered apology and a plea for the court’s forbearance.
Spontaneous combustion is described as particles of coal dust rubbing and heating until ignition occurs, according to Popular Science Monthly. Proper ventilation may worsen fires by aiding oxidation, while damp and quiet conditions help prevent it.
Basic guidance from the Department of Agriculture urges careful handling of fresh foods to prevent spoilage. Store vegetables and fruits properly, use surplus home garden produce before it spoils, and protect items from heat moisture dust insects and pests. Creative salads and combinations showcase safe prep and extended freshness.
Slabman Jack Coombs, once with Colby College and the Mackmen, remains a top National League pitcher when right. He states he will retire this season after earning substantial money and has long been a hoodoo to the Giants.
In his eleventh major league season with the Robins Coombs says he will retire after this year. He revealed the plan during spring training at Hot Springs stating his earnings and security will likely let him quit the game for good.
A quirky note discusses culinary tricks and cucumber uses. It describes serving cucumbers peeled in ribbons on lettuce with onion and french dressing. It mentions sweet fruit salads as desserts and lemon jelly with figs stuffed with cheese.
The USDA reports deer do not impede eradication of the cattle fever tick. California cases show deer on tick infested ranches became uninfested after cattle tick elimination. Federal inspectors note deer are not natural hosts and populations in cleared areas no longer carry ticks.
Mix two cupfuls cold reed potatoes with a cupful pecan meats broken in bits marinate with French dressing arrange on a mound of water crest and serve garnished with halves of pecan meats Potato almonds a few cucumber cubes a bit of onion and a good boiled dressing make a dainty salad.
A mother longs to shield her son in battle yet accepts sacrifice for a cause. She prays for his safety, offers her faith as his enduring shield, and recalls Amelia Josephine Burr of the Vigilantes who gave her all with a smile.
A French rapid telegraphy system transmits about 40 000 words per hour over 900 miles. Cantilever motorcycle saddles limit movement to perpendicular direction to reduce shocks. Tongland tests a new automobile fuel from sugar refinery refuse claiming higher power than gasoline. Automobile oil now sold in cone shaped containers. puncture tip opened with knife to deliver into engine.
Prof Mary Risch of the University of Washington Home Economics calls for reviving old cookbooks to use dark moist brown sugar instead of granulated sugar. Bakers praise its flavor impact in biscuits breads and pastries with many candies and desserts benefitting from brown sugar and syrup.
A German mansion dated to around 700 is described as the world’s oldest inhabited residence. The article notes its extensive age and continued use through the centuries, highlighting its historical significance and preservation.
The article ranks farm crops by value, noting corn as the leading crop in 1917 with 8,159,000 bushels valued at $4,054,000,000, followed by cotton at $1,845,000,000 including seed. Hay, oats, potatoes, tobacco, barley, and other crops are listed with production and farm values, totaling $18,610,000,000 for 1917, nearly double 1915.
A terse line notes a tick infestation traced to seed ticks bred on cattle. The fragment suggests agricultural or veterinary concerns about tick populations and their development off cattle stock. No further context is provided.
Engineer notes the earliest recorded submarine, built in 1640 by Dutchman Van Driebel in England with King James I funding. The craft used goatskin ballast bags under deck planks to sink and rise by squeezing with a windlass to expel water and regain buoyancy.
In Australia cattle and sheep graze on the foliage of the weeping she oak or beef wood Casuarina quadrivervis. Growers plant it for fodder and ornament, thriving on poor sandy soil.
The American Rose Annual suggests practical rose use including hedges arches and pillars. Pillars eight or nine feet high with arches across a walk and a three to three and a half foot hedge top wire create a graceful festoon with brass chain or oil-soaked twine. The American Rose Society aims to boost American interest in rose cultivation.
A United States Department of Agriculture briefing explains that preweaning pigs are highly vulnerable to intestinal worms. Eggs from infected adults contaminate ground and lungs can be affected. emphasis is placed on clean dry housing and strict sanitation during the suckling period to reduce losses.
The USDA Bulletin 985 warns that wool and mutton prices hit record highs while supplies dwindle. It identifies the sheep-killing dog as a major threat, hindering production and deterring new entrants, urging uniform state dog laws and strong enforcement with public support.
A farmhouse feature near the feed manger promises reliable access to fodder during storms and calm. The structure stands as a practical safeguard for livestock, reflecting prudent rural planning.
To obtain the greatest profit in rals ing hogs, whether few or many are grown, good pasture is absolutely nec essary.
A good ration for a sow just before farrowing equals equal parts corn ground oats and wheat middlings.
The leading sheep men nationwide are quickly recognizing silage as a valuable feed, signaling a shift in husbandry practices. This adoption aims to improve flock health and productivity across the industry.
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