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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
9
A summary of G A Apperson’s study tracing tobacco from Elizabethan pipe culture to modern cigarette trends. It notes royal figures, writers, and social shifts from puritan bans to cigar booms and the rise of women smokers, ending with a 20th century tobacco revival.
Fashion notes compare fabrics like georgette crepe and chiffon for blouses, noting thrift-inspired French techniques such as shoulderless linings and flesh-colored lace. It highlights fabrics from organdies to nets, Cheruit inspired white organdie styles, and various color palettes, with emphasis on elegant, shoulder-draped silhouettes and long sleeves.
The article surveys how wars spawn nicknames for enemies and allies. It notes examples such as Picts and Lombards for ancient foes and godlams for the French, alongside English terms like fuzzy wuzzy and rodnek, reflecting wit and sentiment in wartime labels.
A concise reflection asserts it is easier for a wrongdoing person to descend to their bad reputation than for a virtuous person to rise to high standards, highlighting the burden of living up to moral ideals.
The article surveys middle aged women studying singing and other arts with slow progress, noting a trend toward private home instruction by local teachers. It critiques Italian masters and describes how modern tutors keep pupils private to avoid early exposure, delaying progress until success is inevitable.
Quaint medallions and baskets of flowers scatter soft silks with colorful irregular rings and decorative patterns. Georgette crope and taffeta broche feature flowers not found on land or sea, while stripes and gay linings adorn coats and gowns. Evening dresses for debutantes mix red, purple, and yellow with pale yellow chiffon skirts and silver accents.
Six yards is the correct width for a summer petticoat this season and one cannot help pitying the poor laundress who has had a long and blessed rest from starching and fluting crisp petticoat frills. Some petticoats run to three yards but these are the most inexpensive models. As price rises the width and number of frills increase. Four ruffles of embroidery from knee to hem make a pretty trim. New petticoats with four ruffles of fine lawn edged with narrow hems come in colors and are stitched with matching threads. Pink or blue edged frills and stitching make tub petticoats enchanting.
The saying notes that hard work serves as the best cure for a troubled or unhappy mind, suggesting effort and labor as a remedy beyond popular or fashionable medicine. It reflects a belief in personal exertion aiding mental well being.
A vintage fashion note urges brushing and back combing to lift split ends of hair into a neat coiffure. It prescribes brushing ends upward briskly and placing two back combs to secure the style with perseverance.
The article notes a surge in blue as the season’s top color with many varieties named such as Blu ette royal blue and horizon. It highlights 18 blue shades on silk cards plus 15 red and 15 rose shades and mentions greens grays and a yellow called Saloniki as popular options.
Three alternate squares of pink and white poplin were used three rows deep to make a baby carriage cover. The white squares were embroidered in wreaths of green with tiny delicately colored flowers.
Turkish towels gain deep embroidered borders with cross-stitch and French knots as the two most popular stitches in modern design and craft usage.
The Kansas Agricultural College reported the first accurate cost of feeding mule colts. From Nov 26 1915 to Apr 4 1916, 31 colts averaged 645 pounds to 664 pounds, gaining 19 pounds over 180 days, at a total maintenance cost of 252.96 dollars or 8.16 per head. The itemized costs include hay, kafir tailings, sorghum fodder, oats, corn and cob meal, oil meal, salt, pasture, veterinary work, and labor and equipment fees.
Nebraska college of agriculture reports calves raised on skim milk show equal growth, thrift, and vigor to those fed whole milk. Skim milk lacks fat but matches whole milk in protein, while grain like corn or oats can supply the heat and energy needed.
When influenza or distemper breaks out among horses it will save time to vaccinate with influenza antitoxin as soon as the first case appears. Two doses should be given about six days apart. Better consult your veterinarian.
A sizeable amount of organic matter cannot be sustained in soil until acidity is neutralized by applying lime to raise pH and stabilize nutrient availability.
Management, dogs, stomach worms and poor fences are cited as causes of failure with sheep in a field report. The piece notes how predation and health issues impact flock productivity and farm economics.
Prune gooseberry bushes to keep the center open for free air flow and better form. Regular thinning promotes plant health and fruit quality. Remove inward growing shoots and crowded branches to improve light exposure.
J S Montgomery of the Minnesota College of Agriculture stresses that skimping a foal’s feed in the first year and a half damages future size and performance. He advises cool dark stalls when the mare works, frequent suckling, early grain like crushed oats and bran, alfalfa and clover hay, pasture grazing with grain, fresh water and salt, and attentive hoof care to prevent growth problems.
Blue grass has long been profitable for cattle feed and is now recognized for pork production. Missouri trials from 1908 to 1912 show about 26 dollars per acre in pork value at eight cents per pound. To maximize returns, feed a balanced grain mix during blue grass pasture peak and mid summer when grass value drops.
Do not move plants from an old bed to a new one unless varieties are clearly identified and the plants are young and vigorous for best establishment.
It is easier to eliminate culls in the spring than in the fall and cheaper to do it by careful and thorough spraying than by hand picking.
Strawberry soil should be disked deeply to break up all clods and rolled to firm and compact the surface after harrowing.
A farmer cultivates green manuring for soil building, following a plan described as both old and safe. The approach emphasizes traditional practices to improve soil health and sustainability.
Improvement in soil drainage makes the soil more porous and friable, enhancing physical condition and structure. The change increases aeration and root penetration, supporting healthier growth.
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