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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
6
The article surveys seasonable lingerie featuring corset covers chemises drawers and petticoats with lace embroidery and ribbons. It notes a shift toward embroidery and beading over lace with severe lines and elaborate trims. Linen gowns and coats in varied hues and mixed textures are highlighted as stylish seasonal choices.
Ellen Osmonde describes current summer millinery trends featuring raffia and mixed straw hats. Styles include coquet tish bonnets, turban and bolero shapes, tulle accents, flat straw plateaux, and vivid trims such as cherries, roses, black velvet, and ostrich plumes.
The Santa Fe New Mexican notes an estimated 240 000 population in New Mexico with fewer than 500 Mormons living in scattered small settlements in San Juan Rio Arriba and McKinley counties. Immigration trends show movement from Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas rather than Utah.
The piece argues Republicans expect a strong victory in 1904 with Democrats unable to secure a national win. It notes Democrats doubtfully hope for limited gains and that Southern states like Virginia may stay Republican, while the South is largely ignored in shaping conventions and platforms.
An illustrated explanation from Rural New Yorker describes a milk separator bowl where milk enters the center and fat concentrates inward to the cream. The inner point yields cream near 50 percent butter fat while skim milk exits outside with minimal fat. Proper operation aims for 40 to 50 percent butter fat in cream.
The article describes growing asparagus in winter via a heated two-house system. It details dimensions, heating, sash reuse, and bed setup to extend production, noting efficiency and long-term viability for gardeners and private estates.
Wint sor Asparagus House advises in Country Gentleman on creating fertile beds for asparagus. Emphasizes naturally wood soil at least a yard thick, nitrogen rich bottom land mixed with porous soil, and trenching with manure as plants establish. Recommends plowing deeply and forming trenches with manure in midseason.
J A Reddick explains that Canadian butter struggles with flavor due to improper fermentation starters and cream ripening. He notes buttermakers can largely control flavor with good starters and careful ripening, but many fail to distinguish proper starters, risking off tastes.
The Ohio state convention endorsed President Roosevelt after Mr. Hanna withdrew his opposition when Roosevelt personally asked for the endorsement. The move is praised as strategic politics that secures Roosevelt’s 1904 nomination, while critics note Hanna’s temper and influence in Republican circles. Various papers weigh in on Bryan and southern influence in the Democratic Party and the broader political landscape.
A Elyria reader asks how to plant horseradish for profit. Best results come from deep trenches with rich manure or a rich soil mix, placing long slim root sets just below the surface. In smaller plots, dig and prepare ten to twelve inches of fine soil and plant with the tops a few inches below ground for strong, straight roots.
Dairy and Creamery notes cows perform best with two daily rations rather than three or five. Feeding too often causes cows to stand and strain while wait ing for feed, wasting energy that could go to milk production. Energy use when standing reduces potential returns. thus two well composed feeds are preferred for efficiency.
The article advises dairymen to keep milkers stable and surroundings calm. It notes cows are sensitive to stress, outlines managing dry cows, feeding after calving, water temperature, and using a clinical thermometer to monitor cow temperature during risks to health.
A midsummer plan advises sowing peas and oats together to feed cattle. Drill Canada field peak at 114 bushels per acre, plant with grain drill, then add two bushels of oats per acre a week later. The mix yields green feed, can be cut for hay before pods dry, and it is highly relished by cattle and sheep.
Miss Muriel Armitage of Detroit district organiser for the Royal Templars of Temperance praises Peruna for curing five years of uterine irregularities and hysteria after trying doctors with no relief. She says six months of use and fifteen bottles restored her health and she shares her story to help other suffering women.
A distressed woman with nervousness and pelvic catarrh is described, claiming pelvic catarrh causes widespread weakness. The ad touts Peruna as a permanent cure, advising patients to write Dr Hartman for guidance and letters of case detail.
The agriculture department notes winter wheat area in cultivation at about 33,107,000 acres, down 964,000 acres or 2S percent from last fall. Abandoned acreage across major winter wheat states remains small, totaling 106,000 acres mainly in Kansas Texas and California.
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