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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
3
Omaha businessman Frank L. Haller and Mrs Haller visited Europe last summer. Their tour included Bad Nauheim Germany where they viewed Zeppelins and rode in one on a two hour air journey.
In Nauheim Germany I ride the Zeppelinesque Victoria Luise, Count Zeppelin’s air ship, on a 75 mile two hour flight. The trip showcases a 100 percent safety record across nearly five hundred ascensions and highlights the ascent from the airshed to a buoyant panorama of Rhine villages forests and castles.
Reports show Britain divided into eight munition areas New Zealand’s death rate under one percent US auto production up 350 percent 1909 to 1914 Russia uses little pumping machinery London to fund British dye industry nearly 2.5 million capital Caracas to have a bull ring lawn grass grown as carpet Danish migrant labor English farms Croton River supplies New York water port handled 46 percent of US exports 1914 Oklahoma capitol sits on a giant granite bowlder once a bandit rendezvous
The Reporter notes ample rains have put Abilene soil in prime growing condition for a robust flower and vegetable season. It urges residents to cultivate gardens as a beautifying asset and a practical way to reduce grocery costs while enhancing community appeal.
The text traces motion picture origins from basic devices like the thaumatrope and zoetrope to the first public exhibition in 1870. It notes Henry Heys in Philadelphia showing sequential poses with synchronized music and credits Edison with delivering the first modern motion picture apparatus in 1899.
Five year old Joseph Chubbin playing with a goat in Stanton colliery timber yard when the surface caved in. The pair were carried into the old workings and buried alive as rescuers rushed ropes into the cavity to reach them but faced ongoing surface movement and risk of further collapses.
A London dinner party ponders repurposing storm damaged square land for vegetables yet a woman asks where the dogs will go. The remark settles the issue for the English mind.
A home dressmaking plan highlights a purple taffeta afternoon dress with navy georgette drapery, satin trim, and silver turquoise embroidery. The article notes cost estimates, materials, and the rising price of hand embroidery driven by wartime demand, with fashion commentary from Dame Fashion.
A short piece discusses solutions for women with no muff, noting that carrying a light book or magazine helps learn to handle hands with a handbag. It mentions embroidery bags as an alternative and offers inexpensive stylish handbag ideas to improve mood during seasonal change. It adds craft instructions for a fabric lid cozy for a tumbler, useful in sick rooms to cover glasses.
A small device shown with a sketch keeps a tumbler of hot milk or other liquid warm. The design uses a round tin top sized to cover the cup and its edge likely forms a heat seal. It suggests placing the top over the cup to retain warmth for the morning drink.
On a recent afternoon Broadway drew attention as a pair of painted boots walked by. The boots featured modest Hitle conventional berries across the instep, enough to capture the gaze of onlookers.
Style notes describe riding outfits with black and white checked trousers and black coats. Occasionally white trousers appear with a black and white plaid coat and a bright red vest highlighted as a standout element.
The article advises using a rough skin conditioning approach, suggesting that a sand soap option improves skin feel more than standard toilet soap. It promotes exfoliation as a key benefit for rough skin.
Women who embroider should use clean hoops wrapped in thin tape to avoid transferring dirt to fabric. Ensure tight fitting rings and smooth fabric on the lower ring to prevent wrinkling. Embroidered pockets and hematitching add detail to blouses, with braiding and pocket placement enhancing appearance.
The article notes the Duroc Jersey breed as prolific and large-lit tered with calm dispositions aiding profitability. A Michigan Agricultural College test compares Duroc Jersey, Berkshire, and Poland China pigs fed identically for 168 days, showing Duroc Jersey at 2.59 lb daily gain with 4.65 feed per pound of gain, Berkshire 2.11 at 5.22, Poland China 1.85 at 6.87. It details breed standards for head, ears, neck, shoulders, back, rib, loin, ham, legs, feet, coat, and weights by age. It discusses two breed registers American and National and praises Duroc Jersey standing in America alongside Chester Whites and Poland Chinas.
The article argues proper feeding boosts calf quality and milk production. It stresses calving cows need ample, suitable feed and a high efficiency grain ration. Alfalfa and silage aid milk and growth. during good grass, grain can reduce, but not stop, and roughage like silage or alfalfa hay should supplement when pasture wanes.
Farmers are advised to stimulate chicks to exercise by covering their floor with a thin layer of chaff and feeding cracked grain in the litter. The chicks scratch and move about to reach the feed.
Varieties of fruit trees should be chosen for adaptation to climate and soil as well as market demands. Personal grower preferences influence selection but should not override environmental suitability.
Pigeons are blamed for about 20 percent of hog cholera spread. Authorities urge farmers to confine or dispose of pigeons to stop transmission as outbreaks cause vast losses, with 1916 U S hog cholera losses around 760 million dollars.
Directions advise applying lice powder to laying hens weekly and again three days before chicks hatch to ensure plumage is treated and hatchlings remain healthy.
Select eggs for hatching uniform in size. Extremely small eggs or exceptionally large eggs should not be used. Ensure eggs are clean and free of cracks to maximize hatch rate.
Report notes hens suffer from overfeeding as much as from half starvation. The piece emphasizes animal welfare concerns and calls for balanced feeding practices. It mentions farmers and welfare groups discussing proper nutrition and monitoring to prevent harm.
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