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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1919

Page

8

Farm Youth Singers Rally For Home Front Work

The article notes farm youth clubs organized by the U S Department of Agriculture and state colleges sing while tending fields. They perform tunes like Old Black Joe and Over There to urge work, planting and harvesting, with lines about keeping cows milking and corn silking to support home efforts.

Shakespeare Farm Bureau United States Department of Agriculture State Agricultural Colleges Virginia Maryland Garden Club Broadway Chateau Thierry

Morton Promises Indians Limelight This Season

Guy Morton of the Cleveland Indians bids fair to be the season’s sensation in the American League. He pitched two scoreless games early, shut out New Orleans and Milwaukee before opening day, and has regained his form after an arm injury. Cleveland aims for the pennant with Morton and Covaleskie anchoring the rotation.

Guy Morton Cleveland Indians New Orleans Milwaukee Morton Cleveland Indians Stanley Covaleskie

Preserving Asparagus by the Cold Pack Method

The article describes a home canning process for asparagus using a cold pack. Trim stalks to fit jars, blanch two minutes, cool under cold water, pack upright with one teaspoon salt, cover with boiling water, process jars submerged for ninety minutes, then seal after cooling and check for leaks.

Don’ts for Kiddies May Save From Injury or Death

Child safety list urges kids to avoid roadways and traffic dangers. It instructs to play on sidewalks or vacant lots, roller skate away from traffic, never chase balls into streets, avoid hitching rides with autos or trolleys, and stay clear of behind moving cars. It ends with reassurance from police and a call to be careful.

Fragmented Proverbic Fragments Note Clever Sayings

A garbled OCR fragment presents a collage of proverbs from various origins. It includes French, Turkish, and Greek references and mentions St. Stephen and Sibyl prompts. The text shows stray phrases about wisdom, blades, and blessings without a coherent single story.

Athens St. Stephen

Anemone Name Meaning Windflower in Delicate Sway

Anemone means windflower and is named for its delicate form that sways with the slightest motion of the breeze. The term reflects its light, graceful movement and botanical origins.

Future Binder Twine Supply To Be Made In America

U S Department of Agriculture pushes growing sisal and henequen in the Philippine islands Hawaii Puerto Rico and Florida to reduce reliance on imported yarns. American farmers use 200 million pounds of binder twine annually with 100 million more needed by other grain-growing nations. Eighty percent of henequen and much of the sisal come from foreign sources.

Yucatan United States Department of Agriculture Philippine Islands Hawaiian Islands Porto Rico Florida Uncle Sam America

Poultry Yard Tips Boost Orchard Success

Advice for chicken owners on integrating fruit trees. Find suitable varieties for local conditions by consulting neighbors and nurserymen or a horticulture department. Choose well and study placement to avoid blaming chickens for poor fruit. Consider movable colony houses for summer grazing to maximize forage.

Horticultural Department

Salads and duty wed dishes from Mother's Cook 4

A collection of salad ideas and simple sandwich recipes. Banana and Pineapple Salad shows a candlelike pineapple centerpiece with paprika and a boiled dressing. Olive and Celery Sandwiches mix heart celery with olives on buttered bread. Mint and Cucumber Sandwiches use cucumber slices with mint and French dressing. Potato salad variations include boiled potatoes with onion and corn oil, plus optional peanuts and canned corn. Nuts and Green Peas Salad combines green peas with walnuts on lettuce and colorful pepper, tomato, beet, carrot accents.

Picnic season brings popular sandwiches and a tempting salad

During warm weather salad features prominently at dinners and picnics. Sandwiches remain a staple and the unusual dish promised will excite readers and invite trial.

Poppy Seed Salad with Sage Cheese and Lettuce

A simple salad mixes dried head lettuce with grated sage cheese and freshly roasted poppy seeds for a distinctive flavor. Serve with French dressing to finish.

New Gold Discoveries in Alaska Attract Attention

Indications point to a revival of gold mining in Alaska with numerous new discoveries in recent months. Notable finds include Sabha country and creeks Eva Moose and Hosannah on the Nenana river. A large influx of prospectors into the Bonnifield district signals upcoming disclosures.

Alaska Sabha Eva Moose Nenana Hosannah Bonnifield

New York Holds One Third of Moderately Taxed Americans

The United States has 807,700 income tax filers between 3000 and 10000 dollars, with about one third residing in New York State. The figure underscores New York’s sizable share of middle income earners.

United States

Tonsil operation proves fatal to Shenandoah farmer

The article notes the death of Byron Vincent a 25 year old Shenandoah farmer following an operation for tonsils. It also mentions local Iowa news items including college reopenings hotels and civic events across the state.

Byron Vincent Shenandoah Jewell Lutheran College H. A. Oakdale A. L. Patt Des Moines United Commercial Travelers of Iowa Cedar Rapids Fort Des Moines Savery Olmsted Clifton Rollins Olson McGregor Iowa Cora Allen Washington Red Cross France Ruhl Frank Ake Vinton Anamosa Anton Themp Switzerland Waukon Community Welfare League Liberty Loan Davenport Scott County E. G. McNeal Omaha Tibbette Osage Charles Groves Cherokee County Pilot Township Joe Groves United League of Nations United States Dubuque College Ed Short Liuverne Short Tama Toledo O'Brien County Storm Lake Lewis State University Macon Foresty Department Fort Dodge Judge St. M. Wright Roy Palmer Sioux City John Zortley

The Drift of Things

Analyzed sermon warns of societal drift toward pleasure and skepticism. It cautions Christians to avoid worldly methods, cling to Scripture, and resist moral laxity while urging personal surrender to Jesus Christ to avert spiritual shipwreck.

Fresh Methods Boost Originality in Sunday School Teaching

The piece argues originality comes from freshness in approach rather than novelty. It likens an original teacher to Columbus, who treats each lesson as if beginning a new journey, making even old methods feel new to pupils. It emphasizes the romance of discovery and the lure of wonder.

Euroclydon Apostle Church of God Isle of Mellin Germany Sennacherib Jesus Christ

The Gospel of Love Promotes Patience and Mutual Help

Bishop Burton praises the gospel of love for Its demand of patience sympathy and generosity. It teaches cooperative service and untiring cheerful ministry to all including the lonely rich and the poor and oppressed seeking uplifting companionship and respect.

Bishop Burton

Allen's Foot Case Promotes Comfort for Hardworking Farmers

Advertorial copy touts Allen's Foot Base powder as antiseptic and friction reducing for workers who use their feet. Claims it freshens feet, prevents tiredness and blisters, and improves efficiency. Endorsed for men and women with wide dealer distribution. Door metaphor echoes moral note.

Allen

Buy a Farm Now Says Land Cheap and Easy to Learn

A historical ad note urges buying farm land while cheap and promises free information from the U S Railroad Administration to homeowners on farming opportunities. It features quotes from J Ly Edwards of the Agricultural Station in Washington D C and mentions ribbon ordering for typewriters and Cuticura products with promotional lines. The piece ends with a brief anecdote about a man who rides his hobby to success.

U. S. Railroad Administration J. Ly Edwards Railroad Administration Washington, D. C

A Famous Medicine

A visit to the laboratory reveals the care behind Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The article notes large herb use each year, careful extraction, sterilization, pasteurization, and bottling, attributing patient letters as testimony to its efficacy for female complaints.

Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia IE. Pinkham

The Limpet and Its Suction Power Explained

The article explains how a limpet sticks to rocks using a raised central body to form a vacuum. A sudden blow can dislodge it, but with warning the animal seals itself firmly and requires force to detach.

Ike

Rotary Stunt Uniform Foretold In Restaurant Guess

Terre Haute scout executive George Wyckoff wore his uniform on the street prompting two elderly diners to debate its origin. One believed it was cadet attire while the other insisted it was a Rotary stunt before they left him to finish his dinner.

Rotary George Wyckoff Terre Haute Indianapolis News

Remarkable Milton Comus First Edition Sells for 14250

The rare Milton Comus copy fetched 14250 in New York after changing hands from Bridgewater library to a collector in 1917 and then to WWV Jones of Minneapolis in 1918 before selling this week for 14260. The item bears the Bridgewater crest and was produced at Ludlow Castle in 1684 during Michaelmas.

Auotion New York Narl Bridgewater Ludlow Castle John, Warl WW. V. Jones Minneapolis Mr. Jones

Sonnet for a Lady's Eyebrow Not Masterpiece of Nature

The Birmingham Age Herald quotes a playful exchange about a sonnet titled by a friend Scribson. One character calls it a pretty thing while questioning if the subject elevates nature or remains a mere work of art.

Frien Scribson Scribson Birmingham Llerald

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Jay Johnnie Mary Sam Pig Club Sewing Club Bo-Peep Little Boy Blue Mother's Cook Pyare Hawkeye State News J. H. Ralston D.D Moody Bible Institute Chicago Fletcher Harold Somirs de Kalb Ave Brooklyn Libby Libby, McNeill & Libby Maret
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