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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
6
A colonial style fashion column discusses how long skirts are rising in popularity at races while Parisiennes and Poiret influence the silhouette. It notes garments from Paquin Worth Douck and other houses retain straight outlines and fuller fabrics amid shifting tastes and race day attire.
Feathers and aigrettes dominate hats with long lines and dramatic brims while satin and stray hats gain favor for seaside wear. Short Breton jackets, similar to coast guardsmen coats, appear in Redfern and Paquin lines and promise to become widely worn this season. Designers feature theater costumes for Berthe Bady with Worth, including a green satin wrap with silver brocade and a simple silver-lame evening dress, plus draped gowns in satin and panne. Taffeta makes a comeback with uniform width flounces, and drapery styling remains a key trend for the season.
William A Radford outlines a modern hog house design emphasizing daylight ventilation and sanitation. The concrete foundation measures 1872 by 24 feet with eighteen hog pens and a center feed carrier to reduce labor. Lightning protection is included to cut fire risk, reflecting farm-building best practices.
The article argues sunshine in hog houses is essential for healthier hogs and higher production. It details carpentered designs with extensive glass walls and sawtooth fronts to ensure sun reaches every corner.
The article argues that saving now prevents trouble later and highlights the role of modern buildings and equipment in increasing national food production. It notes hog houses built on the sunshine plan will contribute their share to future output.
The article advises on bridal gown trends with ivory brocaded velvet and pearl bands. It notes simple necklines, straight lines, and minimal ruching as preferred by brides. A caution on eggs comments adds a kitchen tip about preventing sputtering with cornstarch flour.
The article notes that decoration and stitcheries along with hand embroideries and weight colors will play a major part in fall dress designs.
An Indianapolis News item notes Martha’s pale weakness improving after Cousin Helen’s East visit. The husband praises the effect, claiming Martha looks ten years younger with Helen’s guidance and her own rouge, implying a beauty remedy prompted by the visitor.
The Boston Transcript quotes remarks about past medical or educational experiments on a Chicago boy and a reference to similar treatment of the speaker's family, illustrating shifting views on parental and medical methods and their impact.
Maj. Frank Fenn recounts Nez Perces lore of a primordial dragon rampaging across the land. The coyote, sole survivor, defeats the dragon at the Clearwater River, gnaws the monster’s heart, and the dragon’s blood births the Nez Perces people. A conical mound marks the spot.
Orientals favor Western jewelry with strong demand reported by American salesmen, especially in China and Japan. Watches across grades are bought as Bright Walls Speed Bright colored walls in factories implied to boost production.
The article cites last year’s crop losses from plant diseases across wheat oats corn potatoes sweet potatoes tomatoes cotton peaches and apples totaling hundreds of millions of bushels and tons. It argues most losses could have been prevented by timely use of established remedies.
A terse interaction unfolds with a character reacting to a remark about a veil. The exchange centers on mistaken insult and rapid backpedaling as another character insists the remark referred to a veil only.
A fragmented excerpt mentions a traveler planning to cross the pond and a review area in the Louisville Courier Journal noting the circus as a focal point. The tone hints at a theatrical context and bold observations about performance. Further context is limited by the clipped text.
A U S Department of Agriculture survey of five Missouri counties shows farm size and location shape profitability. Valley and level upland farms yield higher labor income. small crop land under 40 acres common in the rough Ozark farms has poor financial prospects. Livestock dairy with better cows and balanced rations could boost output and profits.
Poultry manure is the richest manure on the farm due to its high nitrogen and phosphoric acid content though small outputs on ordinary farms limit its use. It contains about three times as much nitrogen and five to six times as much phosphoric acid as ordinary manure. The winter egg production of pullets partly depends on growing chicks development.
The text advises against crowding poultry and recommends spacious, clean quarters. It suggests hoeing to destroy weeds such as quack grass Canada thistles and sow thistles, keeping the surface blackened. It notes selling roosters once marketable, except for breeding stock, as more profitable.
Instruction notes dehorning cattle to reduce danger and prevent injuries during feeding and transit. Calves can be dehorned days after birth using caustic methods, or older cattle with clippers, avoiding warm weather to reduce infection risk from screw worms. Fly-repellent advised where flies are a threat.
Pork Day is an annual Kings County event held in October. Six farm bureau centers enter at least one carload of hogs judged by an expert. ten carloads were exhibited this year, with six centers and a boys club participating. County agents note such sales as growing in California since 1910, totaling 176 sales in 1920 worth about $1.4 million.
The article discusses how soils lose virgin fertility if cropping is not balanced with return of plant foods. It cites hundreds of field experiments showing even the best soils degrade without careful soil management to maintain available nutrients.
The article stresses rationing feed by milk yield and butterfat to keep costs sane. It highlights orchard success through superior product, careful selection, and market focus. It urges rich garden soil with suna Wie manure for plant food and warmth, plus ample nests to prevent eye injuries among layers.
Dr. Senman A. Knupp asks what will hold boys on farms and multiply farmers wealth with more power and less hand work. The statement suggests automation or improved methods to boost productivity and reduce labor requirements on rural farms.
Breeding stock kept in the open air will produce hatchable eggs earlier than those kept tightly sheltered. The statement suggests air exposure influences hatch timing, though its exact conditions and sources are unclear.
Cobb County farmer G W Slayton describes his father’s long fight with chronic dyspepsia. After years of meds and unsuccessful remedies, he credits Tanlae with a marked improvement that let the father eat normally again.
Fragmented ad copy promises footwear care and foot powder benefits. Mentions shoes stockings and an unnamed product, with unclear claims about comfort and odor control.
An advisory warns buyers to look for Bayer on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin prescribed for decades. It lists uses from colds to pain and notes Bayer is the trademark of Bayer Manufacture in a dated quatrain. The message ends with an odd aside about the ideal woman.
Advertisement-style claim for Cuticura products to remove pimples and blackheads. Recommends using Cuticura Ointment Soap and hot water, with a daily routine to keep skin clear. Warns against inferior alternatives.
A dinner speech by Judge Gary contrasts world industry with rising unemployment and low production. He cites England’s high labor yet low coat production and ends with a farmer’s joke about a lazy helper Looney who claims he’s waiting for the sun to go down so he can quit work. The point: spare time signals deficient desire rather than surplus labor.
A promotional notice extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root claiming broad kidney and urinary benefits. It cites testimonials and offers sample bottles by mail with a ten cent request, urging readers to mention the newspaper.
A high school performance of Sullus Caesar ends in a curtain collapse striking a performer on the head. The actor regains composure and resumes the play, while the note of the crowd’s hush followed by revival of the scene is described with a newsroom voice.
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