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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1922
Page
14
A collection of testimonial letters discussing use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. Mrs E Kluczny reports improvement in a daughter and praises the medicine for strengthening and school attendance. Gloria Ramirez describes weight gain and relief from symptoms after taking the compound.
The World's Tonnage report puts gross tonnage at about 62,000,000 for ships afloat and under construction. The United Kingdom claims just over a third of the world's great tonnage with around 2,000 captains idle in England.
Agricultural notes describe growing strawberries in hills or matted rows with spacing, plant care, and winter cover. It covers planting depth, trimming, weed control, cultivar choices, fertilizer, mulch use, and succession by renewing beds every two years, plus follow-up crops like soybeans and squash.
The article outlines traditional turnip planting times and methods such as sowing by broadcast seed, soil preparation, and weather considerations. It notes planting after early crops like potatoes or beets, and describes curing and storing harvested turnips in piles or pits with straw and earth, including cellar storage and protection from freezing.
Farmers explore using soybeans to replace corn for hay this season. Soybeans expected to produce two to three tons of hay per acre at a seeding rate of about bushels per acre, highlighting a practical shift in crop planning.
The report outlines Pure Farm seed plans emphasizing spring growth under conditions similar to our own. It stresses guidance to maximize yield and notes expected results and support provisions for growers.
Farmers should list supplies under a Supplies heading during inventory including seeds fertilizer twine nails bolts and lumber plus on hand manure. Machinery and tools should be appraised at cost plus related export and labor costs. example shows a ton bought for 44 freight 1 25 and 75 cents labor totaling 46 per ton.
Orchard sprays fall into two classes, fungicides and insecticides. Fungicides include Bordeaux mixture and lime sulfur solutions for fungal diseases. Insecticides divide into stomach poisons, repellent sprays, and contact sprays targeting chewing, egg-laying, or sucking insects.
Seed potatoes should not be cut until preparation for planting is complete. Cut, open furrows, drop seed, and cover quickly to keep both seed and soil moist. Testing all seeds intended for planting helps replace poor ones before planting time.
Keep the coop litter sweet and clean to ensure healthy hens and a full egg basket. Proper sanitation boosts flock wellness and egg production, a practical reminder for poultry keepers.
Notes advise farmers and truck growers on selecting and breading potatoes. The guidance emphasizes saving resources and maintaining quality in handling Irish potatoes.
A sermon-like piece interprets Luke 7 37 38 focusing on a nameless sinner at Jesus feet. It emphasizes forgiveness salvation and peace granted through faith and Christ with the woman as exemplar for believers.
A clipping cites quotes on free will and divine patience from the Bishop of London and H. W. Beecher. The Bishop emphasizes God’s ongoing work of love despite human misuse, while Beecher argues that worry, not work, kills and that friction wears down machinery.
A devotional quotation exalts the Lord as mighty and holy. The passage from Revelation 15 3 4 extols God’s marvelous deeds and righteous paths and urges reverence and glorification of His holy name.
A biblical verse from Leviticus 19 15 cautions judges to be impartial honoring the needy and the powerful with equal judgment. It frames a standard of fair and unbiased conduct for community leaders and neighbors alike.
A compact aphorism contrasts Voltaire on daily mischief with Webster on Christ’s appearance elevating civilization. The piece cites moral reflection and religious framing, linking everyday temptations to broader civilizational progress through Christian doctrine.
A brief reflection cites Goethe's idea that behavior acts as a mirror where each person reveals their own image. It notes the central theme of self-disclosure through action and social conduct.
A four year old asks his father to take him downtown. The father, busy earning a living, repeats his refusal. A week later the son asks again and inquires what happened to the living the father made last week.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as the top remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims quick mild results and calls it a gentle healing vegetable compound. It invites readers to mail ten cents for a sample from Dr Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
Dorothy reports a short Washington trip to Aunt Elsa. The minister asks about the visit and Dorothy cheerfully answers that she enjoyed attending a Thursday school with music and dancing for the girls. The scene highlights a small family moment during a religious leader’s annual call.
Prominent reminder urges mothers and caregivers to inspect every bottle of GASTORIA for the familiar “In Use for Over 80 Years” signature. It notes Fletcher's Castoria as the trusted remedy infants and children crave and emphasizes safety in product labeling.
A distressed husband recounts his tale of woe while a bemused observer jokes about a mismatched meeting in a church choir. Three weeks after hospital discharge, the court ruled the defendant acted in self defense amid a confusing, loosely connected exchange.
A sermon delivered at a colored camp meeting in Louisiana uses the parable of the ten virgins to argue readiness, noting five wise and five foolish virgins. The piece is followed by an advertisement for Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum, promoting complexion care and cleanliness.
A seven year old girl named Lielen rides in her father’s car as he shops. He parks in a spot marked by a sticker, and she scratches the wind shield sticker thinking it was placed there by an officer. The father returns to find the sticker partially removed but is relieved nothing worse occurred.
War department figures show 4 764 677 men in the US armed forces when hostilities stopped. About 2 200 000 had shipped to France Italy and Russia while the rest remained under arms in the United States in various units.
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