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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
10
A fourfold farm water system covers pure water supply pumping storage and distribution durable plumbing and safe disposal of sewage. It urges using protected sources avoiding surface water, proper cisterns and filtration, well protection, fenced clean drains, and a septic tank with soil disposal while stressing constant testing and maintenance.
The farmer should study economical feeding to preserve stock value and saleability. The piece contrasts mismanagement with proper, regular feeding, water, bedding, and sanitation, detailing grain, hay, and bran regimes for brood mares, foals, and young stock to ensure thrift and future earnings.
The Paris Letter to the Telegraph notes a rise in defamation and violence lawsuits between tenants and concierges since the war began. It attributes friction to wives left with fewer daily quarrels and suggests concierges strike back with equal sharpness, sometimes drawing legal action.
New York state will exhibit a monster cheese at the Panama-Pacific exposition. It required a full day of milk from 265 factories totaling 106000 pounds. The cheese is over six feet in diameter, nearly five feet high and weighs five to six tons. The mound used for shaping was built from galvanized iron hoops.
The piece cites William Dean Howells arguing war halts literature and may revert civilization, while Brander Matthews counters the view. After five months of World War, observers debate whether war inspires or suppresses literary and artistic creation, seeking a formula for the bloodshed needed to trigger genius.
Sister Margaret Clothilde Macdonald, matron in chief of the Canadian army nursing service, accompanied the Canadian army to England with about fifty nurses. A Nova Scotia native trained in New York, she served in the Spanish American War at Montauk Point and in South Africa with the first Canadian contingent. She will oversee base hospitals in France and England and their acting matrons.
A quirky remark notes Young Whispin dancing new steps while another line hints his brain enjoys a long ice rest as the action unfolds.
The Edison Monthly notes Palestine has one electric plant at the agricultural colony Rishon Le Zion where Carmel wine is produced. Founded 30 years ago by penniless Russian refugees, the settlement now boasts modern machinery and an electric power plant, the colony's prized treasure.
The hog house should be on well drained high ground with access to pasture and preferably near a stream for cooling and drinking water. Hogs enjoy mud as a lice deterrent, but water access and proper ventilation are key. Movable houses with sloped roofs and ample light suit both farrowing and individual hogs, and runners enable easy relocation between pastures.
Promote breeding with registered stock to ensure predictable quality. Emphasizes starting a future herd using pure strain hogs for reliable results.
A lighthearted note suggests horses would value blankets on cold evenings or mornings, drawing a parallel to people seeking warmth under covers. The piece playfully argues comfort parallels between horses and humans.
The first step in preventing disease in hogs is to keep filth and unsanitary conditions away from the animals to reduce infection risk.
The article reviews coming fashion trends for average middle aged women, noting the new picture hats with small trims and flat brims, and contrasting Victorian influences with modern silhouettes. It covers styling, materials, and care tips for hats and bonnets, including cleaning methods for ribbons Angora wool bonnets and powdering fabrics.
Spring and summer fashion centers on velvet ribbons used freely for dress trimming with narrow taffeta ribbons under an inch and a half wide featuring corded edges. Millinery commits to ribbon trims echoing vegetable trims with plaid and satin blacks in black and white, and hats may rely on bands and streamers, brim facings, Bengaline and volle ribbons.
A quick tip describes making a flour and gasoline paste to rub into white felt hats then hanging to dry, claiming it removes dust and fingerprints and restores appearance. The method continues with a note about cleaning white plumes using gasoline, but the fragment ends abruptly.
The description highlights a striking evening gown with lace over the shoulder, a corselet girdle showing through, pearl tassels at points, and a front and back white tulle tucker. The tunic forms with hip joining ruching, silver sequins, and a white satin skirt draped with pale yellow roses.
Daily guide emphasizes cleaning stalls every morning and avoiding drafts on the herd. Advocates balanced rations to improve dairy profit, with checks on sanitation from hands to teats, ensuring clean milk, cream, and butter.
A concise line notes that the scrub hen has no place on the farm, reflecting a terse critique of marginal animals or labor. The remark underscores a harsher view of resource use and hierarchy on rural holdings.
Farmers urged to maintain growth of livestock rather than feeding heavily on high grass. Focus on steady weight gain and rapid readiness for sale to maximize returns.
Wood ashes are a good fertilizer for the strawberry bed or orchard. Apply about twenty bushels to the acre.
Analyst notes a high grade mare and a well bred colt likely to surpass the mare in overall size and performance. The statement emphasizes lineage and quality as indicators of future superiority.
The piece argues that whitewash provides a simple durable coating for barns, protecting wood from weather and pests while offering a bright appearance. It highlights ease of application and cost effectiveness for farmers and rural property owners.
The article notes new spring dresses with crisper materials and varied silhouettes. Skirts widen to three and a half yards, while waistlines adjust with longer or shorter skirts. Coats blend bodice and dress elements with military and peasant influences, and fabrics like taffeta and faille feature gold or soutache braiding, flounces, ruffles, and draperies.
A fashion note says the distended dresses are in vogue again and the taffeta petticoat makes a comeback. Deep taffeta flounces appear on petticoats of softer silks, often in matching colors to hide fabric texture differences.
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