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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1924
Page
7
Heloise and Claudine discuss Yvette and Blata in a lively exchange at the rap id-fire restaurant. The pair tease whether Yvette is a bride-to-be or already engaged, while a muffled quip about his jealousy emerges and a shoe squeak is noted, all reflected in a California Pelican style column.
A vintage ad touts Dandelion butter color as a harmless, widely used food colorant for 50 years. It notes drug stores and general stores stock bottles priced at 85 cents.
An English traveler on a highland walking tour speaks with a native after long tramping miles. He notes the heavenly scenery and the loneliness of the region as they converse about the landscape and its impressions.
Fragmentary OCR text references constipation stomach indigestion drug stores and a man attempting to remain cold and deliberate. Contains no clear event or names to anchor facts.
The ad urges readers to ask for Diamond Dyes, noting a 15 cent package contains simple directions for dyeing or tinting every fabric item from skirts to draperies. It promises any woman can use the product successfully and warns to refuse substitutes.
A petrified body of a miner was discovered in a galt mine near Bucharest. The report notes the body appeared ancient and unlike anything seen by even the oldest miners. An advertisement mentions Cutt cura Soap for daily toilet use.
In a Pearson's Weekly excerpt, a speaker pleads for scarce river water to authority, shouting we must have water. The judge wakes and jokes about its strength while a policeman questions a drunken man who claims to lean between lamps.
A humorous overheard exchange shows a clerk touting writing paper to a customer who debates how to phrase a letter to her husband. A lawyer suggests choosing a trial by judge or jury while a client notes extensive plumbing work in town.
A fragmented compilation from a Boston Evening Transcript page presents dialogue and captions about travel, living at home, a daily earth journey, and a year around the sun. It includes a playful exchange about a club dance name, a boatman observing sights, and a light anecdote about ancestry tracing.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges Arbor Day observances as a civic effort linking beauty, community foresight, and economic benefits. It notes varied observance dates by state, the role of schoolchildren planting trees, and the need to educate on forest protection and vandalism risks to parks and woodlands.
A fragmented humorous dialogue features students and professors discussing a planned book on anatomy followed by a comic sneeze scene. The exchange includes quirky lines about engagement rumors, gas purchases, a wife learning to run a vehicle, and a stuttering proposal, all presented in playful banter.
A manager announces plans to start a comedy company soon with touring ambitions. Adrese asks about the show while the manager admits the script isn’t written yet and mentions a joke heard that could be used in the act. The dialogue hints at optimism despite unsettled plans and changing times.
A historical note explains keeping silo doors in place when empty strengthens the structure against heavy winds. Farmers fix doors during filling, substituting rope and chute methods to lift doors and reduce leather use, as doors are hauled up to the roof area.
A historical note argues alfalfa is among the most profitable crops for diverse farming. It advises farmers to assess soil suitability and, if suitable, maintain a hay and pasture yield to support livestock, asserting most farms can successfully grow it with simple guidelines.
Farmers relying on seed from fifty years ago would face bankruptcy or 40 percent higher crop costs today. Using the best varieties suited to local conditions could cut costs by 15 percent. Kansas State Agricultural College data compare old seed with modern varieties to support this claim.
An old farming note describes a three step process to treat oats for smut. Mix one pint of formaldehyde in ten gallons of water. Evenly distribute the solution over 40 bushels of oats. Sack and sow the next morning. Two men can treat enough oats for 40 acres in three hours. Formaldehyde available at drug stores.
The article notes alfalfa’s special requirements and warns that a man who tries only once falls because he does not study the game to locate the hazard. He quits after the first plunge and does not try again.
Legumes boost soil fertility by fixing nitrogen and improving yields. Higher yields drive better profits, supporting household needs and enabling children to pursue college education.
Bess Johanna Ormsby, a pure bred Holstein owned by Winterthur Farms in Delaware, produced 880,143.83 pounds of milk and 1,108.09 pounds of butterfat in a year, equaling 1,497.6 pounds of butter. She holds multiple records including four seven day records averaging over 40 pounds of butter and three ten month records over 1,000 pounds of butter, with Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes as sire.
Boss Johanna Ormsby, the only cow in the world to hold four yearly butter records over 1000 pounds each, maintained a strict diet during her last test period. She received 16 to 20 pounds daily of grain mix and 45 pounds of several grains, plus 8 pounds of corn silage and 15 pounds of hay. Beets and a selling crop replaced beets in summer, and she was kept in a box stall with limited daily exercise both summer and winter.
Dairy expert W. R. Roberts of the New Jersey experiment station urges pure bred bulls to boost milk output and cut disease. Trials at Town College of Agriculture show daughters from scrub cows rising from 3,088 to 3,747 pounds of milk and 175 to 276 pounds of butterfat, with further offspring averaging 10,325 pounds of milk and 898 pounds of fat.
Farmers view skimmed milk as valuable butterfat by-product but many miss its best use. The text notes skimmed milk is most valuable as a protein source for pigs calves and chickens.
The text discusses plowing sweet clover and how it yields new growth from roots next spring. It suggests overcoming issues by plowing in spring after growth starts and recommends discing before plowing to prevent topsoil drying when many uncut tops are buried.
Agricultural notes advise freezing apples at 26 degrees after 24 hours exposure and warn hogs stay north if men avoid them. A well hoed row beats weeded ones, dairy pay links to butterfat, and home strawberry beds are discussed. Almanac-like guidance covers alfalfa superiority, red clover shortages, and prayer before spraying.
Laura Miller profiles H. A. Guild of Phoenix as a pioneering state official and foster mother. She heads Arizona child welfare, oversees 65 county boards, fosters 865 children, owns a ten acre ranch, led rural and club federations, and shifted women toward political engagement, including a 1920 Republican convention seat nomination.
Georgia Hopley, active in the early prohibition movement, rose from Bucyrus Ohio to work as a Prohibition Agent with the Constructive Information Bureau. She is noted as Ohio’s first woman in active newspaper work and uses public speaking to educate and inform about enforcement and reform efforts.
London quotes the disputing voices on labor and pride. Mr. Fish reports meeting Miss Psnobbe who gave him the cold shoulder at a party. Mr. Fox adds the night was chilly and both shoulders were bare.
A Boston Tran script fragment shows Little Eva bargaining with her mother over betting money for a movie. The exchange features Elsie Blyth and a hat as stakes in a lighthearted domestic moment.
In 1851 a volunteer Vigilantes committee formed in San Francisco to suppress undesirable conditions following the 1849 gold rush. They imposed summary justice to restore order, while a separate note on birds discusses instinct and learned calls within a nesting environment.
In a witty dialogue Tony and Tom discuss insomnia with BIN noting long sleeplessness. Tom mentions his own sleep loss and a doctor’s label neurlo insomnia para laxitis while another jokes of a baby. The ad promotes Brandreth Pills for constipation and overall health.
A terse dialogue contrasts faulty reasoning with a smooth engine claim. The exchange hints at a feud fueled by absence of pressing issues and suggests misdirection over real problems. The writing uses quizzical language to probe perception and conflict.
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