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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1910
Page
8
A Michigan Farmer description outlines a 90 foot sheep rack in Eckford township Calhoun County on Herman Mahrle’s farm. It uses dual mangers with raiseable boards operated by an iron lever sash cord system, allowing independent end sections to lift for feeding while lambs eat.
In Cairo Col Roosevelt faced heavy security amid Egyptian nationalist sentiment after his Africa speeches calling for native cooperation. British authorities protected him with police from train to hotel while crowds cheered. Mrs Roosevelt received violets and greetings from officials as a ceremonial procession formed outside Shepard's hotel.
W Milton Kelley notes farmers in prosperous states discuss beef and milk rations and growth basics, while asking whether educated farmers read bulletins and stay in touch with station workers or vice versa. He urges farmers to seek truth, learn, and apply station findings.
The article explains how pulling power in a two horse team depends on lever arms formed by clevis pins, the draw pin, and the position of pins. When pins align with the draw pin both sides pull equally. if pins lag or lead, the ahead horse gains or loses leverage, altering which horse pulls more.
The main object in pruning is to produce larger and better fruit than without pruning. A tree crowded with branches bears less per fruit and thinning each year allows sun to color and mature fruit for higher quality and real profit.
The note discusses sowing foreign onions with leaders as prize takers, praising varieties like White Victoria and suggesting widespread home cultivation. It also advises weekly clipping tops to five inches after establishment and argues warm hog houses are cheaper than extra feed to heat hogs.
The text stresses thorough land preparation to achieve best seeding results. Lands should be in top mechanical condition and properly fertilized. If farm manure is scarce, crop fertilizers may be used to a suitable extent, aided by improved implements and machines to speed and improve the process and affect crop growth and maturity.
Fresh sawdust an acid risk when aged in lime deficient soils. Manure liquids are alkaline and neutralize sawdust if soaked well. Alkaline action in the manure pile helps mix sawdust as bedding with manure for soil use. The first US cheese factory was built in Rome New York in 1861.
Six councilmen in Pittsburg confessed to graft on Thursday as part of the city’s council corruption cases. Dr. C C Williams admitted taking money for votes and resigned his council seat before District Attorney Blakely. George Anderson collapsed during questioning and later recovered to finish his confession. William Brand, former president of councils, was sent to Riverside penitentiary for three and a half years, after a warning he might face a longer term. Blakely had pressed him to name higher officials but he refused.
The administration railroad bill was reported from the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce and takes precedence for consideration in the house. It is described as the most drastic railroad regulation measure yet to be laid before the house, with bitter opposition anticipated. Democratic members prepare a minority report opposing the committee report.
Mary Davis a 13 year old in good health fell from a fire escape five stories up in Harlem and landed in a basket of wet clothes in the yard below.
Zach Ward 36 an invalid fatally shot his wife at their Springfield area home after declaring she must die before he died. Police report the Saturday morning incident followed by his arrest.
New York city magistrate Daniel E. Finn died at his home after a lingering illness. He had not been seen on the beach since last summer.
Oxford defeated Cambridge by 3% lengths in the annual eight-oared race from Putney to Mortlake. The victory came in hollow fashion, underscoring Oxford’s dominance on the championship course.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for weak kidneys and related pains. The testimonial from Rev. Abram Weaver cites back injury and urinary trouble improving after using the product. Sold by dealers, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, 50 cents a box.
In a playful exchange Bobby and Papa define blood relations as near kin while joking that mom and the speaker are among the bloodiest ties. The dialogue centers on family closeness and humorous wordplay.
A mother recounts her five year old son suffering a widespread painful rash after three doctors failed. After using Cuticura ointment on bandages the child's sores dry up and healing followed after several applications. The letter concludes with the boy now healthy twelve years later.
A scientist who misplaced his dog ran a classified notice calling the animal stray and noting it had been used in poison experiments. The paper described the dog as affectionate despite its dangerous history, and the dog was back the next day.
Advertisement proclaims Spahn's Distemper Cure for horses and dogs of all ages and states over 600,000 bottles sold last year. It guarantees every bottle and offers $0.50 and $1.00 pricing. Encourages agents and requests orders by mail from Spohn Medical Company Goshen Indiana.
A Boston Herald joke asks why doctors wear Van Dyke beards suggesting they avoid being mistaken for bankers with side whiskers. The quip plays on visual stereotypes and professional misidentification.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case by Half Catarrh Cure Wessas F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It includes testimonials, price 75 cents, and mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. The page also advertises WRIGLEY'S SPAR MIN T and quotes Emerson Bayne and Cordelia about philosophy religion and common sense in a collage of unrelated excerpts.
The piece catalogs famous voices to babies by historical figures and contrasts them with a tale of equal partnership and hardship. It highlights a couple who labor together to amass wealth, the wife joining suffragists after a betrayal, and ends with an advertisement note for CASTORIA urging mothers to verify the signature.
An old time ad style notes a 16 oz Defiance starch package priced at 10c. The notice mocks weary ironing and hints at efficiency. It includes miscellaneous quotes and remarks about fashion, education, and manners from various authors and thinkers.
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