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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
4
A Berkshire woman uses intensive farming on two acres with stable manure and zinc soil plates to raise three crops a year. She trains assistants, rents briefly, and harvests lettuce cauliflower and carrots for market ahead of season, promoting self sufficiency and a life free from office drudgery.
Contracts for hospitals at Peking and Shanghai to cost 3,000,000 have been let by the Rockefeller foundation. Spanish experimenters in cotton production in Morocco report best results with Louisiana seed. About one-fifth of railroad coal is unused while locomotives idle. European railways equip locomotive cabs with cocoa mats to reduce vibration. British veterans wear four chevrons with distinct color coding. Kobe shipyard builds Daifuku Maru 8000 tons in 23 days, faster than Camden yard in 20 27 days. Pulverized peat fuels Swedish railways successfully. An imitation glass for auto roofing is invented in Europe. Swedish remains the commercial language. English German French common in business. Rio dental parlors mirror U.S. equipment. An Illinois inventor’s churn design moves paddles and barrel oppositely. Aerial mail service prompts a dedicated weather forecast for aviators. Canada 1917 newsprint output 050 000 tons with 492 800 tons exported to the U.S. Siberia sold milk and soup frozen in bricks and balls for travelers on sleigh journeys.
A concise aphorism notes happiness hinges on inner state rather than external conditions quoting Lub bock.
Princess Mary holds the rank of colonel in chief of the Royal Scouts. Dublin police seek parity with London pay rates. An inventor patents a rubber band with toothlike projections to deter pickpocketing. New York Harbor exports outpace Asia Africa and Australia combined. Norway plans hydroelectric linking to gain 320000 horsepower. Pennsylvania to seek 1,000,000 two year appropriation for a mother’s pensions fund. Red Cross France publicity chief is Mrs Helen O Shaughnessy.
The Thirty-eighth Iowa General Assembly adjourned after enacting road and housing reforms, Thorne wage provisions, and women’s suffrage, while approving a $100,000 annual park fund and a new auto registration system. The Rathbun pardon inquiry, censure votes, and cabinet resignations dominated the final hours.
In a mock clash of wit, Senator Sorghum counters a remark on brevity during a session, remarking that brevity may fail in a filibuster. The exchange highlights tense legislative theater and rhetorical play between lawmakers.
An advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughs soothe throat and lung inflammation prevent irritation of bronchial tubes and aid a good night’s sleep. It claims fifty two years of American production and usefulness for lung trouble asthma croup and bronchitis sold widely in civilized countries.
A brisk dialogue about a dog that is washed daily and has just caught a rat on the walkway prompts a reflection on regret. The narrator notes that the man who wishes he had never been born is not alone in his remorse.
An old woman visits a judge asking to be the executor of her late husband’s estate and quips she intends to act as the “executioner” to his supposed infidels. The exchange is recounted by the Chicago Daily News in a humorous courtroom vignette.
A wry remark suggests preserving the quarrels at the peace table to deter future leaders from waging war. The exchange highlights skepticism about diplomacy and the lasting lessons of past conflicts.
A wry reflection notes how mudslingers rarely act with clean hands and suggests wise sayings belong in memory archives. The line hints at skepticism toward political rhetoric and the value of recorded wisdom.
An advertisement asserts that old age starts with weakened kidneys and digestive organs and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries old remedy. It claims the oil stimulates kidney action, removes poisons, and restores vitality with ongoing use and a money back guarantee.
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