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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
8
Valuable lessons emphasize seed condition as the foundation of successful corn. Germination, seed size, and uniformity determine plant vitality and yield. judges should favor medium sized, well matured seeds with no hollow tips. Uniform seed distribution improves stand and reduces wasted hills from planter errors.
The article describes optimal ear shape and kernel traits for strong seed corn. It highlights even row counts, tight kernel fit, and proper germ attachment, with emphasis on maturity indicators, uniform seed size, and avoiding mold. It outlines best practices for curing, testing germination, and selecting ears from top plants for seed.
The article details hairstyling from 1915 emphasizing a straight smooth back with a flat French twist and careful pinning. It notes the needing marcelled hair for body, open psyche knots for long ends, and daytime versus evening styling with jet ornaments. It also mentions ribbons and a Panama-Pacific expo ribbon featuring state flowers.
Jasper Svarka twenty four with no work and hungry killed a rabbit near Short Hills and was jailed for 20 days in default after a judge fined him twenty two dollars and thirty five cents. Special Game Warden Charles Meyers stopped him and Svarka admitted the act and knowing it violated the closed season.
Rumors suggest official plans for a taxicab connection between Athens and Piraeus. Officials have not confirmed details but the proposal envisions a rapid, citywide transfer option to ease ferry and port commuting.
Jean Hamilton, a persistent promoter from Wichita, traveled to Appomattox Virginia to persuade citizens to host chautauquas. Despite initial indifference and opposition she won over the meeting with a defiant claim that Lee may have surrendered at Appomattox but she will not surrender, and she has just begun her efforts.
A dialogue contrasts art and practicality as one artist rejects the notion of a painting as a masterpiece. The other prefers a small cash price and a humble label, calling it a pot-boller.
Doctor Stiles notes in Public Health Reports that many people including professionals are unaware of their own age and birthday. A study of 5,000 school children found startling ignorance or carelessness about ages among all groups.
A waist length sand colored net dress with a high collar long sleeves and plain center front features a diagonal faille ribbon bolero twelve inches wide with matching shoulder and underarm seams. Ribbon edges edge the net and cuffs with decorative edging and tinsel brooch or striped ribbons suggested. Ribbon bags in varied shapes are filled at the top with a silk cord.
A compact novelty for a writing table uses a 7 by 3.5 inch stiff cardboard cover in pale gray silk. Three dress hooks hold pens, knives, and pencils with ribbon loops. a back ribbon loop and rosette enable wall mounting. hooks below hold keys scissors and a watch.
The V shaped neck line persists as graceful and flattering despite contrary opinions from designers. It remains evident in recent Parisian frocks and endures as a preferred silhouette even as fashion evolves.
The article describes making buttons from perfumed bread crumbs and sachet powders. It covers rose and heliotrope colorings, a flour and water fixative, shaping paste, inserting wire shanks, and air drying for a week.
To sew buttons on use the right side first and work back and forth several times before passing thread through the button. The knot stays under the button. For coats make a shank by wrapping thread around, and sew over and match to secure.
Embroideries are poised for wide use as flounced and full skirted dresses arrive. The fashion shift highlights ornate stitching on bodices and hems, signaling a move toward decorative detail in upcoming season attire.
A note suggests celery may help nervousness and be considered a nerve stimulant.
Wisconsin Experiment Station guidance concludes sowing rape yields palatable green forage for pigs. Recommend three equal plots rotated every three weeks with oats and rape per acre, starting when soil is workable. Pigs move between patches as rape reaches 14 to 18 inches, finishing pigs when forage matures.
A guide urging farmers to breed quality hogs and pasture grazing. It warns against coarse stock and overreliance on milk feeds, emphasizes selective breeding, proper feeding, and pasture for healthy growth. It predicts broader adoption of exclusive pork production as a business in suitable locales.
Farmers should season green posts then char the end for ground placement and seal the top with red lead and inseed oil. Char four to five hundred posts daily by burning logs, turning them, and piling until coal forms, then reuse. This method promises 60 to 60 years durability and could save enough to fund local road improvements.
A farm note urges checking the garden fence to prevent a horse from pushing it down and releasing animals into the truck patch at night, risking a ruined crop. It stresses inspecting today to keep the fence and animals secure.
A short satirical note argues the egg eating hen educates the flock quickly by example as the only good egg eating hen is the dead one. It uses a wry paradox to comment on poultry behavior and human folly.
A farmer’s refresh on seasonal tasks covers lambing, pigs, chicks, calves, and bees. Advice warns on shelter, nesting, pruning, dehorning, and worm control with trimming, cleaning, and proper labor contracts to prevent losses.
Buckwheat is presented as the optimal grain for poultry forage. Sow in July for free foraging by chickens and turkeys, with minimal costs beyond seed and soil work. Birds gain condition from exercise. buckwheat remains usable through winter and sprouts in spring, forming a nutritious ground cover that reduces need for hand feeding.
Farmers ready to pay a reasonable price for the fe ces of a high class stallion fuel the country wide push to raise grade horse quality through selective breeding and investment.
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