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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
1
A detailed description by William A. Radford promotes a colonial frame farm house with six rooms a large porch and modern conveniences. It emphasizes hospitality comfort water and lighting while outlining layout from living room to kitchen pantry rear hall bedrooms and a screened porch for outdoor sleeping.
The Americanization teacher and the West side mothers often share stories at home time. Mrs Katz, a wrinkled senior in the class, declares she does not like movies or theater and reveals her simple pleasure a good plate of soup.
One of America's early temperance efforts formed in Litchfield in 1789 when several hundred farmers vowed not to use distilled liquors while working the next season. A secondary note quips that a man underestimates his ignorance when his children offer advice.
An old woman declares with fervor her fondness for a good pot of soup and a piece of chicken, as reported by the Chicago Journal.
The article notes Paul Revere, famed for the midnight ride, held varied roles including dentistry. It highlights his early years as a young engraver and goldsmith while starting to build his reputation, before his broader public life.
A humorous item from the New York Sun notes Knick, Gray, and a bookkeeper theme with puns on leaves and bookkeeping competence.
In a Birmingham Age Herald item a patron questions why the proprietor rings up a half dollar after dining at his own restaurant. The owner says he does it to keep the accounts straight and adds he does not eat there often.
A literary aside argues that bliss in ignorance shields us from cruel truths about friends. The Louisville Courier Journal notes the wit of cautious self awareness and the folly of prying into others thoughts.
The United States Department of Agriculture reissued peach grades focusing on color maturity general appearance and freedom from blemishes with no minimum size specified. No 1 No 2 and fancy No 1 grades described with color requirements for some varieties. Adoption touted by growers associations and regional co operatives with expected spread to New Jersey Illinois Ohio Maryland and Virginia.
The Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin Experiment Station report 4000 pounds of Wisconsin All Seasons cabbage seed resistant to cabbage yellows produced in Washington's Puget Sound, with efforts showing resistant varieties as the primary prevention. Additional Wisconsin Brunswick seed also produced, with plans to distribute yellows resistant strains to growers and kraut packers.
Legumes are described as on farm fertilizer factories with no freight charges. The Winland apple is highlighted as the only important fruit tree, though pears cherries and plums are also grown in the open.
A survey of over 200000 head across cattle horses swine sheep goats and poultry shows breeding ratios from male to female in each class. The piece argues for the value of purebred sires to improve offspring quality and warns against using scrub males to avoid undesirable traits.
Well established live stock production systems were urged as the key to a prosperous industry at a Chicago conference of animal husbandry and marketing extension workers. Delegates from the USDA and extension staff stressed economy of production over sheer output, focusing on animal selection, rationing, and good care and management.
A farmer seeks a silo to ensure economical cow feed and succulent winter fodder. The plan is to plant a hogging down crop now, using open weed-free land ideal for drilling corn and beans to boost yields for hog feeding.
Government entomologists estimate the value of quail for feeding on scarce bugs at five dollars per bird amid studies of the birds and their diet.
A note on dairy farming emphasizes that good cows and systematic feeding, combined with sound business judgment, drive success in dalrying.
A brief note urges expanding timber growth to secure future lumber supplies. It stresses the need to increase forests to avert shortages and sustain industry demand.
A Moody Bible Institute note examines Demetrius as bearer of John's letter, praising his good report and the truth that bears witness. It contrasts worldly criticism with living by the inner witness of Christ, citing Maclaren and Dinsdale Young. The piece, closing with thoughts on living for Christ, quotes Sadhu Sundar Singh on daily dying for Jesus.
A devotional line cites patience as a path to God’s will and prayer for perseverance. It notes that God grants grace through enduring trials, framing waiting as active spiritual practice.
A biblical verse from II Peter 3 14 15 urged believers to be diligent in peace and blamelessness as they anticipate the promised new heavens and new earth. It emphasizes righteous living in expectation of divine fulfillment.
The excerpt ponders the meaning of the Son of God's coming to earth. It notes the awfulness and joy of the event and imagines the Son of God visiting a small place, as spoken by the Bishop of London.
A fragmentary excerpt cites Michel de Montaigne on life and death, noting the cyclic passage from death to life and the idea that death is a mere parcel within the world’s order, presented in a reflective, philosophical tone.
A brief quotation from an old biblical verse about wisdom and folly contrasts graceful speech with the self-defeating words of a fool. The line appears as a religious motto or devotional fragment in the source text.
A governor in Australia called the agriculture minister by mistake and, after failing to get a coherent reply, shouted for the minister. The caller was told with formal respect that the line was to the bishop, revealing a crossed wires prank.
Dialogue captures a scene with a stout woman arguing at a side entrance as an ice man weighs short. The cook proves more expressive in minutes than the head of the school even without elocution training. Biggs is said to entertain a good opinion of himself, while another quips his opinion mirrors his name.
A dreamer wakes to a pile of unpaid bills as collectors close in. The poem sketch notes financial strife and mounting pressure on an individual.
Senator Sorghum expresses fear that constituents may lose a worthy public servant amid political rivalries. A confidant notes that success in politics creates enemies, sometimes assets, while a foolish friend or enemy can affect publicity.
A courtroom exchange shows the judge pressing a witness for her age. The witness evasively answers then says she was twenty six ten years ago, sparking light humor in the hearing.
A collection of gossipy quips and table talk pieces featuring remarks on sympathy for a self made millionaire a perpetual motion joke about Jackie and a fortune teller reading marriage prospects a husband reminded of anniversaries and gifts across January and June in light humorous vignettes
The text presents clipped dialogue about science and salesmanship with misspelled words and phonetic renderings. It includes lines on beauty and perception with scattered African American dialect phrases, highlighting imperfect language and social attitudes.
In a pointed exchange the senator defends quoting classic passages to ensure portions of his speeches resist criticism. He argues that stylistic choices protect the integrity of his argument and deter misinterpretation.
Two women recount survival from medical procedures in St Joseph Missouri with claims of relief after Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. Testimonials describe severe pain and pressure and note possible operation as last resort.
A sightseeing bus halted before a large church as a lecturer proclaimed This is the church where Tony Pastor used to preach in a remark attributed to the New York Times.
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