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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1927
Page
3
A montage of strange notes mentions parrots as a favorite dish of epi cureans, ancient New York electricity use, a $1,000 bounty law, and varied economic and scientific oddities. It cites Egypt ian barber inventions, spiral lightning, Bolshevik theater, and misleading health and nature remarks.
Dean Frederic J. Lee of the University of Maryland has been appointed to the post of American financial trade commissioner at the United States embassy in London.
A Beefsteak Club dating to the reign of Queen Anne in the early eighteenth century is identified as the first. It reportedly comprised eminent men of the nation and used a gridiron as its badge.
A fragmented report notes rising youth concerns in Wisconsin with efforts toward disciplined routines and mental growth. Authorities push for structured programs amid unclear details and limited references to specific groups or dates.
Joseph Niepce, a pioneer of photography and associate of Daguerre, is reported to have built his early camera from a cigar box using a lens taken from his grandfather’s solar microscope.
Observation notes that song birds show varying brood numbers yearly with latitude. Regions nearer the equator tend to host more broods, while temperate zones often support fewer occurrences.
A historical note outlines that two acres of land are needed to sustain one person unit including women and vehicles. it discusses agricultural intensity and differences among cultivated countries.
Old Kansas settlement Lawrence, early Kansas site and now the state university seat, bears the name of Atmos A. Lawrence a Boston merchant active with the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid society.
Fragmentary Washington Star line references Uncle Eben and Uanete Eben with unclear context about a poker book or wager and a remark about bad luck or price. No identifiable event or structured facts available.
Fragmentary note from a Toledo publication reflects on how prosperity silenced newspaper critics and pornographers, suggesting adversity spurred recall of restraint and reform in press.
A collection of short items notes Asia’s vast deserts in oceans unseen life, Devils Lake ND’s weather, patent soles, KU hair trends, a new Alaska bird refuge, water's heat conductivity, gas incidents on a British steamer from Limburger fumes, and R-101 features. It also mentions a British airship, Morris canal work, auto paint brite colors, James Madison in knickerbockers, gun cotton spraying saves $10 million, and Brazil’s 1920 census estimates with Rio’s federal district population.
Perennial weed control requires persistent cultivation and careful handling. Plowing breaks roots and moves fragments, so infested zones must be treated separately. Knife-edge cultivation and duck foot hoes provide effective mechanical destruction for perennial weeds, notes Charles F. Rogers, Colorado State Entomologist.
Yellow corn is preferred over white corn as chicken feed due to richer vitamin A content and better health, growth, egg production, and hatchability. Missouri experiment notes show chicks from yellow yolks thrived while those from white yolks lagged, highlighting benefits for breeding flocks.
Rape offers a prime substitute pasture for hog families. Plant as early as possible in spring after bed prep, using two to four pounds per acre if drilled in rows or four to six pounds if broadcast. Favor Dwarf Essex variety and use hardy northern seed. ensure firm seedbed, nonacid soil, and good drainage. consider pasture rotation.
Hogs fed corn and tankage at a Nebraska station gained about a quarter pound per head daily after shorts were added to the ration. Profits rose by about two dollars per head while gains were cheaper. Shorts are not a tankage substitute and are more corn like with higher protein, affecting feed selection.
Permanent pasture provides steady income. Bees turn nectar into honey for thrifty farmers. Sunlight serves as a cheap disinfectant on the average farm. Acid phosphate at 150 dollars a ton may justify doubling fertilizer use on corn. Firmly tamp soil around roots when planting trees. Test seed corn before planting as much seed corn grown in New York last year was poor due to bad weather.
The article advises careful gradual feeding for western lambs before market. Start with one-fourth pound of corn per day and increase slowly, so by ten days each lamb nears a pound of grain daily. A staged acclimation minimizes losses and stabilizes intake.
The column offers chicken dishes including chicken a la napoleon and chicken a la marengo with detailed step by step methods. It also presents fish preparations such as planked Spanish Mackerel and sole Marguery with sauce, garnishes, and serving suggestions.
Spithead is described as the eastern portion of the shire separating the Isle of Wight from the English mainland. It takes its name from the Spit a sandy hank extending about three miles from the coast of Hampshire a southern county in Muglund.
A jagged line from a 19th century lyric echoes thoughts on fate and recognition in human ties. The fragment hints at how knowing someone may not ensure felicity or praise within friendships or society.
The bureau of fisheries notes blue catfish are the largest of their species with specimens ranging 80 to 100 pounds and 100 to 150 pounds. Measured lengths reach 6 to 6 feet with a 150 pound fish reported from the Mississippi River.
The report notes a bravest man facing a bandit's magzie and a revolver, yet fear grips him as the weapon is leveled. The scene underscores the menace and tension in a dangerous confrontation.
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