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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1926
Page
7
An advertisement claims Tanlac, made from roots and herbs under a noted formula, can rapidly improve weakness, insomnia, stomach trouble, and rheumatism. It urges readers to visit a druggist for Tanlac and to take Tanlag Vegetable Pills for constipation.
A collage of 20th century classified ads lists real estate for sale in California and Pennsylvania, business opportunities in Ohio and Missouri, product ads for foot care and household goods, farm land in Minnesota and Iowa, and requests for agents and writing jobs. Names include Albert R Schneider Cleveland Fidelity Mortgage Bldg, Sweeney's X L Foot Comfort Chicago, K Caldwell Chattanooga, The French Nurseries Clyde Ohio, O H Shenk Lancaster PA, The Sonnesyn Co St James MN, David Dreh Springfield MO, JANUARY & WOOD CO Maysville KY, and more. Ads promote farms, hardware, glue, transmission linings, and weaving instructions with prices and contact towns nationwide.
Arthur Somers Roche comments amid Rebecca West on paternal selfishness. He notes some fathers love their children less than mothers, who may sacrifice even their husbands. A mother recounts a boy striking with a heavy stick and a second mother blames the angel for mimicking his father’s behavior.
Cuticura soothes baby rashes that itch and burn with hot baths using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment. A hint of Cuticura Talcum powder adds fragrance. 25 cents each.
The article argues that communication over long distances existed long before modern wireless. It notes that wild countryside inhabitants, including mammals birds and insects, have practiced signaling for hundreds of thousands of years and that field observers have witnessed many such incidents.
A new colossal Rhine wine barrel at Eltyille on the Rhine eclipses the historic Heidelberg barrel. The Heidelberg vessel, though dry now, once held about 200 768 quarts and measured 49 feet long 28 feet wide and nearly 10 feet high.
Dr BH J Rhodes of Cornell University reports a successful ink removal process restoring old newspapers into reusable newsprint. He states the recovered paper is as durable as the original. Card playing makes a Russia revival as the government monopoly lifts card output by 100 percent in one month.
The feature compiles practical cooking advice and recipes including spiced baked ham with vinegar glaze, bacon and cheese omelet, ham sandwich filling from minced meat, and hash with beef and potatoes. It covers pastry crust tips and a dessert pudding with chestnuts, plus bouillabaisse guidance and broiled bacon and tomatoes.
The celebrated poet and playwright Lope de Vega reportedly produced 22,000,000 verses, averaging about 3,000 verses daily across his life from 1662 to 1625, marking him as an exceptionally prolific writer.
A Worcester Evening Gazette report notes a horse named Ambitious Dobbin that crashed into a restaurant. The write up implies the animal was trying to prove it could perform automobile-like feats.
A reflective piece on how pictures convey thoughts moods and personalities even when artful creation isn’t possible. It suggests surrounding oneself with imagery to express inner intent and imagination.
The quote argues that free speech exists beyond monetary influence, asserting the right to speak freely is not contingent on wealth. It challenges biased perceptions that money buys legitimacy in public discourse.
Fashion influence from the New York Times notes a surge of individuality in spring tailoring with numerous sleeve designs gaining popularity. Classic and modern sleeves like tallieur bishop nun bell angel and balloon styles appear across outfits featuring georgette crepe de chine and georgette fabrics with accessories such as small turbans.
The diagonal line dominates new evening gowns with slanted necklines and bodices meeting at a diagonal seam. Hemlines mirror the angle while coats feature broad metallic bands cinching the hips. Gold and silver brocade embellishments appear as belts.
A woman can sport a "cuck's comb" shingle by a low side wave and a high sharply upward wave on the opposite side. The style saves money since many hairdressers charge less to wave only the front, which is sufficient for the cock's comb effect.
Charmingly described garters made by girls using silver lace and flat flowers formed from ribbons of different colors. The article outlines simple materials and decorative technique suitable for home crafting.
Smocking is prominent in summer styles with embroidery allowed. It appears on cuffs yoke and on delicate frocks in georgette crepe and chiffon, often in a low front waist point. Masterful smocking is needed on fragile fabrics, with options including charmeen capes and small squirrel collars.
The polka dot trend grows across fabrics and accessories. Polka dot silks cottons and dress materials appear in all sizes and patterns from small clusters to large showy disks. Dots decorate linings slips parasols scarves ties hats and even hosiery with new large square kerchiefs for tailored wear.
Two-piece frocks remain popular this spring with feminine touches such as collars cuffs jabots and colorful piping. High stocks and lace jabots worn with plain tailored suits echo style from past decades while adding a fresh novelty for this generation.
Report describes updated girdles for women with small waists and large hips. The garments feature two side vents that are unlaced to pull over the hips and then laced snugly at the waist, turning a difficult step into a steadier fit.
The article notes double plaited flounces on spring frocks, handwoven woolens for sports dresses in soft seductive shades, and pastel steel bead evening bags lined with white kid. Belts appear more often, including suede belts on chiffon and lace, with colors matching spring palettes. Long fringe remains popular and pastels define the color card.
A fashion note explains spring coats feature a shoe shaped silhouette with a high front hem resembling a farm wife guiding chickens. The front fullness is created by deep box pleats at each side, making the skirt project forward.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports on a simpler seed wheat treatment to control loose smut. Experiments show that specific single-bath hot water and steam methods reduce smut but can worsen germination and yield versus modified methods. Details are in Bulletin No 1883.
Methods for determining moisture content of rice and grains improved from Brown-Duvel tester. Applicable to rice seeds flour and meal and other roe rich commodities. A six compartment tester enables about 200 tests per eight hour shift. description appears in Department Bulletin 7375 from the Department of Agriculture Washington DC.
Legume roughage lowers dairy ration costs by reducing grain and high protein feeds. Properly cured legume roughage provides lime and vitamins, while protein remains the most expensive and vital part of the dairy ration.
A farm bulletin emphasizes good feed, abundant pasture, clean water and exercise to maintain hog health. It notes intestinal round worm as a major enemy after cholera and cites a department developed system as highly successful in keeping pigs parasite free.
The article discusses tile-drain outlets, straw lofts as insulation, and factors causing roup from dampness or poor ventilation. It covers nutrition, parasites, breaking a colt for spring work, mating geese before hatching, rural building materials, sow pen straw, guard rails, and methods for hatching turkey eggs.
Summit Hill in Carbon County sits atop a burning coal seam for about a century. The town, linked to the Switch-Back area, remains home to 0,000 residents as flames force ongoing firefighting, flooding, and structural risks. Authorities fear continued economic and life threats.
During the war chalk quarters were built in parts of France for the British army and chalk houses were tested in England after the war. Promoters claim chalk bricks and slabs can be quarried cheaply by unskilled labor and rival ordinary bricks in strength, with tests showing chalk bricks bearing about 2,110 pounds per square inch. Builders brickmakers and the government watch the experiments with interest.
Reported in London crowds of claimants push for rewards claiming World War I era inventions won the war. A royal commission list even proposed nets dropped from airplanes with poison hooks to entangle and kill German troops, a concept dismissed as fantastical.
Police posted along Avenida Rio Branco to keep pedestrians to the right on the main downtown street. Pedestrians must stay on the inside line, turn at corners to view windows, and may cross inside lines to enter stores and theaters.
A story from Abraham Mirie Rihbany notes how locale shapes mindset. An American clergyman visits a California Hindu mystic and asks about daily spiritual practice, only to be met with a quiet shrug and a reply about the present moment.
Theodore Gary reports in the Saturday Evening Post that on the eve of the semicentennial of the telephone the United States has 16 million telephones, about 61 percent of the world total, and outsizes other nations ten to one by population and policy. He cites rapid U S development not solely due to government ownership.
The Naval Observatory claims the Mars discovery is pre historic with a density of 1 percent that of Earth. It records an orbital velocity of 15 miles per second and an orbit length of 887 miles with closest Earth approach at 7 p.m. EST on August 22 1924.
Beautiful rugs are now woven from old silk stockings discarded by American women, turning a waste item into decorative textiles and sparking a revival of handmade rug weaving traditions.
Authors debate the first influenza accounts and identify epidemics before 1580. A severe 412 B.C. outbreak described by Hippocrates and Siylus may have been influenza, with authentic epidemics occurring frequently since 1173.
A column notes a wife warns against judging by appearances in Tit Bits. The piece highlights caution in judgment and hints at misperceived traits in relationships.
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