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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1935
Page
4
The article describes the house fly develops from egg to maggot and larva to adult. It notes maggots feed in decaying matter with manure as a main breeding site, and eggs hatch within 24 hours. Depending on temperature, maggots mature in five days into brown legless larvae that become adults.
The Trish water spaniel is hailed for its strength in cold water retrieves and hardiness. Described as a true native of the Pacific state with impressive endurance and a merry disposition, he stands out among spaniels and retrievers.
A fragmentary veterinary description outlines the Welsh terrier’s wiry coat, medium shoulder height, dome head, bow-like brow, and forward carried ears. It notes a strong forelimb, good depth chest, and a muscular body with a close, wiry coat and alert, keened eyes.
A historical note explains bulbs as modified buds serving as food storage organs. It cites cabbage, cauliflower, Jerusalem artichokes, head lettuce, cloves, tulips, and onions as examples of edible or propagative bulbs. The piece describes underground buds with thickened scales storing nutrients for dormancy and growth.
Collier's Weekly discusses wild and domesticated dogs, noting the dingo of Australia as a prominent example. It portrays the dingo as a ruthless killer of sheep and a fearless survivor capable of enduring capture and escape, illustrating its feared reputation among livestock owners.
Members of the Munich Bird Society report that migrating storks cover over 125 miles daily in a four hour flight window. They average about thirty miles per hour across thousands of miles, while the remaining time is spent feeding resting and sleeping.
A Tabhfinder Magazine writer explains earthworms’ essential service to soil and plant life. They aerate, absorb rainwaters, and digest organic matter, moving nutrients from deep soil to the surface. The text estimates about twenty tons of organic material are processed yearly.
The Detroit News discusses Mother Shipton's 15th century prophecies and later attributions by Charles Tindley, noting many supposed predictions appeared after the 17th century. It cites a World War era forecast of blood seas, clashes of three dragons, and a return to plenty followed by warlike ploughing.
Henry Choker's will, probated in 1573, requires an annual reading at St. Marys the Martyr in Thames Street. The Worshipful Company of Coopers and the Master and Wardens must attend and fund a sermon and readings, with gifts for the poor and a silver and gilt drinking pot allotted every three years.
The Cleveland Plaza Dealer notes the rocker as an early American invention with European adoption in 1840 and theater popularity. It also explains Chippendale furniture as a school of ornament rather than a single creator, rooted in French, Chinese, and Gothic influences and spanning 1750 to 1780 in both Britain and America.
The article outlines early federal actions on immigration regulation including first registration laws, a per-head head tax on immigrants, and successive increases through various acts. It notes shifts of authority from states to the federal government, culminating in comprehensive federal control of immigration laws.
Three movements of worldwide influence emerged in Ohio through Barkeye women. The CR UL movement began at Tilsboro with Thorepsen, daughter of Governor Trinbl, as first president. A Sunday school organized by Mel Andrew Lake of Marietta and the elib movement with Alice Cary of Clovernook as first president are noted.
The article notes that Japan had no private arms industries in the nineteenth century with the government manufacturing all arms. After the Hussain war the government allowed the founding of the Japan Steel Works as the first privately owned arms factory, capitalized at 1,000,000 yen with Vickers acquiring a substantial block of shares.
A short excerpt explains hex as a noun for a witch or witchcraft practitioner and hex as a verb meaning to bewitch. The etymology traces to German roots and notes American regional usage, especially in Pennsylvania German communities.
The text recalls a bygone era when royal minstrels served the king's court and street guardians kept order while proclaiming time intervals. Serenades by swift messengers were once common for a fee but anger over sleep led to their abolition. The custom lasted so long a street was always busy.
A scrambled glossary of canine terms lists breeds like Boston terrier and Chesapeake Bay receiver with odd spellings and definitions. Entries describe traits such as a flat versus rounded skull, noisy habits, backward trail tracking, beach show restrictions, heavy hindquarters, spotted patterns, and color references.
The Wright brothers made four successful flights on December 17, 1903, with one flight rising by its own power and staying aloft for 59 seconds covering 852 feet, marking the first successful human flight in a mechanically operated airplane.
The Detroit News notes that human progress stems from discontent guiding effort and rebellion against repression. It argues pioneers sought freedom of body and mind, while science advances come from minds impatient with current knowledge. It warns conscience must stay active to guide moral judgments.
Historical account notes Chinese dentists once learned to remove teeth without tools by force of fingers. They trained by repeatedly pulling wooden pegs from a board to develop hand and finger strength sufficient for extractions.
The entomology bureau notes boll weevils also breed on a single noncotton plant in the cotton belt, potentially reducing weevil numbers if unfed. Geneva is described as a historic Protestant center, home to the Cross and seat of the League of Nations, noted as a modern very active city.
The passage recalls eighties laundries with washtubs and benches in sheds or backyards. Indoors steam rose from the wash boiler during washday on blue Monday, noting a Teutonic custom where wergild was the money paid to relatives for a homicide or accidental death.
A fragmentary quotation shows Uncle Bhen speaking in a wary rural dialect about the danger of a fool and the possibility of reform for personal improvement. The text emphasizes colorful, phonetic spelling and folksy cadence without a clear broader context.
In warm climates some animals escape heat by hibernating or reducing activity during periods of intense warmth. They sense that upcoming dry or hot spells will make food scarcer and seek shelter to conserve energy.
A consumer's surplus measures the extra amount a buyer would be willing to pay above the market price to obtain a commodity. It reflects the value consumers place on goods beyond actual expenditure and illustrates welfare benefits from market transactions.
Public Health service notes that cold chills felt by healthy people on warm days stem from nervous response to the environment. Some believe luck changes with wearing clothing inside out.
A South American laurel tree yields an inflammable sap when bored into in certain seasons, creating a dangerous flare risk as workers encounter the combustible resin.
Salt flats bordering the Great Salt Lake in Utah are reported as ten feet deep and packed solidly with salt.
A Chicago Tribune writer notes Japan's capital moved many times since 660 B C with Nara as the first permanent capital. Despite disasters the era left rich palaces temples and public buildings. Nara retained splendid temples and shrines reflecting its historic arts crafts and culture.
The Baheaug Ishimos southeast of Florida were settled by Loyalists after the American Revolution. The islands offer the world's most temperate climate and year round crop season. Initially large plantations used slave labor, growing cotton and tropical fruits for export, while corn and livestock served local needs. Soil is shallow with coral rock, hindering agriculture.
The city of San Diego was discovered in 1842 by a Portuguese navigator under Spanish rule and renamed decades later. It incorporated in 1850 and moved three miles to its current site in 1867, fueling rapid growth. By World War II its business district expanded into a metropolitan center, making it California's fourth largest city behind Los Angeles San Francisco and Oakland.
The sage chicken is the largest American grouse, differing from the prairie chicken and roaming westward. It makes its home where sagebrush thrives, blending into the background under sage bushes to evade hawks and hunters until close with a trained eye.
The text recalls early tile drainage in the United States starting with Scottish imports by John Johnston near Geneva New York and later a tile machine from England by John Delafield in 1818. It also notes the first drain tiles in northern France around 1620 and the rise of tile use after England adopted the practice. It then shifts to the origin of the song Sweet Adeline written by Harry Armstrong and Dick Gerrard, its 1908 publication after a rough start as Sweet Iosa lle, a brief Broadway success by the Quaker City Four, and the eventual surge to over 2 million copies sold.
Ikon painting remained a core Russian art form before the revolution, with Palekh as the renowned center. A remote 40 kilometer colony produced rare works that traveled to Prussia and the homes of emirs, princes, and common people.
Thermite is a mixture of aluminum powder and metal oxide that, when ignited with magnesium and barium oxide, melts or heats parts to welding temperature. It is used to weld steel rails and for other high heat applications.
For sale or exchange Poland China bears and horses and mules with contact numbers and locations. Also a loving memory note for Clara M. Arduser dated November 13, 1934, expressing grief and remembrance from family.
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