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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1910
Page
3
Fashion prose sketches the current vogue as a captivating yet ugly charm with short breezy skirts and elaborate polonaises. It notes housewear options with overskirt drapery, gauzy finishes, and a shift from summer fabrics to fall materials in muted autumn tones and new yellows and violets.
The piece advises blondes to keep the scalp healthy to avoid darkening the hair. It endorses raw egg whites with bicarbonate and ammonia or peroxide in small amounts, warns against heavy oils and bleaching agents, and mentions a rhubarb honey wine shampoo as an alternative.
Fancy wicker baskets in various designs sized for handkerchiefs can be bought cheaply. Lined with pink batiste inside and sewn to wicker, padded with cotton wool and satchel powder, then covered with colored satin. Four ribbons match the satin and tie across the handkerchiefs. ribbons decorate handles and front ribbons secure basket when closed.
A Woman's Life argues that overfilled duty schedules and sterile daily tasks dull a wife and curb her spirit. Repeats how strict routines make her a machine, losing brightness, originality, and appeal to keep her husband and children engaged. It contrasts dull domestic life with the neighbor's lively demeanor.
Simple ivory jacquard mull frock with silk scarf belt and pink rose buckle won praise at a boy and girl dance. The home made dress featured a gathered skirt to the belt, Dutch neck short sleeves and a wreath of flowers. An 18 year old wore the item, noted for its plain lines and understated elegance.
A large barn on Fred Pabst’s Oconomowoc farm measures 38 by 144 feet and comfortably holds 54 cattle. It features a 14 foot feeding alley, 10 foot manure alley, 35 windows for light, and a full ventilation system with a spacious cleanliness room and accessible feed room and silos. The structure is described as a modern West model with ample work space.
Advice on feeding and water for working horses to prevent colic. Avoid green grass during busy season and introduce new hay or oats gradually. Ensure cool water is available often. avoid large water intake after heavy grain or work. Pasture benefits brood mares and milk flow. Watering errors and overfeeding are common colic triggers.
An Illinois experiment station study on fattening horses finds clover hay worth twice as much as timothy by weight for flesh building. The station expects greater value when corn enters the grain ration and notes clover's high protein content makes it especially good for feeding young horses.
Differences of opinion on evener and single-tree setup depend on temper and task. Farmers describe plow and wagon arrangements from one to six abreast with variations in lines and straps, noting last evener design for wagon connections and the built in safeguard that reveals shirkers.
The article explains that working horses require more water as their labor increases, especially in heat. It warns that insufficient hydration can cause the horse to waste body tissues and become poor. It recommends watering at dawn, two hours after each feeding, and before bed.
Experiments at the Missouri station show corn is an excellent feed for hogs and other animals. The study asserts no reason to withhold good corn from any animal needing nourishment and notes corn alone can be highly effective in rations.
The article discusses the hard work of haying and the need for muscle and judgment. It recommends equipment including a horse fork mowing machine rake feeder wagons hand forks and a self loader for large haying operations.
Farm and road horses suffer serious injuries when they are suddenly warmed by heavy exertion after being hitched for the day and then left to stand for a long period before again being put to work.
An experiment with sixty five hogs tested twelve rations. Hogs fed corn alone gained poorly while those fed corn with linseed oil meal or tankage showed the best gains. Hogs on corn plus other supplements outperformed corn only, with corn and oil meal and corn and tankage producing the top results.
The piece argues the manure spreader is essential on a stock farm helping dairy and stock raising promote soil fertility. It notes hogs should be thrifty and ready for market when new feeding begins.
Contusions injure tissues from blunt contact and may be minor or deadly. Protect the body with pads, rest the affected part, and apply cold to limit swelling, then warm it if vitality is low. Seek a doctor if shocks or internal injury are suspected. call emergency help if breathing stops.
Wounds vary as tears incisions and punctures with risks of infection bleeding nerve damage and organ injury. Prevent sharp tool safety, gun handling, and child supervision. Treatment favors short controlled bleeding, thorough cleaning with hot boiled water and antiseptics, proper dressing, and prompt medical follow up for splinters bullets or deep wounds. Never apply tobacco juice flour spider webs or similar substances.
The article recounts how Franklin, famed printer and scientist, revived Pliny the Elder’s oil on water tale. Watching ships in 1757 and later testing on a windy pond at Clapham, he showed a teaspoon of olive oil could calm stormy ripples, earning wide renown for the observation in the Royal Philosophical Transactions.
In a tense moment a character nicknamed Tupper is anticipated to share a humorous tale. Another asks aloud for relief, hoping for danger to interrupt the moment rather than endure more asides.
Shoppers are urged to start early for Christmas gifts this year to avoid crowds and ensure better selection. Retailers highlight popular toys, electronics, and seasonal decor, encouraging budget planning and ahead of time orders.
A visitor reports Puerto Ricans carry umbrellas at night to shield from the full moon. Locals believe moonlight can drive people to lunacy, so rural riders and townsfolk alike raise shields to prevent late night madness.
An elderly professor laments his nephew George who displays odd musical tastes. George was whistling Lohengrin and, upon seeing the professor, immediately switched to Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly.
Morganstern-Lakeout wed quickly, for the heiress’s father died the day after the ceremony. Gillette notes urgency, asking how that could be. Morganstern replies the timing mattered to the groom and bride’s families.
Mrs R R Huxy of Galena Kansas describes a lump on her side that grew after a fall and caused sleepless nights. After advice to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the lump broke and disappeared. The ad touts the remedy for fibroid tumors and other female ills and invites letters for free advice. The notice ends with a separate real estate pitch by Fred Lund in Wallace SD.
A fragmented column notes Blanche-Poor Grace marries a duke and lacks funds to cover his bills. Maude-Indeed and Blanche-Yes reference the union and financial strain in a terse social snippet.
A woman recalls telling a man she could not love him, his reaction left him despondent as she urged him to forget her. The exchange shows a dramatic moment of unrequited affection and emotional distress.
A passage extols onions as a nourishing vegetable surpassing others, highlighting their health value and nutritional benefits.
Ellis Island records show that of 52 727 immigrants who arrived in July 12 895 or about 26 percent are illiterates. Illiteracy is no bar to entry if the immigrant appears physically able to care for himself. Only 1 127 persons seeking entry were barred at this port last month.
Sunday school scene twists a query about Elijah's fate. The teacher asks how Elijah died and the boy answers with a humorous biblical note that he did not die but was translated, referencing the original Hebrew.
Police Justice asks the young man his religion and the chauffeur in the overspeeding case quips about Jim Bludso’s line, remarking never be passed on the highway.
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