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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1926
Page
6
An essay extols traditional apple pie making. It praises rural home methods and ancient rules, noting butter sugar and nutmeg used after baking. It laments dried and evaporated apples reducing pie quality and hopes for pies in their natural state at Thanksgiving.
Demand Bayer aspirin only when the name Bayer appears on the package or tablets. The warning cautions that non Bayer brands may be unsafe and urges buyers to say Bayer at purchase. Initiations may prove dangerous to consumers seeking genuine Bayer aspirin.
In rural England districts compulsory education faces distrust as workers resist sending children to school. An Argonaut report notes a Yorkshire audience interruption during a parliamentary bid with a man declaring he will not have his child attend school past sixteen.
An old advertisement touts the Cuticura Trio Soap Ointment and Talcum priced at 5c each claiming their powders render other perfumes unnecessary. The copy emphasizes lingering fragrance and versatile use as a beauty aid.
A reflective line notes that belief follows desire, suggesting people accept information that aligns with their wishes. It frames skepticism as essential when confronted with tempting rumors or unfounded stories.
A narrative recount of the eleventh to thirteenth century crusades led by Godfrey de Bouillon Louis VII and Richard I, the Children's Crusade tragedy, and the lasting but futile aims of reclaiming Jerusalem. It notes failures and mixed moral judgments while highlighting religious fervor and the era’s brutality and lessons.
A social appeal questions the range of roles women perform from cook to nurse and encourages broadening work options to gain broader public recognition and influence.
The Wandering Jew is a legendary character arising after Christ's time. Tradition holds he refused to help Jesus carry the cross and was condemned to wander the earth for his cruelty.
A compact Georgia note reflects a personal stance about contentment with one’s lot. The speaker rejects self-improvement as the path to happiness, emphasizing acceptance of fate and traditional values in a regional voice.
United States Department of Agriculture pathologist Dr. Charles Brooks reports six years of research showing water core in apples relates to water supply during growth. High temperatures and intense sun concentrate sap, causing tissue failure. irrigation and timely harvesting greatly lessen incidence.
Pure cultures of legume bacteria grown on artificial media produced more nodules per plant than soil when inoculating soybeans, according to University of Illinois College of Agriculture experiments. Replanting the same field yielded good nodules from both methods, though timing affected effectiveness.
Seventeen crosses between different oat varieties and strains are under study by a plant scientists team to combine high yield and good quality with other desirable traits.
Starting out in the poultry business favors well established breeds for reliable type and color. Demand for hatching eggs and breeding stock is higher for old established breeds than for novelty varieties. Individual preferences for color and type are natural and should be considered.
Digest of practical tips for farm management from weed control to silage timing. Notes emphasize planning the farm lay out, optimal silo design, clean bed prep for wheat, efficient chicken housing, and care in handling stored grain and cement floors.
A commentary notes that well managed dairy farms yield profits as prices stay strong. It highlights growing consumption with ice cream up 10 percent, butter 14 percent, and milk 16 percent last year, while per capita milk use rose from 43 gallons four years ago to 49 gallons two years ago and to 51 gallons in the past year.
Edward Kalling star left handed pitcher from Bloomington, a former University of Illinois student, has been sold to the New York Giants for 4000 dollars. He played for Bloomington in the Three-Bye league before moving to the major club.
Marty McManus star infielder for the St. Louis Browns missed few games over four seasons. He played every game in 1922 1928 and 1925 totaling 154 games in those seasons. McManus is described as a stout hitter and versatile fielder valuable to the club.
This fragment surveys varied sports topics from golf and swimming to yachting and racing. It mentions amateur athletes turning pro, a niblick misused by a distracted businessman, Terrapin racing in Ponca City, and Rhodesian courses with wildlife encounters. It also notes Ederle and a pacer named Battle Axe with substantial earnings.
Jimmy Conroy, a Brook-One High captain and Bellhop at Benuntown Country Club, scored 69 to set a new Woodland course mark in Massachusetts junior golf. The promising player, likened to a young Ouimet, also excels in baseball, with similar early potential as Quinnet Guilford and Wright.
The article notes Uhle becoming the first AL pitcher with 20 wins. It lists trades and signings including Barnabe to the White Sox, Rommel and Reuther moving to new teams, and Knetsch bought by Detroit. It mentions Mexican youth turning to baseball, and remarks on league bonuses, pennant hopes, and player movements across teams.
Ernie Johnson, manager of the Portland club in the Pacific Coast league, has been signed by Thomas L. Turner to continue managing next year. The club plans spring training quarters in San Jose, California, with Turner leaving for the East to find players to improve the squad and win the championship.
Interest in swimming surges in Hawaii after a visiting Japanese team won honors from local swimmers. A return meet in Tokyo is planned in a few weeks. Warren Kealoha and Johnny Wood, Hawaiian reps at the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial, will return to Honolulu in time to join the Japan trip. New records are expected.
McDonald Smith, famed stylist and shotmaker, uses a methodical putting routine judged by contours and ball sighting. He wins the Metropolitan Open after a three playoff round, beating Gene Sarazen with a 66 to set marks matching Jones and Hagen in 1920s scoring feats.
Max Carey, veteran Pirates outfielder, remains among baseball’s fastest and best baserunners. The New York Herald Tribune notes his sustained speed and value, comparing him to the era’s greats Cobb Collins Speaker Johnson, and other stars.
Pop Warner renowned Stanford coach spends off season at Springfield North Carolina where he works on football strategy between rounds of golf preparing for the coming season.
Candy Cummings of the Stars of Brooklyn is credited as the first curve ball pitcher, but Joseph M. Mann of Princeton popularized it with a no hit game against Yale on May 29, 1873. George Wright of the Cincinnati Red Stockings executed the first double play in a game versus the Atlantics on Long Island.
Uniform rules will govern Interprovincial and intercollegiate rugby unions this fall. The main change eliminates the placement kick after a try in favor of the dropkick for converting touchdowns, aligning both organizations with the English style in Canada.
A historical note quotes Hellmann explaining his approach to hitting. He discusses avoiding risky power swings, preferring place and speed to keep opponents off balance. He compares his aim to Ruth and reflects on the attention paid to home runs.
The article explains a form of mesmerism claimed to lessen dental pain by a patient focusing on a letter on an optician's card, then relaxing with eyes closed to image the letter. In this mental state, it is said the dentist can insert forceps without causing pain.
Three hundred women in Paterson New Jersey completed a safety first automobile course and organized to prevent accidents of all kinds. They were instructed in home safety and required to pass an examination. Demonstrations covered all mechanical parts of cars. Word: Truth has never been, can never be, contained in any creed or system. Voltaire.
Hartford City resident Ethel May Snider reports overwork and illness eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She joins other testimonials from users including students, workers, and mothers praising increased strength and endurance to perform daily tasks.
A fragmentary note cites phrases about valuing what is worth dying for and doing right, attributed to Mrs Snapp and Pathfinder. The text discusses self restraint and adversity, suggesting a moral tone from a past dialogue.
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