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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1946
Page
6
A detailed account traces Iowa agriculture from pioneer ox carts to modern mechanized farming, credit systems, and soil and water conservation. It notes farm leadership, cooperative action, and key programs shaping farm income, land tenure, and conservation through wars and postwar periods.
In a reflective scene two women recall planned weddings and lost loves as Stannie faces a choice between Eric and Barry. A moonlit crossroads and a signpost symbolize fate while a sudden presence suggests the chosen partner awaits at the aisle’s end. A later data drop notes a 400 percent rise in citrus intake since 1909 amid a 30 percent drop in potatoes and grains.
Loretta Ann Achenbach of near Tabor died after ingesting spoiled home canned corn likely tainted by botulinus poison. Achenbach’s family saw the corn “look right” then opened another can as the child accessed spoiled kernels. Thirty five adult chickens that ate the corn also died.
Ben Arkfeld completed an over river task moving a six room house. The structure was jacked up eight feet to clear a bridge bannister seven feet high and was wider than the bridge.
A study summarized in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry notes that overhead light from skylights and monitors generally yields better illumination than side windows. It adds that northern light in the northern hemisphere tends to be less harsh and less glaring.
The piece notes that pioneer American women valued "book learning" for their daughters alongside their brothers to secure equal placement in the expanding society. It emphasizes belief in education as essential for women to participate in the new world.
Rubbing suede with very fine sandpaper removes the shine from shoes gloves coats and other suede items. This method addresses worn glossy areas by gently abrading the surface to restore a duller, uniform appearance.
The note advises occasional damp dusting with a soft cloth wrung nearly dry from clear lukewarm water. It mentions a historical reference to Seremaine Colmar near the Rhine border settled by 823 under a Roman name, with a fragmentary line about Columbatytiny ay ARDS.
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