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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1925
Page
3
In Omaha Net the South High class play selects Cora and Jean Laventy the top contenders for the feminine lead based on scholastic averages and talent. Cory performs two acts and Jean Laventy two, sharing duties across the four act production.
The article extols glass shelves in the kitchen for ease of cleaning and roach resistance. It notes they can be as strong as wood when properly braced and capable of bearing heavy loads, making them a practical choice for real homes.
A playful item notes London humor about a proposed engagement with a witty remark on wireless pets. The quip reflects era style and domestic amusement with a lighthearted tone.
Wicker furniture should be washed in strong washing soda solution. Rinse and allow to dry, then paint with standard enamel. Brush to avoid seeping into openings. otherwise the enamel may dry too thick.
An ironic quip notes Cupid’s mercenary side and kata of love and alimony. The line suggests greed in romance, satirizing marriage financiers.
Writers credit Cincinnati pitchers Donohue, Rixey, and Luque for team frame. But the piece argues that Roush’s batting and center field defense, around .340 season after season, have carried the Reds and made him one of baseball’s top outfielders, surpassing even Tris Speaker in recent years.
Captain of Ohio football team for 1925 26 Cunningham shows strong material from last year and new blood is expected to lift Ohio back onto the football map.
Old Peckinpaugh powered the rally with a bases filled two run double to key the rout of the A’s in game one. Lamar misplayed his drive allowing Peck to reach third as John 5000 pitched the victory. Peck then stole home during Harriss windup to thrill a 25 000 crowd.
In a Yankee Washington game Wale Hoyt faced two sacks perenges as a fan sang a line about a high hat and burying it. Hoyt understood the jab, having ties to his father in law's undertaking business.
The article recalls Mickey Welch as an old timer at the Golden Jubilee games in New York. Welch pitched 17 straight wins and appeared in at least three games weekly from July 18 to September 4, holding opponents to an average of two runs.
Williams college is expected to appoint Billy Murray former Brown University athlete and Washington Senators member as next year's baseball coach. He led the Purple last spring with a mainly sophomore and freshman roster and will benefit from another year of development. Murray currently plays shortstop for the New Haven club in the Eastern League after being secured from the Kingston Colonials.
In a rare batting duel, star batter Bobby Caruthers of the St. Louis Browns faced Porter pitching for Brooklyn. Caruthers went four at bats with one double, one triple, and two home runs, delivering a notable showing against Carruthers.
The Cleveland Indians, historically a powerhouse with 1920 pennant and world title feats, appear on a path to rejuvenation this season as new leadership lessons are embraced.
Dan Hake discusses Arnold Statz, once a brilliant outfielder, whose golf habit allegedly ruined his major league career and led to a fall from Cubs release to minor leagues. The piece cites critics who blame golf for Statz’s loss of hitting prowess while noting the debate remains unsettled.
The Pathfinder notes a drop in youth baseball participation and equipment sales, warning that the sport’s future relies on the back-lot player. It cites declining sales to youngsters and a rise in golf and tennis gear, signaling shifting local recreation interests.
Moore of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been a tower of strength this season. He ranks among the top hitters, fields cleverly, and shows notable speed on the bases helping the team to wins.
The public still calls Willie Hoppe the Boy Wonder of billiards as he nears 80 and stays in competition. A Manhattan daily claimed he kept in shape by playing baseball, prompting a Philadelphia scout to ask about a potential berth on the Athletics.
Elmira sold Al Moore to the New York Giants and Shreveport bought Charley Barnabe from Evansville. St Louis purchased Homer Peel from Houston, while Salisbury announced Joe Voyles sale to Pittsburgh. Many moves ripple through leagues with Cubs, Pirates, and Senators making bids. John L Sullivan’s last bout referenced. Weissmuller set a 100 yard mark. Barnaby Dreyfus charity drives spark returns to stands. Dan O Leary chronicles miles walked. several jockeys and baseball trades noted.
Colorado State Dairy Commission warns that tainted cream with kerosene gasoline or onion flavors ruins entire churning, dumping butter into grease prices. A 1000 pound churn at 45 cents per pound can lose the full value if a single 5 gallon can is tainted, causing large financial losses to producers.
Kansas State agronomists say the two key factors are seed bed prep and pure adapted alfalfa seed. Plant in finely pulverized moist soil with ample nutrients. Start early, firm subsurface with disk and cultivator and avoid southern or imported weed seeds.
Dairymen at Kansas State Agricultural College urge sowing rye for winter pasture when wheat is unavailable. They warn to remove cows from rye pasture three to four hours before milking to prevent rye flavor taint in milk. The college herd grazes rye from seven in the morning to one in the afternoon.
Timothy sown in fall yields excellent hay the next summer while winter or early spring sowing delays harvest until the following year. It can be sown with wheat or rye, with 6 to 8 pounds per acre when using a nurse crop. Alone use about 10 pounds. Clover may be sown with timothy in spring.
The article advises delaying alfalfa harvest to the full bloom stage to maximize permanence, winter resistance, and hay yield. Deferred cutting helps the crop compete with weeds and reduces risk to alfalfa survival compared with frequent cutting, based on experimental results.
The piece argues straw's value rises when baled and hauled to cover costs, especially with fresh manure. Dry straw alone has limited fertilizer value, but mixed with manure its value more than doubles. More bedding yields cleaner healthier animals and greater fertilizer output.
Plowing sweet clover late in fall after its first season limits growth next spring if roots are not deeply cut. When roots are severed by shallow plowing, stored food is depleted and heavy growth cannot occur, though some regrowth may come from reserves.
The USDA reports feeding grain in wintering calves raises costs without proportional gains. Experiments with Short horn Hereford and Aberdeen calves show mixed hay with a grain mix yields higher winter gains than corn silage and clover hay, but summer pasture gains reduce the advantage. By age three, grain-fed calves lose the early weight edge.
Soiling crops or corn silage are advised as supplements for drought damaged pastures used by dairy herds. If silage is unavailable, feed grain rations with specific mixes for average or low producing cows, or add oil meal for higher producers, matching pasture scarcity.
The article urges covering and painting farm machinery to prevent rust and economic loss. It recommends removing grease and rust with sandpaper or a steel brush and using warm water for grease, noting paint acts as a protective covering against the elements.
Late spring pigs should be kept on a good growing ration using skim milk or tankage. If cheaper corn appears this fall, pigs may grow on a limited corn and tankage ration while on good pasture. Until pasture arrives provide tankage or skim milk and grain. two pounds of grain daily per 100 pounds of live weight yields best results.
The article questions the economics of feeding bone meal to dairy cows. It suggests 2 percent bone meal may improve rations for high producers, especially where pasture is scarce. It notes that in good wheat pastures cows may assimilate more minerals and compares bone meal to common salt, arguing neither should be neglected in mineral supply.
Rye seeded in fall provides early pasture and can be kept for grain. Sweet clover sown in rye in fall yields good results, but sowing next spring on the rye is safer. The rye offers early pasture if needed and the sweet clover will be ready for grazing in late summer or the following year.
The notes discuss farm guidelines including plowing kafir stubble, keeping clean poultry houses for profits, harvesting fifty ears of corn per planted acre, using poison bran mash against grasshoppers, nitrogen needs for legumes, seed storage for corn, alfalfa planting, and corn to seed storage. It also compares soy straw to clover hay and offers a grain ration for colts when oats are unavailable.
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