30 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
1
Prof. William I. Ogburn of Columbia University testified in the Chicago stock yards wage hearing, citing a survey of 4,000 families. He urged a minimum wage of 1550 to 1600 to prevent slow starvation and noted rising living costs since 1917 and 1919.
Prof George M Turpin of Town University reports in a bulletin that hens prefer natural eggs over China or no nests. In an experiment with 40 hens and 16 nests, nesting choices yielded 214 fresh eggs with China eggs 290 with natural eggs and 108 with no camouflage, indicating nest eggs attract hens most strongly.
A newspaper note outlines that Persia first learned the secret of aromatic substances. It traces perfume use from Egyptian rites to Greek and Roman popularity, with later fame for sweet smells stemming from Arab, Venetian, Genoese, and Florentine producers.
A brief note from Popular Mechanics says placing paper and kindling wood above the coal makes starting a coal fire more economical. Small coils and cinders are spread over the top to help ignition, improving efficiency as the top layer begins to burn.
The United States leads world ship output with 24.8 percent of global steam tonnage. The United States Shipping Board notes a surge in ship workers, yards, and vessels under construction, surpassing all other nations. At war start the nation had 15 ships over 1,000 tons in overseas trade. now 1,280 ocean-going steamships fly the American flag, 1,107 built in the last two years.
A sports and social note laments gender disparity in athletics and life, using a playful title Death Sea Fruit to contrast victory and disgrace while calling for equality between women and men across baseball football and broader society.
The fire spreads slowly downward with correct air draft to ensure complete combustion as gases from unburned coal below pass through the burning layer above. Though harder to build and control this design saves fuel by promoting full burning.
A marriage insurance plan would pay the family 2500 pounds on the husband’s death or, if he survives, 2500 pounds at the end of 25 years. The proposal aims to stimulate marriage in England.
The exact origin of the jury system is uncertain and various European peoples are credited. Early trial methods emerged in England with trials by battle and recognitors chosen by the sheriff. The king's court, Curia Regis, used twelve recognitors who, if their verdict was unanimous, held as conclusive. Initially selected for local knowledge, juries later evolved to judge facts solely from the submitted evidence.
The article praises Holland as the most systematic in oyster cultivation, noting elaborate methods, coastal sounds near the River Scheldt for propagation, and a system of leased beds after banning public dredging to protect fisheries.
A quirky dialogue set pieces show family talk and social banter with lines about health boasts, Rome wine prices, cheaper food, and a confession of kissing another man’s wife. The tone hints at domestic tensions and humorous misreadings.
A fragment from a humorous strip notes past fiction regarding debts fear and nightmares. It mentions Dobbs and a telephone exchange about creditors and worry amid a downtown detention. The gag involves a telegram to a groom about being unavoidably detained and missing a church wedding.
Fragmentary quotes mention fear, club life, and a vague question about international politics. lacks discernible event, names, or context for a proper summary.
The article discusses whether women should be allowed to compete with men in golf tennis shooting and other championships. It notes strong opposition from men who fear that victory by a woman would be seen as unlikely and defeat as a disgrace in the years ahead.
The great events mark peaks in time, with literature born from legends and glory. Sidelights and daily events shape literature and life through aspiration, passion, and endeavor guiding toward those moments.
A compact observation reflects on the book of nature as a source of knowledge. The snippet hints at insight drawn from natural study, suggesting a contemplative view of learning derived from the world.
The Megatherium, largest ground sloth, was the first fossil skeleton mounted. A Spanish colonist found the 25 foot long giant in River Legan near Buenos Aires, sent to Madrid, now in the royal museum. Counts of subsequent finds span North and South America.
In northern Serbia families once wealthy have been found by American relief officers and the Red Cross living in stables and chicken coops. Homes destroyed by armies left beds of straw and burlap. Refugees travel in burlap garments carrying scarce food while peasants suffer widespread homelessness and loss of wages.
Government report estimates US commercial onion production at 21 569 cars this year compared with 17 124 cars last year.
Brief musings on appetite, work, and marriage outline a reversal of traditional roles. A dreamer risks ruin if laziness wins while a woman resists unpaid labor unless tied to a marriage. The piece contrasts surrender engagement and call to arms in domestic life with exhortations to cheerfulness and patient effort.
The First National Scientific Registration society for registering fingerprints of criminals was organized in 1917 in New York for the protection of life and property.
A small farm auction featuring ten good Jersey cows drew steady interest. Bidders eyed health and milk yield potential as the crowd examined the herd before a modest sale concluded.
The beech tree widely found in Europe America and Asia yields tar creosote used in medicine. Creosote carbon fire and guaiicol are remedies aiding hygiene measures that reduced deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis.
The passage depicts a room after a tale ends, windows dark, fire quenched, footsteps gone. Oblivion reigns as the author lays the book away, and the day is closed. The scene echoes Longfellow’s mood of final quiet and closure.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges cutting winter wheat sowing to 42,000,000 bushels for 1920 and spring wheat to 20,000,000 bushels. Under normal conditions this yields about 830,000,000 bushels, with a 200,000,000 bushel export surplus. a reduced acreage of 5,500,000 to 6,000,000 bushels is advised, producing 50,000,000 bushels for domestic use and 25,000,000 for export.
The Philadelphia Record notes a Geneva conservatory contest where a chronometer surpassed the 1891 record by one hundredth of a second. Of 116 entries in 1918, 111 were pocket watches and chronometers. Details from Professor Raoul Gautier describe the 1000 point testing scale and limits for daily precision, position, temperature, and recovery.
The data show 1918 production figures and yearly averages by state including West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky Indiana and other states. Totals reach 355 920 000 for last year and 76 300 000 as the yearly average.
Homes for Confederates exist in Atlanta Georgia Austin Texas Beauvoir Mississippi Columbia South Carolina Hermitage Tennessee Higginsville Missouri Jacksonville Florida Little Rock Arkansas Mountain Creek Alabama New Orleans Louisiana Pewee Valley Kentucky Pikesville Maryland Raleigh North Carolina Richmond Virginia and Washington District of Columbia.
The New York Times notes India leads global cattle numbers by about 100 million over the United States, with 29 other nations surpassing two million each. It details import trends over 33 years, highlighting Guernsey, Jersey, Durham, Wolstein, and Ayrshire breeds driving purebred imports and varying volumes.
The report lists last year’s U S oil output at 355 920 000 barrels with state figures including Oklahoma 103 800 000 California 97 500 000 Kansas 45 400 000 Texas 85 700 000 Louisiana 16 000 000 Illinois 18 800 000 and Wyoming 1910 noted for comparison.
Attachments patenting anti skid chains for cars with disk wheels. Japan reports most women smoke starting around age ten. France expands use of portable power plants up to 50 horsepower fueled by crude oil. A bottom tray clamped to shop jars to catch drips becomes a household novelty.
Italian canners now process tomato skins and seeds where skins are used for stock and seeds for various products. The skins also supply potential crude soap and lumination material, while refined forms are directed to table use.
A compact excerpt from Nee Mae Weld’s Motehieir's Cook Book offering simple soup ideas. It includes Cream of Tomato Soup with butter flour milk and onions, Milk Soup from canned pea soup with condensed milk, and a rice soup using onion milk and parsley, plus notes on vegetable cream soups and serving hints.
A recipe fragment outlines making cream of pea soup by rinsing a pint of cooked green peas through a colander, then adding a quart of milk, a bay leaf, and a teaspoonful of...
Official U S war death and injury tolls as of September 1 list 116 492 dead and 205 690 wounded for 322 182 total. Killed in action 85 585 died of wounds 14 742 died of disease 58 073 died of accidents and other causes 8 092 missing 4 000 with all corrected.
A reflective passage on how personal inner world defines value and color of the outer world, suggesting self contentment shapes perception more than external circumstances.
Scrap reports say American made dyes now top Brazil imports and satisfy buyers. Before the war sugar dominated the Dominican Republic, later displaced by sugar. Cuba repairs old roads and builds new highways as it modernizes. A French invention shapes a butter cutting device. The West Indies take about a third of US car exports to Latin America. Ostend fishermen profit up to $1,000 weekly after German retreat.
The Maine agricultural station endorses a homemade powder using three parts gasoline to one part crude carbolic acid or cresol, mixed with plaster of Paris to form a powder dusted on beds. Gasoline or benzine applied to bed cracks can kill bedbugs and sulfur candles drive them from rooms. Powdered borax helps deter cockroaches.
The article explains a historic custom where flags on public buildings rise above defeated powers and honor fallen heroes. It notes war practice of placing a victor’s flag above the conquered and flags lowered for respected soldiers to signify submission and death as ultimate conqueror.
Government report estimates this year’s commercial potato crop at 128 518 cars of bushels to be shipped from leading producing sections, down from 146 048 cars last year. Crop in large eastern states is nearly as large as last year.
The saying frames commerce as the engine of wealth and growth. It emphasizes trade as essential to accumulating money and prosperity and invites readers to see economic exchange as a positive force.
The armadillo possesses 92 teeth the most of any living creature. This dental fact highlights its unique biology and distinguishes it from other species in the animal kingdom.
The article argues that France leads Europe in memoirs, supplying a civil history basis from the thirteenth century. It claims these memoirs are more authentic and detailed than those of other nations, highlighting the breadth and quality of French biographical works.
In a fragmentary quote, Mr Godspur remarks on his son’s disruptive play, asking why the boy is labeled a parlor bolshevist. He implies the room’s condition after about thirty minutes of activity reflects the tag and the child’s influence.
Sparse archival fragments from France across two centuries reveal social habits and civilian life. The collected notices, anecdotes, and scattered records provide glimpses into manners, routines, and daily concerns of the era.
A New York Tribune item wryly contrasts military tactics with domestic life as a returned soldier rejects macaroni dinner saying mobilization is too hard. The short exchange highlights wartime mindset affecting ordinary routines.
At a Los Angeles picnic Rob Wagner said he receives up to 500 applications daily. Applicants vary widely from heiresses to chamber maids. A chambermaid claimed she lacked individuality until she confessed to a slight bend in her knee.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for colds and grippe. It claims a few doses every two hours will clear nasal passages stop runny nose and headache, dullness and feverishness, and end misery. The product is priced at a few cents and contains no quinine.
The Nation's Business notes that large scale forest restocking hinges on Douglas fir and other species seeds gathered by lumberjacks, students, hoboes, and former convicts. Squirrels hide the best cones, making seed collection dependent on their hoards gathered each fall.
The piece claims a prehistoric Mexican race predating Cortez lived in a flood swept valley near the capital. It notes relics found near Mexico City and asserts Mexico as a cradle of humanity with Noah’s 40 day voyage. The text ends with a general remark on contemporary fault finding.
The courtroom exchanges reveal a divorce claim for desertion. The husband alleges fear as he left under gunfire while the wife defends herself by noting she routinely threw utensils at him, arguing his actions were reckless in response.
Asia Minor offers unusual opportunities for agricultural implements as a large tract awaits the plow. Ohio’s Toledo advertises Hall’s Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward for incurable catarrh. Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of I J Cheney Co declares payment and efficacy claims.
Suzanne Lenglen, speaking to American correspondents at Wimbledon, dismisses golf as “queer” and asserts tennis is nicer. She recounts a tale of a German golfer claiming a hole was his as the Nazi-like jargon appears in a joking exchange about strokes.
A visitor to Theodore Roosevelt carried many introduction letters and urged a favor claiming state-wide support. Roosevelt retorted bluntly that he could mobilize a thousand people to demand the visitor's hanging.
A wry exchange about wealth and marriage hints at financial and domestic dynamics in a family context. The dialogue contrasts a man’s wealth with his wife, suggesting matrimonial influence over economic affairs in a concise quip.
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