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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
1
A national note portrays President Warren G Harding as deeply popular in Washington. The piece describes how he greets crowds from children to diplomats, grants brief meetings, and makes the White House feel accessible to all, from students to advocates.
The National Civic Federation with President Harding's approval aims to unite conservative labor leaders employers and the public in a national industrial conference. Notables like Taft Gompers Hammond Du Pont and John D. Ryan are named as members framing an Americanism driven effort to counter radicalism and foster middle-class collaboration.
The federal Water Power Commission, lacking staff and facing unused appropriations, has borrowed workers from other agencies to operate in Washington. By June 30, 1921, it had 220 applications totaling 14,675,000 horsepower across 33 states plus DC and Alaska, surpassing the nation’s existing water power.
A forthcoming Interstate Commerce Commission report shows nearly 100,000 women are building, maintaining, and operating railroads, up from 5 percent of 2,000,000 workers in 1920. Women fill roles from attendants to shop laborers, with many performing high and low skill tasks.
President Harding signed an executive order to coordinate Army Navy and Shipping Board purchases and authorize transfers of surplus government property. The plan divides the country into nine corps area zones each with a purchasing agent and a coordinator for general supplies reporting to a coordinator general of supply in Washington.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance stresses harvest at full-slip maturity and careful packing to maintain flavor and shelf life. Early picking causes tasteless melons. prompt iced refrigeration and protection from sun preserve quality on long journeys.
Specialists from the USDA bureau of markets warn that grain with impurities moisture or dirt loses value and can cause financial loss if not cleaned or dried. Elevators with proper equipment improve quality and market price, while farmers must bear some cleaning costs and receive premiums for clean grain.
Fowls need greens and vegetable food in summer. add clover to mash and feed garden weeds and lawn clippings. Skim milk improves hog feeding when combined with grain, about three pounds milk per one pound grain.
Poultry specialists of the USDA say guinea fowls utilize waste escape to hens and turkeys. They prefer thickets and weed patches, cause fewer crop depredations, require little feed, and are prolific layers during their season. Many consider their flavor superior to other poultry.
The text discusses circulating air under floors to preserve boards and suggests openings in foundation walls to vent in warm seasons and close in winter. It describes a board door with quarter inch sand and scratching material, removable otter and sand for fresh material, and emphasizes raising wooden floors slightly with secure foundation walls to prevent rat access.
Farmers worry hens stop laying during molting and skip feed. The period is hard on birds as feathers require nitrogen rich nutrients and oils to restore production.
A farmer is advised to name the farm and place a vivid sign over the gate. Use the chosen name consistently to build a strong reputation for the produce. The guidance highlights consistent branding as a key method for market recognition.
The passage states that every authority in the United States and every experiment station and practical feeder have demonstrated that the most profitable hog is the pure bred hog. It emphasizes widespread consensus on breeding choice for profitability across institutions.
Since 1916 the number of horses owned by farmers in Pennsylvania has decreased by 53,043, while farm trucks have risen to 14,325 and tractors to 6,823, reflecting a shift from horse power to motorized farming.
Advice warns against overfeeding hay to horses. A 1 400 pound horse needs about 20 pounds of hay. excess roughage can make horses sluggish and dull.
The article warns that corn is too fattening and heating for older poultry in hot weather, recommending wheat and oats as better summer feed alternatives.
Lena Frank a 30 year old patient at a Philadelphia mental hospital barricaded a room built a fire and burned herself to death after a lucid moment of despair. Attendants broke down the door but she was fatally burned two thirds of her body and died shortly after being removed to the surgical ward.
Pietro Cerreseno a salesman and father of four attacked and killed Mary Biancha known as queen of Mulberry street fortune tellers in her studio on Mulberry street then killed himself. Police officer Fitzgerald found them and summoned aid as Cerreseno lay beside the victim.
Cleveland police report a hot weather theft as John Semmens, custodian of the old stage church on Pubes square, says an unknown thief entered the church and stole an electric fan.
Ogdensburg New Jersey reports C Lavier regains speech after a thunderstorm rocked the steamship en route to visit his sister in Montreal Canada. He had been dumb for nine months from shell shock suffered during World War I with the Canadian army.
Police seized four stills two quarts of corn whisky and 150 gallons of mash from the Disciples of Christchurch in Norfolk Virginia. Den von Willie Brown was arrested and admitted being tempted by the devil to allow moonshining in his room but denied taking part in the theft of the whisky.
A motortruck is described as handling thirty to forty six percent of live stock sold at the Indianapolis stock market. The yard includes a separate division for unloading animals hauled into the facility.
The Kansas experiment station advises not plowing deeper than seven inches for winter wheat. The guidance aims to optimize seedbed preparation and moisture retention for upcoming cold months.
Advice stresses providing farm animals with clean water at all times especially during hot weather to prevent dehydration and maintain health conditions. It urges regular water access and fresh supplies to support livestock well being.
In Brockton Massachusetts Clement Svirsky despondent over enforced idleness shot himself in the head. Five minutes after the fatal shot a friend called to say his old job was open for him. The death is recorded as a suicide with no further details.
A Washington report records 71 deaths caused by army airplanes in the year ended June 30. The tally follows the crash of a Martin bomber at Moundsville West Virginia which killed five SPECIALS.
A 16 foot octopus seized eight year old George Peterson at Samoa Humboldt County before being killed by his two sisters who beat the sea monster with oars. The creature dragged him underwater then released him and crawled to rocks where it died.
John W. Sigler of Locust Valley southwest of Middletown trapped a copperhead in a mouse trap at home. The reptile measured between 2 1/4 and 3 feet. He also killed a black snake about 5 feet 9 inches long near his residence.
Levi Naeckel of Delaware near Ashley on the Mansfield road awoke to a car crashing through his wall and ending up on his bed post. The vehicle rammed the room and then shoved the bed across the room to the opposite wall. no injuries were reported.
Private Hy Hahn of the U S A stationed at Raritan arsenal pleaded guilty to bigamy before Judge Frank Cleary and was sentenced to one to ten years in the penitentiary. Hahn admitted having three wives. the first was married under a gin without divorce, the second would not accompany him, and the third was wed at Raritan last July. He appeared in court in full uniform with war decorations.
Skumboldt Nebraska Miss Jennie Sellers aged forty waited 22 years for Louis J Lowe to marry. She sued for breach of promise and was awarded 17000 dollars in damages.
A devotional reflection using Psalm 103 12 and terms like so far to contrast human limits with God s pardon. It cites Jesus as peace and savior and discusses forgiveness as complete through the cross, with imagery of a solitary land and goats sent to the wilderness. The piece emphasizes mercy over judgment and spiritual homecoming in grace.
A biblical quotation describes John as a burning and shining light. It notes that others were glad for a season to rejoice in his light, and emphasizes the witness he bore about the truth and the testimony concerning Jesus.
A biblical quotation from Habakkuk Bis asks for God to revive His work in the midst of the years and to remember mercy in wrath, signaling a plea for divine mercy amid judgment.
The essay stresses Scripture gains value through its relation to Christ not by its own merit. It urges seekers to study the Word to become friends of Jesus, noting that the scriptures testify of Him as the Dean warned.
A compact quotation frame notes that life can be corrected by good sense and chance, while folly and chance can also undo rational plans, reflecting Goethe’s view on balance between reason and unpredictability.
A short quotation attributed to Alexander Melenzie on the link between posture and mindset. It asserts that lifting the head and thoughts leads to a stronger body and a more upright life.
A biblical verse echoes a curse spoken over the shee of the whale Garth. The text warns that anyone who swears shall be cut off, citing Zechariah 5 3.
Evansville Indiana teen describes months of backaches chills drowsiness and cramps. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after trial at millinery job and urges others to try it citing personal improvement and a testimonial quote.
An old southern preacher explains lightning as Satan’s wrath and compares winter arctic conditions to hell freezing over. A deacon asks about winter lightning and the preacher quips that hell may have frozen, citing the Atlanta Constitution.
An Atlanta Constitution snippet emphasizes buying aspirin only in Bayer packaging to ensure authenticity and safety. It notes Bayer as the trademark and lists common uses from colds to headaches, with small tin boxes and larger packages available from druggists.
A bellhop announces retirement with forty thousand dollars in hand. He tells interviewers his health is poor and that for weeks he could not hop.
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