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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
6
William A. Radford invites readers to consult on farm home design with running water and electricity. The article emphasizes labor-saving features, rectangular plans of 80 by 34 feet, and a front porch, boilerplate adjustments to improve family comfort and farm productivity. Thousands of rural homes rise as builders supply new barns and outbuildings.
George Slater, heading to Burma as chief engineer, says India’s oil fields will be developed using California drilling methods and U S supplies. He notes India’s wells yield 8000 to 5000 barrels and predicts India will become a major world oil source with high quality crude for England and Indian industry.
The piece contrasts the value of common sense with caution and self interest, urging a broad, future looking prudence for the good of society. It ends with a garbled note about a compact electric room heater that fits a light socket and a small fan to push warm air downward.
M Le May reports experiments testing whether wireless waves can ignite materials. He built an inflammable resonator and succeeded in setting paper cotton wadding ablaze, suggesting under certain conditions even bales bound with hoop iron could catch fire by wireless means.
A sixteenth century superstition claimed spiders foretold vast gold. The tale grew when explorers seeking Cathay brought home stones deemed gold prompting ships to hunt riches. Wrobisher in 1577 reported stones and many spiders on a landing island fueling the tale.
The USDA notes there is no universal best breed. Farmers should pick a breed matching local conditions and stick with it. Two main swine types exist: lard and bacon, with lard types like Poland China and Berkshire common and bacon types such as Tamworth and Yorkshire producing leaner bacon. Prices favor pigs weighing 175 to 250 pounds due to market demand.
The Bureau of Crop Estimates notes barley, wheat and rye show monthly uniformity below oats while corn consumption peaks in December at 11.5 percent and dips in August to 4.6 percent. Oats are more evenly used April to September, hay and silage concentrate in colder months, and mill feed rises from 4.8 percent in July to 7.15 percent in February and March.
In Orange County Hillsboro area reportsRush for moonshiner and gunman known as Outlaw Joe Riley. He is wanted by state and federal authorities for moonshining and shooting Deputy Collector Arrowsmith, plus draft evasion. Deputies recount his violent past, escape from capture, and rumored ties to a Chester-area gang. locals warn he may be armed and dangerous.
The article explains parcel post rates for shipping eggs by mail. It notes average egg weight of about 1% pounds per dozen, with individual eggs around 2 ounces. Postage depends on carton weight, with 2 dozen eggs potentially adding 2 cents or 1 cent to the base rate, and 2 dozen eggs sometimes increasing total postage by about 2 cents.
Farmers of Otsego County New York solve lime timing with a jointly bought lime spreader. Members will rotate use and nonmembers can pay 25 cents per acre. The cooperative approach addresses scarce equipment in early lime adoption and even after establishment a single machine may serve several farms.
Beekeepers should introduce queens to remove old defective queens and replace them with young vigorous ones. Queens may be introduced in cells or after emergence, while unfertilized or after they begin to lay.
A garbled line hints at a dubious plan titled Puputir Barrawling 20 described as a cure. The fragment suggests public worry over a possibly misleading or harmful scheme and prompts calls for caution.
Australians show high meat consumption with annual 264 pounds per person, equaling about two sheep and one bullock for each adult and child. The diet also includes large amounts of wheat potatoes sugar and vegetables.
An OCR fragment touts FOR SUMMER COLDS Nothims and Vuehor Bilin as quick relief for colds nerves and inflammation, plus samples and agent terms. It also mentions Japanese Woman's University and various courses in languages and sciences at a new university for women with scattered, noncohesive details.
Practical farming note advises scattering grain rather than placing in a trough to ensure equal access among hens. It argues scattered grain prevents domineering behavior and forces hens to forage, with all grain eventually consumed.
Discussion urges use of every preventive measure and precautions at first sign of livestock disease to curb outbreaks and protect farming operations.
The North Dakota station reports in 1918 that level cultivation averaged 124% bushels per acre, while hilled once 113, twice 90, and killed three times 58 percent. The note adds that mutton is cheaper than beef but contains more fat and less water.
Farmers face weed battles and high costs but grazing sheep and goats offer an economical solution. With wool, mohair, and mutton prices favorable, using these animals to graze noxious plants could be profitable and reduce weed suppression expenses.
Proper bird feeding requires understanding their needs rather than treating them as endless food dispensers. Tailor meals to their preferences, avoid haphazard feeding, and follow a methodical approach that aligns with natural behaviors.
St Louis Homen Miller and his wife formerly Miss Helen Murhos of Jackson Ohio honeymooned in jail to day after being charged with stealing an automobile to fund their wedding trip. New York reports murders costing the state more as Sing Sing electrocution costs rise to 100 dollars from fifty.
The piece argues sheep and goats deserve farm status and profitable farming if allowed recognition on farms. It notes bulls are often kept in dark, dirty quarters with little attention given to their wellbeing and productivity.
In McAlester Oklahoma twenty neighbors accuse Edward Peek of a noisy disturbance over a portable stove he lent them. The court is still hearing the case while Unglish inventor claims interlocking concrete piling outstrips wooden sheet piling.
A man asks Ayre the great detective to locate missing articles his wife hid during housecleaning. The detective laments the difficulty of the task and collapses in grief, foiled for the first time in his career. The scene ends with a dramatic twist in Cincinnati.
A discussion on women in leadership within the Tadao teachers' federation ends with a young woman president and male members questioning female competence. A bookstore scene reveals four books on parliamentary law, all authored by women, as the group learns. An Indianapolis News item captions this as object of suspicion with quotes about witness credibility and a wartime department reference.
A $500,000 rum distillery project is planned in Nagasaki led by T. Nagano, head of the prefectural assembly. The plan aims to produce rum from sugar cane as Japan moves away from prohibition trends and increases liquor production including sake and beer.
A snappy exchange notes Miss Gladys’ high color and a quip about avoiding cheap kinds. The dialogue hints at social pretensions and intrigue surrounding her purchasing choices.
A light reflection on habit dynamics notes that giving up a good habit can be harder to start than dropping a bad one. It contrasts ease of abandoning harmful patterns with maintaining beneficial routines.
Caustic remark highlights a $50 donation labeled for a school for the weak minded and prompts debate over funding by Miss Keen and Roggie Yes. The exchange centers on priorities for Tutlon tuition and who should receive the aid.
Reports indicate the number of weather manufacturing establishments in the United States has reached roughly 1,500, reflecting increased activity in the sector across multiple states and firms.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a premier kidney and bladder remedy. It describes the product as a gentle healing vegetable compound and urges readers to buy in two sizes or request a sample from Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York.
A humorous fragment from Laurson's Weekly features repeated boasts of a universal cold cure. Friends banter about remedies like hot vinegar and quinine, with a running gag that no cure exists and the cold persists.
A colorful exchange features taunting lines about chasing rainbows and a tun of money as the Boston Transcript cites lively banter on impractical schemes and their pursuers. The quip highlights boastful humor and light satire.
A Capetown firm installed a 12 foot deep 200 foot long tank to fold 20 250 rations. To celebrate the completion 16 persons sat down to dine around the tank marking the event.
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