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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1922

Page

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Balloon Cause for Gyp Dog Hilarity at Farm Yard

In a rural scene a laughing Gyp Dog tumbles on the grass as Pussy Cats and hens observe. Jack Robin and Little Boy interact with a bursting balloon under a cherry tree, leading to a farmer’s gunshot scare and the cat’s startled retreat.

Gyp Thssy Old Speckled Hen Jack Robin Pussy Cat McClure Newspaper Syndicate Gyp Dog Jack Trobin Pussy Cue Pop Tussy Cat

Bee pollination and bird song appeal to senses in nature

The article explains how distinct natural signals attract mates and pollinators. It describes the bird’s voice drawing a female and a flower’s scent luring bees, which collect pollen and aid seed production while dispersing pollen between flowers of the same kind.

Ile Wheeler Syndicate, Inc

Estelle Taylor Named Mascot for W and J Versus California

Estelle Taylor, famous actress, gained fame as mascot for Washington and Jefferson college football in their game against the University of California. She was born and raised near the W and J campus, and this image shows one of her latest pictures.

Estelle Taylor Washington and Jefferson University of California W. and J. College

Highest Prices for Market Hay Explained in Bulletin

The United States Department of Agriculture explains hay marketing methods in Farmers Bulletin 1265 by G. A. Collier. It covers consignment and straight sales, market preferences, bale sizes, and timing, with rules to avoid buyer seller disputes and guidance on obtaining market reports.

United States Department of Agriculture Farmers’ Bulletin G. A. Collier New England Astern Pacific Coast H&y Department Timothy Bulletin Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C

The Nail Challenge Across Professions

The essay argues stained nails reflect work type rather than manners or breeding. It notes labor with dirtied nails grows across classes, shifting from aristocratic badge to common reality. Emphasizes cleanliness and daily washing as lifelong habit regardless of job.

Whats in a Name Eveline Evelina Aveline and Eva

The article traces feminine names starting with Hive and explains meanings for Eva Evelyn Evelina and Aveline. It notes Evelina rose in popularity after Miss Burney popularized it and describes associations with the agate as a talisman, a Thursday lucky day and a wild rose as flower.

Eva Evelyn Evelina Eveline Earl of Pembroke Aveline Gunnar William the Conqueror Earl of Lancaster Avelina de Longo Miss Burney Yecline England The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc

Mildew Hits Red Clover Across East US

The Department of Agriculture seeks reports on red clover mildew severe this year from Wisconsin to Georgia. The condition whitens plants and may reduce hay yield. Rumors claim mildewed hay inflames horses mouths. Ohio studies note stomatitis. Identity of the American mildew remains uncertain.

United States Department of Agriculture Mississippi Wisconsin Georgia South Ohio Experiment Station

Efficient Threshing Hints for Small Farm Crews

Efficient threshing requires uniform feeding slow steady machine speed and proper adjustment. Rushing through work harms grain value and owners. Greater personal interest in each job favors smaller outfits over large crews far from home.

Clean up of cattle herds urged to control tuberculosis

The U S Department of Agriculture warns that TB in cattle cannot be controlled if grade animals and single cows owned by families are left out in cleanup efforts. It recommends clearing whole townships and counties for lasting, economical results.

United States Department of Agriculture

Dairy cows show butterfat gains in western testing groups

Dairymen in 45 cow testing associations across nine western states own 9 484 cows that produced more than forty pounds of butterfat in a run month. Not long ago a 40 pound cow was rare. The USDA says there is much room for improvement in the general herd throughout the country.

United States Department of Agriculture

Pineapple Leaves Yield Fine Fiber For Cloth In Philippines

Pineapple leaves provide a prized vegetable fiber used to weave pineapple cloth in the Philippines. The fabric is valued for embroidery and fancy work. A race betting superstition claims money carried three days in a woman's stocking brings good luck.

Philippines

Entertaining in Society Echoes of History

A fragment from a society column notes wealthy patrons in a lively season and reflects on Hungary’s crown history with two ancient diadems dated 1000 and 1072. The piece cites a rustic quote about managing a wife and hints at London’s ancient origins predating Roman Britain.

London Britain

Beet Top Silage For Ewes And Roughage Notes

Beet top silage can boost milk flow in ewes at lambing time start with about one pound per head daily and increase gradually to three pounds per day to avoid udder fever. Also notes ongoing scrubs and a call to avoid low quality sires for draft work and recommends roughage mixes for young stock with straw and corn silage plus concentrates.

ROAD IMPROVEMENT YOUTH AND U S HIGHWAYS IN GROWTH

Discussion notes that 85 percent of American roads remain unimproved and calls for spending wisely rather than increasing funding. Also mentions horse care and agrarian advice on feeding mares and controlling pests with deep plowing after harvest to destroy Hessian fly.

Guard Against Weevil in Stored Grain

Weevil damage is common in stored grain and shows when pests appear. Monitor closely and fumigate with carbon bisulphide at the first sign of the pest.

Alfalfa Stand Durability If Properly Cared For

Readable notes indicate alfalfa fields once properly established can last almost indefinitely if destroyed. The brief emphasizes care after establishment to extend stand life.

Windmills Neglected On Farms In Oil Shortage

Windmills, essential farm machinery, require ample oil but are often starved of lubrication. The result is increased wear, reduced efficiency, and higher repair costs for farmers relying on wind-powered pumps.

Alfalfa Rotation Tips For Home Gardeners

A guide lists essential tools for home gardening including a spade hoe rake and cord. It outlines two rotation methods for alfalfa in a sequence with corn oats and potatoes followed by alfalfa and wheat.

Develop Fungus Diseases In Moist Environments

Moisture and warmth drive the greatest development of fungus diseases. The combination of damp conditions and warm temperatures promotes fungal growth and spread, affecting crops and plants in susceptible areas.

Western Canada Schools Grow From Prairie Roots

The article extols Canada West’s education system as new in growth yet old in valued methods. It highlights rural to central schools with motor bus transport, broader curricula, and thrift through dime banks, leading to universities and technical institutes.

Canada Hudson Bay Canadian Western Dime Bank

Exposing the Paragon and a Dinner Disarray

A narrator planned dinner for guests including a housekeeper of note. While assisting a neighbor’s injured child, the husband peeled potatoes but a guest claimed responsibility saying she did them. The piece links temperaments to gentlemen’s agreements and recurring histories.

Chicago Tribune

Sound Vibrations and Hearing Across Ages

The New York Herald reports experiments suggesting sound vibrations with amplitudes under one twelve millionth of a centimeter can affect hearing. Such vibrations are ultra short and would need 100x enlargement to be seen, if visible. The piece notes older people hear fewer high notes while babies may hear notes inaudible to elders.

New York Herald

Freedom From Laxatives: A Natural Lubricant Solution

An eminent medical authority warns laxatives and salts cause permanent injury. A natural lubricant, like Nujol, gently keeps waste soft and moving without acting as a medicine. Nujol, not a laxative, is harmless, non-gripe, prescribed by physicians and used in hospitals. Get a bottle from your druggist today.

A Dying Request and Habits of Patience in Aging

The piece contrasts a grand opera heard in a hot dog stand with a proprietor's remark on jazz records and a nickel between hunger and starvation. It muses that man is a creature of habit, noting the adage that sparing in youth may lead to spending in old age.

Puuner Birmingham Age-Herald

Mothers Guide Girls Through Puberty Cautions Care and Advice

A vintage appeal urges mothers to guard girls from twelve to womanhood with care and counsel. It warns against ignorance and overwork and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonials from mothers noting improvements in daughters health and school attendance. The ad invites readers to request Lydia Pinkham’s Private Text Book on Ailments Peculiar to Women.

Mrs. Lynd Lydia B. Pinkham Lydia Katheryn Lynch Gladys Ave Chicago Milwaukee Wis Lydia E. Pinkham Kenda Lydia E Pinkham Gloria Ramirez 9Th Avs Tampa Florida

NATIVE CONVERTS AT MEET IN PEKING

Delegates at the World Student Christian Federation gathering in Peking show a shift from foreign workers to indigenous leaders. Of 24 Japanese delegates, only two were non Japanese. among nine from India, six from Korea, nine from Russia and Siberia, and twelve from the Philippine islands, most were natives of the respective lands.

Peking Student Christian Federation India Korea Russia Siberia Philippine Islands

Will Hays Warns Against Low Standards In Film

In New York Will Hays criticizes motion picture circles for equating high quality with highbrow. He compares shallow tastes to a chorus girl who marries rich, then discovers her husband reading vast yellowed newspapers at breakfast in a stormy sentence of social satire.

Will Hays New York

Wrong Conclusion. Paul Plays Outdoors With Dirty Hands

A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt notes a healthy boy named Paul who enjoys outdoor play and ends up with dirty hands. His mother scolds him calling him incorrigible as she notices the soiled state while preparing dinner. He defends that he washed his face in the same basin.

Paul

Neighboring family buries father after trip

A Chicago Tribune fragment notes a neighbor's return from a trip with relatives. When asked about the outing, the father reveals they had been to bury his father, signaling a somber moment tied to a daytime automobile journey.

Chicago Tribune

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