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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
3
A philosophical reflection on human ability to shape events and the limits of control. The writer argues truth drives the unrest, creating storms in minds and society, and predicts a new renaissance arising from chaos toward order.
Missouri farmers should cull low producing hens to cut feed costs while preserving egg output. T. S. Townsley of the University of Missouri notes that 60 to 75 eggs annually mark good layers, while poor layers are culled between August and November as hens prepare for winter quarters.
A speaker contrasts Arachne weaving a hidden home from instinct with her own daily life spent spinning a shroud. She reflects on storms, loss, and the pain of having work undone, finding kinship with the spider’s industry and the quiet endurance of weaving life.
A playful reflection on early mirrors suggesting pools of water as the first reflective surface and linking the idea to Narcissus. The piece notes the mirror as an essential toilet article for women and hints at vanity with a nod to myth, blending history with whimsy.
The article outlines three main methods to imitate silk from cellulose based material. It explains the viscose process using soda cellulose and carbon disulfide to form a viscous liquid. It notes that all methods destroy the fibrous state of the source material to mimic silk. It describes forming a fiber by extruding the liquid through small apertures into a coagulating bath, then reeling and spinning as with ordinary silk.
Instructions for washing oiled or varnished floors describe mixing kerosene with hot water and adding powdered soap. For four quarts of water add four tablespoons kerosene and one tablespoon powdered soap, then wipe with a flannel and finish with a dry cloth. The method is thorough though tedious.
A compact collection of pithy aphorisms about happiness manners and work. The speaker muses on lonesome fleas patient husbands busy people and the value of thinking before speaking while noting that brains justify quiet faces.
The release of Fred Toney by the Reds is portrayed as the club’s worst error in five seasons. Pat Moran is praised, while Toney’s departure is blamed for potentially handing the pennant to New York. Toney’s superb pitching is noted with nine wins and 21 earned runs in 12 games, implying Cincinnati could now lead the Giants by a wide margin if he remained.
A collage of light humor bits and cartoon captions unfolds with puns on borrowing ideas, ballroom meetings, prices in trade, and social quirks. Characters reference jokes stolen from papers, hotel conversations, and quaint misunderstandings, all tongue in cheek for readers.
Secretary of Agriculture David S Houston calls for immediate action to preserve the redwood forests of California and the Pacific Northwest. He warns a highway project and lumber demand threaten the trees and urges national support to create a Redwood Memorial park rivaling the Grand Canyon and Niagara.
A botanist notes that among 4,300 European cultivated flower species only 420 have agreeable perfume. White or cream petals more often carry fragrance, followed by yellow, red, blue, and finally violet varieties.
The air service announces a linguistic rule to use airship only for dirigible balloons and other lighter-than-air craft, while all heavier-than-air aircraft will be termed airplanes. This clarifies terminology amid aviation development.
The list notes 8 380 varieties emit a pleasant perfume while 2 300 have no perceptible odor. The text identifies quantities and contrasts scented and odorless items under authority.
Herat in Afghanistan has endured fifty six sacks and thirty seven sieges with walls laid in ruins and rebuilt, reflecting a long history of destruction and reconstruction.
The article notes the Roman bridal wreath of verbena plucked by the bride, with holly tokens and parsley and rue to ward off evil. Hawthorn wreaths were used for Athenian brides, while modern bridal wreaths are mainly orange blossoms.
Final casualty report from the central records office of the American Expeditionary Forces in France lists 49 498 battle deaths 205 690 wounded and 4 480 prisoners. Corrections reduced missing names to 127 from 204 000, with France 121 000 and England. Through July 1 the army reported 149 433 disabled cases to the War Risk Insurance Bureau, with final totals likely near 200 000.
An Ohio dairyman with 20 cows devised a home built fly trap to reduce pests. After one week operation cows produced 11 gallons more milk daily with the device. The trap used a Jenn to passage with curtains and fly powder to kill flies, and the herd learned to pass through it.
In Boys' Life W S Beecroft notes Calla lilies show intriguing growth and decay. The long creeping rootstocks decay at one end while the other end continues to grow, a feature highlighted while identifying Calla as part of genus Richardia despite common naming.
A brief reflection on sentiment versus sentimentality, describing sentiment as intellectualized emotion precipitated in crystals by fancy. The piece praises poets who blend social insight with refined verse, citing Horace and Thackeray as examples of tasteful literary expression.
Frequent moderate rain acts as a natural sanitary agent reducing ammoniacal exhalations from decomposing matter. It cleanses both ground and air as water dissolves and carries away soluble pollutants.
Eight thousand miles from China to New York via Vancouver, 3500 cases of eggs traveled by boat and rail. The Chinese eggs are deep brown and smaller than domestic eggs with thicker shells and deeper yolks. Losses range 12 to 18 eggs per case. whites watery in many, but yolks stand up. Candled and repacked they sold about 8 cents below first quality quotes.
A 1879 dispute over a convex earth wager led to a court case where Hampden challenged proofs from scripture and science. Alfred Russell Wallace demonstrated curvature on the Bedford level canal, earning $2,500 but later the plaintiff recovered the deposit, deeming the wager illegal.
The Buffalo News notes submarines might shift from warfare to science and treasure hunting. It suggests future, more powerful subs could probe shipwrecks like Atlantis legends, Titanic, Lusitania, Cyclops. Experts foresee years of development before reaching great ocean depths.
A nostalgic excerpt presents vegetable and pickle recipes with tomato onion and grape preparations. Instructions cover spiced grapes mustard pickles cucumber blends and seasonal storage methods, detailing quantities steps and preservation tips for winter use. The tone echoes homey domestic guidance and practical cooking.
An excerpt discusses physiognomy as fundamental to human choices and actions. It links the visible exterior to the discernment of thoughts and feelings guiding effort, fear, hope, and sensory experience.
A correspondent notes that in times of scarcity only the wealthy and a few scholars possessed books. Queen Elizabeth I reportedly owned a book bound in solid gold, worn at the waist on a chain.
A collection of aphorisms and quotes on virtue, garden ethics, crowns and danger, reputation, politeness, and Christian duty attributed to figures like Napoleon Milton Judge Hale and Gail Hamilton. The compilation contrasts sowing with harvest, crowns with burdens, and social conduct with faith.
In Paris, the Louvre will not hang a painting until the artist has been dead for ten years, a rule shaping when works enter the museum's rooms. The policy affects attribution and posthumous recognition for artists seeking display.
The article profiles the Japanese Cypress dubbed the world's laziest plant reaching golf ball size after a decade of growth, then slow increase later. It mentions the Odontonia corola orchid valued at £250 that bloomed after five years, and notes claims that plants can receive wireless messages detected by sensitive instruments.
A leading dealer warns of a tobacco famine in London as more women take up smoking, signaling tight supplies and rising demand. The remark highlights shifts in consumption patterns and potential price pressures for the market.
The piece notes a 1675 book titled the Rules of Civility stressing polite discourse and discouraging rude acts such as pulling buttons, grabbing clothing, or punching. It also warns against sleeping or other distractions during conversation as improper and possibly offensive.
An apparatus projects enlarged images of screw threaded parts on a screen for extreme accuracy testing. Egbert notes public traction would require a pie in the display to improve appeal.
A Youngstown Telegram snippet shows Uriah Umson seeking a paper ad. The caller explains Umson is convalescing after injury and on the casualty list. The conversation reveals the ad is about a friend, not a business, highlighting a soldier’s return.
A disgruntled hotel guest vents frustration about missing facilities. He complains no gas to asphyxiate himself no bath to drown in and no rope fire escape to hang himself. He states his purpose was to commit death by his own action.
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