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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1917

Page

8

Straight Coatee Sets Trend For Autumn Fashion

Patiy notes short straight coatees in sack form will be popular this秋 season. Redfern design shown alongside Beers diverse lines highlights billiard‑green cloth, fur trimming, and a rolled fur hem. Monk's cloth and blue serge fabrics appear alongside new moyen‑age corsages and floating veils for American women.

Paris Redfern Chez Beer Caiiel Parisiennes Germany Idalla de Villiers Boston Herald

How to make a hanging wall calendar card

A step by step guide explains making a durable calendar for wall display using stiff cardboard silk covered fronts and backs. Pockets sewn into the front hold silk embroidered floral designs. months and numbers printed on white card fit into pockets for easy date changes.

Mother's Cook Book Grape Juice and Jelly Methods

Instructions for making grape juice, grape jelly, and peach butter from fruit. Details include washing grapes, simmering juice, straining, sugar proportions per quart, boiling and sealing. peach butter uses ripe peaches, sieving, and spices like cinnamon allspice and cloves. grape jelly uses Concord grapes and Duchess apples with water and sugar for a jelly resembling fresh juice.

Care of Ducks A Simple Farm Hint

Ducks require little care and are easier than chickens. A two foot fence keeps them contained, they won’t dig in the garden or fly up, and they avoid many common poultry ailments. They can be fed the same basic diet as chickens.

Poste de Secours

Bible for Fighters to Offer Soldiers Foreword by Wilson

The Scripture Gift Mission of Philadelphia will present Bibles to American soldiers and sailors with a foreword by President Wilson urging diligent reading. The inscription quotes Wilson urging long reads to discover life lessons, virtue, duty, and the Christian path.

Scripture Gift Mission of Philadelphia Wilson God Woodrow Wilson

Feeding and rearing ducklings safely and efficiently

The article advises starting feed after 36 hours, keeping ducklings dry and warm, avoiding hens, using brooders, and a diet progression from bread and milk with sand to a mash of meals, bran, and sand. It emphasizes fresh water, feeding frequency, and avoiding dry feed to prevent choking.

Alwys

On Foot Sir Gold Goes By

Poem by George Edward Day reflecting on pursuit and freedom. The speaker follows a fast rider, praising the slower, nature-filled journey along the hills and streams. It contrasts speed with a joyful, unrushed path in God’s green weather.

Sir Gold

Aluminum Utensils Brightened by Tomato Parings Boil

A practical tip notes that aluminum kitchenware can regain shine by boiling tomato parings in them. The method uses the acidity of tomatoes to help scrub and brighten dull aluminum surfaces.

American Boy Tells Efforts to Save Wounded Under Fire

Robert Redfield Jr a University of Chicago student serving in the ambulance corps in France writes of near trenches and hospital chaos. He recounts delivering wounded through dangerous roads under shell fire and notes calm under pressure amid horror.

Robert Redfield, Jr University of Chicago France Eames Sheila Eclats Porte de Secours Leutenant

New Inventions Span Medical Light to Beehive Facts

The article surveys diverse innovations from electric light therapies for skin disease to a turbine for small power plants and a door halter to curb snoring. It notes a New York inventor's wooden tongs for fuses and a bathroom water heater with dual handle control. It also mentions a 25 pound fossil tooth found near Saugus California and a Montana town of cement blocks under construction.

New York Saugus Cal California

Owl pellets reveal prey and call for predator balance

At Burlington House a delegates conference noted by the London Times reports pellets from a barn owl near Keswick containing 19 rat skulls, 126 field mice, 69 shrews and three greenfinches. Prof Hopkinson urged owl and hawk protection while advocating ruthless extermination of rocks and wood pigeons.

Burlington House Hopkinson Keswick

The Bell for Recess Cartoon Exchange

A panel shows a teacher clashing with a student over school rules. The student asserts being old school, while the teacher retorts that the class has already been dismissed, capturing a humorous classroom dynamic.

Puck

French scientists use electromagnets to tune piano vibrato

Using electromagnets, French scientists have devised a method to install vibrations in piano wires to boost sonority. The technique aims to enhance piano tone by inducing controlled vibrations and improving resonance.

Garbage feeding could boost pork production nationwide

The USDA proposes using city garbage to feed hogs, reducing waste disposal needs and boosting meat supply. Households should separate waste, placing edible scraps in one container and inedibles in ash or trash. Communities could cooperatively fatten a few pigs on shared waste and green feed on vacant lots.

United States Department of Agriculture

Pig's Business to Develop Big Frame

The U S Department of Agriculture explains spring pigs should be on pasture then grain supplemented for rapid, thriftful growth. Provide clean shelter, water, concrete wallow, and oil to deter freezing. A mineral mix with copperas, sulphur, lime, salt, wood ashes and charcoal supports health and disease control.

United States Department of Agriculture

Disinfectants to Control Diseases

Farmers are urged by the United States Department of Agriculture to disinfect stables henhouses calf pens and similar premises. The article outlines explicit directions for using chemical disinfectants to prevent disease in livestock facilities and recommends keeping these guidelines for future reference.

Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture

Feeding Timonthy Hay For A Calf Growth

Feed Timothy hay to the young calf until it is two or three months old because it gets plenty of protein from skim milk. Afterward alfalfa or clover hay is better for its diet.

Careful Handling of Trees

A short notice stresses careful handling of trees as delicate structures requiring gentleness and proper techniques to prevent damage during transport or care.

No Fruit Without Bees

A brief note emphasizes the essential role of honey bees in fruit production noting that without bees no fruitful harvests would occur. It underlines pollination as a critical agricultural process and warns of potential declines if bee populations wane.

Inoculation Boosts Pea Yields On Sandy Soils

The University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture and a major La Crosse County canning firm report tests show inoculated peas on sandy, acid soils yield far more pods with higher quality peas than untreated crops. On clay soils, differences are negligible, and gains may reach tenfold on ideal light soils.

College of Agriculture University of Wisconsia la Crosse County B. Fred R. O B. Vaughan

Feeding More Economical for Hens with Green Feed

The hen that consumes ample greens uses other feeds more efficiently, making overall feeding cheaper. Green forage helps hens utilize pricier feeds better, reducing overall costs and improving economy.

Inheritance Needed to Develop Milk Giving Quality

The article states that milk giving quality can be developed only when it is inherited. It emphasizes the genetic basis of this trait and implies breeding selection to improve dairy output.

Make Best Butter from Frozen Cream

A note on dairy technique states that frozen cream will not yield the best butter. Fresh cream is preferred to achieve richer texture and flavor in churned butter.

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