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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
3
The Navy Department announced a new in-air typewriter system named teletype enabling alphabetic transmission from aircraft to ground stations and vice versa. The device aims to reduce transmission errors and provide real time, precise messages to fleet commanders and scout planes.
The National Park to Park Highway association proposes truthful publications to educate motorists and schoolchildren about western regions. Plans label scenic attractions forests lakes and historical sites with geologic and botanical details, funded from Denver offices and led by Gus Holms.
The U S Department of Agriculture promotes free distribution of surplus war explosives for farm work. Minnesota reports 774000 pounds allocated to 3511 farmers, clearing about 35000 acres and saving farmers over 70000 dollars. About 6000000 pounds are available in lake states with no government charge for the explosive itself.
The navy hydrographic office reports 26 observations of oil on the sea surface over the last two decades. From 200 miles off the Texas coast to north of Cape May, innumerable sightings occur in deep gulf waters 800 to 900 fathoms deep. Notable early notes describe bubbling oil and streams of kerosene like material observed by ships such as the Etolia and San Jacinto.
The Navy Bureau of Aeronautics announces a wind recording device on a 700-foot Arlington radio tower. A six-foot vane atop a mast records wind direction and velocity at all hours, allowing aviators to obtain readings by phone. Continuous 700-foot data will compare with ground stations to map wind changes with altitude and aid engineers.
A Bangor lawyer researching Lincoln County colonial records discovers registrations of smock marriages from the eighteenth century England and Maine. Brides wore sheets or chemises to shield grooms from a wife’s debts, with cases in Bradford and Meduncook showing husbands assuming attire and witnesses confirming the act.
In London a lawn party reveals a striking pet trend as a snake forms a decorative handle on a sunshade while women display marmosets mongooses foxes parrots and a chimpanzee rides in a car. The piece notes snakes replacing dogs as family companions in urban life.
In Sinaloa Mexico trained Airedale dogs are used as mine guards replacing armed sentries. Eight registered Airedales were shipped from El Paso to guard the mines of Dr J W Yard and C R Rotke near here. The idea began months ago at Topia Durango where four were imported and trained to rouse the community with barking at intruders.
London reports rising interest among American visitors in tracing ancestry through Britain's court deposition books. Secretary Fothergill notes the era of fake pedigrees is over and stresses the value of authentic voices from old disputes, with the Society compiling a consolidated index of over two million baptisms marriages and deaths and other details.
San Quentin inmate Carlo Ballester at San Quentin claims life sentence while fishing with a net on a beach. A deputy fish warden threatens 30 days in jail for illegal net fishing but Ballester insists he has special permission. The warden confiscates the net.
Pennsylvania's bituminous coal fields hold about 48.83 billion short tons recoverable, enough to meet demand for 290 years at current consumption. The survey reduces prior estimates from about 75.0 billion tons, with original deposits at 75.26 billion tons and 5.52 billion mined, leaving less recoverable coal after waste.
A brief humorous line from the Boston Transcript notes a square peg in a round hole is undesirable yet two square meals in a round stomach are acceptable, reflecting witty wordplay on practical fit.
Calf health hinges on proper breeding and consistent care from birth. Keep calves on equal milk amounts and temperatures, use clean buckets, and sterilize daily. Provide fresh air, avoid mixing sizes, and separate feed to prevent overfeeding and infections.
The USDA maps show less than 1 percent infection in about half the country, mainly in the South and Southwest. Elsewhere 1 to 15 percent are infected, and some areas exceeding 25 percent cover over 50 000 square miles, based on five years of tests to guide eradication efforts.
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture show 42 former club members who started in pig, bread making, and other projects now lead extension work in their Colorado communities. Former club girls head canning clothing and millinery clubs while a former corn club boy chairs crops and livestock and leads the boys club. A stool judging team trained by a former member won first at the Colorado state fair.
The instruction urges preparing and clearing sufficient land to grow the majority of crops needed to sustain the stock using your own winter labor. It emphasizes self sufficiency and seasonal labor, reflecting a homestead farming mindset.
Jersey City resident John Williams lived frugally while assisting well-to-do families in the Bergen area. He mowing lawns and tending furnaces, dying without disbursements, left about eight thousand dollars to churches and charities upon his death. His daily routine showed disciplined thrift and unnoticed generosity.
Horses handled quietly and patiently perform more on the same feed and stay healthier than those subjected to abuse.
Ducks are almost fully hatched in incubators while market ducks are under hatch. Hatch rate exceeds ninety percent for hatched ducks, improving early survival and market readiness.
A coal tar disinfectant painted on hen roosts and nests eliminates mites that feed on hens. The method targets red mites and reduces blood-sucking pests in poultry coops.
A quirky note states infertile eggs remain best for summer storage and advises swatting the rooster.
The article from the Department of Agriculture explains that disinfectants are not same as antiseptics or deodorants and that no single product fits all cases. It notes formaldehyde as strong but poor against insects while hydrocyanic acid kills insects but few germs, stressing careful selection and thorough application by trained personnel.
The conversion from loose hay to bales revolutionized storage and shipping. Pressed hay reduces space, cuts transport costs, and enables long distance movement. A recent survey shows up to ten percent of farms in some states use hay balers for on farm storage and handling.
The USDA biological survey reports two previously unrecognized Conepatus hog-nosed skunk forms. The Arizona hog-nosed skunk grows in southern New Mexico and Arizona, while the Nelson hog-nosed skunk is native to Mexico. Its fur is less variable than the black skunk, with a longer snout aiding rooting and potential insect control.
A silo saves feeding value by preserving most of the corn plant parts such as husks leaves and stalks that are usually wasted.
The piece notes that higher chicken density on land or in a house necessitates greater vigilance to maintain cleanliness and hygiene. It stresses routine sanitation and monitoring to prevent health risks in crowded settings.
Vermin proof nests can be made from shredded cedar bark. The bark is tough and stringy, twists easily, and carries a pungent odor, aiding pest deterrence.
Early hatched pullets lay eggs in fall and winter while late hatched pullets and old hens produce little. Ducks under two years mis-hatch though yearlings are strong layers.
A long list of scattered Iowa items includes Samuel Wilson 80 killed by a Northwestern train at Ackley, a Storm Lake agier 77 suing his wife 50 for divorce, Morningside College planning a $100000 women dormitory in Sioux City, and Keokuk tax and school levies cut. Other items report infections of transportation, education, farming, and local incidents across Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids and Davenport with several deaths and financial notes.
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