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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
8
T. C. Gates, an electrician from New York, lost both arms after a 2,400 volt accident. Despite no fingers or elbows, he performs daily tasks and routine acts with two artificial limbs, demonstrating remarkable mobility and resilience.
Roberta Moulton substitutes and purchases an artificial arm by William T. Carnes of Warren Pa. After months of use he returns to the stage at the International Surgical congress in New York dressing himself with the aid of the prosthesis. He buttons his shoes, wears garters, shirts, a collar, scarf, coat, hat, and even lights a cigarette with practiced ease before walking away.
A hands on demonstration describes Mr Gates's willow fiber arm with steel joints and rawhide muscles. The arm operates by shoulder shrugs and cords controlling fingers wrist and elbow to perform tasks from lifting a hat to gripping a valise.
A dramatic spring 1862 incident details Stonewall Jackson riding alone with an escort to Port Republic. He orders a Union gun moved, escapes a surprise Federal position, and crosses the Shenandoah bridge, ensuring Confederate success later that day.
The article notes no 1914 dated coins were minted or found in Boston banks. Massachusetts Governor lays the cornerstone of the statehouse extension and an tin box inside the stone awaits 1914 coins, only 1913s were placed there. It adds stage history as Robert Mantell recalls lighting mishaps during a ghost scene in Hanmilet.
The article quotes Badger saying his wife is largely responsible for his business success. He adds that her influence compelled him to buckle down and earn more money.
Rupert Darcy Harris, famed war correspondent, lingered at the pier awaiting a wireless reply as German cruisers were reported near Sandy Hook. The veteran war journalist, who has covered Boer War, Russo-Japanese clashes, the Balkans, Vera Cruz, and other fronts, laughs at his own posed image while urging a photo from Brown's studio.
A witty exchange notes Wombat’s habit of circling the electric fan at the bar. The punchline suggests the breeze keeps the check moving to others, not to him, as he tries to stay cool.
The article labels Nish as the Chicago of the Balkans after Servian governance moved from Belgrade. It describes the Servian pig as large, wolfish, and coarse, with brown curls and gray bristles, noting inferior Servian bacon and its use in English breakfasts alongside fruit and cucumber.
English trend makes beer breakfast stylish with new decorative mugs. Pottery firms cater to riders with specialty vessels, while tea and coffee are largely avoided for breakfast, favoring lighter, iced drinks for the season.
A Boston Globe quote notes some individuals in the country delay debt payments by a month or more without any official moratorium, reflecting informal financial practices rather than legal relief.
The article notes the revival of petticoats amid new dances. It describes dance frocks requiring flexible foundations, flounces of chiffon or lace, and various trimming styles. It highlights chiffon petticoats, shadow lace, net frills, insertions, and elastic bands as features of fashionable lingerie and dancing garters.
The piece notes how women reveal individuality despite shared style, with Europe’s nations showing distinct dress. It describes Parisian fashion reflecting feminism, dominant draped overskirts, narrow underskirts, short coats, hip sashes, and colorful trims. It mentions blue as a favored color and materials like tulle and embroidered roses for youth.
The latest fashion feature presents the Gladstone collar in white linen with a soft knotted silk tie in any preferred shade. This describing note highlights the accessory as an era’s chic pairing for dress shirts.
The article describes beaded sashes using bright colored wooden beads arranged in patterns. Some sashes blend beads with silk thread to form fringe, others secure designs with needle and thread. It notes high shop prices but outlines a DIY path to buy beads and craft one's own sash.
To reduce darns rub the heels of new stockings with paraffin. Warm the paraffin until soft, apply over the darning egg and rub well. This treatment shields the heel from rubbing and prevents wear.
Compact cotton disks expand to face cloths when placed in water. Sold in tens within a Morocco case for three dollars. Popular with travelers who rapidly pack and repack the cloths before drying.
The lingerie frock changes with fashion seasons from mousseline de communion to white chiffon then to white taffeta or black taffeta with lace. Parisienne designs avoid tub frocks, and tub garments are only needed in warmer climates per Vogua.
The article outlines chic fur updates featuring cape neckpieces and long scarfs. It describes cape scarves yard long by 20 inches wide to drape over shoulders and elbows and fasten with embossed buttons. It also notes two muff styles the palloon and pumpkin and advises decorating with bold fabric flowers.
A novel fragrant growth for a window uses a large sponge soaked in warm water with seeds of grasses and wild flowers sown in its cells. Add delicate ferns and creeping mock strawberry. Keep the sponge moist by daily lukewarm water spray. Hang from a girded rod or ornament.
The article notes high demand for army horses in Muropa with hunter type traits and endurance. It mentions German purchases and Kentucky stock farm plans for a cavalry horse, plus guidance on breeding, feeding, and care for draft horses and mules. It highlights Morgan horses and cautions against trotting-bred lines. It also covers feeding regimes, stallion management, foal nourishment, and safe handling practices.
The only way to detect the robber cow is by the Babcock test and to spot the drone hen is by the trap nest.
Apply a thin top dressing of well rotted manure to touch up thin spots in the meadow. This practice helps enrich soil nutrients and promote healthier turf growth.
A historical piece portrays cultivation as a key method against weeds, presenting it as a great foe to invasive plants. It emphasizes manual and systematic tending as essential for controlling weed growth and preserving crop health.
The article stresses protein as essential for livestock and argues farmers should grow protein crops like clover, alfalfa, and cowpeas to replace costly concentrates. It notes improved soil nitrogen, comparable hay values, and the rising price of imported protein making on farm production prudent.
Color and leaves are preserved in clover and alfalfa cured in the cock. The color adds to selling value while the preserved leaves increase feeding worth of the crop.
Seed corn can yield high profits per acre when grown with the most productive variety for the area. Emphasizes choosing the best seed to maximize returns and efficiency for local farmers.
A writer explains saving seed from preferred plants to preserve traits and grow varieties suited to individual conditions. Emphasis on selecting seeds from the best plants to develop a strain adapted to local climate and soil.
A short directive instructs docking lambs early and using a sharp chisel with tar applied to the wound immediately.
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