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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1914
Page
7
The 152 foot diameter 186 foot high glass bubble domes San Francisco 1915 at the Palace of Horticulture. Surmounted by a 30 foot diameter basket filled with growing flowers. Interior lighting will cast whirling colors, making the dome resemble a giant fire opal.
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Growers note satisfaction as potato bugs and cabbage worms are not present in sections to date. A proverb suggests wild oats yield a harvest, while grafting wax is made from resin beeswax and tallow or linseed oil. Beef demand outstrips supply, promising good margins for farmers raising cattle on economical rations.
An article advises every housewife to own a sturdy portable table with casters and white enamel for easy washing. It cites an eastern food expert noting 10 cent pork and beans yield 828 calories, pie 337, oatmeal 1800, milk 600, and a nickel ham sandwich 170 calories, suggesting thrifty options for the hungry with a small budget. The piece pivots to a question about removing sick animals or fowls from the...
Adrian Michigan testimonial from Mrs Alonzo E Baker describing severe fatigue and weakness from female ailments improving after two to three months of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The ad portrays struggles of working women and promotes the remedy as a trusted cure.
The author argues that separating the sick from the well is necessary but removing well conditions that foster disease is better. Following this approach could prevent many losses and improve outcomes.
The article explains that female mosquitoes feed on blood to nourish eggs while males drink plant juices. It urges fair trials of hog cholera serum treatment for dogs, and recommends sunlight as a disinfectant to deter mildews sow bugs, with seasonal tree trimming to aid exposure.
A plan now under way in several upper peninsula towns will have school farms producing vegetables for local miners. Pupils will be paid 10 cents an hour for their work, with the school board retaining profits above production costs.
Evansville, Indiana philanthropist Adolph Messer announced a gift of 1000 dollars to be deposited in a bank and used, with its proceeds, at the end of 250 years for the benefit of dumb animals. Calculations show the sum could grow to about 20 million dollars if compounded semiannually at 4 percent. Until then, animals receive special sympathy from supporters.
An Hillsboro California improvement company member reports toadstools exerting 700 pounds per square foot have lifted an inch and a quarter thick asphalt macadam on a boulevard by a country club. They pushed through three inches of crushed rock beneath the surface before reaching the asphalt.
Readers learn to identify poison ivy by the three leaf clusters and smooth edges. In fall the ivy displays bright autumn colors and can be avoided by cautious observation. A Maine reader cites relief from fresh wood ashes paste, while another notes lime sulfur solution as a cure. Some individuals react strongly even at two to three rods when wind and moisture carry the scent.
The article explains two cottonwood types by cotton bearing habit and advises buyers to select noncotton bearing trees. It notes propagating own seedlings via eight to ten inch scions from vigorous shoots and proper timing in late winter or early spring. It mentions burial in sand or a cold cellar before budding.
The text explains spacing cuttings two feet apart in deep furrows with two to three inches showing above ground. If soil is dry water the cuttings. Seedlings grow two to four feet in the first season and can be transplanted the next spring or after a year.
Washington reports a children’s bureau has been formed and an appropriation bill of 164000 dollars has passed the House. Funds will fund aid and publicity to improve conditions for mothers and children nationwide. Bulletins on Parental Care and Baby Saving Campaigns are available free by writing to the bureau.
A government commission reports that in Saskatchewan the cost to produce one bushel of wheat is 55 cents while fob country prices average 62 cents. Since 1909 costs have risen by 12.15 percent while prices received have fallen from 8.15 to 62 cents per bushel.
The article argues for simple bookkeeping to record expense items in farming. It notes that land values have risen from a third to half of former worth and stresses the need for landowners to know production costs and identify leaks in the system.
Professor H A Newton of Yale computed orbits of a vanished comet and a meteor stream, finding the stream’s space ellipse matches the comet’s path. The comet’s nucleus fragmented into particles. hundreds of meteors were observed, from tiny to a 22 ton Portland meteor at the world’s fair. Meteors are stone iron or metal chunks. a falling star could destroy Earth in a second.
Rose colored snow falls on the Todi range in Glarus canton and is found to contain sand grains. Report suggests Sahara storm particles transported across the sea and Italian Alps. The rose snow lingered in the upper air for weeks before descent per the London Standard.
The Westminster Gazette notes curious blended place names in the American West as troops move near the Mexi can border. Examples include Texarkana in Arkansas, Texico in New Mexico, Texhoma in Texas, and other blends like Calexico Calafia Uvada Kanovado Wyuta.
The New York Times notes Colonel John L. Clem will retire, seen as the last link to the Civil War era in the U S Army. Born 1851 in Newark Ohio, Clem enlisted as a boy at Shiloh and Chickamauga, earned the rank of youngest sergeant, and later second lieutenant, serving until retirement.
Kenosha Wisconsin plans to move clocks one hour ahead to Eastern time to extend daylight for golf interests. Factory owners support starting earlier and closing earlier, with a shorter noon hour to push closing time further ahead.
A proposal to rename Culebra Cut Gaillard Cut to honor Colonel David D. B. Gaillard, the army engineer who helped build the cut and died of a duty related illness. Representative Finley of South Carolina presented the plan to President Wilson, who instantly approved it.
A Chicago Herald quote recounts a man who narrowly avoided political office. He recalls a near nomination that would have paid about 1500 dollars annually and led to fearing actions that could lose the lodging house vote, a turning point toward his later fortune in business.
The Panama Canal will be illuminated throughout by automatic acetylene lights and gas buoys. A double row of about sixty acetylene lighted buoys marks the entrances and Gatun, while rapid flashing range lights aid navigation in both directions. Beacons will replace buoys along the Culebra cut where banks are close, and gas buoys with a lighted lens will mark canal sides at about one mile intervals.
Francis Ouimet explains in St Nicholas that in open competition a golfer must hold distance and accuracy. He favors a smooth stroke and timing over brute power, noting extra effort often sacrifices precision if stakes are present.
The London Chronicle notes the seven hundredth anniversary of the Magna Carta sealing at Runnymede. A proposal to raise funds for a memorial to Baron Robert Fitzwalter of Little Durmon Essex, the leader of the army of God, who compelled King John to concede the charter.
In Chehalis County Washington the administrator Edward Gault requests creditors of Katherine M Gault to present claims within one year from June 12 1914. Claims must include vouchers and be directed to attorney Austin M Wade Wishkah block Aberdeen Washington. If not presented timely they will be barred. First publication June 12 1914 last publication July 24 1914.
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