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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1905
Page
7
In a tense gaming moment Arizona Pete faces a tainted money question as a Tuluru miner challenges the stake. The scene closes with a quip on pistol smoke and a separate domestic note about a cook over-salting soups and a joke about an injunction.
A rustic column notes a boastful stance with a quirky line about a 14 collar and 15 shirt. It advertises rifles with prices like 11.00 for a 22 Winchester repeater and 3.50 to 6.00 for other models. Khaki suits offered at 2.75 a set for outdoor use, from Seattle shops.
Practical notes describe farm hooks for hauling grain and a wooden handle design with a reinforced iron hook. The Kansas State Agricultural College outlines a resin soap fish oil fly repellent for calves and spraying guidance for potatoes including Bordeaux mixture and Paris green. It also discusses poultry feed, small-area farming near markets, rising farm prices, and national population growth driving farm demand.
Professor C. M. Weed advocates wire screens to keep stripped cucumber beetles away from young plants to prevent egg laying near roots. Eggs hatch and larvae bore stalks and roots causing damage. liberal tobacco powder application is recommended as the best remedy.
The dry feed system gains popularity reducing labor and bother for poultry raisers. Reported benefits include better growth and lower death rates with some growers feeding once daily.
The article recalls General Winfield Scott Hancock’s pivotal Civil War service from the Mexican War beginnings to Gettysburg and beyond. It highlights his leadership of the Second Corps and his severe wound at Gettysburg, noting the nation’s thanks for his gallant, meritorious service.
A British officer in government service listed a porter as 2d in his expense account. The War Office advised that refreshments are not chargeable to the nation and suggested labeling the item porterage. The officer adopted the hint and later noted cabage 2s for a hackney coach.
The article provides veterinary guidance for swine and poultry management. For swine it recommends individual treatment, a specific 100-pound dosage schedule, and a four day repeat if needed. For poultry it covers feeding, housing, nesting, parasite control with Persian insect powder, hygiene, and waste disposal practices.
A garden note advises stringing supports for morning glories nasturtiums and runners and thinning borders with ample space. It recommends soaking vegetation twice weekly watering deeply and transplanting seedlings after sunset for best root growth. Prune shrubs once blooms end to encourage new wood and flowers and avoid losing spring blooms.
The piece cites President Hadley and President Tuttle noting how railroads aid local crops. It discusses eight to ten million bushels of Aroostook potatoes sold largely to Boston, with Michigan crops sent to Detroit and Chicago. It argues low rates helped markets, while government limits could prevent such quick actions.
An open spaces estimate places London's parks at twenty one and a half square miles with annual maintenance under two hundred fifty thousand pounds. The piece also notes various patent medicines and health claims of the era including Dr Kline and Allen Olmsted remedies.
A California inventor claims a device could move people at 200 miles per hour. He says it can be stopped instantly if needed, but passengers would continue for about fifty miles before stopping. The clip reflects sensational transit speculation in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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