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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
A lively dialect poem notes the summer harvest of watermelons and sweet potatoes. It jokes about preparing meals with possum and chicken, then shifts to a warning that when the watermelon is ripe one may meet mortality, as in a future obituary. The piece blends humor with a hint of fear and keeps to rural life imagery.
In a frontier tale from the Chicago News, Polly, seven, treasures a secret plan to accompany her brother Wilberforce on a bear hunt. After the bear is killed, Polly is separated and missing overnight as searchers circle the Allegheny hills. The faithful dog Spot remains by her side, guiding her through peril until Wilberforce signals a rescue.
The 1848 stance laments modern life as overly complex, contrasting today’s money driven world with a recalled patriarchal simplicity. It paints a vivid, humorous picture of past domestic life by the roaring fireplace and family bustle, urging a return to quieter, simpler times.
The article argues most horse owners feed only 20 percent of a well balanced ration while relying on corn and hay. It stresses grinding grain increases nutrition, advocates mixing oats barley and corn, and notes ground feeds boost digestion and performance. It also urges humane care and better barn practices.
The British Coast Erosion Committee reports sea action has added 30 752 acres to the British Isles in 25 years while carrying away 419 acres. The gained land is valuable though the sandbanks may be unused for years. A fragment mentions a woman who dislikes being told she is getting fat.
An old Homestead note explains sowing oats with rape on well prepared ground to yield green feed fast. Oats establish quickly, rape grows later providing extended pasture as oats are consumed. May or June sowing yields forage through dry August periods and can extend until hard frosts with adequate acreage.
A condensed chronicle lists events and figures from 1469 through 1907. Highlights include battles, treaties, uprisings, monarchs, explorers, literary figures, and political milestones such as James I’s coronation, the Treaty of Oswego, the fall of Louisburg, and the Carnegie Palace of Peace. The entry also notes deaths of prominent individuals and territorial changes across centuries.
Dr Wiley reports poison squad experiments show benzoic acid and benzoate of soda should be excluded from foods as injurious to digestion and general health, urging strict avoidance and regulatory action.
The Western Federation of Miners convened in Denver to reaffirm allegiance to industrial unionism and to aid in solidifying the working class.
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