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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
2
A lullaby of parental care and protection set against a stormy night. The poem describes sheltering warmth, wool from a sheep, milk from a cow, and a cradle carved from an oak. It speaks of trust in God and the world cradled in love as night winds howl outside.
Aunt Em moves Reginald to a country home to curb his boredom and spoiled demands. The boy bonds with Amos, learns wood cutting and natural history, and discovers contentment beyond toys as he aids Amos and plans school for both.
Practical guidance on shade for poultry, quiet cattle handling, nest hygiene, lice control, weed and pest management, and shell quality. It covers butter fat origin, strawberry bed preparation, dairy farming advantages, and the farmer’s health as a priority.
A writer recalls sparrows visiting a roof top to feed a blind fellow sparrow. Four or five birds brought crumbs for the injured bird, which did not resist when gently picked up. The scene highlights kindness and communal care among sparrows observed over several days.
In a country inn garden Damian and Figaro discuss long wakefulness and a charged sleeping room as a cautionary domestic exchange. The line contrasts necessity and flirtation with social restraint.
Advice on dairy quality emphasizes a healthy cow and proper feeding. Milking should be clean, milk strained, and cream separated promptly. Cool the cream before mixing and stir thoroughly for best butter fat. Also notes a Casey Illinois shut in earning through bookmark sales and a Reddington England breakfast service with milk.
A 1905 law and a Geneva convention target commercial use of the Red Cross insignia. The international agreement seeks national legislation within five years to end nonauthorized advertising by barber shops, pharmacies, and manufacturers. Penalties include fines up to 500 dollars and possible imprisonment.
President Alcorta hosted a formal banquet in Buenos Aires for Secretary Root and the diplomatic corps. Root affirmed enduring U S friendship with Argentina and framed a shared pursuit of liberty and justice, noting no alliances but mutual sentiment with other nations.
The page surveys figures from Thos B Reed’s portrait hung in Augusta to Mayor Fitzgerald warning against city work leasing. It notes Col Andrew L Harris as a strict abstainer, Mrs Hannah Sharp campaigning in Des Moines, and scarce photographs of Senator Kittredge in Washington. It also mentions Confederate-era survivors, graft talk in schools, Jonathan Bourne’s pop vote win, Chandler’s quip on country drives.
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