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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
2
An artist recalls early hardship and a pivotal break with Grotta Parkinson in a Grosvenor studio. A coal baroness commissions a portrait of her son for 50 dollars after Parkinson invites influential patrons, and the artist earns a crucial boost through his patron’s casual praise and eventual introductions.
Long passion for Horace ties Rome to the Licenza valley. Maeceus’ generosity, the Sabine villa, and the Dandalusian spring frame Horace’s famed retreat. Travelers reach Tivoli then Vilovaro to glimpse the rock citadel and the temple site of Vacuna’s ruins above Roccagiovine where olives and Sabine wine endure.
The article recounts Levi Dickinson of Weatherfield who in 1786 introduced a new corn broom in Hadley, linking the rise of the broom industry to his seed. Dickinson made complete brooms including handles and twine, and peddled them from 1798 onward, with the Hadley corn broom becoming widely used nationwide by 1843.
The Kwa kiuti of Vancouver Island use a primitive cradle rocking method powered by the mother's big toe. A cedar bark stuffed hollow cradle hangs from a sapling to rock infant while the mother spins and weaves with hands free. This serves as a striking real life image of the old nursery song.
A comic exchange reveals a misheard bargain. The housekeeper insists she promised a lunch if the tramp saw wood by the gate, while the tramp repeats his actions and questions the exact wording. The dialogue centers on a minor misunderstanding and humorous insistence on precise phrasing.
A man uses mailed reminder cards to himself to manage memory for day and night tasks. He gradually plans weeks ahead and relies on notes, but the system collapses as his mind fatigues and he forgets to read the messages. The tale ends with his wife noting missed opera tickets.
A New England auction catalogs a scarce volume titled The Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals with cases from 1720 to 1735. It highlights notorious figures Jack Sheppard, Jonathan Wild, and others, noting how readers across society consumed sensational criminal biographies in the era.
Mosso of Turin argues physical education strengthens the brain and that reading should wait until age nine. He notes muscular fatigue mirrors intellectual fatigue with nerve cells resting about every ten seconds and suggests more mobile limbs boost intelligence. Harper's Weekly.
A London World 1753 description notes tea as a rare luxury in Tector’s home where even the doctor would ban it, and only the best company enjoys it. The Female Spectator earlier claimed the tea table costs more than supporting two children and destroys economy and wifely virtue.
An English agricultural authority reports that some potatoes are afflicted with blindness, a disease that destroys the eyes of tubers and renders them useless for seed. The finding notes the impact on seed quality and potato production.
Illinois organizations push a Peoria platform to create a non political state highway commission and joint state county action to build and maintain main highways. It calls for auto tax use, prisoner labor on roads, cash road taxes, compulsory dragging of dirt roads, and safer crossings with endorsements from numerous chambers, clubs, and associations.
The text argues state funded road improvements in Illinois will raise school participation, improve social conditions, and reduce isolation. It predicts churches lodges and schools will attract larger crowds as roads improve, and notes benefits for agriculture and commerce as road work proceeds.
The article contrasts the moon’s effect on sea tides with its negligible impact on weather. It explains that tides result from lunar gravity acting on oceans, while atmospheric weather shows no correlation with the moon’s position or phases, despite historical beliefs.
A traveling salesman recalls how cities using a forty-one inch rule to judge a child’s age for streetcar fares trigger disputes with immigrant families. A mother challenges a conductor who cites nationality to justify free rides for undersized children, highlighting ethnic bias in fare practices.
A traveler's tip favors giving box or jar of stuffed prunes to friends boarding steamers. Prunes, rarely given and easy to eat when other fruits fail, are mildly laxative and said to calm nervousness, potentially easing seasickness on ships. Birds Appropriate Wasps Nest. An unidentified bird has claimed a palm's niche by building a nest in a wasps' nest at a gable end on Lovely Street. The nest uses cotton batting sticks and grass and wasps have tended it for years.
American turpentine relies on longleaf pine resin and spirits. The naval stores trade demands yearly invasion of 800000 acres of virgin forest to compensate for declining yields from tapped trees.
A law of the Argentine Republic makes voting mandatory for citizens. The measure compels eligible voters to participate in elections and sets penalties for noncompliance.
A young attorney in a civil superior court asks a witness to produce an oral contract. The judge and spectators laugh as the novice realizes the error and joins the amusement. The tale circulates among prominent lawyers as a cautionary anecdote.
This guide outlines key factors for choosing fertilizer: plant food needs indicated by crop the type of crop dictates nutrient balance nitrogen phosphorus and potash requirements for grain hay and root crops soils’ weaknesses and the importance of high grade fertilizers. It cites experiment station endorsements and advises early buying proper storage and good condition fertilizer distribution and mixing rules.
A reflective piece laments how districts that crush the spirit of men erode civic vitality. The author argues gradual cultural decline hinges on punitive environments and social neglect, urging readers to resist conformity and reclaim dignity.
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