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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
2
A Browning sonnet compares heart and nature against fleeting weather and dying leaves. The speaker laments a saddened heart as spring returns haloed by loss, claiming the heart weaker yet still calling for courage when storms and death threaten the world.
In a domestic comedy set in a shabby home Martha Brooker derides marriage while Jim Brooker and Liza urge Tom Wilkins to wed Martha’s ward. A staged row ends with Martha dissolving the “partnership,” then revealing a prank. The twist shows marriage as both folly and resilience.
Growing oats requires proper seed bed preparation seed selection and even drilling. Use a disc drill set 1.5 to 2 inches deep with three bushels seed per acre. Smut and poor seed handling reduce stands. grind or sort seed oats for vigor. Also includes remarks on farm life politics, sanitation in dairies, and farm practices from the New York Times Fence Rail Philosophy column.
A compact chronological list of historical milestones including Rhode Island’s 1664 assembly, Penn’s frame of government for Pennsylvania, the 1787 federal convention, 1802 Northwest Territory statehood, wars, riots, fires, and major political actions. It covers births, dedications, inaugurations, and disasters with numerous named places and figures such as Providence, Philadelphia, New York, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma floods.
Mrs. Oakla Bay Jennings swallowed a glass-headed steel pin that traveled through her stomach and lungs. After four months the pin reappeared in her mouth and was removed. She had coughing fits and nearly lost her voice, but relief followed extraction and she expects full recovery.
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