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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
3
A reflective verse on a mother's unseen cost of love and loss for her son. The poem traces a kiss at birth, a parting to the world, a mother’s sorrow, and the final sob as grave doors close. Silent prayers rise as lights fade and hope ends with the mother’s faith.
A sculptor Foulard carves a chalk statue from a dream vision of a woman and uncovers a living flesh arm and hand. The figure's face and pose enthrall both artist and narrator as the chalk gradually becomes marble in a hypnotic transformation, raising questions of life, art, and the unknown.
A storyteller recounts how a scientist built an armor suit around a hidden woman in a museum display. The crowd admires the old knight figure unaware that inside the gleaming shell lies a living or dead woman, whose fate remains unknown.
Two daughters plan a silver wedding for their mother to honor her, but two days before invitations go out they discover she hates the idea and wants nothing to do with it. They choose to forgo the event to spare her and their family from a forced, unwanted display. The scene ends with reflecting loyalty and restraint.
A dignified man in buckskin gloves spots a pin on the pavement, stoops with gloves on, and earns a curious crowd. He unveils a tiny box and proclaims his motto Stick to it, offering mucilage at five cents a bottle as bystanders tease and drift away.
A collection of observations notes that animals tolerate certain poisons differently from humans with antimony mercury tobacco hem lock belladonna causing no harm to some animals yet chloroform proves more fatal to dogs and cats than to people. It also includes a comic remark about cook issues in a Philadelphia Press item and a remark on women denying abuse by husbands.
Agricultural guidance covers sowing, planting, and mulching for beets carrots celery cucumbers lettuce and other crops with trenching and mulch. Dairy notes warn on churn quality animal feed cleanliness and water needs, plus hog feeding with barley as favored bacon fattening feed.
A six month old hog may enter market. roots help prevent rapid fattening and maintain good condition. The Epitomist notes roots support growth without excessive fat when fed bulky feeds. Kepping Bees In The Orchard advises placing hives in orchards to aid pollination and fruit quality while cautioning against spraying during bloom.
The article argues ducklings reach maturity faster than chicks, making them more economical to raise. It cites experiments showing 70 days from shell yields eight to ten pounds per pair for ducklings versus three to four pounds for chicks, asserting ducks eat less relative to growth. It also notes butter preservation methods and farm improvement ideas.
The article argues a paved barnyard is pricey and unnecessary. It recommends filling holes leveling the ground then carting gravel to pack firmly from center outward, with gutters placed outside the yard fence.
Gustave Anderson, a prisoner in the Workhouse, died of pneumonia after a rapid change to the prison sult from wearing excessive clothing. He removed seven Caps, six coats, two vests, five pairs of trousers, four shirts, and two undershirts, then was seized with pneumonia and died. He was sent to the Workhouse on a vagrancy charge. his home is not known.
A novel Swiss newspaper debuts in Zurich aiming to supply a directory of engaged couples to tradesmen for business use, presenting itself as a targeted marketing tool for local merchants.
Washington correspondence centers on Senator Tillman and Bailey accusing President Roosevelt of betraying Democratic allies on rate legislation. Roosevelt reads a White House denial on the Senate floor as Lodge and Moody join Bailey, Tillman, and Chandler in a politically charged dispute over the Hepburn bill and Allison compromise.
Short News Notes report the German steamer Mariechen wrecked at False Bay Alaska last February has been floated. Gov Polk of Missouri told a southern educational conference in Lexington Kentucky that child labor is the enemy of education and civilization. A chemical engine in McKeesport Pennsylvania responding to a fire alarm was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train, four firemen onboard were killed and the German crewman seriously injured.
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