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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
2
Six years with a 100 egg incubator shows 92 to 96 chick hatches and near zero cripples. The author plans larger units 120 and 240 capacity, noting hands off operation, fast hatch cycles, and strong profits. Recommends investing in a quality incubator despite higher cost.
The Cortet Agricultural Station experiments show proper manure handling to avoid leaching and over-fertilizing fields. Direct spreading from the wagon with a fork saves fertilizer value, with bedding absorbing liquids to protect soil fertility. Early fall or very early spring is best for planting cherry trees, stripping leaves before winter to improve establishment. Alcohol can be produced from peat, yielding forty three gallons of pure spirit per ton of dry peat at a fraction of potato alcohol cost.
The accompanying cut shows a bull exercising plan using a sunk post with an iron plate platform and a long sweep balanced by a king bolt. A rope attaches to the far end of the swing arm to allow a large circular motion, with a high post to clear the ground.
The article explains how proper drainage and soil moisture affect seed germination and growth. It discusses porous soil, water uptake, evaporation, and the need to balance moisture to heat and dry the bed for healthy plant development. It highlights seed bed preparation and agronomic goals for timely germination.
The fragmentary column covers rainfall and water use, US navigation, a brief farmer anecdote, cheap gate construction with sassafras, separable metal barrels for shipping, and farming tips for hot weather care. Names and places are scarce, but practical notes on barrels and gates stand out.
A Metropolitan Museum of Art curator laments a mislabelled Franklin statue named General Washington. Visitors repeatedly insist on the misidentification, causing frustration as staff explain the ancient potter’s labeling error and the impossibility of changing it.
Iowa lawmakers adopted the Des Moines plan creating a five member city commission with a mayor and four commissioners. Each heads a department covering public affairs finances safety public health and more. The system emphasizes initiative referendum and public sessions with Des Moines reporting a $20 000 surplus in year two and reduced costs versus former council pay.
Dr L O Howard questions how night moth colonies reached woods far from roads and suggests factors beyond caterpillars. Excavation at Maumbury Rings Creek, England hints a Roman amphitheater on site and Neolithic activity as a mint workshop with deer antler picks and a 500 foot deep pit. Discussions of Venus based nativity dating and high altitude air pressure experiments in the Andes are noted alongside colorfastness tests of natural and synthetic dyes.
An editorial fragment argues for a tiered view of honesty based on wealth. It suggests millionaires above certain thresholds should act honestly, while smaller fortunes may tolerate minor theft, culminating in a claim that those with fifty million or more should become philanthropists. The piece blends satire and social critique without clear factual details.
Prof Eugen Bormel of Berlin suggests steel houses on rocking foundations to soften quakes and keep furniture latched to the floor. The idea sparks humor and skepticism amid varied quotes from Cleveland Leader and Boston Post about marriage, vanity, and future longing.
The American Snuff Company reports a 1908 net earnings of 8.47 million and a 20 percent common stock dividend. Experts note snuff chewing and rubbing spread through Eastern mill towns, with women as engaged as men, and Swedish brands created to suit this growing habit.
A New York Congressman recounts a voyage where a harsh remark to a steward led to a costly cabin swap. He details moving from a crowded table area to a nicer room on the main deck, with friends and a fellow passenger allegedly paying bribes to secure the upgrade amid seasick disruption aboard.
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