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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
8
The article describes bindweed as both an annual and a perennial weed common in grain fields. It notes that careless cultivation spreads roots, while shallow plowing and frequent harrowing can control it. It recommends seeding to grass and pasturing with livestock to reduce infestations and emphasizes soil enrichment and heavy grass seeding as key strategies.
Farmers should cut Timothy before seed ripens to protect market value and minimize weather damage. When Timothy is ripe, cut after dew, rake in afternoon, and haul in next day with a skilled crew and proper equipment. Red top matures late July and stores well for winter feed on rich damp meadows. with abundant seed it suppresses weeds and yields high quality hay. Do not graze Timothy or second growth unless lush. second growth clover should be cut for seed or hay, though it can cause horses to slobber in winter.
Dr Jordan notes soil inoculation has a role but cannot fix cultivation sins. Without special bacteria soil can only mend the environment to help some plants thrive. Station work should go beyond surface tests and variety trials tailored to local conditions and apply general principles. Plant breeding needs more than new varieties, a field for private enterprise.
Farmers should not drill strong fertilizer or manures near seed rows. Integrate manure into the soil before planting or apply in the rows after plants emerge but not so close as to touch the seeds. A cautious approach helps protect germination and crop establishment.
Instructions by Charles M. Crandall describe setting a corner post by placing a second post upright near the top, angling the third post to meet it, anchoring with a ground wire to the main post, and stabilizing the slanting post with a rock or board. The note warns rocks resist wires and allow visibility, reducing harm if animals collide with the post.
Budding must be carefully performed with a sharp knife to remove the bud with a bark shield of at least an inch. The stock bark must not be bruised and raffia should be wetted then dried before tying tightly around the shield. After two weeks the string is removed and the upper end retied to ensure the shield stays in place, as the union forms slowly. Work is done in July and August before bark sticks to the tree.
The one share balance plow shown in this illustration is German made and designed to plow hillsides in one direction so furrows are turned over uniformly. In Germany it is also used on level land to avoid open division furrows.
A collection of pointed, witty maxims on ambition romance and gender roles. It contrasts selling one's image with real life struggles noting a shopaholic pleasure for a woman compared with a husband’s spending. It pokes fun at fashion marriage and hay fever with terse social aphorisms.
A compact compendium of quotes on liberty rights and duty from Hugo Le Gallienne Aurelius Pictetus Longfellow and James. The passages emphasize upright conduct enduring temptation and the social contract guiding human behavior across ages.
A compact moral vignette portrays Ram's Horn Brown as unrepentant and driven by ego. The piece argues that stubborn self interest and empty knowledge invite downfall, with proverbs about pride, overconfidence, and material temptation shaping the lesson. It reads as a dated column on folly and wisdom.
Agricultural notes discuss crop mixtures and rotation including corn pest control, stubble depth, soil acidity, and sowing order. Recommendations cover sunflower harvest ease, kafir corn silage potential, cowpeas and sorghum as a balanced ration, and avoiding potatoes after potatoes. Emphasizes field readiness, proper stable conditions, and lawn weed control with iron sulphate.
Quote filled meditation on human folly and success. It notes that Champagne fades to pain, some never grow solid until death, and a sober view that advice is scarce. It asserts the folly of the man who avoids saying anything and the luck of those who get something for nothing, even if unintended.
A reflection on taking on tasks with true effort. It declares that fear of great tasks blocks achievement while false undertakings waste effort and expose deceit. It praises those who undertake within their abilities and complete the work thoroughly as true workers.
A New York Press quotation on women and marriage humorously notes aging, advice, and social behavior. It critiques spending, appreciation, and money keeping with wit about the vows and financial obligations tied to matrimony.
A column of reflections compares international study expectations with real effort and warns that status does not guarantee virtue. It notes men can be questioned at high levels, heartbreaks provoke resilience, and starting points differ from climbing ladders. It also observes that hardship, even a sea voyage, reveals character.
The column muses on how anger harms religion and how sight to see good would brighten life. It jokes that wealth could rise if people had better thinking. It asks if undertakers look solemn from feeling or from billing.
A fragmentary exchange of quotes on love, hurry and dispatch, and faces that tell stories. Notable lines from Brooks Emerson Colton Longfellow illuminate contrasts between haste and purpose and the mute depth of some faces. The piece reads like a clipped meditation on perception and meaning.
A reflective note on duty, self insight, and family expectations. It contrasts how a man’s sense of duty shifts with ownership and how women are judged by kin when shopping for gowns. A New York Press line mocks envy among relatives over beauty differences.
A miscellany of aphorisms on character and conflict contrasts with a reflection that only four years have passed since the first railway was completed. It notes the oddity of dairy efficiency three lines later, and ends with a colloquial exclamation about surprise.
A reflective line notes that she people do not frequently marry their first loves and that he also seldom does, often limiting to a single such union. The cadence hints at social norms about lasting attachments and repeated chances.
A playful dialogue questions belief in long engagements. He asks if long engagements exist. She replies no, preferring to break them after about six months.
In a restrained exchange, Wickson mentions his wife supports woman suffrage and Dickson may share some views. Wickson notes that he believes Dickson does not openly express or advocate those views publicly.
A playful gag item riffs on misplacing a hall during a golf outing. The speaker teases the listener with a humorous scenario where the man would reluctant to admit the loss, while the girl remains central to the punning exchange.
T. B. Swan offers loans insurance and real estate services at No 6 East Fifth Street with Dr R A Gamble and office and residence phone numbers Musson 5 and Musson 121 Black Bell 413, Atlantic 10 Chestnut Street, Jones.
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