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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
2
McLean County farmer Charles E Yanney on George Hanna Place reports a six acre alfalfa trial started in 1906. By 1909 the stand produced three and a half tons per acre in three cuttings while pasturing 83 hogs from spring until August and frost later. Net returns exceeded 650 dollars for six acres.
Coburn proclaims alfalfa as a peak achievement of modern farming. He says alfalfa preserves the homestead and turns sunshine into wealth for thrifty farmers, noting its value in the Corn Belt due to abundant starch and protein balance.
The Illinois farmer Hon A P Grout cites alfalfa as a wealth builder for farms and local interests after early struggles and reliance on livestock feed. Joseph E Wing of Ohio argues alfalfa endures on well drained soil for years, yields multiseason cuts, and offers nutritive value rivaling wheat bran for livestock feed.
A young woman Miss Ione discovers a romance tale in a newspaper fragment about a noble colonel and a letter writing but learns the colonel is a impostor. The supposed blue uniform hero is Tom Rogers from the Philippine army who admires the cook and intends marriage instead of the imagined veteran. The ruse collapses and Ione, heartbroken, gains a hard lesson in love.
A humorous reminiscence recalls early days of Minnie Maddern as Mrs. Fiske and the rival admiration of David Belasco and Charles Frohman. Belasco buys a towering cabbage bouquet for a staged reunion while Frohman also plans a date, highlighting their playful theater culture.
A Montreal man infamous for eccentric conduct barricaded a boarding house with a rifle, killing one policeman and wounding the chief detective Silas Carpenter before capture and insanity ruling his fate. Elsewhere near Odessa robbers looted a bank messenger of 15000, defended a cottage with gunfire, and were blown up by a bomb after police siege. The village police chief now allows bombs in similar sieges to avoid officer casualties.
A persistent agent pressures a business man with a rolling display of items from a glass cutter to a car. The man refuses until he finally buys a glass cutter for a quarter and tells the agent to leave. The humorous scene ends with the agent declaring that was all he had to sell.
A French geologist Monsieur Pepprett in Paris argues Italy experiences many earthquakes and volcanic disturbances because it is the newest part of the earth's surface. He contends Europe's section around Italy cooled last, remaining shallower than other regions, making Italy the freshest crust.
General Bethune laments golf’s pull on recruits for territorial British forces. The piece recalls 1457 Scottish bans aimed at archery practice against England, with James IV issuing a renewed ban but the king still enjoying golf.
A fragmented report notes that local loan clubs in North London operate under strict, often usurious terms. The piece highlights a recent flourishing yet harsh system where default leads to stringent penalties and demands immediate repayment.
A tale follows Maggie Miller once mocked for seeking higher education then returning transformed into a refined woman. After college she pursues domestic science, faces social pressure, and works as a cook before marrying Dr Henry Van Huett in Hall Crest. The couple plans a long overseas trip.
Dr Carrel discusses experiments that accelerate tissue growth and cell multiplication to heal injuries faster. He suggests a future where broken bones mend in days, and mentions plant and animal studies, incubators, and artificial nutrient support as part of aiding nature’s repair processes.
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