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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
7
The article notes shading methods revolutionizing tobacco culture in Connecticut and Kentucky tests. It describes simple corn interplanting improving texture and price, and remarks that tobacco crops often lack vegetable matter and require commercial fertilizers for high quality production.
A tobacco expert from the Department of Agriculture notes that soils rich in decayed vegetable matter with good depth and water holding capacity yield heavy crops. He emphasizes continual incorporation of organic matter to maintain ideal physical soil conditions for tobacco and other crops.
A reader testimonial from J Hoodwin of Reidsville praises Buckben’s Arnica Salve as a powerful remedy for welts, piles, sores, and burns. The piece notes the salve’s effectiveness after a leg sore last summer and mentions Ked Crom Pharmacy and Rickert & Wells drug stores as outlets.
An old time ad copy notes ongoing business at a familiar location. It promises low prices on groceries provisions shirts stockings and more with rebarn checks offering one percent. The slogan urges customers to choose Osborne's.
The piece describes Japanese grain farming in Okina with terraced, rectangular rice and barley fields forming a mosaic from a hillside view. It explains wind and weather, autumn sowing, and the emphasis on barley harvest as rice preparation, noting irrigation and drainage in the plots.
The text describes rapid grain maturity in Japan and explains how workers cut rows of grain by grabbing stalks with one hand, severing them with a long bent knife, and neatly laying the headful on the ridge. It also notes thrashing with a heavy wooden mallet after removing the beads from the stalks.
Franklin worked on a wooden Ramage press in London around 1725. The device is kept as a historical artifact by the Patent Office in Washington.
The resignation of Murt Buhl as Central division manager takes effect September 1. Al J. Lynch of St. Albans will succeed him. A Granby crew is dismantling the Mogowsin mill complex with parts moved to North Stratford to rebuild on the old Nulhegan mill site as a modern hard wool plant with an expected output of about 20,000 feet daily. Robert Johnson of Lynn, Mass survived serious injuries after a fall from an electric car. he is conscious and likely to recover after surgery at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
The Rev Solomon P Giddings former Hutland resident died at home in Washington Saturday evening aged 96. Born Poultney December 2 1812 he spent his early life there and married Mary Hotchkiss of New Haven Conn in 1842. He served multiple pastorates including Clar enon Rutland and Royalton while later engaging in business in Rutland with O Perkins before government service in Washington. He leaves two daughters Mrs B W Stickney and Miss Family Giddings and several nephews and nieces.
Judge Seneca Haselton ruled for the state in the suits against Rutland and Central Vermont railroads for unpaid taxes. Amounts awarded: Rutland 22000 dollars, Central Vermont 25000 dollars. Cases proceed to the supreme court in October. Attorney General Clark C. Fitts led the action.
ad text touts Herpicide as a safe dandruff treatment killing germs and stimulating hair growth. It claims no harmful substances and asks for samples via The B Corps Detroit. The rest discusses Rutland railroad tax issues and penalties, noting disputes over minimum tax rates and daily penalties.
J. G. Hodgdon, formerly in the A. Cole & Co. shop, has opened a well equipped shoe repair shop. The service covers repairs on shoes and rubber boots with skilled workmanship. Prices match quality and are kept reasonable. Located at Fi, in the former Shepard Sporting Goods Store space.
Due to the death of Mr J M Brault the Granite Plant and Business of Brault and Sargent Montpelier Vermont is for sale. The straight type shed is equipped with modern devices and is in first class condition. The plant is operating two cutter gangs and none of the machinery has run for nine months. Interested buyers may apply to J D Sargent Montpelier Vermont or Thos H Cave Jr Barre Vermont.
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