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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1912
Page
5
The grower Pred C. Palin, a leading corn judge, modestly describes himself as a countryman. He honors the remarkable ear he produced by recalling how he planned to win a $1,000 trophy in Omaha, proudly calling himself the man who knows corn.
The seventh year production named after Palins Corn Flake Yellow wins The World's Greatest Ear of Corn Trophy. Hybrid Males Reid's Yellow Dent and Alexander's Gold Standard. Ear measures 101 inches long with 20 rows and kernels 4,34 by 1,6 inches. Weight 20 ounces. Estimated composition 92 percent corn and 8 percent cob.
The article profiles Palin of Indiana whose methodical seed selection and nine years of selective breeding produced the first Kellogg National Corn Trophy winner. It recounts his background, Purdue training, and the process from Reid's Yellow Dent and Alexander's Gold Standard crosses to a celebrated yellow-ear champion.
A sufferer experiences loss of appetite headache dizziness and vomiting from sick headaches but can prevent attacks with teaspoonful doses of L F Atwood’s Betters taken morning and night. If not used a dessert spoonful at first symptom wards off severe attacks. Benchtop bottle thirty five cents or sample free from L F Medicine Co Portland Maine.
Bowdoin George Curtis stayed with his brother in law Ramandell Gale of Durham over the weekend. Mr and Mrs N Curtis of Webster visited relatives Sunday. Mrs Dora Curtis stayed with Mrs Maria Grady Friday. Mrs Maria Grover and Miss Clara Purinton attended a Portland funeral on Saturday. George Staples, ill but improving, and Noyes of the eastern town bought the Andrew Byrnes farm in the Olbmar Abel vicinity. Harry Haigh bought a Coombs farm at the town center. Adelaidevery, employed in Topsham, is home briefly.
Abram Higgins purchased a horse from Charles Larrabee of Lisbon Falls. Annie Higgins travels to Lisbon Falls to visit friends. Adelbert Wheeler suffers a painful throat trouble. Levi Danforth and wife of Lisbon Falls visited Isaac Holbrook last week. Laura Rideout returns to work at Lisbon Falls. Morse High to play first home game next week versus Deering High.
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