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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1904
Page
1
Fragmented ad text promotes Defiance Starch with a travel prize and trade mark contest across Nebraska Kansas and Iowa. It urges readers to mail entries by September to Defiance Starch Nebr and mentions 16 oz packages and superior quality as reasons to choose Defiance over competitors.
Fragmentary ad copy and stray dialogue discuss alleged mercury in catarrh cures and claim a Toledo firm sells a mercury free preparation. The text weaves testimonials, pricing at 75 cents, and unrelated chatter, including a Chicago Daily source fragment and social banter, creating an unclear historical snippet.
The fragment follows Baroness and Ivan in a tense scene about a secretary and a gift book from Oxford Professor Muller. Michael Barosky’s life collapses after his wife Alexandrine dies, leaving him blind and later returning to St Petersburg. The inquiry shifts to Radaloff and Ivan over a book’s origins, hinting at hidden identities and a looming discovery.
In a London scene, Michael Barosky is seized by an officer and four soldiers for alleged revolutionary plots linked to conversations overheard at his home. He denies crimes as he is led away to Petropavlovysk prison, where he dies soon after, leaving children and a bank-tied fortune in limbo.
In a Cochran-Dalzell discussion in the House Representative Henry of Texas recounts Thomas Fannin Smith of Texas being fined for contempt. The judge imposes two fines, 10 and 50 dollars, which Smith pays and ultimately moves to have the second remitted, a decision granted after his assurance. A separate note describes La Petite Roquette’s prison schoolroom for juvenile offenders with solitary cells arranged in an amphitheater and a sole teacher’s voice guiding silent, rotating pupils.
In a Congo Free State journey account Rev. A F E Scrivener of the Baptist Missionary Society condemns state agents for wholesale killings of natives over insufficient rubber. He notes an empty region and sharply reduced rubber output as the inevitable result.
Judge R. B. Peebles presided in Robeson county with nineteen cases on the trial dock when no lawyer appeared in the courthouse. The entire county bar had agreed to a blanket continuance over alleged discourtesy and unfairness by the judge.
Harry Lehr again stuns with sartorial sleight as he enters a Philadelphia hotel in a measured display. He wears three suits noted for their bold scale and carved in enamel, with buttoned waists and simple waistcoats completing a restrained, autumnal look.
Rev Willian T Brown former pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church in Rochester New York now leads the Church of Our Father in Ear Mass after leaving the pulpit following socialist sermons years ago.
Des Moines reports after the Republican state convention adjourned the central committee arranged for a second convention on July 20 to nominate the state ticket. A split over date and temporary chairman ended with July 20 and August 1 as compromise. Delegation to the national convention named Allison as chairman and Clark and Christian in key posts. Dennison's Iowa status looms against possible requisition. state will resist. State geologist Calvin plans to resign June 4 and Frank Wilder is favored as his successor. DuboIs death prompts multiple widows contesting his estate. Frank Bradley named state factory inspector. duties broadened by recent legislation.
Tomato growing requires full sun drainage and timely transplanting six inches high. Spacing two by two feet, mulching with straw preserves moisture and reduces hoeing. Strawberries vary by site. no single best variety exists, plant several and select best performers. Old seeds should be avoided, purchase fresh seed from reputable sources. Keep separators clean and air pure for dairy equipment.
A discussion warns against attempting to create new breeds by crossing established ones. It notes long timelines, high costs, and uncertain profits for farmers seeking financial gains. The piece argues for sticking with proven breeds and improving them rather than pursuing a new breed through cross breeding.
Smith outlines duck and poultry feeding, recommending sowing green crops like rape and clover for early fall feed, with oats as a backup. He suggests monthly sowings from April to August, rows two feet apart, using poultry netting to protect crops. The note emphasizes green feeds reduce grain costs and improve breeders.
Poultry feed guidance explains bran should not be sole diet as birds resist it. Mixing bran with ground feeds to form a mash aids digestion, with bran used to complement corn. Too much bran can cause digestive issues and dust from weed-like additions should be avoided.
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