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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1952
Page
2
Ohio State University reports a band seeding method to cut seeding costs and boost alfalfa yields. Seed placed directly above a fertilizer band at about 1% inches promotes uptake. savings of 3 to 4 dollars per acre are possible. Suitable between late July and mid August. key factors include a good seed bed, proper depth, and providing nutrients for young seedlings.
The U S Department of Agriculture and partners push careful residual spray use in farm bins and elevators to protect stored grain. The policy targets reducing residues while keeping pests in check, with enforcement and guidance for safe application across storage facilities.
The design uses two latches to raise the end gate automatically clearing rocks and snow. When two latches are mounted apart the gate can stay raised for smaller animals while still confining larger ones. It is built and wired with barbed wire.
A quip notes that husbands resemble furnaces requiring constant watchfulness lest they go cold, implying vigilance in keeping domestic warmth and partnership alive.
A family recalls Bill as a poor swimmer though everyone in the family excelled in swimming. He died in a diving incident on the west side, recorded as a fatal accident with local authorities investigating the circumstances.
A reflection on evolving road etiquette as the speaker notes that once women drivers were afforded space by chivalry, but now people react with panic and fear when encountering them behind the wheel.
A suburban family bought the largest dog from a German dog fancier to guard their home. Burglars stole valuables while the big dog slept. The fancier quips that what is needed is a little dog to wake the big dog.
A historical note recalls Editor Samuel Bowles of the Republican refusing to admit error after wrongly reporting a citizen had died. He stood by the death headline until pleas from others compelled him to print the person’s name in the birth notices the next day.
A wife balances the household books and presents four typed sheets to her husband. He reviews the entries for milk, cleaners, and other costs, but one item labeled ESP priced at 24.49 baffles him. She explains ESP stands for Error Some Place.
An eager real estate salesman offers a model home tour while a prospect asks when the woman in charge finishes work. The exchange suggests a casual sales visit amid questions about appointment timing.
A compact note echoes a proverb about balance in affection and intellect. The cryptic line contrasts wisdom with affection, hinting at a double nature in love and judgment.
Newly arrived Irishmen in Hoboken fight mosquitoes in a small room until a lone firefly drifts in. The men joke that the insects are searching for them with a lantern, while a bystander quips a riddle about sexes. The exchange ends with a pun about male, female and insects.
A Norwegian engineer train departs Albany heading to New York as another train with a crane engineer leaves New York for Albany. Despite a lack of switches or sidings, the two trains narrowly avoid collision. The narration asserts Norse is Norse and Serse is Souse, and that the trains shall never meet.
In a small town quarrel, a wife notes everyone is talking about the Jents’s quayster while the husband says a few eccentric individuals mind their own business. The exchange echoes local tensions and differing viewpoints on the issue.
The defendant admitted no contact with his wife for five years as the judge pressed for a reason. The husband answered sternly that he avoided interrupting her, highlighting a strained domestic dispute.
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