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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
7
A college instructor contemplates leaving teaching to buy a New England farm. He weighs renting the property and studying agriculture to learn properly rather than assuming mastery. The piece questions whether he will overestimate his knowledge before real learning.
Professor Grey’s assistant helps organize the move to Bentford. I spend $641 on farming gear, vow to run the farm myself, meet neighbor Mike Flon and Bert Temple, hire a farmer and a housekeeper, and sketch a plan to earn a living while starting the new venture.
Bert and I tour the May morning as we plan the home renovation with Hard Cider Howard. We inspect a two room south side layout with brick mantels and smoke darkened wood and decide to merge rooms and add a glass door to a veranda while preserving a solid oak cross beam and dual doors for entry.
The professor jokes that his farm is a plant and hopes to earn five dollars. He begins work on the first day, and this initial effort may reveal whether the plan will pay off.
Reports from India describe elephants captured at Sukna and Chalsa, one tusker killing a mahout after a clash, a camping ground tusker halting a panic, and a herd forcing a Pattguri to Ramshahi line incident. Separately London tests pumps powering water supply by gas air explosion against water.
The report lists six forest districts with regional allocations across 103 national forests. On July 1, 1915 the Forest Service employed 3,876 people, with 3,225 on national forests and 680 in administrative roles. Protective work employed 2,310, including 339 forest rangers 861 assistant rangers 1,049 forest guards and one game warden, roughly one protector per 80 000 acres.
The intercollegiate bureau of occupations in New York City releases its third annual report for the year ending April 30. It records 674 jobs filled, up from 4165 last year and 308 in the first year, with over half of placements college trained. Roles include secretaries librarians suffrage workers editors and nurses while several hundred placements remain and demand may rise for older workers.
A Frankfort Kentucky woman describes recovery from female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports renewed strength to work and recommends the remedy, noting its forty year history as a tonic for the female system and inviting others to seek confidential advice from the company.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph snippet recalls a young bride and her mother’s old advice. A tramp with a dirty appearance tells a tale of need and resolve, and the daughter offers food while the visitor claims his teeth are fine.
In a village square a heavyset policeman signaled traffic with a backward palm and allowed a New York limousine to pass. The driver ignored the gesture and shouted to go around while claiming insufficient gas, ending the exchange with a dash forward.
A woman once described as proud of her husband drowned during a flood. Rescue teams recovered the body, authorities said, as rising water forced evacuations in the region.
Many former tea and coffee drinkers discover a wheat based beverage with a delightful flavor that avoids sleeplessness heart-flutter headaches and other ills linked to caffeine in coffee and tea.
An ad promotes Instant Postum as a beverage alternative for those affected by tea or coffee. It encourages trying Postum to improve comfort and success, suggesting a shift away from caffeinated drinks.
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