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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
3
Hodges outlines a rural revival plan stressing community centers, good roads, and graded country schools to deter a back to the farm movement. He urges merchants to advertise and engage with farmers, arguing strong local business supports prosperous small towns and shared welfare.
Advertisers on the Orleans railroad plant beds of bright flowers along the track to spell product names for traveling readers. The new floral ads replace former large boards banned by the chamber of deputies.
African auto trip begins from Cape Town to Cairo while the U S treasury handles over seven billion in cash for the year and balances to the last cent. Kentucky breeders sue a steamship for 1200 dollars over a cow tail claim affecting show value. B P Wagener of Atchison entertains 20000 for the largest birthday party in U S history. Boston mayor cuts costs by replacing outdoor opera with Punch and Judy shows for free summer amusement.
The International Colonization Society proposes model farms in every state to teach settlers efficient farming of lands allotted for homesteads and railroads. It seeks a revision of interstate commerce law to allow free railroad transport for settlers and would set aside one 640 acre section per state for experimental farming supervised by the society and state committees. Profits from successful farms would aid settlers, with eventual disposition of cultivated property as ordered by states.
Stevens Institute of Technology professor testifies before the state health board in Trenton that 400 cans of frozen eggs seized years ago remain safe. He fed them to his family and lab staff with no ill effects, arguing long storage parallels historic feats of Li Hung Chang. The eggs owned by H J Keith Co of Topeka have long ripened in Jersey City while courts debate their fitness for consumption.
Mrs. Mary J. Welsh sixty six, blind for fifty years, recently left Chicago to visit her Hillsdale Michigan home to see her eight babies for the first time. An eye operation at Wesley Hospital Chicago by Dr. Brown Pusey freed her from bandages and she saw her children again. An attendant said she was overwhelmed with joy and rushed home on the first train to behold her grown offspring. Her husband is an invalid and she supported the family by washing.
The Nevada agricultural experiment station reports oil pot heaters are effective for orchard frost protection. Heaters per acre range 20 to 100 with 2 to 4 percent temperature rise. kerosene torches and homemade lighting devices are common. Thermometers may be sheltered to gauge frost risk or hung from a tree branch to measure cooling after sunset.
A short guide lists tomato pairings with fish bacon eggs and beet dishes. It details layering with tuna and onion, broiled tomato with bacon, stuffed tomato with mushrooms and egg yolk bread crumb breading, and a beef and tomato skillet with green pepper for color.
A National Stockman and Farmer quote stresses that idle acres incur costs. taxes, lost interest, and labor spent render every unproductive acre a liability rather than an asset, urging farmers to realize this to improve their finances.
A Farm and Dairy creed emphasizes abundant exercise and nutritious feed for cows and young stock. It argues milk-producing heifers benefit from good feeding before calving and that dry periods are crucial for dairy cow nutrition. A comfortable bed boosts milk flow and absorbing liquid manure doubles the fertilizing value of excrement.
The article notes intensive vegetable growers keep manure compost piles and apply a thin layer of rotten manure after plowing. It argues one acre farmed intensively can be more productive than ten acres farmed poorly, stressing soil feeding and timely planting.
A collection of plum based desserts including Fry Cup Custards Plum Tritie recipe plum compote scalloped plums and plum tart with whipped cream plus a substantial baked plum pudding using ripe plums eggs flour milk and sugar and a buttered dish for serving.
This photo shows Mrs. Charles Becker, wife of former police lieutenant Charles Becker, visiting her husband who awaits execution for the Rosenthal murder in New York. The prison riot flared as inmates set fires, though the death house remained isolated from the upheaval.
Charleston reports that a special Kanawha county grand jury has returned numerous indictments after a 10 day probe into the Paint and Cabin creek strike district. Charles Parker and Cleve Lewis were arrested for alleged riotous conduct during recent disturbances at Cabin Creek.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County Frank J Cheney swears he is senior member of F J Cheney Co and will pay 100 for every case of catarrh cured not by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason notarizes this December 6. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for test seed. F J Cheney Co Toledo Sold by all Druggists Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In Middletown New York on July 28 a large automobile driven by James Langan of Port Jervis toppled down a short curve at a bank near Cuddebackville. Langan escaped and summoned aid. He suffered several fractures. Mrs Langan their son Mrs Clark mother of Mrs Langan and Miss Caneen were injured.
The column lists numerous residents visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns. Ed Haskins and L M Haskins host family. Mrs Corwin visits Marietta. C McManus visits her mother G Willis in South Olive. J Hesson travels to Belle Valley. E S Blake vacationing with friends in Lower Salem. Vera Rogers returns from Athens to the area. several others visit Cambridge, Love City, Perry's Den, and Harmony with trips to Columbus and New York noted.
Cure claimed for unsightly skin eruptions with Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Heals itching burning and scaly skin quickly. Testimonials cite rapid relief and a money back guarantee with 50 cent price.
Miss Katharine Faxon 25 of Hopkinsville sacrificed her life while attempting to save her friend Miss Bessie Culter from drowning in the Kentucky river near Frankfort. Culter, who could not swim, was rescued by George Enright.
A Buffalo, New York man Paul Mathulka endorses Dr King's New Life Pills as the king of laxatives. The ad claims they ease constipation and indigestion and urges readers to buy a box for 25 cents. It lists recommendations from Neilley & Co. in Cambridge and C A Heiner in Byesville.
Byesville reports Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Rogers of near Robins visiting R. L. Nelson and family. Mrs. G. B. Haskins of Coshocton is mentioned in the same update.
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