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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
6
Jeffersonian Want Ads explain deadlines for Byesville classifications and note rates: four lines three times 25c plus 2c per extra line per insertion. Business readers charged 2c per line. Edith Long staffs the Byesville desk and ads must be to Byesville agency before 8 am for the desired insertion.
A guide for city dwellers considering a small farm notes location costs and investment. It details land prices from 50 to 200 per acre, suggests 20 to 40 acre options, and outlines starter costs including buildings cows and equipment. It advocates renting to test suitability and emphasizes hard work, industry, and intelligent management for potential earnings of 1500 to 2500 dollars yearly on a well managed twenty acre farm.
Farmers face narrow windows for field tasks as dry spells or rain hinder outdoor labor. Planters and cultivators should be readied now to maximize future productivity and reduce downtime.
The Farm Journal advocates dedicating an acre for experimental purposes this year to test new ideas and verify their fitness or unfitness based on outcomes and paper-suggested methods. It invites practical trial and evaluation by readers.
National League chief table shows Brooklyn 70 wins 48 losses .625 with best 104 .774 pace. Mets and others follow as Philadelphia 70? No. Pietro? The text lists New York at Brooklyn Philadelphia at Boston Cincinnati at Chicago with unclear results.
St. Louis defeated Cincinnati 7 to 5 to take three of four games. Cincinnati led early with Bescher, Becker, Tinker and Marsans producing in the first. St. Louis answered with four runs in the first inning. Hug gins scored in the second, Salee added two more in the eighth, and Cincinnati pushed a late run in the ninth on Bescher and Becker. Batteries: Powell Works Smith Packard Clarke Sallee Win go McLean.
A description outlines a basic homemade instrument designed to measure height. The device relies on simple mechanisms and common materials to perform trigonometric or geometric height assessments without professional tools. Instructions emphasize accessibility and low-cost construction.
An illustrated note describes a simple device for measuring heights to limbs or trunk points and explains a method to grow the English broad bean. It covers device construction, procedure, and usage, then discusses broad bean characteristics, soil needs, and cultivation tips from Farm Progress.
Chicago defeated Pittsburg 8 to 5 to seize first place in the National League race as New York’s game was rained out. Zimmerman injured his leg sliding to a base and may miss several days. Toney collected two singles and a triple in three at bats. Score by innings shows Chicago 8 and Pittsburg 5. Batteries: Hendrix Adams Kelley Cheney Toney Archer.
The league notes all games postponed due to rain with teams listed by win loss records. Chicago at Detroit, Washington at Philadelphia, Boston at New York slated for today alongside other scheduled matchups.
Farm property listing offering fruit, maple and shade trees with spring and cistern water pumped to the house. Includes cemented cellar, barn, chicken run and buildings. Sale or trade. Contact H. H. Masters at Cambridge Central National Bank Building, Cambridge, Ohio. April 25, 1861.
Public sale at the residence three miles northwest of Cambridge on Thursday May 8 at 10 a m offers horses cattle sheep hogs hay corn and farming implements with lunch on ground B K Bell April 24 5t
A reader is advised to find an old flat file and have a blacksmith temper steel to craft a durable butcher knife. The process promises a knife that will outlast any prior blade if done correctly.
The article advises shade for fowls and chicks in heat and fresh loam for hens. It describes remedies for pip using raw onions and a Maine tonic mix of gentian ginger saltpeter iron sulphate for mash. It cites Ohio and Maine tests showing small flocks with open range outperforming confined or urban flocks.
The Rural New Yorker argues that if Belgian truck farmers can profit by exporting citloot and chicory salad overseas after freight and a 25 percent ad valorem duty, domestic growers should benefit similarly from selling produce abroad at nine cents per pound.
The note recommends keeping a wrench handy with the plow in spring. It advises fastening the tool to a beam with a short strap and buckle. A wire could serve, but risks scratching paint and causing rust.
The funeral for Mrs. Elva N Spaid wife of James B Spaid was held at the family home Sunday at 2 pm after her death Friday April 24 following a week long illness. Born February 13 1891 in Cambridge she lived most of her life in Center and Cambridge. She married James B Spaid in 1909 and had two children Ruth and Hilda Rose who died about ten weeks ago. Survived by her husband her daughter her parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Kline three sisters and a brother. funeral conduct by Rev Rosenberger with MFE choir singing Asleep in Jesus Sometime We Understand and Face to Face. Pallbearers included her brother John Kline and others. many relatives and friends attended.
Albert Allender born October 2 1861 in Center township Guernsey county son of James and Angeline Allender married Elizabeth Tedrick 26 years ago four children survived by wife and four daughters Bright's disease caused his death at 12 30 am April 24 1915 in Muskingum county He lived 51 years six months and 22 days funeral April 26 1913 at 516 North Seventh Street burial Greenwood Cemetery
William Fowler was dismissed Monday morning from Keenan's Hospital. Albert Moorehead was dismissed Sunday. Miss Eva Leach of Barnesville underwent an operation Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
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