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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1926
Page
2
C F No 255 Carthage Lodge meets Tuesdays at 7 30 PM on the floors of the Auditorium East Mill Street Visiting members welcome Also F and A M No 580 Rush Lodge No 580 regular meeting first Wednesday each month All meetings held in place noted and are open to visiting Masons.
Schedule lists trains with mail and express service daily except Sunday. It notes no trains run on Sundays and emphasizes mail and express connections.
Fred W. Anderson of Cozad Nebraska speaks to Rushville business men urging bold advertising. He compares advertising to engine oil, says it should be a business expense, and notes he spends two and a half percent of gross revenue on ads to keep his bread buttered on both sides.
Sunday and Monday events note a Jitney Supper on March 13 by E L B O W Por flowers Telephore No 86 at Indianapolis and a funeral for Lydia Wrennick 81 widow of Thomas A Wrennick held at her Morristown home with Rev H G Ramsey presiding. Attendees included Mary F Willcutt Bertha Gear Harriett Heiserman Stella Wolf Rigdon Blanche W O Leachman Orion Wait and families from nearby towns.
We express sincere thanks to neighbors friends and school teachers for assistance and floral offerings during the illness and death of our precious little daughter Mr. and Mrs. Oler Arnold.
Teathere Institute was held Saturday in Rushville. Mr Linton attended in Indianapolis on school business. The county Latin contest occurred with Glenwood taking first in the Freshman section and Rushville winning in the Caesar Cicero and Virgil classes. Students with season tickets to the sectional tourney are excused from school for Friday afternoon games.
February loans total 1,238 as the library promotes Ice Breakers a new ideas book for hostel travelers. Emily described as outspoken and cheerful features in a promotional blurb encouraging borrowers to explore Emi ly a book at the library.
A passenger and mail train No. 27 derailed about 6 02 am Monday just east of Greenfield after a broken rail. Six mail and express cars left the track and the second locomotive toppled. No injuries were reported though eight Pullmans and six combination cars were involved and about 300 feet of track were torn up.
Miss Mattie Clark visited in Indianapolis Sunday. Clarence R Weaver and family of Carthage spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Albert H John. Tree piece bed room suites finished in walnut shown at Sample Furniture Co Knights Town with prices starting at 75 dollars. Oliver W Stewart of the Flying Squadron Foundation is to speak here March 28 at the Auditorium. Howard Bridges age 30 years died recently at his home in Shirley He was a garage owner there removing from Knights Town Surviving are his widow one daughter parents and two sisters.
In the Antefoker tomb at Thebes, drawings dated 1980 to 1985 B C depict how Egyptians cooked and heated rooms. One image shows bulls being butchered and meat prepared, hung on a spike frame near a charcoal grate with a bellows attached, resembling a modern roaster for game.
Water vapor is the only atmospheric gas with a distinctive role in weather. It forms clouds rain snow and dew and influences air temperature in several key ways. Its amount in air varies greatly by location and time ranging from trace levels to over four percent of air volume.
Miles D. Pirnie of the New York State College of Agriculture urges fruit growers to stop mice to prevent losing hundreds of dollars. He prescribes a poisoned oat bait coated with paraffin and covered to deter birds, plus wire guards and close cultivation. He warns mice thrive where dead frass and weeds shelter them near tree bases.
The article notes winter injury risk for grapes on poorly drained ground after heavy rainfall. It advises thorough drainage, tile drainage as a profitable measure, and, where drainage is adequate, to plant cover crops between rows to aid soil health and reduce weed competition.
Two important factors in orchard planning are water and air drainage to avoid wet feet and frost. Choose a site where cold air drains away to protect blossoms. Prefer low-headed peach trees cut to two feet, with three to five main branches placed at different trunk points to prevent splitting under fruit load.
Girdling apple trees is done in spring when leaves appear. It involves removing a ring of bark around the limb or severing the bark with a knife. The practice is dangerous, not generally recommended, and should not be done on a large scale.
The document explains how parent stock vigor shapes offspring health. It lists ten causes of reduced vigor, including inbreeding, using pullets or immature males, excessive egg production, crowding, lack of exercise, poor egg handling, improper incubation, unsanitary quarters, inferior breeding stock, and indiscriminate breeding. It ends with advice to breed only proven winter layers.
Spraying is essential to curb pests that threaten fruit crops and harvest returns. Secure tools under cover to prevent winter damage. Drought and beetle outbreaks have increased tree losses. Mulch strawberry beds with leaves and cultivate grapes from the start. Hoeing around plants helps mulch and weed control. A cover crop of barley or oats can be sown mid July to early August.
A farm without poultry is a financial mistake. A turkey hen can cover from fifteen to twenty eggs during incubation. Raising geese alone is not profitable as the laying season is short. Ensure a good mash to maintain egg production and use kerosene or crude oil to exterminate mites. Watch for bad habits among layers and remove the offender if eggshells are broken.
The town announces Shirley will build a new filling station on Main Street, replacing or expanding local fuel services. Construction details and opening timetable remain to be announced by the applicants.
Catalog and advertising entries including directories statements circulars sale bills receipt books Dodgers 6x9 books and pamphlets appear as classification items for sale or reference in the public notices.
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