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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
7
In Roy Farrell Greene's Youth's Companion poem, the speaker embraces rough seasons and droughts, praising the earth's beauty and resilience. He finds joy in nature, flowers, and the plan the Ruler runs, choosing happiness over hardship.
In a Queensland town a wealthy American arrives with a retinue and plans to visit a local diggings. He attends a courthouse trial where a prisoner proves innocence via a Brisbane link provided by the stranger, who is revealed as the promoter of a past mail coach robbery. The judge calls the man’s presence a providential dispensation, and the American exits with his retinue, never paying his hotel bill, before vanishing with Viscount Thurston never arriving.
Dr J B Hubbell of the Red Cross in Havana reports a former agent, who refused to surrender certain Red Cross stores, is using them to fatten his pigs with French peas dried apples and apricots. The instance was noted by the Albany Argus.
A German empress mirrors the emperor on hunting trips with a camera. She not only presses the shutter but completes the processing at home, claiming the shots herself.
The Chicago News suggests sending the century end debate to the kindergarten class after experts and editors dispute the exact end of the nineteenth century. The remark highlights the whimsy of the era and the contrast between high scholarly debate and childlike simplicity.
A farm wagon hind wheels and a coupling pole are used with a chain and hook to pull fence posts. Attach the chain in front of the axle so the hook nearly touches the ground, loop around the post, then raise the pole and pull. Repeat for deeply set posts.
The guide explains painting wet timber preserves it and painting unseasoned wood in bridges is unsafe for a year. It advises using multi layered timbers under six inches thick with air spaces and galvanized coverings. A coat after construction and a second in year three, plus white lead on ends joints and bearings. Municipal World.
Washington farmers in the Covello wheat belt plan a new Columbia & Covello railway to haul grain directly. The tie up between Northern Pacific and Oregon Railway & Navigation has left growers with poor transport, some paying up to 1000 dollars yearly. They will take stock or work grading roadbed, aiming to finish grading by spring with 300,000 shares at one dollar each.
The article advises proper ripening and drying, storing onions in a cool dry low humidity area. It recommends dug onions dried as they should be, placed in shallow ventilated boxes above freezing, or in a hay covered bin away from stored produce.
The article extols earth worms as crucial for soil health noting their burrow lining, leaf use, and digestion of organic matter. It cites Darwin on their plow like effect, estimating ten tons of earth processed per acre annually, aiding seed growth and root penetration.
Instructions describe building a long durable farm gate using 4x4 end uprights, 2x4 braces, 1x6 body boards, and a top wagon tire hinge. Includes mortised joints, wire on top to deter animals, oak post anchors, and a through iron section with a tightening tap. Hummel notes using ten gates on his farm with high satisfaction.
The article notes peach trees suffer in thick grass while pears fare better. Grapes struggle among fruit trees due to sunlight needs. Mulching delays blossoming to dodge late frosts. rolling land reduces frost injury. A small earth mound around trunks helps against frost. large seeds grow best for strong young plants. Dwarf pears and grapes suit small spaces blending utility and ornament.
A London paper notes the dahlia was first brought to Europe as a vegetable rather than a flower. It claims the bulb, when roasted, is wholesome and toothsome, akin to a potato, and that many gardeners may not realize this. The Mexican tree dahlia is described as growing taller than standard varieties.
A collage of product pitches and quips runs through the page. Tiny cures promise instant relief from colds, coughs, and toothache while ads tout dyes by Putnam and travel lines like Queen and Crescent. Quotations from newspapers and jokes mingle with promotional lines and health claims from Bromo tablets to Horehound drops.
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