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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
7
The text presents quirky notes on pronunciation changes from old English to modern. It includes lines about the origin of the word sneeze and a dentist's jokeabout treating a patient while a customer dines at a restaurant. It also mentions prayers, marriage regrets, and comments on professionals' earnings.
The notice warns parents about counterfeit Castoria products sold as substitutes for medicinal preparations. It emphasizes verifying the original Castoria with the genuine signature and cautions against unsafe imitations marketed for children and adults.
Adam scolds Eve over clothes while their marriage riffs on the fall. A judge remarks that a hard to please girl isn’t worth trouble. A comic line has a man quitting smoking due to his wife. A jab notes many politicians are unsure which side of the fence they’re on until a wife knocks them off.
James W. Gidley of the National Museum has cataloged 32 distinct prehistoric animal forms from Corrigansville Md cave opened during a limestone cut for a Cumberland to Connellsville rail extension. Findings include mastodon remains about 160000 years old, extinct horses, tapir, peccary, bears, wolverine, doglike species, multiple rodents, and two rabbit forms. Several forms are now extinct or locally endangered, with one form related to a species still living in New Mexico.
The narrative follows Representative Fields of Kentucky recounting his political entrance. He describes arriving by train to a county seat, meeting a judge candidate, and staying at the town’s hotel before riding to a grand mansion with lights. A host welcomes them and they are shown into a formal parlor, their impressions of grandeur noted.
A later supper reveals a stark dining room as austere as the parlor. A judge candidate calls it the true yeoman spirit while the group endures a meager meal. They rise early next day to travel, sleeping in primitive quarters, then glimpse the nearby county poorhouse from a hilltop.
In Lynchburg congressman Arter Glass recalls a road tour when a teenage corn hoer joked that rows are planted late and the fence separates fools from him. Glass laughs off the quip as the exchange ends with the boy’s blunt remark about the fence.
A report details a staff clash over suspensions at the pension bureau. Commissioner Balizgaber reduces a 10 day penalty after a clerical dispute, and Heeter vows to curb kissing in the future while the room is told to expect calmer conduct. A rural dialect interlude follows with Uncle Charlie Geaver debating grammar and summer boarders.
The article discusses a multi pen gadget that stacks pens in a holder to feed and write a full page before dipping. It claims the busiest man in the world is Lébhe Gish, noted for observing a neat setup and recommending the device for business use.
Colorado Agricultural Experience notes dry land potato planting adapts to early and late varieties with careful field marking and bidirectional cultivation. Early Obies and Irish Cobblers perform best in various soils. Pearle suits late crops. Spacing and weed control reduce labor, but dry, cracked ground risks failure. leaf roll and regional history warn newcomers to study neighbor experience before investing.
James D. Marshal of Colorado Agricultural College explains tillage as a vital farming operation. It creates a deep friable seed bed and a mulch to reduce water loss, with plowing disking harrowing preparing the soil and later harrowing and cultivating conserving moisture, suppressing weeds, and aiding bacteria by soil aeration.
North Platte Neb agricultural station reports on summer fallowing methods for dry farming. Wheat yields across 48 plots averaged 30.2 bushels per acre, with two pecks and five pecks sowing rates performing similarly. Alfalfa, brome grass, and other rotations yielded less, while summer fallow shows clear advantage under western Nebraska conditions. The piece touches dairy farming as a stable income for dry regions and notes grapes as a useful urban crop and weed control importance in late summer.
Poultry keepers face broodiness as breeding season ends. Many hens become broody, delaying eggs. August is late for broodiness so growers seek quick fixes. Humane methods include a slatted coop and suspending it to break the habit rather than cruel procedures.
A scratching pen suspended a foot above the door by wires or chains at the four corners has been found. The note warns the pen will swing gently and urges keeping the birds away from busy companions. Suggestions include a mash diet, abundant green foods, and withholding heat producing foods. Take the bird in time to prevent breakage after sitting for a few days.
Diarrhea in poultry is common in heat and may be checked by charcoal. Causes include foul drinking water, impure or moldy feed, overheating, dusty or damp quarters, overfeeding on meat, poisoned substances, and indigestion. Identify and remove the cause. avoid drinking from dirty pools after rain.
Advice on keeping poultry healthy and productive with shade and water for chicks, proper roosting and housing, lice control, feeding choices, and seasonal considerations. Emphasizes lime use, sanitation between pens, and avoiding overcrowding to reduce disease risk across flocks.
A Black Hand letter pinned to Mia Collins door threatens harm to her child unless a million dollars is paid. The note demands jam choklit cake apple pie and cane by the old well. Police have the letter and will pursue the criminals. one boy has been missing near the old well amid the case.
A burly farmer enters the post office and demands letters for Mike Howe. The new postmaster snaps back, insisting the farmer does not understand. The farmer repeats his request, the postmaster retorts that no letters exist for anyone’s cow and tells him to leave.
A mocked farewell tale features James J. Wallis claiming Idaho eradicates the fly and becomes sanitary. A New York reporter quotes Wallis laughing about eradicating the fly while noting Dan Carson’s dying words and the wife’s somber response. The piece blends anecdote and dark humor about mortality and mischief.
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