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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1906
Page
7
A well made shoveling board attaches inside a wagon box with hinges and hooks to simplify unloading corn and root crops. The design uses side boards slanted at the back, a narrower board, and chain supports to hold the board in place for use and storage.
The article discusses turning incubators from risky experiments into profitable operations with careful maintenance and proper facilities. It advises building a dedicated incubator cellar, adding brooders, and using cement blocks for durability, noting costs and the value of gaining experience before expanding.
A pruning guide notes timing for plant care with expert authority. It lists shrubs to prune after blooming such as Whalmia latifolia azalea forsythia snowball Kerria mock orange Philadelphus and barberry and outlines dormant prune choices like Roses Clematis Spiraea sorbifolia Hydrangea. It also names large trees that do not require pruning including Aesculus Sorbus and Tulip Poplar.
Advice on rotating swine lots to prevent cholera by creating small movable housing colonies. Recommends using double-sized lots split seasonally, abandoning old lots, and preparing new ones next year. Warns against early planting of strawbery in cold moist soil.
The article urges farmers to feed livestock adequately in winter to preserve vitality for spring work. Poorly fed horses and cattle lose performance and milk, while over winter feeding saves time and money by avoiding delayed recovery at pasture. Start feeding now if pasture is uncertain to ensure timely, strong returns.
The article describes a perfection feed hopper eight inches wide and three feet long with a two and a half foot high roof over a perch for fowls. It notes construction details of the perches and the weight attached to the lid over the grain and the weight on the arm.
Feeder hopper designed for poultry should match the size of the birds. The bus may be built to any length, while the height and width are approximately suitable.
A dairying writer warns against making calves a family pet. Calves kept as pets may be misused by children for tasks they were not intended for and become nuisance animals as they grow. Proper gentle handling is fine, but avoid permissive play that leads to bossy, restless livestock and potential danger.
An English experimenter shows that on clear nights rapid radiation can chill objects beyond the surrounding air, causing leaves and even cotton to drop several degrees below air temperature. Plants may experience similar freezing under open night skies.
David E. Sherrick, once Auditor of State, convicted of embezzling $120,000, was sentenced to two to twenty-one years in the penitentiary. He had moved for a new trial claiming juror incompetence after witnesses testified a juror Reid favored guilt before juror service. Special Judge McCullough overruled the motion after weighing partisan testimony.
Unknown syndicate personnel are taking options on sand land from Lake County toward New Buffalo. About 20,000 acres have been secured with titles acquired. The group aims to attract large industries to reclaim the area once barren hills and marshes.
Marion piano company worker M. J. Archer repaired a piano by telephone while in North Manchester. He directed Miss Pilkington at the instrument in South Bend to adjust tensions at the base, and the keyboard sounded perfect after she followed his instructions.
Ohn Rohey and brother in law Ol ver Davcock sought in the killing of Deputy Sheriff Tlarry Smith and wounding of Constable Robert McCabe resisted arrest at Rohey's Orleans area home. They escaped a posse of officers and citizens and are believed safe in Kentucky. The pair are heavily armed and a strong patrol remains along the Ohio River.
A gas tank explosion ripped through the Trurkard church ceiling in West Goshen as worshippers filled the building. The blast wrecked the rear of the structure. Samuel Toke was killed by flying timber. Milton Hoover burned. Noah Ganger bruised. The church lights failed and the blast followed immediately.
Miss Daisy Rogers, a schoolteacher at Underwood, saved a pupil when her clothing caught fire. She tore burning garments from the child, who escaped with slight injuries, though Rogers sustained burns to her hands.
Thomas Douglass, 36, a conductor on the Chiergy and Innstermlinois railroad, shot his wife in the street before turning the weapon on himself. An 11-year-old son witnessed the crime and seized the gun, later taking it home.
A sleet storm hit central Indiana on Saturday causing extensive damage to telegraph and telephone lines. Many electric wires snapped under ice weight and trees suffered similarly, cutting services across the region.
George Garlach a wealthy Indiana merchant and farm owner dies at his home in St Johns. He was 65 and reputed to be worth about 1 million dollars. He leaves eleven children and built a large farming estate, owning about twenty farms.
Vice Rev Samuel Murray a renowned German Baptist minister died at his home in Mexico. He reached his hundredth birthday and had planned to preach what would be his last sermon. Murray had served in the ministry for seventy years.
A Marion high school building caught fire causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. Sol Rice a 70 year old farmer living near Boonville died by self inflicted death linked to Hi death. John A Locke and HW C Y Worris are jailed in San Francisco on charges of safe breaking and train robbery near Richmond. Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Co faces a court injunction in Marion Circuit Court barring gas pumps from forcing gas to Chicago and distant points.
The committee recommends states enact laws limiting divorce remedies to their own citizens and recognizing only causes where couples wed. It also notes ten accepted causes and warns hearings should be in court, not by proxies. The House opposes ship subsidy legislation citing cost ranges and trade effects.
Zion City erupts in revolt as Overseer Voliva seizes leadership after a council ruling dismisses John Alexander Dowie. Dowie’s autocratic rule ends, Deacon Speicher is reinstated, and the crowd pledges support for Voliva’s rehabilitation plan. Dowie faces possible guardianship over property.
The piece notes the St Louis Americans replacing Browns as a team name and Michigan mourns Boss Weeks's death from typhoid fever. It discusses baseball league parity with White Sox Bestons and Athletics atop the pennant race, Wisconsin football turmoil and its impact on athletics, plus a rower egg diet debate between Oxford and Cambridge crews and Cambridge’s improving times.
A compact list of historical milestones including executions and assassinations from 1330 to 1905. Highlights cover beheadings of Edmond of Woodstock and Thomas Seymour, the founding of the College of France, wars and treaties, royal successions, and major disasters such as earthquakes and floods.
The United States Steel Corporation shows net earnings up by over 46 million to about 120 million total. Undivided surplus sits at 84.74 million with gross receipts reaching 585.33 million. Export trade improves in both volume and price as foreign sales help reduce home costs and prevent plant shutdowns. Employment rises to 180,158, with 12,256 workers subscribing for 23,989 preferred shares at par.
Rev. E F Blanchard of Paterson N J argues insurance is driven by selfish profit and urges Christian insurance as a church based benefits system to aid people in hard times.
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