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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
6
Rest Cure Turns Emily's Health Around on Ohio Farm
Emily Wade, sent for rest from New York, gains health on an Ohio farm after a harsh home regime. She thrives through chores, teaching cantata work, and school duties, while family doctor warns against return home too soon. Her return home reveals a transformed, energetic girl eager to continue helping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily
Aunt Louise
Louise
Mrs. Wade
Promse
Pat
Emly
Ohio
New York City
Far West
Rebecca
Sarah Catherine
Grange Hall
Dr. Benson
Plague of Tigers Drives British Hunters to Burma
The London Globe notes shikarri hunters may hunt tigers in Burma's Irrawaddy Valley as Africa tightens. Tigers colonize villages at night, natives resist weakly armed, yet the British Nimrod is urged to intervene for humanitarian reasons amid promises of action that resemble promises to one’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
London Globe
Irrawaddy
Burma
Disk Cultivator Praise and Nitrate Fertilizer Notes
An expert endorses disks for versatile farm work from planting to final cultivation noting close operation near corn, fine tilth, adjustable depth, and weed control. The piece also reports New Jersey Station experiments: June nitrate boosts yields, 160 pounds per acre increases crop by one third, nitrate of soda as a quick fertilizer for greens and asparagus with cautions on timing and amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Flattening Coop for Poultry
The article explains small, clean fattening coops with wire netting and simple feed to improve poultry weight gain. It notes easy construction, low cost, and efficient space use for fattening and ease of cleaning, citing an Indianapolis News illustration. It also discusses butter cow values, comparing a poor cow at 200 pounds to a fancy cow at 460 pounds yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Guerier
Illinois
Recksping
A German Egg Test to Gauge Freshness by Float
A simple German method tests egg age by salt solution buoyancy. Fresh eggs lie flat on the vessel bottom, three to five day eggs tilt with the flat end raised, and about a month old eggs float upright on the pointed end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Tomato Nitrate Application Boosts Yield
The article recommends applying 100 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre to tomato crops as fruit begins to set to markedly increase yield and hasten ripening. Apply broadcast or between rows before a shower and then cultivate into soil. One quarter of an acre is mentioned.
Hog Handling Box Instructions From Farm and Home
Step by step plan describes building a hog handling box six feet long and 414 feet high with a floor and door at one end. It includes a movable stanchion with a notch instead of a bolt, a loose stanchion to release and lift, a tailing tone for the dog, and a narrow rear shoot to drive hogs in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simty
Feeding Habits of Sheep and Mexico Under Diaz
The text discusses sheep feeding practices to select breeds, noting Merinos feed in a bunch while large wool breeds scatter forage and that fodder should vary to maintain appetite. It also surveys Mexico under Porfirio Diaz, praising reforms, rail expansion from 360 to about 10,000 miles, and notable social gains like school enrollment and infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Mexico
Iturbide
Porfirio Diaz
Ife
Tie
Diaz
Frederic R. Guernsey
Atlantic Monthly
New York Sun
Waste Land in Corn Fields
Investigation shows twenty five acres or more of idle land in every 100 acre corn field due to scattered seed failure. Farmers cultivate the land as if productive, wasting labor and land use. when large acreages of corn are grown the aggregate loss is minimized.
Proper Early Docking of Lambs: Age Affects Bleeding Risk
The text advises docking lambs at 2 or 3 days old to minimize injury. Delaying docking to weeks increases bleeding and can cause death unless halted. It suggests tying a cord around the tail base or searing the wound with a hot iron to control bleeding.
Farm Notes On Sheep, Hay, And Crops In 1901
The notes say a scrub bull misleads a herd, straw under bedding helps cows, and dipping becomes compulsory in Utah to eradicate scab. Rotations fail three crops in one season, clean corn ground is up, and rains hinder haymaking. Japan had only 2,543 sheep in 1901 despite favorable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Japan
A Spanish Legacy and the Screaming Cart Wheels
A 1819 New Orleans tale explains why ungreased cart wheels squeal along the levee. Spanish rule allegedly mandated squealing to alert revenue officers to smuggling, with contraband goods moved via Louisiana bayous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
B. U W. Detrobe
Washington
Judge State
Louisiana
Mississippi
A Lesson About Courtesy From The Streetcar Seat
The Washington Star notes a reminder on manners in public transit. A man gave his seat and a passerby failed to thank him, causing another woman to take the seat before the thanks were fully expressed. The anecdote underscores everyday civility in city life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womin
Washington Star
A Hugger Says He Is a Bull Wall Street
Ella-Fred calls him a bull on Wall Street while Stella notes he is a bear in the parlor. The remark appears in the New York Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
Fred
Wall Street
Stella
New York
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Pompet
Pompeii
Earth
Pompei
Emeén
Emilys
Indianapolis News
Fattening Coop
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