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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1907
Page
2
Reporting from a sermon on the first Easter morning the text recalls the women finding the tomb empty and angels declaring the living Christ. Mary Magdalene and others meet Jesus in the garden and share the news with the disciples in the gospel accounts.
A garbled excerpt blends Beatrice Herlowe poetry about Easter bells with an animals story. The text contrasts sacred verses with a scene where Mrs. Topnot, a new goose on a farm, faces hissed reception and ostracism from Buff Cochins near a drinking trough.
In a barnyard scene before Easter, Mrs Top Knot is accused by the flock of laying colored eggs. She denies the claim but admits using the nest, while other birds insist they see red, yellow, green, and blue eggs amid the clutch.
In a cottage yard tale, Top-Knot discovers colored eggs in her nest but is joined by Mrs. Top-Knot and others as colored eggs are swapped for white ones. Rosy’s deception leads to a reconciliation and praise for the hatchlings as the farm’s bronze gobbler deems them fine.
An avid statistics collector notes variable Easter dates. Easter fell on March 25 and will occur on that date only eight times in the next three centuries. The earliest possible date is March 22 when the moon is full on March 21, a rare alignment. latest known date is April 25, recorded in 1666, 1734, and 1886 with one future instance in 1045.
The Paschal candle represents Christ the Light of the World and is lit from Easter to Whit Sunday in mass. Historical notes cite Canterbury's 1457 candle at 300 pounds and a Norwich church beacon tall enough to be lit through a roof opening.
A correspondent explains sharpening a ax with a long thin bevel tuned to wood hardness, proper tempering, and controlled grinding angles. It warns against dry grinding, center grinding, and heat. Additional section notes manure and fertilizer must replace removed plant nutrients to maintain soil fertility and production.
The article guides sowing popcorn as a profitable crop with white varieties favored for market. It advises fallowing seed with quick-release fertilizer, wood starter, limited hoeing, and drill planting with three feet row spacing. Rice corn tolerates thirteen to sixteen inches spacing and good soil. Buyers demand the crop be one year old free of mold odors and silks with bright, sweet kernels.
The Argentine Republic is described as a greater rival than many expect with steady crops and cattle, favorable climate, and expanding European market prospects. The piece notes Argentina’s location brings less climate variation and that cereals and livestock thrive there.
Instructions advise coating wheels with boiling linseed oil to prevent part shrinkage. Submerge the rim in oil and rotate the wheel to ensure even coverage. Aimed at preserving wheel integrity during storage or maintenance.
A fragment notes a process to soak fellows for about three minutes to improve wheel durability. The line suggests a maintenance step and implied result of a tougher wheel.
Prairie Farmer advises building a simple shallow dipping tank to ease hog dipping. It recommends a 3 by 12 foot trough no deeper than 15 inches with galvanized iron bottom, buried near bogs, water to 17 inches and topped with crude oil. The method promises cheaper, cleaner use and may curb skin diseases.
The text lists plants that serve as forage for honey bees across months. In April, Por Mareh, the willows, soft maple, elm, alder, dog tooth violets, June berry, crimson clover, dandelion, gooseberry, currant, apple, peach, plum, cherry, rhododendron. bloom depends on section and climate. In May, holly, tulip tree, raspberry, persimmon, grape vine, blackberry, alsike clover, strawberry, white clover join. From early May to early June, flowering plants like magnolia, cow pea, lantana, daisy infants, milkweed, cucumber, melon, sweet clover, corn, buckwheat sustain supply.
An article discusses avoiding excessive corn in sheep feed to improve meat quality and notes oats or bran as better, lean meat sources. It also reports Maryland experiment station trials using formalin to prevent calf scouring, mixing 0.5 ounce formalin per 15 ounces water and adding 1 teaspoon per pint milk, with 11 of 12 calves recovering. Further tests to assess safety are planned.
The piece argues every farmer should keep a hive or two, as bees are expert foragers that transfer pollen between plants. It notes orchards in areas without bees often fail to bear, while nearby hives improve conditions and yields.
The piece promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe effective tonic for female ailments and pregnancy preparation. It claims scientific-backed ingredients and cites medical authorities, inviting readers to request a booklet from the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, New York.
The text notes a Danish custom where children, even small, salute parents after dinner with Tak for mad and visitors greet hosts with handshakes. German families keeping tradition also end meals with everyone standing and shaking hands while saying Ge segnete Mahlzeit, blessing the food.
Fifteen years of eczema plagued Edward Wovell of Port Crook Nebraska. He suffered severe itching on the hands arms and legs causing sleepless nights and bandaged hands. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for about six days the itching ceased and sores disappeared.
A fragmentary quote from the Chienzo Tribune shows a voice debating taxes and due dates. The passage references paying taxes, patience before penalties, and a personal mindset towards the matter.
An old medical note recommends a mixture of Dandelion extract, Compound Karyon, and Starsaparilla to flush acids from the blood and ease kidney discomfort. The scene shifts to a restaurant where two men discuss payments, with a Canadian quarter noticed by a smiling cashier.
In 1906 farmers report record yields and John A. Salzer Seed Co offers a postpaid seed bundle for 12 cents to attract 200000 new customers. The package includes Garden City Beet Earliest Ripe Cabbage Earliest Emerald Cucumber La Crosse Market Lettuce 138 Day Radish Blue Blood Tomato Juicy Turnip and 1000 seeds of flowers. add 16 cents for Berliner Earliest Cauliflower. Catalog mailed free to interested purchasers.
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