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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
6
A nostalgic verse about Mary O Malley living with family and pets in a rear flat. The speaker praises her beauty charm and playful flirtation while recounting a first meeting and longing to marry. It evokes a period comic lyric tone with affectionate local imagery.
The passage discusses Euphemia Selex and her Woman publication tied to uplift ideas and suffrage in Wyoming. It contrasts feminist critique with male chauvinist views, depicting marriage as “slavery” and questioning women’s domestic roles while noting selex’s contentious rhetoric and outreach.
A Chicago Daily News piece profiles Miss Sellox, a fervent feminist who travels, speaks, and fought for women's rights. After inheriting a large legacy, she changes her stance, marries the rich man who proposed, and notes a pragmatic shift in her beliefs about marriage and independence.
A young Ashland matron notes she is the only family member not in Who's Who while her father is a clergyman and her relatives are writers. Her sister consoles by pointing out she is the sole family member listed in the telephone book, which she says costs real money.
A severe case of freckles is described as difficult to cure, likened to baldness in persistence and challenge. The remark emphasizes the stubborn nature of both conditions and the frustration in finding effective treatments.
Vermont towns widely use snow rollers as a simple, cheap method to open winter roads. Each device spans about twenty feet with six foot diameter rollers, drawn by four horses on circuits of six to nine miles, packing snow into a durable, rut free surface that resists thaw cycles and delays spring mud.
The piece discusses that only the ultimate mortgage satisfier, typically the final assignee, needs to issue satisfaction when paid, and records show C as owner. It covers rights to shoot nuisance dogs, liability for stock killed by railways, and garnishment rules for public entities. It also outlines railroad duties to construct farm crossings and landowners crossing rights, noting protections and limitations for post construction farm parcels.
An Indianapolis News reader offers practical tips for keeping horses cool at watering troughs. Suggests shaded locations, nearby trees as hitching posts, and slight tilts to divert overflow to prevent wet stamping. Recommends digging down a foot and adding coarse gravel to dry the area.
In 1804 at the Rhode Island Experiment Station Professors Adams and Wheeler studied continuous corn culture on silt loam and sandy soil. Trials compared chemical fertilizers with stubble retention and legume crops. From twelve years the clover cover crop netted a gain of $50.24 total ($4.19 per acre annually) versus $4.28 per acre on rye.
A Philadelphia Press parody records a friend comforting Woodby Rhimes after a rejection note. The editor praised the poem but mocked the handwriting as progressing.
A Washington Star opinion column asks if men or women enjoy life more. The piece argues the old view favors men, noting widely held beliefs that Adam would have had it worse, framing the question as a timeless topic in social commentary.
The Texas station tested 32 alfalfa seed samples from state wholesale houses in 1905. Ninety percent of samples contained weed seeds and impurities ranged from 0 to 20 percent sand trash and broken seed. Germination power varied from 49.5 to 96.5 percent, most above 80 percent, with seed purity values from 89.6 to 96 percent, detailed in a table.
Ground for onions should be plowed as early as weather allows and onion crops are among the first to grow. Sow seeds in hotbeds in January or February or use onion sets. Plant sets four inches apart in rows, keep between rows clean, and hoe as needed. Onions tolerate frost and begin growing soon after planting.
Experiments compare mature and young sows showing higher pig losses and higher costs when using younger dams. Claims arise that immature breeding stock increases liability to swine cholera and other diseases.
Young celery plants should be started early. Sow seed in rows one foot apart and transplant when plants reach three inches high. Place plants four inches apart in the row. Soil must be rich and moderately moist, not dry.
The text urges farmers to plant rape this year, recommending the dwarf Essex variety. It can be sown from April onward, grown in drills or rows, and regrows after cutting. Broadcast sowing feeds sheep at any growth stage and provides a succulent food source when grass wanes. it is also excellent for poultry and other stock.
A Colac Australia correspondent J A C F notes a method using vertical iron pipe supports two feet long jam tin halves, kerosene and water in tins to deter red mite. Perches stay six inches from walls and roofing felt replaces dropping boards to prevent rot and protect floors.
A fragment notes that trap nests are unknown within fifty miles, describing the town as backward and hinting at hollowed cheap longevity. The brief lines offer a local characterization with sparse details from the period.
Ashes vary greatly with some containing up to 8 percent potash, though pure potash is about 5 cents per pound. Best ashes rarely exceed $8 per ton and contain lime. Potash improves many crops, especially fruits and potatoes, when spread on plowed ground and harrowed in.
Amherst experiment station in Massachusetts reports a simple mix to help currants potatoes and other plants resist pests. A tablespoon of pyrethrum in a pailful of water and buttermilk is sprayed on infected plants causing insects to curl drop and die within about thirty minutes.
Farmers may inoculate soil with beneficial bacteria to boost crop growth. If clover struggles, spread earth from a field with lush clover and reseed to improve stand potential.
A terse courtroom exchange unfolds as the judge chides a young attorney for excessive noise while the youth defense seeks to test the judge with remarks about overcoats and formalities. The repartee reflects a brisk, somewhat comic legal scene.
A guard states he detected the enemy well before contact. The interviewer asks about scenting danger at a liaison. The guard replies that the foe arrived in gasoline automobiles, signaling stealthy approach.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton St Napoleon Ohio suffered fifteen years with kidney troubles causing back pain poor eyesight and dizzy spells. Ten years unable to do housework and two years homebound. Doctors gave no help. Deans Kidney Pills brought quick relief and cured her saving her life. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Herodotus described an ancient Egyptian practice where desert palm branches were waved over date palms to ensure a fruitful crop. The belief linked the ritual to a fertilizing transfer, with palm trees’s male and female roles explained as the cause of the observed fertility.
Dialogue fragment shows two speakers discussing how wives shift from romance to finances after marriage. The exchange notes wives sending bills from milliners and dressmakers, highlighting household costs and budgeting themes.
Advertises a 1907 contest for Postum Cereal Co. detailing topics on coffee reduction, benefits of Postum, and methods of brewing. Promises cash and greenback prizes to 325 writers, with judges, deadlines, and mailing instructions.
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