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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1906
Page
2
Poetic verse depicts angels roaming the night chorus beneath God's acre. The speaker invokes sleep as the Shepherd guards his sheep and urges weary souls to rest before dawn arrives.
A Nebraska neighborhood clusters around the Dobson family facing poverty and social disdain. After Mrs Barnard proposes a farewell party, neighbors donate a horse, quilts, canned goods, and repair help. The Dobsons receive a heartfelt welcome instead, transforming the family and the community’s view as they vow not to move away.
A Mechanical World Magazine article notes the lucrative yet costly trade in wild animals. It describes the enormous daily food bills for elephants and other stock, with Hagenback’s office listing items like 460 tons of horseflesh, fish, hay, eggs, and medicines among the year’s expenses.
A concise aphorism noting that genius is uncommon yet ordinary sense can seem obvious. It contrasts extraordinary talent with practical judgment and timely insight.
A reader from Hankinson North Dakota shares a coop design for sitting hens emphasizing ground level nests. The plan arranges rows 16 feet long with 10 nests per row and a 16 by 16 inch nest box covered by a board and a sliding enclosure.
Practical notes on coop design with sliding doors to separate nest and run. Guidance on horse care in summer detailing feeding and watering order for optimal work, plus methods to keep horses cool and well groomed. Advice on green chick feed urges access to fresh grass and lettuce grown in hotbeds for early hatched birds.
One of the most promising new tomato varieties this spring is Success. It features brilliant red color and strong shipping qualities, ripens evenly to the stem, has smooth skin with no cracking, and yields juicy flesh. Vines are vigorous, fruit sets abundantly, and the variety shows great value for distant markets.
An eastern fruit grower urges using a two purpose dressing for large wounds. It should check weathering and prevent bacteria and fungi while not harming surrounding bark. White lead paint is favored for its adhesion. Bordeaux mixture is noted as a good idea but lacks durability.
Growers report higher profits from two acres under glass than from 100 acres of uncovered land. Tobacco oranges and pineapples thrive in shelter, with only top selling crops pursued despite higher capital. Garden crops gain attention and many covered small farms are expected.
Drainage lowers the water table allowing air to enter the soil. This changes chemical actions driven by atmospheric interaction at the surface and carries these reactions into the subsoil to varying extents.
Straw corn fodder and rough hay are coarse foods with excess woody fiber and low nutrition. Proper preparation and combining of materials could reduce waste across the United States, increasing meat or milk production. Millions of stacks of straw and much corn fodder rot in fields or are damaged, yet could be made to serve useful purpose.
When the calf or lamb grows enough to move freely it should have fine hay of good quality available. Early on its stomach needs time to mature, so let it nibble and thrive. Keep a sunny clean stall with fresh air and hay within reach. Place the stall where the cow can see her calf to ensure good care.
Organic matter in manure improves soil by absorbing moisture and aiding workability. Many assume a mysterious value in animal excreta, but manure’s benefits derive from chemical salts. Experimental fields receive no manure or animals aside from horses cultivating and removing the crop. If plants relied only on salts, they would still thrive without animal presence.
A new device replicates iron shoes using compressed paper, touted as durable lighter and easier on horses. The note mentions car wheels especially Pullman wheels have long used compressed paper.
At a Lancaster Pennsylvania gathering, President Herr declares last year’s tobacco crop the best raised in the nation and sold at prices exceeding the land value. Attend a largely increased acreage to follow.
Farmers are advised to carefully select seeds for grass and clover to avoid highly injurious weed seeds that can spread across the country. Ensuring seed quality helps prevent widespread weed issues and crop damage.
Caracas reports Castro resigns temporarily to rest, Gomez to lead a new cabinet. Japan to open Antung Hsien and Tatung Kao ports after May 1, Dalny to follow. Portuguese mutineers confined for court martial amid Lisbon censorship. Railways test women first class smoking car. French-backed loan to Russia discussed in Algeciras aftermath. Russia’s douma elections favor progressives, Durnovo urged resignation. Hungarian coalition ends deadlock, premier Werkerle, cabinet posts named, universal suffrage planned.
Prof Wilbur Jackman of the University of Chicago Education argues for building Chicago schoolhouses in the suburbs with five acres each. He envisions municipal streetcar ownership to provide free special cars for children, reducing crowding and improving sanitation and aesthetics to foster learning. He criticizes current conditions as unsuitable for cultivating children.
Within a week after the California disaster a hundred books were prepared in various cities to tell the complete story. One hundred thousand agents were called to market the books with some titles offered to the public before the embers cooled.
The government opens an investigation in Cleveland Ohio into railroad and Standard Oil connections. Former Ohio Attorney General Monnett and Secretary Chamberlain of the Petroleum Association lead the inquiry with independent producers backing. George Garry of Tampa Electric was due in Hillsboro near Tampa Florida.
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