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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
2
A father cradles his sleepy daughter and the simple wish she expresses to trade herself for a dollar. He sings familiar tunes as he rocks her, desiring only her love and happiness. The poem ends with the line Mugene Field.
A shy English wanderer named Conynghame courts post office clerk Miss Fasset in Alvaretta Oklahoma Territory. For months he repeats his name without a letter, then a found envelope redirects hope and money, leading to illness and a distant Liverpool return letter that unsettles Miss Fasset and her father.
Martha and Miss Fasset find Conynghame living in a dugout on unfenced land. The Englishman, near death, reads a letter revealing his father’s death and six months of silence. The scene centers on care for the ailing man and the emotional payoff of a letter.
In Chicago, Miss Julia Marlowe endured a humorous yet startling plea from a vocal teacher who asked to bring her class to peer down the actress’s throat to study throat formation for singing. The request, described as almost incredible, caused gales of laughter.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota predicts Alaska will seek admission as multiple states in the future. He cites the Aleutian archipelago the southern coast and the interior valleys like Yukon and Tanana as early candidates and Envisions Seward Peninsula’s 30 000 square miles joining the Union within a century.
In Mayo Kerry Donegal and Leitrim eggs function as current coins used to pay for tea sugar meal oil bread tobacco patent medicines and haberdashery. Accounts are kept on credit with eggs received over the counter.
A nostalgic remark notes aging as more insects like ants and chiggers appear in a picnic scene than weeds and sunshine. The casual line hints at weathered outdoor living and the humor of growing older.
Agricultural notes describe a simple air shaft plan for poultry houses to improve ventilation and a method for growing black raspberries. The ventilation system uses a ground level shaft with top exhaust and a roof vent covered by wire mesh. Raspberry guidance covers soil, exposure, propagation by burying cane tips, pruning, and plant longevity.
An old sugar barrel can be repurposed into a cucumber garden by cutting it in two and placing halves twelve feet apart. Drive a central stake for stability and fill with manure. Plant four cucumber hills inside each barrel and create an H shaped trellis from laths to guide the vines.
Instructions describe assembling a filing jig using two boards as jaws with hinged supports and legs to form a sawhorse setup. Teeth ride above the jaws for filing, hinges mark the bite, and a low foot strip steadies the device while clamping the saw in place.
A compact attachment fits a garden roller. It features bore holes set eight inches apart along its length to guide markings as the roller moves. The device helps mark straight lines and trellises without extra steps.
Instructions describe a combined roller and marker system to mark garden rows. Pins hold small ropes encircling the roller by driving into holes near rope ends. Multiple rows of holes allow distance changes. Strips are tacked lengthwise on the roller to mark plant setting positions.
The bureau of plant industry conducts extensive seed testing this spring amid reports of adulteration. Alfalfa seed for fodder receives special attention, with many other seeds also examined for purity. Germination testing gets less emphasis, though farmers can improve results themselves.
Recent traction engines and gang plows increase soil breaking on large western farms. New setups plow and harrow in one pass. A drill behind the barrow can seed a barren field to grain crops in a single day under suitable soil and season conditions.
Notes describe beekeeping as pleasant and profitable with bees needing water, strong colonies preventing moths, and modern hives allowing inspection without disruption. Honey sells 12 to 20 cents per pound. a typical hive yields about seventy five pounds yearly and 50 percent first-season return. In 1900 US bee investment was 10.186 million dollars with honey crop returns of 6.665 million dollars, a 65 percent dividend.
A New York syndicate offered $100 million to fund San Francisco rebuilding, arranged through Senator Newlands of Nevada. Details remain private as the city quietly resumes limited banking and business houses set up temporary shanties. The $2.5 million Congress appropriation will first replenish army stores and support troops, leaving about $700,000 for relief. About half the population has left, leaving roughly 200,000 to be fed and cared for by relief committees.
Independent Indiana telephone companies unite under the name Telephone of Indiana with 5 million dollars in stock and bonds to consolidate resources and expand services.
The first turbine ship built in the United States was launched at Roach's shipyard in Chester Pennsylvania. The steamship named the Governor Cobb is owned by the Eastern Ship Company of Boston and is connected to Governor Gobb of Maine.
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