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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1906
Page
2
A memory poem recalls a childhood path from the farmyard to a pasture. The speaker describes skies, cows, and harvest fields as the bob white calls echo across the stubble while dreams bring a return to the pasture wall and lost trust.
Reggie Fulwarton spots an ad for a governess paying £18 a year to educate Irene Mandeville-Jones. Una Carew, the Cornish teaser, arrives at Berkeley Square. Langley, the Earl’s heir, learns Una’s fate and confronts the scheme as Bertie Langley schemes.
In a bustling park Una Carew avoids Bertie Jones while a visiting lord proposes to her. The butler, a sensational entrance by Mrs Manderville-Jones, and a bold father figure collide as Langley and Una reach a plan. The scene ends with a marriage prospect clarified by authority.
Crowd at hosiery counter witnesses a "two on ten" cue to identify a suspected shoplifter. A stylish young woman examined several designs, prompting a floor walker to guide a staff member to new stock while bystanders recall the signal. The incident reflects a popular belief in covert detection within department stores.
A turbine mill built inside a tower with a twenty foot wheel drives two pumps for sixteen acres of irrigation and a feed grinder. The cost of erection is about one hundred dollars and the design uses ordinary tools. An enthusiast notes the windmill pays taxes and leaves a large surplus after the year's crop.
Elwood Mead argues that farmers lack mechanical training to fully benefit from modern equipment as machinery grows more complex. The piece notes the shift to steam power and electricity, and cites the rising cost and need for engineering knowledge among farmers. It also offers practical advice on harvesting potatoes: plan digs, dry promptly, sort by size, use crates, and store properly to avoid spoilage.
A Home and Farm writer describes a stump pulling method. Use a twenty foot white ash pole with a rope or chain looped around the stump and pole. A team pulls the rope while two men cut roots as the stump is turned out.
The pamphlet advises delaying harvest until corn kernels are glazed to maximize dry matter. Milk stage yields more dry matter than tasseling, with rapid gains from milk to glazing in 17 days. It cautions storing roots and vegetables in warm cellars and keeping main stock in cool barns or outdoor pits.
A fragment claims the American hen earns enough each year to buy all mined silver and gold and to purchase all sheep in the country, suggesting a bold agricultural wealth measure.
A farmer describes a feed trough built with a five foot high fence, an 18 inch back board, adjustable bottom and front, and crowd-control sticks. The setup forces pigs to stand and eat like horses, preventing feet in mush and promoting neat feeding. illustrated in Farm Progress.
The proper time to select seeds is late fall or winter to avoid rushing. Delaying seed corn to spring harms crops from imperfect germination. Each ear should be inspected and inferior grain shelled off. Vegetable seeds also require examination for insects and dampness to ensure safe storage.
A literary critic asks why the author wrote the book. The writer replies that his wife provided the inspiration. She warned if he refused to produce something saleable she would write it herself, prompting the author to fear she might.
J. D. Daughtrey, music publisher of Suffolk Virginia, reports relief from kidney trouble after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He says he passed about 20 pounds of gravel over two to three years and has not passed a stone in three years. He kept 14 gravel stones as a sample and calls Doan’s a fine kidney tonic. Sold by all dealers 40 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs Jenner Lee Ondego and Mrs Seldom Holme discuss weather and hay fever in a light exchange. The Chicago Tribune quotes their remarks about cool weather being refreshing yet irritating for hay fever sufferers.
The heaps of stalks and straw waste can be used to provide shelter for animals not fit for barns. With posts and poles, straw creates a warm refuge where sheep can rest on a straw floor. A well built roof minimizes leaks during storms.
The harvest process stresses careful picking to avoid bruising. Apples should be partially sorted in the orchard and left on the trees as long as possible to develop color and weight.
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