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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1906
Page
2
A verse from the Atlanta Constitution contrasts royal life with humble poverty. It extols simple joys, gratitude for bread and meat, and music around the table while wary of wealth’s temptations. The poet celebrates poverty as a gentler path and welcomes any surplus with grace.
Parker polishes a brass plate while Parker's master Jude Carson plots a burglary using a target block of Graham House offices. Carson recruits an insurance broker to lure a guard and plans a midday window for theft aided by plainclothes detectives.
Top speed with Jenkinson and Saunders in pursuit circles a door marked Pull. The door won’t budge until a twist reveals an empty room and an iron ladder to a roof. Sidney Mander explains the door plate was not there minutes before, revealing a hidden cue in a puzzling case.
The Cleveland Leader argues against limiting sleep hours, saying the body needs rest for tissue building. It warns that lack of sleep due to mental strain causes nervous energy and eventual breakdown, while longer rest supports overall health.
The couple, once fond and engaged, quarrelled and failed to reconcile. He visits the house to see her father on business, asks for Miss Blank, and departs after a confrontation. She asks to be identified, and he never smiles again.
A Baltimore News note describes Charlie Owns The Dog, a dignified Sioux chief with no band, on a Brighton Beach scenic railway ride with a half breed Indian interpreter. The trio were returned to ground as Charlie produced guttural sounds, prompting a remark about singing versus praying.
A Nashville Tennessean or Nashville Cenrier-Journal brief notes a playwright’s reassurance after a failed comedy. The critic claims no laughter during the performance, while the author cites quiet audience smiles during intermission. The item reflects stage reception and authorial bravado.
A humorous remark from the Tonston Post quotes Mr Skads declaring he will marry tomorrow. The response counters that marriage will not lose a day but waste it, reflecting playful civic wit in a local item.
A divorced man reacts strongly to statements made by a woman about him. The dispute centers on personal criticism and the reaction highlights tensions in post marriage relations.
A plan by Professor Forbes of Illinois uses a disk barrow early in spring to destroy 50 to 95 percent of ants and corn root lice, reducing pest harm to sweet and field corn. The method improves soil cultivation while simplifying pest control.
An article praises chicken farming as a major American industry for hobbyists and large operations. It describes a simple, efficient rectangular metal coop with ground clearance, perforated doors, and ground-anchoring rods to deter predators and keep moisture out.
The article advises on handling windfall apples in orchards. If evaporators or vinegar setups exist, use them. if not, feeding hogs or sheep to clear worms and fruit is practical. When other options fail, spread windfalls on plow land with manure and plow under for soil enrichment.
White clover proves a practical remedy against crab grass in lawns. Clover gradually invades and replaces crab grass, forming a dense dark-green carpet while crab grass turns brown and weakens, allowing a fair contest to end with clover victory.
A historical DIY note explains making kerosene emulsion by dissolving hard soap in boiling water, then mixing with kerosene for ten minutes. Dilutions vary from fourfold for scale to twentyfold for lice, with stronger mixes using one gallon kerosene to six and a half gallons water, or sour milk as a hard-water aid.
At weaning time there is concern not with pig losses but with stalled growth. The text notes the pig is not yet a hog and cannot subsist as one, emphasizing nourishment and development challenges in the transition.
The article notes young pigs in Ryald form need tender grass and softened grains like oats wheat or corn. Soaking softens it for their teeth and mild sweet milk with middlings heated with hot water suits their appetites. Sour milk should be avoided.
The Campbell method, tried in North Dakota, conserves soil moisture with a surface mulch. It yields up to forty bushels of corn per acre in North Dakota, fifty bushels of wheat per acre in western Nebraska, and over twenty tons of beets in Colorado, proving especially valuable where annual rainfall is under twenty inches.
A Western writer extols starting small in sheep farming noting a market for dark faced sheep with close fleece and urging patience as the industry grows. He argues global sheep numbers have fallen 90 million in twelve years while mutton and wool demand rises, warning against slow starts and promoting rapid, steady investment to let roots deepen before top growth.
Srruit growers near Saugatuck Michigan have shifted from peaches to revitalizing half dead apple trees. A Chicago wife urged manure, trimming, plowing and spraying. Six years of changes led to hiring neighbors and last year the farmer alone sold apples and cleared about $2,000.
A sales note asserts the Golden Medical Discovery cures weak stomach dyspepsia liver and catarrhal diseases and chronic bronchial throat and lung affections. It lists ingredients like Black Cherrybark Golden Seal and Bloodroot and cites eminent professors and medical schools endorsing it. A glycerine based extract is claimed safe with no alcohol and a free booklet offer from Dr. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo New York.
The passage urges choosing as many cows and heifers as possible that meet the breed’s standard of excellence to achieve uniform type. It notes that selecting similarly bred animals increases the likelihood of uniform offspring and overall herd quality.
Farmers face heavy losses as thousands of dollars of farm machinery are shipped unprotected, exposing gear to weather and halving usable life. The notice urges buyers to provide shelter and care, arranging housing before purchase to guard against summer rains and winter snows.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a statesman writes I refuse to be interlude and favors leaving the political scene as is. A reporter counters with a quip about leaving the English language alone, highlighting a playful clash over words and interpretation.
This notice warns against ointments for catarrh containing mercury and urges use only on prescription. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. The ad notes testimonials are free and that the product sells through druggists for 75 cents per bottle, and also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Dialog reveals Miss Flurty denies romantic interest while Mr Smallpyle confirms, noting genuine friendship and lack of deeper feeling despite earlier kisses and gifts. The exchange underscores a cautious, platonic dynamic between the two.
In a comic dialogue, Miss Evangeline and a penniless nobleman trade insinuations about marriage and luck. The heiress admits informing her father that she captured him for a husband, while the nobleman boasts and the father dismissively curses luck.
Petroleum fuels the locomotives across Asia highlighting the role of oil in regional transit. The statement emphasizes fuel reliance and potential supply implications for regional rail networks.
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