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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1906
Page
7
An easy method of filling mows with straw from the thrasher or with hay when partly full is described. A pulley is placed on a rafter beyond a beam, two boards form a slide, rope with hook loops around the straw, and a man lifts the bundle to swing onto the top beam and down into the mow. The device saves time and is handy.
The article discusses lime nitrogen as calcium cyanamid as a fertilizer option. It notes variable effectiveness versus nitrate of soda, warns against direct contact with seeds or roots, and suggests soil mixing and timing windows of eight to fourteen days before seeding for best growth. Applications should stay within 135 to 270 pounds per acre.
Grant Robinson of St Paul buys 40000 acres in Presidio Texas near Valentine to grow macaroni wheat using the latest farming gear. Seed from Volga region Russia will be planted with a tenant system, commissary, schools, and churches for workers. The farm aims to be the world’s largest and best managed wheat operation.
Early spinach is seeded in fall after plowing ground fine and applying manure. Sow in 16 inch rows with a seed drill to cover seeds about half an inch deep. Sow before cold weather and let plants endure frost then cover with straw, removing it in spring. Spinach withstands cold well.
A table with a hollow top to restrain sheep for easier handling. Side straps with snap hooks secure the animals to prevent kicking during lifting or tagging. The design aids cleaning hogs by keeping water contained and the animal steady for work.
The article discusses soap lyes and their agricultural uses including detergents for sheep and as fertilizers for celery and asparagus. It notes differences between soda lye and potash lye and mentions a “seedless apple” fraud case under consideration by the post office department with claims of inferior quality and old origin.
Do not burn fallen leaves but save them to enrich soil as compost. Leaves protect lawns in winter and can be reused for banking, plant cover, stable bedding, henhouse floors, and hen scratching areas. This economical practice saves coal and preserves natural material.
Create a self feeding box by cutting a section from a flat empty grocery box and overlaying a thin board over the bevel. Place it against a wall for support, add partitions if desired, and angle the top to prevent fowl roosting.
Cold storage for apples and other fruits can raise profits by preserving produce for late winter or early spring sale. While building a storage plant is costly, farmers can use city refrigerator facilities or rented rooms and cooperate with others to share costs and educate members through granges and farm organizations. By storing produce where it will be sold, growers can capitalize on favorable markets and gain dollars ahead.
The superiority of butter made in Denmark is world renowned where butter is sold. Many investigations of Danish methods have been made and the conclusion is that cleanliness is the secret of the Danish dairyman’s butter success.
The article notes horses founder less now than in the past due to overfeeding, feeding when heated, forcing water while seated, excess living, and lack of exercise. It lists causes such as overdriving and sudden cooling after blood becomes heated, warning of improper care.
The farmer was scolded and shamed for not taking better care of his cream, yet poor cream still arrives and bad butter continues to go out.
A healthy hen lays between 300 and 500 eggs in her lifetime with peak production in the second year.
Backed by Mrs. Alice Earl Stuart, Indiana's wealthy philanthropist, a free industrial school for young men and women who work during the day or cannot attend college opens in Lafayette. Superintendent Mrs. Jessie Matlock leads a staff including Miss Matthews of Cambridge City and Miss Green, with drafting sewing and cooking training planned to support domestic work. The project aims to grow yearly toward a handsome building.
Fire at the Teadricks block in Brazil caused about 10000 in losses to buildings and tenant stocks. Insurance totals around 5000. Stores affected include Hoffman hotel druggist Horner Kine Bros furniture E Tynan clothing Lemon jewelry. Fire likely started by electric light wires. Driver and horses fled as hose equipment broke and ran four miles before control.
Twenty five eighth grade and high school pupils in Decatur were suspended after a class fight. Teachers demanded apologies the boys refused. Girls delayed returning until the attackers are reinstated amid defaced banners. Injuries included black eyes and broken noses.
George Viance and Mrs. Malizabeth Weeks are under arrest in Frankfort on suspicion of attempted murder. They were last seen leaving a house with Daniel Nall, who suffered a base skull fracture and is unconscious. A wealthy citizen, reportedly infatuated with Mrs Weeks, is said to have insured his life for her benefit.
George Norris aged 60 and Joseph Richardson aged 50, farmers near Rising Sun, quarrel over fodder division. Richardson shot Norris who died shortly after. Norris in turn fatally shot his son Jack Norris, 20, while Norris himself did not shoot Richardson.
Clinton Tilogue aged 19, son of John D. Hogue merchant, was thrown from a fractious horse near the Hogue home in Vincennes. He survived briefly but died after being brought into the house as his skull was crushed against a stone curb.
William Vance aged 32 a Baptist church choir member in Peru has been missing for several days. He was last seen walking along the Wabash river road west of Peru. Church members searched the banks for his body and officials believe he was demented.
In Evansville Mrs. May Brenner aged 20 killed herself beside her baby’s crib by drinking corrosive sublimate. Her husband, upon hearing of the act, attempted to swallow some of the poison.
William Lanham, a coal miner in Evansville, was crushed between two coal cars and lost his nose. He recovered it from the ground and the surgeon attached it again, restoring the appendage.
A Findlay Ohio jury finds Standard Oil guilty of violating state anti-trust laws and imposes a fine or imprisonment options. The verdict came after seven days of trial and thirty-two hours of deliberation marked by hymns sung during the process. The case signals a new procedural approach using information and affidavit instead of grand juries.
Steam ploughs have become common in western and central Kansas. About 600 steam outfits with large traction engines pull gang ploughs, turning soil at 30 acres daily with two men per outfit, five times more efficient than the old method. Cost about 1900 dollars. ploughing costs around 40 cents per acre, versus 75 cents to 1.50 with manual teams. Farmers with 1000 acres save enough to pay off the investment in a few years, and some plough at night to finish fall work under glaring headlights.
A string of satirical commentary touches Cuba Spain Mexico Russia and Cuba again. It jokes about food laws boarding houses spelling reforms and Panama Canal plans while teasing politicians and public figures of the era. It blends talk of Nichols Mole and Oyster Bay with disaster notes and labor critiques.
A blaze in Sullivan caused destruction to a portion of the national bank along with adjoining offices including the law firm Douthitt &addon the office of Trustee J. J. Daffy and G. A. R. hall A loss of five thousand dollars is reported.
Five masked robbers blew open the safe at the Bryan and Landis flour mill in Flora and escaped with 150 dollars. One robber fired at City Watchman Stout during the escape.
A twelve ton road roller was stolen from the side of Terre Haute police headquarters and later located loaded on a flat car in the railroad yards.
Edward Waddell of Fort Wayne shot his wife in a jealous rage leaving a likely fatal wound to the left breast. James A. Foster, Civil War veteran of Shelbyville, was killed at Fairland by a Big Four flyer. Benjamin Simpson of Carbon, a wealthy businessman, granted a new forgery trial after a prior conviction with a two to fourteen year term, claims he was jailed for sparing the dead’s memory and promises a sensational next trial. He allegedly loaned money to Baxter with notes tied to escape from scandal with married women in Carbon.
A compilation notes James Haggard the "friend of Presidents" who died at Kokomo infirmary and counted many presidents as acquaintances. It includes Judge W.W. Morrow's eye trouble, Arthur Stringer’s farming, William L. King’s insurance leadership, John H. Converse of Baldwin Locomotive Works, Captain Simpson’s voyages, Bedros Kazanjian’s funding for Maphrates College in Turkey, and other brief biographical items.
The report notes unprecedented commodity movements and sustained demand for finished goods as weather boosts retail activity in city and country. Production and distribution expand, but car shortages and transport delays challenge supply, while failures in Chicago drop to 26 this week.
The record lists cattle hogs and sheep prices across markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. It shows ranges for wheat corn oats rye and other grains with No 2 grades and mixed varieties, plus butter eggs and hay values.
The bodies of 35 miners lost in the West mine disaster on October 3 near Roanoke Virginia have been recovered. Raymond Dillingsley four died of hydrophobia at Greenwich Connecticut after a dog bite on August ninth. The late Maryland Senator Gorman did not die wealthy his personal estate was six hundred twelve thousand four hundred six dollars.
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