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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1906
Page
2
Poetic tribute to a family Bible as a record of home life and faith. The poem recalls parents and children gathered, prayers and blessings, and the Bible as a lasting witness to love and lineage across generations. Dawin L. Sabin signs the reflections.
A power struggle unfolds between Raymond the iron founder and Allen as Allen plots to thwart Raymond and unite his son Bob with Raymond’s daughter Phyllis. Flashing memories reveal past deceptions and a bitter town scarred by furnaces. Raymond, calm and calculating, resists sentiment while holding the key to a fragile future.
In a tense office scene, Raymond admits a change of heart toward Phyllis and Robert, offering alliance but faces Allen's demand. Allen reveals a bankruptcy trap, then a strategic showdown follows as Raymond seeks a royalty plan to survive.
A report from American Cultivator describes building a Lima bean trellis with cross strips and wires for easy passage of horses, noting two wires per row and zigzag binder twine. It also discusses winter wheat advantages, including workload distribution, soil conservation, earlier maturation, and generally heavier yields in mixed regions.
Detroit Free Press quotes a man recounting his persistence after his wife refused a first proposal. He says he pursued a fortune and returned to find she was now the one pursuing him. The anecdote plays on role reversal and humor in relationships.
Quote from Lippincott's about delaying a son joining the business until he forgets what he has been taught.
A man describes it as an outrage and notes a surge of similar sentiments. The quote reflects growing public ire in the current period.
The mule is calmer than the horse and wastes less energy fretting. Mules instinctively conserve strength and maximize effort, turning out more work than a horse of equal weight. They avoid holes, obstacles, and danger better, and when they run away they rarely injure themselves seriously.
The text argues for silage as essential storage to feed dairy cows in all seasons. It notes green pasture is limited to part of the year. corn silage and roots like mangels and turnips serve as substitutes. It emphasizes corn silage yields more dry matter per acre than roots and is more economical due to labor and cost.
An inexpensive design uses a poplar plank six inches wide and three feet long. Dress the wood smooth and drive 8-penny nails into the plank within an inch of the heads. Space nails half an inch apart in a square six inch grid to create the shelling tool.
In Germany researchers tested protecting blooming orchard trees from April frosts using napthalene smoke. The method guarded part of an orchard with dense napthalene smoke but proved costly as fifty kilograms were burned in an hour across seven flames. A subsequent chemical preparation aimed to generate more smoke at lower expense.
Bees lose nectar and honey when hives are opened during a nectar flow. Smoked bees fill with honey and require over an hour to redeposit it, delaying work. The article notes bees can produce a pound of honey per hour, so excessive smoking wastes a colony’s productivity.
Farmers debate the best time to set fence posts. Fall digging loosens soil and leads to yearly heaving, while spring allows quicker settling and less moisture absorption. Proper timing helps keep posts stable over time.
A crude method describes fastening a chain to a fence post near ground level, passing it over a wheel of a makeshift post pulling device, and hitching a team to pull. The wheel prevents ground damage and keeps the post from sinking.
Cream left to itself sours due to lactic acid bacteria feeding on milk sugar. Other bacteria in cream may be harmless or produce undesirable flavors. Spontaneous ripening is uncertain. Good butter making uses a starter, homemade or pure culture, ideally from selected skim milk.
The text argues that washing pigs with soapsuds, providing clean straw bedding and a dry house, boosts thrift and growth. It asserts hogs are naturally clean and will choose clean food if available, suggesting that cleanliness and proper care affect meat quality and yield.
The Sultan of Turkey grants first time permission to export Arabian mares to the United States, alongside nearly equal numbers of stallions. The move is seen as significant for horse breeders and potential improvements in American horses. The report also notes earthworms spreading anthrax spores from buried carcasses to the surface, causing reinfection.
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