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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
7
A playful column mentions Mrs Austins Famous Pancake Four and a shiver figure. A father urges Arthur to write a figure three by starting with a pencil and a shiver. Mrs Galey jokes about open house while Galey confesses locking doors at nine nightly.
A London Daily Mail story recounts a mountain guide who sacrificed himself during a dangerous ascent in the Alps. Tied to two companions, he cut the rope to save them, doomed by the fall and never seen again.
Simple greenhouse built from window sashes powered by a hinged roof vent. Place in south or southeast window with heat from the living room. Use leaf mold soil, well drained pots, weekly spray care, and maintain ventilation to grow cabbage tomatoes and flowering annuals during winter.
The article outlines methods to fasten wire fencing to concrete posts. It favors encircling the post with a smaller wire and twisting it to the fence wire, either around the post then fence or from the fence to the post. It warns against staples in green concrete and holes through posts, notes roughening with a cold chisel if needed, and cautions against embedding wooden strips to avoid moisture damage.
Handy frames protect young plants when fencing beds against rabbits and poultry is impractical. Construct frames from light material to fit desired bed size and cover with Dominion fencing or window screen. After beds are prepared the frames are lowered over them.
A farmer’s note urges getting winter tools ready from the soreyai river to thrushing dacehine and stresses safety. It promotes a riveter as essential for mending leather straps and saving trips to town, advising multiple riveters to cover all needs.
Agricultural note says four quarts of salt per cord in large field manure heaps will not improve the pile. Salt draws moisture and hampers heating, offering little gain and potentially harming some crops. A cautious approach is to sprinkle salt in gutters to absorb squid manure losses, with a cap of 200 to 300 pounds per acre.
Melliotus or sweet clover grows luxuriantly by roadsides and proves to be a good preceding crop before alfalfa seeding, offering excellent potential as a cover crop.
Practical notes on farm upkeep and crop handling from an archived agricultural column. It covers road conditions, sun for livestock, manure spreading, lantern warmth, aftergrass advantages, corn seed storage, fodder, seeding, cereals, and grain storage. It also warns about seed corn storage in cars, tar paper for barns, and potato and apple cellar ventilation.
A dialogue captures a philosopher advising that certainty should invite doubt. The student asks for guidance and learns the principle: when you are sure you are right you should suspect you are wrong.
A decades long psoriasis sufferer from Henderson, New York, recounts severe skin disease spreading over his body. After failing with doctors, Cuticura treatment including Resolvent, Ointment, and Soap brought swift relief and a return home in six weeks. He later notes no relapse after many years.
A boy asks for a tender dressed turkey for Thanksgiving. The butcher selects a dressed bird, but the boy insists it has no clothes, prompting a humorous exchange as the judge notes the misfit in the shop window.
A caution to mothers to examine each bottle of Castoria for the familiar signature and the claim of safe use for plants and children, noting it has been in use for over 80 years and is “the kind you have always bought.”
A perplexing scene describes a rich family whose infant is born with a plated spoon in its mouth. The parents explain the spoon is kept in a safety Vault and no cheap substitute is used, noting that one never tires of one’s servants these days.
A garbled section hints at a discussion of inventions and notable names like Vanee Po and Mrs. Avetiis Fadueus Tiuechn. The text mentions a leap, a parcess, tiles, and a greeting from Auuie HL with scattered references to Mar.
A quoted exchange notes Booze inherits a million and is called a dipsomaniac. The dialogue pivots on reputation and alcoholism with sharp wit.
A domestic snapshot shows Johnston telling his wife Marta Fin will stay home to tidy and hang pictures while Mrs J sends the children to grandmamma. A light aside notes the deacon may hit his thumb with a hammer, amid a jumble of ad copy and odd phrases.
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