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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1910
Page
5
London Family Herald reports a Turkish custom where small vessels of water are placed on graves for birds. Marble tombs are marked for the same purpose to appease birds believed to carry messages from the living to the dead, and to prevent birds from haunting the dead out of spite.
An Agriculture Department bulletin advised farmers on eradicating English sparrows deemed a nuisance. It recommends destroying nests during the breeding season, locating baited traps, and using blocked nesting sites to reduce sparrow numbers while noting some methods may be controversial.
The text describes a shallow box trap open on one side and covered with woven wire, set close to the ground with a hinged end and a concealed trigger, used to catch sparrows alive. It notes alternatives like a stake and cord trap and a deadfall with a hoof, and mentions using No. 10 shot to kill large flocks, with claims that the English sparrow has been eaten in Europe and America under various disguises.
The gasoline motor plow from Gna Motor works of Deniin near Cologne, ia promises a major advance over steam plows. A single locomotive operates two Wade plows across the field, reducing labor needs from five men to one and using about the same fuel cost as steam plowing, while requiring no special permits for road travel.
A fragmentary tale recalls a hotel scene where a newlywed couple faces a clerical prompt, and a courtroom memory describes a quarter sessions usher probing attendants with a willow wand as jurors await verdicts.
A troubled teen recounts a chaotic attempt to marry against his father’s wishes. He fears social ruin, drafts a wedding letter under protest, endures a strained fatherly consent after a sequence of misunderstandings and emotional turmoil. The tale blends romance, defiance, and a dramatic failed courtship with a hint of tragedy.
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