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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1904
Page
5
The mountain clematis Clematis montana grows quickly to cover walls and arbors with creamy white starry blooms in May. Pruning mistakes ruin flowering. thin out rather than cut away growth. Also praised are Clematis jackmanii and Clematis paniculate for late summer to fall blooms and fragrant white flowers.
Dr Ward explains keeping Keiffer pears low by cutting roughly half of this year’s growth to prevent tall branches and keep trees near the ground. Charles Black notes pruning back to under a foot of new growth, thinning to avoid rusts, and delaying fruiting until six to seven years old for a sturdy, full crop.
The guide recommends autumn planting of bulbs in open ground during October and November. Protect beds with coarse manure or leaves during frost and remove coverings in warm spells to protect spikes. Depths vary from one and a half to four inches by bulb size, with hyacinths four inches tulips three inches crocuses and snowdrops one and a half to two inches. Petunias and border plants should be lifted and potted before frosts, kept cool and shaded for two weeks, then trimmed for new growth.
The Frisco Special train tours ten states to teach farmers about good roads. government officials and National Good Roads Association officers accompany the exhibit cars carrying roadbuilding machinery. An object lesson road near a Missouri town demonstrates layering crushed rock and drainage, built with steam rollers, promising long lasting quality.
Mrs. W. L. Geiger describes how drainage improvements on her Douglas county farm boosted value and market interest after a four mile drainage project. She notes buyers said a good road to West Plains would lift price from 75 to 75 per acre. last year $1,800 was raised for roadwork. Engineers estimate drainage alone could add 15 per acre, while road quality near towns could raise two thirds of valley farms by about 10 per acre. She urges women’s clubs to join road efforts.
A writer in an English auto paper argues that permanent dampness could be achieved with strong calcium or magnesium chloride solutions, cheaper than oils and without odors. It notes roads burden farmers financially from bad surfaces and mentions a German dust prevention society.
A Baghdad cadi keeps a large fishing net on his dining table to remember humble origins. Wealth and luxury surround him until the caliph makes him grand vizier. Once in power, the net vanishes, and a visitor’s question prompts the vizier to reveal the net “has caught the fish.”
The piece recounts myths about how Louis Napoleon chose his title. A misread exclamation Vive Napoleon caused readers to think the letters L I T marked his numeral, while posters allegedly read Napoleon III or II due to printer error. It notes the romantic idea that Napoleon II would have ruled as Napoleon II if alive.
The London Tatler argues that every shift in transport shapes humans from bow legs to a cycling hump and motor glare. It urges a return to vigorous walking as a healthier, natural development, opposing lazy slouch and praising a man who walks with purpose as Providence’s plan.
An 1814 almanac offers a curious origin for Uncle Sam. It says the United States Light Dragoons wore U S L D on caps and a bystander asked what letters meant. The reply: Uncle Sam's Lazy Dogs, a phrase that allegedly spread widely per the London Chronicle.
A boy recalls a fat lively hen trained to lie on its back and slide headfirst down a short incline, landing upright until touched. The anecdote, considered incredible, notes the bird remains motionless at the bottom unless prompted or interrupted by others.
Mrs. Nuwed laments luck as she notes cigars in a sale match her husband George's new smoking jacket. She praises the green bands as a stylish touch, remarking that men overlook such细细 details.
A visitor compliments four year old Harry on resembling his father, prompting the boy to reply with quiet resignation that everyone says so but he cannot help his likeness.
The Bartley Hickman & Co firm has moved into a newly fitted store room at the A. L. Balleit corner on the public square. They sell W. P. Coles buggies and harness with national reputation and act as agents for McCormick binders mowers and hay rakes. They feature the vertical lift bar on McCormick machines and carry Bradley Indianapolis Rendering Co and Hopkins Old Time fertilizers with a large stock available.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tasteless iron and quinine remedy. It promises no cure no pay and emphasizes the product’s iron content and painless taste.
All persons owing dog tax for the year 1904 must settle with me on or before December 10. I will not receive dog tax after this date. John L. Kessinger Trustee Posey Township.
The undersigned Mary J Rice has been appointed Administratrix of the estate of Samuel B Rice late of Harrison county Indiana deceased. The estate is solvent. Weathers Stotsenburg Breeden attorneys. November 2237.
In a brief Philadelphia Ledger exchange Nell hails Mr Kammerer for kindness and a compliment on a pretty artistic picture, while a bellish reply questions who took the photo as a light domestic moment unfolds.
A brief domestic vignette features Mrs Hobbs noting Henry practicing his cornet, while Mr Hobbs replies that Henry is partly on the instrument but mainly affects his nerves, a light exchange captured in a Boston Transcript style quip.
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