Stock Chariot A Homemade Cart For Moving Farm Stock
A homebuilt stock cart inspired by Hancock county, Ohio, is praised for moving and loading livestock. Using discarded bogey axles as a drop axle, the design lowers the bed for easier access, with a five foot bed, bolted to the axle, a front handle, rear doors and latch, and detachable parts to fit a wagon. The devices are touted as practical and popular for loading hogs and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Brown
Hancock County
Olio
Cabbage Snake Worms Warn Farmers Of Pest Threat
A wartime era note warns of a cabbage worm species said to parasitize on grasshoppers and cold blooded insects. A bacteriologist says it cannot live in humans but can contaminate cabbage, affecting farmers in the kraut trade. The piece also advertises pioneer settlement in northern Maine as farm land values rise.
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Maine
Drawing Out the Manure
The method spreads manure directly as drawn where suitable and works well for most sells and firms. It saves spring labor and allows earlier seeding, with few locations where it is not the best practice, noted by American Cultivator.
Up to Date Young Farmers Show Grand Prize at State Fair
Ili nois farmer boys contributed to a grand corn display at the world's fair earning the grand prize. About 1,000 exhibits of ten ears each showcased 660 pyramids with a photo of the youthful grower. A feature on canned cheese notes curing preserves freshness without constant attention and resists humidity dryness and mold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Washington Letter talks Saturday half holiday and postal issues
The District court of appeals ruling Saturday afternoon as a legal half holiday prompts debates on government operations. Postmaster Cortelyou to stay as Republican chairman. cigarette output rises, New York leads in manufacture. Potomac water use totals reveal large daily consumption across agencies. librarian Putnam notes library growth and copyright entries. various museum relics and mail safety proposals appear in this Washington bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District Court of Appeals
Corporation Counsel
Iegal
A.t
Internal Revenue
Potomac
House
United States
Capitol
Congress
Government Printing Office
Library of Congress
White House
Fountain
Treasury Department
Navy Yard
State Department
Botanic Gardens
Quality in Crops Irrigation Effects on Wheat Oats Corn and Potatoes
Studies from the Utah experiment station examine how irrigation alters crop quality and yield for wheat oats corn and potatoes. Wheat yields rise with water to thirty inches then fall. gluten is highest with the least water. Oats gain yield up to thirty inches with a tradeoff between grain and straw. Corn and potatoes show general yield increases with more water, though gains per extra inch diminish after certain levels.
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Utah
Stover
Water Use Impacts Potato and Sugar Beet Yields
The report shows potatoes respond best to frequent small irrigations, with six small applications yielding more marketable, larger tubers than two irrigations. Sugar beets achieve highest yields and sugar content around twenty inches of water per season, offering significant sugar gains for large beet crops.
Insects natural enemies boom in pest control talks
The article surveys farm topics from crop nutrition to livestock feeding. It notes success in insect parasite programs with 1,000,000 doses of black leg vaccine and 44 percent fewer deaths among treated animals. It also cites soil potash deficiency signs in potatoes and says corn stover makes good beef roughage. Alfalfa meal with ground corn improves swine performance.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Virginia
Pneumonia Prevalent in New Salisbury Vicinity
Dr Lafoliette and Miss Mabel Fellmy suffer pneumonia while Mrs Tom Abbott and Mrs Joseph Walk also on the sick list. Mrs Minnie Felmy has a severe lagrippe attack. Grandma McCoy moved to Georgetown. Marion Deweise shows improvement. The Davidson and Bringle families visit relatives. Ela Wolfe returns home from Corydon. Infant of James Crawford dies of pneumonia aged six days. Burial at Bethlehem. Rev Polhemus preaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafoliette
Mabel Fellmy
Minnie Felmy
Grandma McCoy
Tom Crandall
Georgetown
Marion Deweise
Sam Davidson
May Lindsey
Jack Bringle
Sunshine
Ela Wolfe
Corydon
Ida ‘Hen
New Albany
James Crawford
Bethlehem
Polhemus
Candy party and local notices from Byrneville area
The column notes Charley Byrn and Elby Fouts travel plans and local arrivals. Scott Byrn recovers from heart trouble. Elder George Jenkins leaves for business then Holden Mo. Enoch Martin buys horses for hauling. Winter ice and the sack ride amusement appear. A rural mail route east of town and daily mail times are described. A Republican Demo rat dispute over Uncle Abe and article credit is addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iss Bessie
Local Notes on Illness Travel and Visitors
Elizabeth. Roy Winders. Mrs Ham Burton on sick list. Diphtheria reported in vicinity last week. Stephen Flanagan went to Indianapolis on business. Bockoof Roberts dealers in imported horses were in town last week. William Bowling and sister Belle moved here from Corydon. Louis Kessinger called to bedside of his sick brother in Louisville. Ed Hedges of New Middletown visited Walter Kron last Sunday. J Treece visited ill brother William in Alexandria. St John Bryant passed through en route to Union Chapel for burial. Georgia Kessinger and Edgar Peters went to New Albany for a millinery job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Flanagan
Indianapolis
Bockoof & Roberts
Win
Bowling
Belle
Corydon
Louis Kessinger
George Elkins
Louisville
Ed Hedges
New Middletown
Walter Kron
Do. J. Treece
William
Alexandria
Ind
F John Bryant
Union Chapel
Crescent Hill News Notes and Local Oddments
The Democrat reports on Crescent Hill happenings. Jacob Hannel is on the sick list and school will close at No 11 one day this week. George Murr lost a horse last Tuesday night. Frank Thevenot fell and injured his back one day last week. Jacob Rosenbarger of Milltown visited John Rothrock Sunday. School closed at No 4 last Friday with good attendance. C L Shaffer was the teacher.
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the Democrat
Jacob Hannel
George Murr
Frank Thevenot
Jacob Rosenbarger
Milltown
John Rothrock
C. L. Shaffer
Protracted meeting, local illnesses, and visits noted
SALLIE JACOBS and J H Watson remain bed bound. Mauckport hosts a long protracted meeting with many in the community affected by grip. Aunt Nannie Pindell fell ill last Friday. James A Watson and son visited his father last week. Bertha Beanblossom attended a Fowler wedding. Adaline Current plans a new house. Wood Yeager and H P Beans blossom sighted in Corydon on telephone business. Birdie Miller visits home and attends the meeting. Mary Beaublossom visited granddaughter Minnie Humphrey. Jacob Miller of Heth township returned from St Paul Minnesota with his little grandson. 10 percent off carpets and rugs at Keller's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauckport
Nannie Pindell
Bertha Beanblossom
Fowler
Adaline
Mary Beaublossom
Minnie Humphrey
Jacob Miller
Heth Township
St. Paul
Miaon
Editorial Snippets Stir Across Newspapers
A collection of quick quips from several papers notes Congress opening with spectacle then ordinary work, a dressmaker incident with disclosures, two western train robbers forcing passengers to give up goods, a New York man seeking police aid to fire a cook, and Dr Zimmerman asking about old men alongside reciprocity care ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
New York Herald
Chadwick
Chicago Record-Herald
New York
Colorado Springs
Zimmerman
Baltimore
Washington Post
The Best Physic Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
Gentle dependable relief promotes stomach and liver health. Available at Crosier's Corner Drug Store. February reference notes location and sale context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Crosier’s Corner Drug Store
Marriage License for Timberlake Fowler Couples
Ethie N Timberlake and Bertha L Fowler issued license. Edward Briscoe and Cora E Stevens also listed. Malta cultivators harrows and Oliver plows repairs now available from Buckerr & SON Loitch & Barbee at new store room formerly Alex Miller's. Largest line of goods in town ready for visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethie N. Timberlake
Bertha L. Fowler
Edward Briscoe
Cora E. Stevens
Malta
Buckerr & Son
Messrs
Loitch & Barbee
Alex Miller
Commodore Nicholson Endorses Peruna For Catarrh
A letter from 1887 from Commodore Somerville Nicholson of the United States Navy cites strong endorsement of Peruna as a cure for catarrh. He notes wide use by friends and urges others to seek Dr. Hartman’s free medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Somerville Nicholson
United States Navy
BA St
N. W
Washington, D. C
S. Nicholson
Peruna
Hartman
Iartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Protracted Meeting and Local Socials at Musselman Church
Christena Beck and Anna Luther are noted residents while George Luther suffers lagrippe. Miss Susan Wolfe visits nearby. Gotleib Beck plans Louisville visits. Emma Danacher stays with Wm Gordon. Protracted church meeting begins at Musselman’s Church and Charles Shaffer oversees a progressing school. A surprise birthday dinner honors Grandpa Henry and John Henry.
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George Luther
Susan Wolfe
Gotleib Beck
Louisville
Emma Danacher
Wm. Gordon’s
Musselman’s Church
Charles Shaffer
Christena Beck
Barren
Grippe Epidemic Affects Local Residents
Blue Spring reports Mrs E W Fisher resting, Jesse Didelotte abed with grippe. Mrs Gid Feller seriously ill, Wm Wiseman recovering from grippe. Judge Kirkham's wife ill, Ollie and Nellig E work at Krr Sanitarium. After 42 days of grippe and a close call Rev Pisher recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Didelotte
Grippe
Gid Feller
Wm. Wiseman
Judge Kirkham
Ollie
Nellig E
Krr Sanitarium
Ind
Rev
Pisher
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim
Advertises LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets to cure a cold in one day. Promises money back if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Indian man arrives to serve manslaughter term at Jeffersonville
John Godfrey Jr a full blooded Indian arrived at the efurmatory at Jeffersonville this week to serve a term of from two to twenty one years for manslaughter He was drunk and killed his father at Ft Wayne on March 11 1904
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John Godfrey, Jr
Jeffersonville
Ft. Wayne
Mar
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H. P. Beanblossom
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Grandpa Henry
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Blue Spring
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