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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1906
Page
12
The article discusses fencing material costs as timber stock dwindles and metal fencing grows common. It covers gate construction, painting wood gates, gate design, rail versus wire fencing, and the use of droppers, with references to New English tests on post numbers and dropper efficiency.
A historical note on butter production showing that most butter is made in creameries, yet hand churns persist among old and new farmers. It describes churn types, gate and fence improvements, painting for longevity, and the export of churns abroad while Americans continue making butter by hand for personal use and small markets.
The consolidated school plan would merge cross road rural schools into one central facility to improve farm education. Advocates like Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Hays argue better facilities and practical farm science through school gardens, with costs offset by district choice and local funding.
The hazing trials at Annapolis and ensuing debates in Congress spurred a rush of young men seeking admiralty careers. Applicants tout physical feats and leadership in sport as proof of fitness, including a letter boasting boxing skill and a challenge to endure hazing to the point of swallowing soap.
A promotional offer claims a $1.00 package grows hair, stops shedding, removes dandruff, and restores color and growth to scalp eyebrows and lashes. The ad urges readers to write for the free package to test the product’s effects.
The House Committee on Immigration reports a bill to raise the head tax on aliens from two to five dollars and require male adults to carry at least twenty five dollars and females fifteen. It also mandates literacy in any language for all over sixteen and classifies imbeciles and weak-minded workers as excluded. The commerce department would decide admission for unaccompanied minors under sixteen. The measure aims to sift out many undesirable persons.
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