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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
2
Prof HW Sumcoe explains that modern orchard care hinges on intelligent spraying. A practical home spray outfit, pump, hose, and nozzle are detailed, with advice on ventilation, pressure, and best materials. Dormant spraying targets scale, while summer pests require a combined insecticide and fungicide such as lime sulfur or Bordeaux with arsenate of lead for chewing insects.
A four spray schedule targets codling moth in apples with timing just after bloom and at two week intervals, detailing calyx opening stages and the need to fill each blossom with poison. cost of a home orchard sprayer and a claim that proper spraying raises marketable fruit to 85 95 percent and keeps the cellar full of fruit.
The piece explains two cherry types by tree and fruit: sweets and sours. Sweets grow erect and disease prone, while sours are low and spreading with some long bearing varieties. Sweets attract birds and people, often sold by small jobs rather than large commercial blocks, and sours are grown commercially mainly in several states.
A writer from an exchange advocates long practiced sweet corn methods. Planting one grain every 12 inches in rows three feet apart, using a weeder on prepared land, and staggering plantings with very early then successive later varieties. This method yields larger ears, better moisture retention, and ample home use.
Fragmented notes describe pig management and feeding as weather improves. Pigs aged two weeks to several weeks are to be turned to pasture during the day. care includes corn ears and skim feed. Specifics are unclear due to garbled text but indicate seasonal planning for pigs' grazing and nourishment.
Cal Fort Sales Co offers eight dollars per hundred for collecting names and work. SSS Bt Peck ae Baltes, St.
Miranda warns firm boundaries as negotiations mix with control. A tense exchange signals power dynamics and potential consequences for any breach of consent or trust between intimate partners.
A light church anecdote circulates about a couple who, during collection, realize they have no money. The young man mutters that his pants have changed and he has no cent, while the young woman blushes and admits she cannot locate her purse.
In a Hoboken shop once popular with Germans a mournful black framed notice declares the death of Mr. Credit. The sign portrays him as a generous, helpful soul who had been failing, ending with a stark exhortation to pay cash.
A quoted exchange suggests Greeley’s handwriting influenced the invention of the typewriter more than any single inventor. The dialogue frames handwriting as a crucial catalyst in developing the writing machine.
A terse line notes how a street altercation can remind a married man that there are other places besides the street to be. The remark contrasts public conflict with private domestic space, hinting at marriage and home as safer refuges.
A Chinese tale describes Koong-Shee, pressured by her father to wed a rich suitor, choosing love with Chang. A coconut message sparks escape across a lake to a small house, but the pursuing father and a final blaze seal a tragic end as Koong-Shee and Chang perish together.
A French sailing vessel arrived in Portland Oregon after 280 days at sea from Dublin Ireland. The voyage, one of the slowest of the season, endured severe gales and hardships while passing Cape Horn. Crews faced doldrums and persistent storms, illustrating the perilous challenges of round-the-Horn travel despite the Panama Canal’s opening.
The saying kicked the bucket dates to old England around 1725 when Bolsover hanged himself from a beam while standing on a bucket and kicked it away. It was originally used only for suicide but over time applied to any death.
Not Particular reports Freddy Fickle has decided to marry and settle with a specific girl, prompting astonished chatter as the town reacts to the announced engagement and the forthcoming union.
A concise maxim attributed to Wellington urges self-reliance and personal effort as the key to quality work. The proverb emphasizes hands-on action over reliance on others to achieve excellent results.
An Eskimo, shown a wire by Professor McMillan, builds a makeshift telephone by tying it between sticks. He speaks into the wire and runs to the other end, hoping to hear his voice echoed, and learns the white man’s device works by distant voices. His facial disappointment mirrors the gap between belief and mechanism.
A college antiques collector visits Bacon Ridge asking about antique mugs. Uncle Jason directs him to Main Street, Hi ram Spruceby’s shop, where Grandad Wheatley and Pap Simmons are getting shaved and are described as having the oldest mugs in the country.
The old fashioned woman who hosted a wedding reception is described by a white haired boarder as having married the old fashioned man known for cracking his knuckles twice daily. The quip reflects social habits in a humor column style.
A fragment shows a debate about Gotrox, a multimillionaire with wealth cited as greater than his brains. The exchange questions his motives and intelligence in a terse dialogue.
A light exchange highlights a household with a literary bent as one woman prefers books over chores. The remark underscores a quiet domestic dynamic where reading occupies a favored role for the household member.
The speaker notes that despite obstacles, a patient man who continues to work steadily will ultimately reach his goal, illustrating perseverance and steady effort as a source of reward. The line emphasizes endurance and gradual progress toward a sought reward.
A playful exchange between a child and his grandmother captures a journalist father’s aim to inspire. The youngster asks about future kindness and a circus trip, and the adult responds with a lofty, innocent standard, saying being as good as God might be required.
Dolan confesses a bet with Widdy Castigan's second husband over swallowing an egg without breaking its shell. He claims he succeeded, but fears the egg would hatch and a rooster would scratch his insides, prompting concern over a hidden ailment.
The text explains oyster growth, noting they mature mainly in summer and are rarely large before the third year. Each year shows a summer hump and winter sink on the shell, with full growth typically by ages seven to ten. Oysters can live up to twenty years.
A Brookly n delicatessen owner in New York shows a window sign reading The Best You Can Do Is Buy Our Wurst. The New York Sun reports the humorous cross language pun highlighted by Youth's Companion.
A brief quip notes that with a man two negatives cancel to a positive, but with a woman only one negates. The remark plays on gendered wordplay, presenting a sharp reductive joke about verbal doubles.
Analysis of Grape-Nuts shows Potassium and Phosphorus form the key mineral salts for brain tissue. The brain rebuilds daily from food supply, especially phosphorus compounds, with a calm mind aiding steady mental growth and strength.
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