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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
7
MacArdel and Hoskins scheme to hide a trunk and whittle a prank. Jenks reports ghost sightings while the pair, planning to mislead him, discuss keeping the affair secret and returning the trunk after moving the wagon and horse. They inspect the trunk and confirm the recovered items.
MacArdel schemes to trap Jenks and silence danger around the Carney estate. Ware and Jenks return after a staged ghost scare, while Mrs Bruce is pressed into acts of service as plans to relocate the widow proceed amid mounting mistrust.
A feature on Gen William Shepard of Westfield, veteran of 22 battles, with a storied career from the French and Indian War to the Revolutionary War. The piece notes his grave, historic ties in Westfield, and efforts to erect a monument. It recounts his roles as militia general, selectman, legislator, and diplomat, plus notable memorials and descendants.
A New York man patents a toy savings bank with a clock in the face that cannot be wound without a dime dropped in the slot. Winding releases the dime into the vault and the clock runs only 24 hours without rewinding, urging a 70 cent weekly accumulation and fostering saving habits through daily deposits.
A citizen describes his wife’s cat proving it can reason by observing a cloth covered table. The cat inspects the uncloth ed end, tests the area, then cautiously crosses to the cloth covered half and sits at the edge. The anecdote argues animals can reason.
A short reminiscence recalls a boy in Illinois who walks six miles to Memorial Day to hear General Sherman and Governor Oglesby speak. Rain, weeds, and weariness frame his journey until a kindly buggy stops, offering help. Two gray, courteous men share the ride, leaving a lasting impression of gentle humanity.
The dog Sallie served with a Pennsylvania regiment from Manassas to Hatcher’s Run. She rode with colors at dress parade and shared the toil of battle, earning wounds at the Wilderness and a final death at Hatcher’s Run. She was buried with military honors despite civilian threats.
During Farragut’s passage by Forts Jackson and St Philip a young colored crewman on the Ca yuga was struck by a broken grapeshot during the engagement. He calmly pocketed the fragment and later showed his comrades the wound and the place it hit him, insisting the shot had split in two.
The passage honors Gen. E. P. Alexander once Robert E. Lee's chief of engineers and notes his distinguished service at West Point and during the 1865 Appomattox era while recounting a South Carolina hunting anecdote involving the ex-president.
The article states that bombshells were first made in Holland in 1495 and credits a Dutch invention. It notes the early development of explosive projectiles and the regional origin in Hol land.
Farmers facing land erosion can use hay or straw bales to fill ditches as makeshift dams. Bales laid flat and fitted across the ditch form a barrier, then plowing or light earth binds the structure and successive rains finish the work.
The author describes using damaged hay or straw bales to block a ditch. Bales must be placed on leveled ground with banks dug perpendicular, crevices filled, and bales pressed against each other and the bank. If necessary, multiple tiers are filled with earth, since water passes through but earth is held back until the ditch fills to the bale tops.
Beans require well drained heavy soil and avoid excess moisture. Use clover sod seed bed, stable manure, and fall plowing. plant in early May after deep spring plowing eight to ten inches. Weekly cultivation with large toothed implements improves soil and seed bed, aiding germination and weed control.
Practical advice for hog producers and farmers on soil, planting, tree care, and feed. Emphasizes using homegrown grain and roughage, planting corn when soil is warm and dry, proper transplanting of nursery stock, and using bluegrass and non starch heavy grain to finish hogs for better meat.
The article argues current road spending wastes money and calls for draining, grading, cement bridges, and discarded wooden culverts. It claims state savings of billions are possible by using a road drag after proper drainage, with farmers urged to maintain roads post rain. The piece targets Illinois Iowa Missouri Minnesota Wisconsin and eastern Kansas.
The Japan method grafts a sharpened stock head into the scion cut, sealing with waxed cloth. The scion end contacts soil moisture and may sprout roots, enabling trees on resistant roots like Northern Spy. Planted stock supports the scion while the top is budded to the desired variety.
A Practical Farmer note explains making a small hinge free gate using elevator rollers from an old binder. Cut notches three by one inches in the roller, nail pickets to the five inch wide plank, and support the top with a short seven and a half inch by five inch plank.
Farmers learn that warm, moist soil fosters quick germination and two day seedling emergence. A thorough harrow before planting and as corn peeps through keeps rows clean, allowing cultivators to wait until six to eight inches high.
Sam McKelvie of Nebraska feeds his calves a first year ration of bran corn meal and oats in equal parts with abundant alfalfa. He says the mix should make them hump.
Advice for calf raisers stresses checking for lice if calves decline and balancing feed. Recommend whole oats with ample clover hay plus corn meal and oil meal. Emphasizes attentive management to keep calves thriving until grass returns.
The piece argues that a cow’s hunger must be managed carefully, noting harm from both overfeeding and underfeeding. It emphasizes restraint and attentive husbandry to maintain animal welfare and productivity.
The piece argues that land even when poor or heavily eroded can support tree growth. Favorable trees can thrive in gullies and poor soils, preventing gullies and clay banks from baking in the sun. A treescape improves beauty now and adds value later.
The peach adapts to cooler climates through cultivation and can be grown far north. Recommended propagation by budding or grafting, with budding most successful, and planting in spring one rod apart on high dry sandy loam. Trees reach bearing by year three and require severe pruning to shape, with multiple annual thinning and several harvests as fruit loosens from the stem.
Horticulture now covers tree culture and forestry as a science. The garden’s role remains vital though fruit growing has expanded beyond the traditional garden setting.
A note on keeping young chicks in gardens. Chick activity helps by eating insects that harm vegetables but can also cause more damage than benefits. Ducks eat pests yet may ruin crops. careful management is advised.
A farmer advises honesty with cattle and buyers to ensure good cream butter and a ready market. The message stresses straightforward dealings and reliable dairy production for steady sales.
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