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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1909
Page
6
A Scientific American summary explains the evolution of lighthouse illumination from kerosene lamps to Fresnel lens systems. It compares oil fuels, reflects on electricity’s costs and maintenance, and notes the goal of a continuous coastal beacon network as funds permit.
The Dundee Advertiser quotes an archdeacon recounting a humorous solution. He says St Andrew was chosen because he discovered the lad with the loaves and fishes, presented at a St Andrew's day banquet.
A fragment from London Scraps recalls a humorous chase as a character hides from their wife by leaping from a pantry shelf and fleeing down the garden gate, pursued by a frightened dog along the road. The dialogue reflects playful banter about finding a missing item.
A witty exchange questions whom to entertain a perfectly stupid bore or a clever fellow newly back from abroad. The remark frames a philosopher of folly weighing social value in amusement and novelty.
A Breslau zoo tale recounts a bear escape ended by a keeper using carrots and bread to lure the animal back into its den. The keeper slipped into the cage through a small door, distributed more food, and exited as the bear followed, with the cage then secured.
Captain H G Lyons describes how ancient Egypt recorded land with careful measurement. Scenes on Menna and Amenhotep tombs at Thebes show chainmen using knotted cords, spare cords, and official scribes. villagers and tools appear, including a ram-headed cord end.
A London Telegraph tale recounts how a scientist bets five rupees for a cobra carrying a phosphorescent chlorophane stone. An old guide leads him to a cobra under a tamarind tree. The coby drops the stone, is scared by ashes poured over it, and the finder claims the reward.
The scene quotes a playful exchange where Tubby frets and his wife tries to comfort him. He retorts with a comic line claiming he does not borrow trouble but rather has it to lend, mirroring a humorous Chicago News tone. The quip highlights a lighthearted domestic moment with a witty punch line.
A terse Boston scene depicts a crusty bachelor scolding a mother and arguing over a baby’s knife toy. The exchange centers on safety concerns and parental frustration.
A guide for building durable barways using round pole standards and cross bars. It covers setting posts with bored holes, using fourteen inch fittings, and securing bars with small wooden blocks or connected uprights. Also described are horse shoe catch layouts and soil improvement through green manuring, clover, alfalfa, and manure recycling in dairy and mixed farming.
Ohio requires all compell ing nursery men to file annual applications with the state agricultural department for stock inspection by July 1. Uninspected stock may incur fines. Minnesota Experiment Station introduces Minnesota No 2 winter rye high yield. It yields about 404 bushels per acre over eight years. a 1.9 acre field produced 48 bushels per acre. US corn output in 1998 estimated at 2,595,597,000 bushels valued at 1,518,421,000. Breeders note Poland China hogs’ development into a robust, efficient breed. For poultry, a balanced winter breakfast feed mix is advised. Maintaining 100 breeding ewes costs about one dollar daily, with corn fodder, beets and oats. Sheep meat is valued higher than cows. Sheep should have ample body meat, a thick dock, and a strong neck. A lime carbolic copper wash is said to protect fruit trees from rabbits. An average person cannot pet a horse well. touching eyelids or between the ears is recommended. Salt and tobacco leaves are claimed to deter stomach worms in sheep.
The piece argues soil fertility relies on returning manure or plowing under crops, with deep plowing and leguminous crops to fix nitrogen. It stresses adding humus and plant food via stable manure, forage crops, and crop incorporation to improve texture, permeability, and overall soil health.
Extensive planting focuses on white pine as the only tree obtainable in large numbers and adaptable to various soils with rapid timber growth. Blight on pines seen as a drawback, prompting attention to other species such as spruce and chestnut for future plantings.
Guidance on caring for ill animals includes disinfected dry boxes, bedding and sunlight, blankets in cold weather, sparing digestible food, warm water, and clean manger. For fruit trees with long limbs, use a guy pole lashed to trunk and forks for support.
Describes using wire and tle to prop fruit trees and support limbs, noting risk of slippage and limb splitting if left permanently. Discusses Japanese millet as a low maintenance crop with high yield, growing four to five feet tall under favorable conditions, and its cattle feeding value comparable to corn for milk and butter.
Advice on documenting farm leases stresses fixed records as memory fades. It urges putting every term in writing to avoid misremembering details and disputes.
An anti alcohol tonic claims to cure weak stomach biliousness and catarrhal complaints. It emphasizes Golden Seal root and glycerine extraction, offers endorsements from Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo and promises free mailing of endorsements. It warns miracles are unlikely and will not cure advanced consumption.
Sick kidneys cause much suffering but can be cured by Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Sarah Aun of Milford Nebraska reports they gave better results than any other remedy for disordered kidneys. For sale by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U.S. agents. Remember the name Duan's and take no other.
A letter stresses that modern fruit growing requires change from traditional methods. It warns San Jose scale threatens orchards, praises Orchard Brand Lime and Sulphur Wash by Thompson Chemical Co. for spraying ease, and cites J Spencer Lapham’s wins using the product. A. G. Gelletly invites orders and coaching, noting a carload sale near Galshoro and local adoption spreading.
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