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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1911
Page
6
The Maryland Department of Agriculture outlines injury rates from the codling moth and stresses that natural enemies are insufficient. It details timing, spray types, and equipment for effective control, including two or more applications, proper calyx targeting, and avoiding petal damage and bee harm.
Dairy notes emphasize Bran as a valuable feed with corn fodder and hay and advise keeping records and stabling cows to save fertilizer. The piece extols swinging stanchions for quick cow exit and warm creamery practices. It closes with Charles Freemont’s Roots of the screw from the snail shell metaphor.
Local farm notes link alfalfa production to increased stock feeding and expanded land use. Record shows fertilizer label data 16-35-5442 and numbers 7 53-46 reflecting soil and crop practice identifiers.
A Pennsylvania celery grower shares detailed methods from starting in greenhouses to field planting practices. He describes soil composition, seed sowing methods, bench shading, fertilization rates, spacing, and careful handling to promote healthy transplanting and growth.
The text cites brief anecdotes from the Minneapolis Journal and London M. A. P. about sly remarks. It mentions Iga the Swedish maid and Olga with silk stockings and a joke about propriety. It also notes Sir Edward Carson's sharp Irish wit in court regarding conflicting witness evidence.
In a humorous exchange, Mr. Cotter Tarter asks if the trip is a wedding tour, while Mrs. C T asserts it is indeed their wedding tour. He suspects a lecture tour but is corrected as they joke about the purpose of their journey.
A Kansas City Journal quote contrasts wealth with constant vigilance for subpoenas. The piece notes that those who neglect their own concerns cannot be trusted with others and implies a satirical take on service to the rich.
A collection of humorous quotes about cooking lessons debt and daily ruses. A judge remarks on teaching a husband to cook in emergencies. A Toledo and Chicago Tribune style exchange features witty lines about postponing tasks and social theater chatter.
A collection of lighthearted episodes describes frozen vegetables arriving hard in London, a man tossing eggs at a wall, a New York group ordering cocktails by mistake, and a pompous guest berating hotel staff but learning the owner is present. The tone is humorous and anecdotal.
During Dollys era, Melcy Melcy the first Furbish minister arrived in Washington. A grand ball was not held in his honor though townspeople and fashionable ladies gathered to glimpse his attire. He ignored the crowd until spotting a large woman from the kitchen and embraced her, calling her a reminder of home and of a costly wife, a load for a camel.
A young woman, dressed neatly, chats with a butcher outside his shop. She requests a porterhouse about two pounds with a specific bone removed and correct change. The exchange ends with a smug remark as the butcher reflects that getting what one deserves can feel satisfying. Buffalo Express.
A Potawatomi chief visited the Chicago Indian agent and asked for whisky, arguing that good men do not drink. The agent replied that good men never ask for whisky, and only bad Indians demand it. The Indian retorted simply that he was a rascal.
A Philadelphia Times item notes a small Market Street hotel known for cheap meals with a 30 cent table dhote. The proprietor, a merry humorist, handles frequent criticisms, including a fastidious patron who balks at butter. In reply, the waiter is sent to fetch axle grease used on the elevator as a joke.
The Circuit Court of Caroline County orders publication to inform absent heirs Annie K. Burnite and John H. Hughes and Maude Hughes that a special case seeks full construction of the third and fourth paragraphs of James H. Holmes will filed as Exhibit A. The case, begun March 3, 1911, lists complex life estates and potential remainder interests with questions on perpetuities and validity, and sets deadlines for appearance by April 19, 1911.
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