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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1905
Page
4
A fragmentary poem describes camping life by a fire under stars. It follows travelers or campers as they cook, sleep, and awaken, with images of pine cones on the fire, blankets drawn, and a misty dawn. The speaker closes with a reference to The Moaba J bs Sir White and a morning rise.
The Louisville Courier Journal remarks on gambling as a vulgar attraction and a ruinous vice. It laments the seductive pull of games of chance, noting the taxpayer to bankers and officials, and recalls the gambler’s love of the game and the shift to safer stakes after age forty.
The grape originates in Persia and spread via Egypt Greece and Rome to Europe and Britain. Varieties are numerous yet few are table worthy with California and eastern states known for Tokar Muscat Black Prince Malaga Concord Catawba Niagara Delaware and Isabella New England grocer mentions the fruit and its heritage.
A Baltimore American clip discusses changeable women and a weary husband who recalls honeymoon vows. A friend asks for explanation as the tale shifts to an Insurance scheme and a humorous dampening of male vanity amid memories of a fur‑nace and muddled misreadings.
A lighthearted dialogue recalls a mother guiding Charlie to meet his bachelor uncle at a past pantomime. The scene shifts to a physician and patient exchange about smoking, with the patient humorously claiming constant smoking as the only time he can sleep.
A fragment from the Catholic Standard and Times describes a heated exchange between a mother and her son Tom. The dialogue references name-calling and a physical clash, with the mother admonishing against fighting while Tom insists clinches are allowed. The piece captures a domestic scene framed as campaign-style discourse on conduct.
A quoted exchange hints at tension over music. One person accuses the other of feigning love for music while never asking to sing, suggesting a test of sincerity in affection. The dialogue conveys emotional strain and miscommunication between the speakers.
A Philadelphia Record quote asserts that no man knows as much as a woman about dress, highlighting the era’s gendered perspectives on fashion and expertise. The remark underscores social attitudes toward female fashion authority and male ignorance as a cultural trope.
An old agricultural note reports on dwarf Alaska and Lirge vines in a pilot plot. Untreated vines produced five to three daily pickings, with pods increasing to 56 in one row, while treated vines yielded more. Vines emerged May 17 and grew two to three inches by June, with watering on June 7 and subsequent cultivation shaping growth.
John R. Spears of Northwood reports to the Department of Agriculture that the vine rows received no fertilizer and were treated alike. He notes the soil quality was uniform and could not explain the observed extraordinary differences in vine growth, attributing results to factors other than soil or fertilizer.
The article notes that cream should be churned at 60 to 62 degrees in winter and 50 to 60 in summer with deep setting systems used by many farmers. Using a separator can reduce the temperature, with 55 degrees or lower deemed satisfactory by Mr. Gurler, Illinois dairy expert.
The demand for clover seed remains strong with prevailing prices in northern and eastern centers high this season. Dealers report healthy demand despite elevated costs. Toledo quotes for No 2 red at $7.50 per bush el, alsike around 6.26 to 3.30. American Agriculturist.
The text notes beets produce a satisfactory crop in amateur gardens. Young plants withstand frost, so seed can be sown early. Thin thinning rewards with pleasant greens. Sow seed thinly in drills, cover with mellow soil, then thin rows to six to eight inches in April.
The text explains that sheep manure contains water and is a compact fertilizer by weight. It mentions it as a hot manure that ferments rapidly with development and compares it to horse manure, noting reliance on ammonia presence and rapid processing.
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