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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
4
The piece argues aeroplanes costing 5000 to 6000000 may replace obsolete cruisers like the Tennees and the Montanas as scouts. It notes Navy watches an onboard plane test to fly from a deck to New York and weighs tactical and economic implications for future battleship installations.
John N. McCann the American consul at Glasgow says American farm and dairy apparatus should be shown at weekly Scottish markets like Kilmarnock and Kirkcudbright. He argues such devices save time and increase efficiency, and the old world is quick to see their advantages.
The Edinburgh Dispatch notes Scotland’s potato history dating back under two centuries. It recalls 1743 tenants of Clan Yanald resisting seed potatoes as they feared the Bible did not mention them. A later Ochtertyre tenant mocked potatoes for supper, preferring oats for the herd instead.
Cape Town enforced sumptuary laws restricting umbrella use to the governor, his circle, and certain family members. Article VI of Dutch luxury statutes bans display by anyone under junior merchant rank and by wives and daughters of current or former council members. Practically, only about fifty people could possess umbrellas.
In New York an inventor says he has perfected a solid automobile fuel that wipes off odor and is smokelean. If his claims prove true the public may support adopting the fuel nationwide in a movement to back his invention.
Indiana farmers and their families attend the ninth annual farmers short course at Purdue university. Registrations fill the agricultural building, with lectures in dairying fruit growing household economics and livestock. The program also outlines highway reform and public building loan inspections.
Eugene E. York resigns after 17 years of service at the Indiana Boys School, including ten as head. He joined in 1893, later served as chief clerk, and was appointed superintendent April 1, 1901. His tenure improved and expanded the school, earning top standing among U.S. institutions.
The annual state convention of the Disciples of Christ will be hosted in Columbus the first week of May attracting about 900 churches. A preliminary program is set with a Brotherhood banquet opening May 1 followed by a business session. J K Shellenberger will speak on state associations and E L Powell will discuss Citizenship in the Republic.
Farmers' Bulletin No. 410 explains alcohol production from potatoes hinges on starch content. A starch test uses a hydrometer setup with a ten pound sample to determine percent starch, averaging 14 to 17 percent with practical yields around 12 to 10 gallons of denatured alcohol per 100 pounds of potatoes.
Experiments at the Wisconsin Experiment Station show three inches depth yields more soil below the cultivated layer than depths of one and a half inches. Utah station tests largely confirm these findings. Results pertain to early season corn before extensive root development.
A five year Oklahoma Experiment Station trial with clover hay shows manure cannot replace lime. The study reports measurements of yields and soil effects, noting manure improves but does not fully substitute liming for soil fertility across conditions.
An illustrated contraption uses solid uprights and a heavy iron rod to secure a braced platform. A pulley and rope connect to a cross piece, lifting a load and swinging the rope to elevate stacks, aiding cellars and storage.
A fragment describes using blue litmus paper from drug stores to test soil acidity. If the paper turns red after steps, apply lime to correct soil pH. The note emphasizes lime when the test shows acidity and the soil lacks lime content.
The unreadable text references rabbis sects burning, a sale or campaign, a cellar, beets and sugar, and farmers. The fragment hints at department actions, land crops, weeds, and stock but lacks clear events, dates, or names.
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