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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1910
Page
2
Richard Whiteing, on his seventieth birthday, argues daily journalism aids literature and the poor. He says the half penny press calms crowds by representing common cause and inspiring curiosity, insisting truth and purity keep paper policy and readers serious.
The Horse Aid society has been incorporated in New York to improve care for sick and disabled horses and educate drivers and owners. It plans model stables drinking troughs veterinary hospitals rest farms and mobile veterinary service across greater New York for humane treatment and horse comfort.
Crown prince of Siam defies royal tradition by announcing he will take only one wife of his choosing, defying centuries of marrying a sister or half sister. Missionary Rev Will C Dodd notes Siam is abuzz as the heir asserts independence from King Chulalongkorn's marriages.
Chicago health officials publish schoolgrama advising children not to swap candy gum apples or pencils. Emphasizes hand washing keeping cups clean and staying home with sore throats to avoid disease delays and outbreaks among classmates.
A three day clash in Midland avenue Glen Ridge pits red squirrels against English sparrows. Thousands of sparrows drove birds from nests and challenged the squirrels after Edward Bartelow released seven squirrels. The birds finally fled toward the Montclair woods as the battle ended.
Capt. Billy Thompson and a crew in Evanston rushed to a call at Clarion avenue and Montgomery road when Pipeman William Gehringer spotted a five foot black snake in a hose nozzle area. The crew subdued the reptile with clubs as it remained trapped in the hose. The incident followed a distant foundry fire where a hose had lain near tall grass after the blaze was finished.
Clerk Ernest Real notes a record day at the Congress hotel as the tenth guest named Margaret checks in. The travelers include Miss Margaret Stickley of Grand Rapids, Mich. Miss Margaret Baldwin also of Grand Rapids. Miss Margaret Prest of St Paul. Miss Margaret Shields of Louisville. Miss Margaret Moeser of Cincinnati. Miss Margaret Whitted of Shreveport. Miss Margaret Caye of Mobile. Miss Margaret Casey of Memphis. Miss Margaret Sale of St. Louis. and Miss Margaret Musgrave of Little Rock, among others.
A Scranton, Pennsylvania hen owned by David Lewis set a record by laying seven eggs in a single day. The mongrel cross between a Rhode Island red and Buff Cochin laid seven eggs on August 25 after producing 71 eggs in the month-long period from July 20 to August 20.
Horticulture advice discusses selecting melons for shipment based on optimum maturity. It covers timing after harvest, shade and refrigeration needs, impact of field ripening, and the tradeoff between softening in transit and flavor. It notes grading into three marketable grades and separate brands for better prices.
Flower notes advise pruning Barams to a single stem for a dense bloom mass. Pinch off side branches and faded lower blooms to extend flowering and improve flower size. Ivy on walls dries them by drawing moisture through clingy suckers rather than keeping them damp.
Quince is grown in diverse regions and soils with irrigation influencing some varieties. Some types yield edible fruit only when ripe, others remain firm. All can produce a ruby colored jelly with fine flavor.
At the Virginia experiment station corn grown on one plot since 1894 averaged 24.4 bushels per acre since 1900. In a three year wheat clover corn rotation corn yielded 46.2 bushels per acre, about 21 bushels higher due to rotation. In a five year rotation with manure at about eight tons per acre corn averaged 60.8 bushels per acre.
The article notes that onions, radishes, beets and similar crops respond to small amounts of fertilizer applied evenly. It advises spreading fertilizer on the surface and working it into the soil, with rain helping wash nutrients down to reach roots.
A compact project uses storm sash to build a small fruit evaporator. The rear wall and gables use six inch flooring, with size varying by storm sash. Frames of 2x4 timber support the sash, which are available from lumber dealers or mail order houses for 90 cents to 1 dollar 50 per piece.
A simple sun heated fruit evaporator uses three two inch holes in the rear wall near the top covered with screen wire to vent steam, with a hinged end sash as a door. Shallow trays on brackets hold fruit above dust and insects, protecting it from rain and waste. A ten-sash house suits an average family. it should be elevated, painted, and built cheaply to conserve surplus fruit.
Three fine samples of basket craft are presented with drawings. Two small baskets for cut flowers feature water cups, including a lantern-like shape. The large basket is designed to hold a potted plant.
The report advises using bordeaux mixture on branches and removing all mummied plums to reduce plum rot caused by Monilia frustigena. It notes mummied plums as centers of infection and recommends winter treatments for black rot on grapes, apple scab, and os. Twig blight in apples and pears can be lessened by pruning affected limbs in winter or spring and applying bordeaux mixture.
Stil continue to hoe and cultivate the strawberry bed. Pears are best when ripened indoors instead of on the trees. Pack your apples honestly and put your name and address on each barrel or box. Asters should be copiously watered in the evening during this hot weather or the flowers will be poor. No fruit should be allowed to go to waste as long as there is a possibility of making cider, vinegar and unfermented grape juice. Keep seedling stock of primulag cineramas and cabeolarias as coct as possibile in the frames or honges shade lightly and allow abundance of all. Fine well rotted manure is a good mulch for tea roses. Prune by cutting the blossoms lavishly with long stems in order to induce vigorous blooming branchea.
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