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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
3
The piece offers guidance on farm labor costs and weed impact, farm finance, pest control, and prudent buying. It urges careful orchard planting, arbors and forest preservation, arbitration to settle disputes, and careful milk safety. It warns against saloons and needless extravagance while promoting home economy and education.
Directions from past columns advise cutting seed potatoes to desired size and soaking in a coarse sack for two hours in a solution of one pint formalin to fifteen gallons of water. After soaking, suspend sack above the barrel to drain briefly, then dry before planting on clean ground for a seal free crop. The solution lasts until the barrel is kept covered.
A dairy division pamphlet outlines care for dairy herds and milking practices. It urges biannual vet exams, removing diseased animals, avoiding stress, maintaining udder hygiene, gradual diet changes, ample clean water, and careful milking routines. It also recommends washing hands and udders, keeping milking at consistent times, and promptly cooling milk to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Article weighs renting versus buying for young people in cities. It argues buying can leave buyers financially ahead after years, despite debt. Home ownership fosters thrift, budgeting discipline, and long term value, whereas rent payments disappear with no tangible asset.
Tobacco growers face insect and human threats including two legged masked attackers termed Night Sliders who set stores afire and endanger owners. The attacks correlate with independents resisting prices set by the Tobacco Growers' Association, spurring relocations as price control tightens.
A critical view warns that swapping a wholesome country life for a city job may be poor value. It highlights strenuous toil, pleasant country associations, and drawbacks of urban life including noise, rush hours, and temptations that often erode rural benefits.
In a social club tale a group of five young women plot a round robin to woo Guy B. Harrison, the wealthy bachelor. After delays and a counter plan from Miss Boyd, Harrison quietly rebuffs all and postpones. Months later the scheme collapses but exposes Miss Bord as the real matchmaker. The engagement is announced between Guy B. Harrison and Miss Margaret Boyd.
A Boston Transcript excerpt sketches a dainty restaurant patron who records squabbles and comments of waitresses from a side seat near the serving area. The notices reveal overheard customer complaints about cold coffee, insufficient meat, and groan worthy jests, contrasted with waitresses who maintain quiet, patient, and dignified conduct.
The London Telegraph extols glass and paste gems, noting modern techniques rival natural stones for decoration. It mentions emeralds, cat's eye, and opal as special cases, and highlights durability, hardness, and resistance to scratching as key measures of value.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports a tenth birthday party where a daughter of a congressman had ten candies on her cake while a senator's daughter, soon after, had only eight. The child exclaimed that eight candies for a senator’s daughter was wrong, noting Macy’s ten for a congressman.
Napoleon, preoccupied with new schemes, drops his glove. A common soldier picks it up and returns it. The emperor thanks him as a captain, but the soldier corrects the misidentification. The commander promises a commission that night, recognizing the soldier’s potential.
An old tale from St James Gazette recalls a coach that ran between Edinburgh and Berwick. A passenger complained of a wet cushion caused by a roof hole, while rain poured in. The guard faced wrath, but the Scot answered with a calm quip that many have complained about the same hole.
Books In India notes that a printed book is seen as vulgar if untamed, while a leather bound Bible provokes strong reverence among devout readers. The Churchman cites leather from an animal's hide as contaminating sacred texts and highlights the contrast in attitudes toward religious books.
In a police court a witness was asked what he knew of the man’s character. The witness replied with emphasis that he did not know whether the man was reachable or sour in honor.
A chipped quotation notes that Seedcraft entered Congress with green inexperience and delivered his maiden speech claiming he could not remain silent. The remark hints that distant kinship may lead to increased wealth and added quiet notably after his ascent.
An American asks about executions in Romagna and learns of the famed brigand Passatore who stormed a Formi Popolo theater during carnival. His band surrounded the audience, extorted valuables totaling about 400 000 dollars, then vanished. authorities later captured those involved and prepared executions.
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