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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
2
The page surveys broad topics from urban safety and Panama Canal ideas to transportation plans in London and New York. It cites social trends including valentines culture, animal welfare events in Boston, and legal views on pedestrian rights versus automobile negligence.
One bill before Congress is praised as so simple that almost anyone can understand it. The remark hints it may fail to pass.
A Chicago man paid $36,000 as a souvenir payment after hugging another man’s wife and sitting on her sofa. The odd transaction drew attention as a costly, unusual dispute rooted in personal boundaries and social faux pas.
The text notes that disenfranchising liars would speed vote counting and comments on men not taking slag personally when women seek absolute truth in debates about whether marriage is a failure. It reflects a period voice discussing gender roles and civic duty.
A Chicago doctor asserts he can heal young women with broken hearts by presenting a wealthy suitor. The remark appears lighthearted as readers note the joke about making a millionaire of a suitor. King Manuel remains unharmed and in good spirits.
A device secures fruit baskets to a belt with a curved block and metal band to grip baskets. Strap adjustable by buttons fits any waist, keeping baskets steady as pickers move. Hands free speeds picking and boosts output according to the inventor.
A farmer advises ongoing care for young orchards from planting onward. Cultivate frequently in spring and summer, avoid sod around trunks, and keep the surface cultivated. Mulch can help if it does not invite mice, and planting a crop between rows like potatoes aids soil use.
The article explains how fruit quality and packaging affect price. Poor or reused packages cause decay and poor appeal, while careful packing in smaller, presentable baskets or barrels can fetch higher prices. Commission merchants profit from grading, leaving farmers with minimum payments.
Use ladders as much as possible in pruning to protect tree limbs. Three legged tripod ladders with a broad base are safer on uneven ground. For tall trees, long single ladders may be needed. Most pruning occurs in late winter and early spring for convenience.
The guide advises annual light pruning rather than heavy yearly cuts. Peaches need substantial removal of new growth, cherries minimal pruning, and other trees require thinning or back cuts. If branches cross, remove the smaller. avoid stubs, cut cleanly near the union, and treat large wounds. For limbs, start underside cuts before final top cut. Prune now or in June to favor wood or fruit growth respectively.
Prof Taft of Michigan Agricultural College announces a spray treatment for curl leaf on peaches. Use 1 pound copper sulphate in 25 gallons water and spray trees as a single bud escaping treatment. Apply from leaf fall until buds begin to swell, ideally before mid March.
A farmers' note in the Farmers' Review urges use of Winnowing machines for corn and grass seeds. Cleaning seed greatly improves quality and yields a near solid crop. The writer warns against bringing in seed uncleaned to avoid bad and careless contamination.
A farmer can turn a broken tine pitchfork into a bent right angled hoe like cultivator. Cut off damaged tines evenly to create a sharpened tool that outperforms the hoe for small plant cultivation. It reduces labor and keeps soil pulverized more effectively than a hoe.
A collage of clipped anecdotes recounts a Wichita court stenographer's window into cases before Judge Pancoast, a parson lecturing a boy named Tommy, a Persian envoy's dinner remark, Lady Drummond Wolfe and the shah, and a Styx crossing quip from Satan about pig iron and rotten fire hose.
A Michigan music student credits Postum with stabilizing nerves and enabling regular practice after coffee caused nervousness. The testimonial notes daily seven to eight hours of practice, initial struggle, and return to full study by November. The writer praises Postum as a healthier beverage and cites a physician father’s approval.
Mrs. Ivan Olgrey bound her intoxicated husband with a blanket and whipped him to force reform. After the beating he pledged to reform and remain on the farm for six months, with the wife handling outside work. The incident was witnessed by the farmhand and written as a formal agreement.
A cinnamon bear loomed at a country school near Howard as Willie Smith and classmates faced a feared visitor. Pupils fled to the teacher and six boys hurried to a farm for help, catching the bear after a hunting party pursued it. The 425 pound carcass roamed hills near Brink Haven and had killed 24 sheep.
New York City hosts the third largest German population in the world after Berlin and Hamburg, reflecting a substantial cultural presence and historic immigration.
The piece argues Peruna is an excellent catarrh remedy, citing US Dispensatory: hydrastis canadensis, cor·dyalis formosa, cedron seeds, and copaiba. It notes Bart hoolow and Scudder endorse ingredients, with Millspaugh on collinsonia canadensis, and concludes Peruna’s catarrh remedy status supported by authorities.
English novelist Elinor Glyn mocked the new woman at a New York dinner saying clubs and fierce chins resemble a senior wrangler’s marriage. A Illinois reader sent 12 cents for a seed catalog noting forty year seed offers and mail order pricing. A lighthearted gossip note mentions a bar counter pickup joke about Miss Redpep.
The item promotes Pettit's Eye Salve as a 100 years old remedy for tired eyes and eye ailments, and Laxative Bromine Cine claims to remove headaches. It notes a man’s judgment and references men and women performing tasks. A Buffalo NY distributor is listed and a liquor remark is included.
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