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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
6
An American letter describes a chaotic street moment with men by a barred second floor window and a limping elder carrying a whitewash bucket. A bystander asks a pointed race related question as the scene unfolds in a tense, colorful urban snapshot.
The fragment hints at beauty specialists facing many items and tasks in their work. George MacDonald quote appears unrelated. The readable text centers on professions and challenges within beauty services.
A fragmentary message mentions Lydia and health claims, referencing Mrs. Huey of 148 Adams St. West Virginia. The text appears garbled, with likely quotes about health improvements and a suggestion of a vegetable remedy. The readable elements are Lydia, Mrs. Huey, and an address.
The article discusses irrigation efficiency, stressing careful ditch design, bank stability, and control of water flow. It explains lateral spacing, head ditch use, soil effects on absorption, and optimal check sizes to maximize economical water distribution across fields.
Market poultry guidance directs raisers to segment roosters, appeal to buyers visually, and establish market days. It advises building a reputation for prime stock, growing bone and muscle, and avoiding misclassification that harms prices. Emphasis on big-boned broilers and avoiding faulty commissions.
The article explains the need for extended outlets to receive irrigation runoff, requiring landowner cooperation under state drainage laws. It notes districts often form to share costs, with 10 000 acre examples in Washington Utah and Colorado, and estimates 800 000 acres needing drainage to improve productivity.
A Farmers Mail and Breese article by Edward B Chalk describes turning old windmill head parts into a working pump jack. He details repurposing bozings, a pulley on the shaft, buried heavy pieces, and a platform with a walking pivot to drive the pump rod from the geared windmill mechanism.
In a hazy scene at the bases rain-soaked play halted as Senet drives to a key score. Teammates rally around the field as the crowd waits for clearer conditions and a restart.
Advice on protecting embroidered covers and furniture from alcohol based spills. Recommends waterproof rubber sheeting and water impervious fabrics as durable protection. discusses blotting paper limits, oiled silk, and waxed tablecloths with muslin undersides for safe, odor free coverage.
A diet column offers simple kitchen guidance. It states one cup sugar sweetens a quart of chilled or frozen mixtures, one level teaspoon salt seasons a quart of soup or vegetables, and basic French dressing uses specific measures. It also advises wiping greasy utensils with soft paper before washing and to destroy the paper afterward.
Select a freshly cured ham with bone removed. Stuff with bread crumbs parsley marjoram white pepper salt one green pepper and butter. Boil two hours or 20 minutes per pound then crust is removed and skin pared. Roast in moderate oven six minutes per pound.
A fragment describes making ginger candy by dissolving sugar with water and bruised ginger, adding honey and boiling, then finishing with butter and testing in cold water before pouring onto a buttered plate. The text mentions breaking the candy into small pieces after cooling.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild tonic laxative that strengthens stomach and bowels, improves digestion, and corrects constipation. It claims benefits over harsh purgatives and offers samples from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
Thought he meant fainted as a joke. The Professor asks how to counter feints and the Novice suggests tickling the opponent with the foil tip to test for shamming.
Mrs Julia Finnegan of St Louis recounts a decades long battle with eczema starting on her ankle and spreading to her knee. After trying doctors and failing to heal a persistent lesion she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three months and slept soundly within days, later claiming a full recovery at age sixty four. She notes mailorder free 82 page Cuticura book from Cuticura Rept. L Boston.
A freedman named Bert closed a letter to his five year old cousin Joe saying he must quit and write five pages on Esther. The next day his father found him armed with a tablet and stationery ready to write.
The readable text hints at someone remarking on leg length and gait but the rest is a garbled question. No clear event, entities, or context to summarize into a news item.
A fragmented dialogue centers on accuracy versus diction during a Tower Grove car exchange. Two men argue over correct wording and the proper nickname for a passing common carrier as they race to reach a hotel tonight.
In New York, John Drew laments not landing a lead, blaming a universal conspiracy of silence. He jokes about turkey and pumpkin pie at Maquin's as he contemplates coping with the setback and jokes about joining the conspiracy.
A talk between Mrs A and Mrs B quotes going to a fortune teller and visiting the probate court to learn how much a fiancé's father left in his will. The chat includes remarks on marriages and counting plans, with Miss Elderby and Old Bach contributing humor about proposals.
A Mobile man dining at a Tallahatchie Mississippi eating house receives a brusque, racially charged exchange as a darky waiter questions how the man wants ham eggs corn bread and coffee, hinting at prejudice in service. The traveler specifies ham eggs corn bread coffee and the waiter asks a cruel question about how to prepare the eggs.
Mayor Brand Whitlock of Toledo voices distrust of a trust magnate calling him to account for a bad name. Dodgin, the biscuit firm manager, confronts a worker in a shed where the laborer surprises him by claiming to be Dodgin as well. The exchange ends with a shared smoke and a grin.
A garbled paragraph fragment presents a string of aphorisms and witticisms about manners, business, religion, and everyday life. It jokingly comments on smiles, roads, deals, monopolies, complexion, prayer, forgiveness, clouds, and baby thoughts, all in a choppy, unclear OCR style.
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