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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
2
A stream of scattered anecdotes and quips spans topics from public figures to modern paradoxes. The column jokingly recounts Andrew Carnegie, presidents, a Detroit rescue, Annh brides, judges, and aviation fantasies while riffing on taste, fashion, and social quirks.
A New Haven couple’s marriage tale begins after a golf game mishap. A woman struck a ball that stunned a man, who recovered and received an apology, igniting romance. This leap year, women may propose. men may not refuse.
A Montreal newspaper was fined for calling provincial legislators fools and ignoramuses. The judge noted the paper could have won its case without such tautological insults.
A scientist discovers a grip germ with barbs and compares it to thumb-screws red-hot pinchers and ice tongs, claiming advantage over malaria and smallpox in a vivid, satirical portrayal.
The decision places the Panama canal dam and locks far inland on the Pacific side to deter a hostile fleet. Preparedness is urged in case of a sudden expedition by Guam natives.
A fashion note recommends a peekaboo shirt waist for women in cold weather to attract attention. The text claims men naturally catch the eye without rules, asserting male superiority and gender characteristics.
The readable lines show garbled phrases about items, tools, and conditions. No clear event, person, or organization can be identified to form a proper news card summary.
Instructions on cleft grafting covering timing fall and spring grafting stock inactivity and alignment of scions. Tools include chisel knife hammer grafting wax with steps to split stock insert scions wedge shaped trimming and wax sealing.
A strong appeal urges orchard owners to spray in winter to protect trees from pests. Delays reduce effectiveness and may ruin fruit yields. Sales ads promise spray outfits with complete usage directions for all sprays and timing.
A Prairie Farmer method describes a wooden hoard four to five feet by four to five inches with notches and holes to align trees. Set stakes along a base line, place trees in a middle notch, pivot the board to dig and reset each tree, ensuring straight rows without sighting.
The article notes leather accessories as essential to a well dressed wardrobe with imported varieties offering novel and smart lines. It highlights gauntlet gloves as the latest trend with a flare cuff matching tailored coats and unique tiny nanogram ornament, appealing to individual taste.
An article reviews the Ritz as a compact black patent leather bag with a white mette silk lining and gold plated frame, plus a change purse inside. It surveys 1908 fashion bags for carriage, travel, and everyday wear, noting flat shapes for chic practicality and refined finishes.
The piece highlights Thos. Gale of Alaska as a well known U S congressman with a Washington D C address. It includes endorsements from Peruna Drug Co and Congressman Slemp praising the remedy for coughs and colds and notes on Gale’s Pacific slope prominence. It also mentions family letters and anecdotes about hammer throwing and domestic banter. The compilation cites Defiance Starch promotions and light social vignettes from the era.
Advice on saving and spreading wood ashes as a valuable fertilizer for fruit trees. The guidance covers using ashes from wood and brush, applying under peach trees in winter, even on snow, and cautions to keep ashes away from the trunk while distributing them around the root zone to improve bearing and tree health.
The article argues dairying yields better returns than many vocations. It notes farmers often overlook animal expenses and suggests charging land rent against cows while deducting manure value. With strict accounts, farmers can determine which animals pay and which fail to be self supporting.
The passage contrasts a farmer’s guard to milk quietly with nature’s method where a calf feeds off the dam. It questions whether natural behavior and expert instructions differ on the proper milking method.
J O Marks of Hood river district Oregon made a remarkable display with a two acre Spitzengen orchard first grade fruit yielding $570.75 from 183 boxes No 1 apples. The 150 five year old trees contributed to the strong result with second grade fruit covering all expenses and leaving net profit as stated.
The text notes dairy cows vary from 3000 to 12000 pounds of milk annually. It questions why farmers would keep a cow producing about ten pounds per day for 800 days, implying low-yield cows are uneconomical.
The article discusses apple orchards as profitable ventures when properly managed, warns of frost risk, and notes the San Jose scale remedy using lye soap in cloth bags. It adds that winter apples are in strong demand and recalls Spanish planting of oranges at St. Augustine about 50 years before English settlement.
A writer warns drying corn alone does not preserve it the germ or plant food. Drying must prevent mold heat or spoilage. Some southern regions keep corn safe with thin spread and dry air. A Connecticut dairyman earned 20 percent on dairy stock. A cow should not be milked within three weeks before calving or during the ninth milking after calving.
A bedside watch hanger is described. A seven by four inch cardboard base is covered with brocade or silk, padded and satin stitched, then stretched and fixed with sateen backing. Two back rings hang on nails, a gilt top hook attaches to the upper edge, and a silk bag receives the chain and seals when the watch is hung.
It is wise to take the children to the dentist once a year. Choose the dentist as you would the family doctor and he will advise what is best.
The article argues for straight rows across or along the garden rather than traditional curved beds. It says straight rows facilitate use of seed drills hand cultivators and horse cultivators for easier planting weeding and maintenance.
A simple method describes placing bones in a barrel with an equal amount of wood ashes and keeping them moist. Over a short period the bones turn fine like the ashes and yield a strong fertiliser.
Lovely floss silk embroidery appears alone or with silver gold or black threads beads and bugles on luxurious evening wraps gowns and fringes. Heavily sequined black gowns in net and lace with velvet chenille details are fashionable. Embroidered Irish Chantilly and point de Venise lace feature on many black evening gowns.
The first postoffice scheme began as a private venture and was inaugurated around the year 1464. It marks an early effort to organize mail delivery and postal services.
An OCR fragment notes Brown's Bronchial Traches famed for curing coughs and sore throats and easing bronchitis and asthma. It also mentions a dentist described as a person who finds work for his own teeth by extracting those of others.
PAZO OINTMENT guarantees to cure itching, burning, bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or money refunded. The ad asserts the product cures all cases and includes the quote about timely virtuous deeds by Alexander Dow.
A new bag shaped hair net uses even elastic distribution and a silk draw thread at the edge. A non detachable pin aids fastening. It is made of human hair and offered in all shades.
In Bacon Ridge the postmaster notes Jeff Weatherby once bought an ostrich for a farm that died. The scene shifts to Lawton Oklahoma where D R Rankin shot himself, with a dog guarding his body for three weeks.
George Golden and Casey, famed American humorists, sailed to Europe. Golden recalls Casey’s severe seasickness on day one and failed remedies. Casey groaned he kept only his hands on his stomach. The anecdote prompts laughter from readers of Tit Bits and Everybody's Magazine.
A census taker slips a paper to a woman with a misread question about marriage. Princess Henry of Battenberg remains active in London charity work. Afghans are shown as tall brave people with Pashto language roots and a Persian court tongue. New York public schools average 635000 attendees, up 35000 from last year.
A Denver piano dealer advertises a referral program offering $5 in gold for names of friends who place an order. Send full details to Knight Campbell Music Co at 1625 to 1631 California Street, Denver, Colorado.
Jesse L. Livermore the famed plunger has earned millions on Wall Street and now holds 300000 bales of cotton at age twenty eight. A decade ago he worked marking prices on a Boston broker’s board.
The article discusses the importance of veils in completing a costume and their effect on youthful appearance. It notes bordered veils emphasize the chin to coiffure line, and stresses adjusting the veil to best suit each face as an art.
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