St Meinrad Community Notes Card From Spencer County
Peter Werne and relatives visit St Meinrad and tour the new church and Abbey. Werne nears full recovery from a fall while Jonn Stroble and others are reported ill. Local families relocate homes and a wheat drill supply via Jacob Ruxer expands farming aid. Taxes, tiling, and legal notices surface as St Meinrad activities continue.
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Peter Werne
Cincinnati
St. Meinrad
Werne
St. Josephs Society
Local Notes From Adgeville Area and Civil Service Postmaster Exam
A series of Adgeville social notes lists residents visiting relatives and attending events from St Meinrad to Ferdinand and nearby towns. The report also announces a U S Civil Service examination in Adgeville on May 8 1909 for the Fourth Class Postmaster position at Siberia Ind.
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St. Meinrad Brick and Tile Co
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Adgeville
Ind
Siberia
Examination Applications and Local Telephone Service Notes
Applications for examination must be made on the preformed form obtainable from Adgeville and Kyana post offices or from the Commission in Washington D C. Applicants should reach the Commission seven days before the examination and complete blanks promptly. The Home Telephone Co offers five year contracts at $1.00 per month with courteous operators serving subscribers. We’re no boy, either, Hirpa.
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Adgeville
Kyana
Washington, D.C
The
Home Telephone Co
Hirpa
Local social notes from Sunday visits and outings
Mariah Hill reports Mrs Frank Yellig stopped en route home from Evane ville to visit her mother. Will Dilger and family enjoyed a pleasure trip to Ferdinand Sunday. Misa Lastie Nord left Monday after a months visit with her parents here. Dr A J Maslowsky and wife spent Sunday with the latter's parents near Huffman. Minnie Horlander Rosa Kauffeld and Gust Wirthwein spent Sunday with friends at Fulda. Ferdinand Lindauer and daughter Mias Olive spent a few hours in town Sunday. Minnie Wirtzberger Bertha Bettag and Bertha Maslowsky with F J Wirtzberger George Bettag and Luther Nord attended The Heroic Dutchman of 76 at Ferdinand Sunday.
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Will Dilger
Ferdinand
Misa Lastie Nord
Ferdinand Lindauer
Mias Olive
Minnie Wirtzberger
Bertha Bettag
Bertha Maslowsky
Messrs
F. J. Wirtzberger
George Bettag
Luther Nord
Community Notes From Fulda and Surrounding Towns
Riley Huffman of Huffman spent Sunday in Fulda. Engagement announced for Joseph Fuchs and Miss Katie Zoglman. Residents attended entertainment at Ferdinand Sunday night. Miss Emma Collignon of Owensboro is visiting relatives here this week. Tony Greulich visited Evansville to stay with relatives. Joe Beier received a wine buggy shipment. Rumor of a petition to build a county ditch through the Crooked Creek flats.
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Joseph Fuchs
Near St. Meinrad
Misa
Katie Zoglman
Emma Collignon
Owensboro
Crooked Creek
Cost of Apples How Much It Takes to Raise One Barrel
Nova Scotia Rural New Yorker correspondent estimates apple barrel costs by comparing gross results and ignoring local market conditions. He cites land values from 15 to 40 dollars per acre, labor at twenty dollars monthly plus board, and farm inputs such as bone meal and acids with prices ranging widely.
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Nova Scotia
New Yorker
Axen
Mt Ery
Cost accounting for two acres of orchard with 80 trees aged 18 to 22 years
A landowner outlines fertilizer trials with and without phosphate, team and labor costs for pruning plowing harrowing and spraying, and yields from two acres of apples. He cites 1904 to 1907 yields and notes manure and haying practices, ending with total production value in 1904–1907.
Grafting Techniques in Potato and Tomato Plants
A 19th century note discusses grafting methods for potato and tomato plants. It describes splice and saddle grafts, requires sharp cuts and tender tissue, and recommends moisture and protective coverings to prevent dehydration during the tender union phase.
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Jonn Stroble
St. Maurus
Ilinois
Max Rupprecht
Fred Tillmann
Max
Peter Gehlheir
Mr. Tillmann
C. Rose
Rupprecht
Jacob Ruxer
Xaverine Ruxer
Spencer
Perry County
Paul Ringemann
Adolf Egloff
Glennonville, Mo
Peter Egloff
Jasper
N. A. James
Louisville
McClary
Mayme Hollander
Bernard Peters
Louis Weegers
Michael L. Mehling
St. Anthony
Ferdinand R. R
Huntingburg
Patience
Iron Horse
Hélena Burger
Anna Schultheis
Josephine Schulties
Schultheis
Sam
John Marendi
Valentin Fleig
Joseph Vaal
Andrew Wissels
Montecassino Hill
Verena Brockmann
Ed Denning
Ed Ringemann
Mrs. Ringemann
Josephine
Mt. Vernon
John
Ellis Thrasher
Spencer County
Earl Jeffers
Sister Ida
Leo Greulich
Miss Tillie
Mullen
Albert van Winkle
Harrison Township
Frank Sturm
Verena Denning
Florence
Allie
Bernice Miles
Mrs. Wim Keusner
Alex Ernst
Mrs
Lewis Hill
Mr. Bacon
Troy Time
Frank Kineh
Frances Skrynecke
U. S. Civil Service Examination
Weekly Courier-Journal
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Jerdinand
Aly Courier Journal
Mariah Hill
Frank Yellig
Evaneville
A. J. Maslowsky
Huffman
Minnie Horlander
Rosa Kauffeld
Gust Wirthwein
Fulda
Riley Huffman
John Harm
John Lehr
Owensvoro
Tony Greulich
Evansville
Joe Beier
Ferdinand Foundry & Machine Works
Ferdinand, Ind
San Jose
Paris
Beckmann & Sauer
Kentucky
Indiana
Mathias Olinger
Chance
Iani
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