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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
14
William A. Radford answers readers on building subjects and advises on owning a home. The feature argues renting is wasted money and outlines three paths to ownership, including custom designs and brick veneer homes costing about 4500 to 5000 dollars with a large veranda and four bedrooms.
A mother asks Frances about a boy named David and the girl defends him as a true and devoted comrade, while noting he is not ignous in a coy exchange.
The Indiana Funeral Directors' annual convention gathers in Indianapolis May 19 to 21 with plans for a less somber tone. President Ivory C. Tolle of Lebanon predicts the largest, most interesting meeting yet as Mayor Bell opens proceedings and musical numbers accompany sessions.
Indiana participants will figure prominently at the National Conference of Charities and Correction in Memphis from May 8 to 15. Marcus C. Fagg of Evansville, Wilfred S. Reynolds, Alexander Johnson, Charles Ho Henderson, Amos W. Butler and others will join sessions on children welfare standards labor and living and corrections. The Indiana Tax Association formed at a February meeting plans a state tax conference with a representative voting structure and annual meetings. Music events in Logansport and Indianapolis feature state and Chicago artists with Perc y J. Nussbaum presiding and Hanover and Valparaiso tied to the program.
At a meeting of the Indiana Hotel Clerks association in Indianapolis plans were laid to land the national convention of the Greeters of America for the capital city. The Chamber of Commerce and other bodies aid the campaign. the 1914 convention will be in Los Angeles California.
The Grand Commandery of Indiana hosts the sixtieth annual conclave in Indianapolis May 13 14 with Arthur MacArthur as guest of honor at a past grand commanders banquet at the Claypool hotel. Hardware dealers from Indiana plan a May 19 22 convention in Indianapolis with 35 state associations and 16 to 25 delegates each.
Instructions for preparing Bordeaux mixture including correct proportions with lime and copper sulfate, building elevated platforms and diluting tanks, preparing stock solutions, and slaking lime. Emphasizes full dilution before mixing to ensure rapid, complete reaction and stable, adherent final mixture.
Advice from Laura Ke Chapin urges patience before planting. Wait for dry, warm soil, except for hardy peas and lettuce which may tolerate frost. Avoid wet soil work to prevent hard clods and locked nutrients. plant hardy greens in a dry, warm spot separate from later crops.
The article argues Italian bees work more on red clover than black bees, implying longer tongues. It compares selective breeding in bees to cattle and horses, noting drones and queens can be controlled by stock selection, with high prices for superior queens. It also mentions straw stacks as good hen shelter.
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