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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
6
A feature on home gardening stresses clean cultivation, mulching, and weed control to boost yields. It praises variety, timely harvesting, and practical advice from old and emerging horticultural practices, noting breeders and scientific methods improving livestock and crop productivity.
A discussion from the Philadelphia Record compares theory and practice in farming, arguing that progress requires study and education. It notes farmers increasingly rely on institutes and experiments, while still valuing practical observation and the benefits of theoretical advances.
A Wicks Magazine reflection extols letting weeds grow to aid flowers. The essay narrates experiments with plants. watering lapses and shade from docks show weeds can conserve moisture and support vines. It argues weeds act as foster mothers of flowers, and destroying them early wastes effort.
The Mirror and Farmer advise preparing for heat in yards with many small flocks. Hens in sunlit yards have oven like poultry houses, corn as staple feed increases heat stress and disease risk. Stretch muslin for shade or plant trees, and add branches to provide shelter for hens.
The article advises methods to protect poultry from heat by shading and providing green foods such as cut grass or cabbage. It recommends lean meat over grain to aid flock health and laying. It warns that heat-stressed fowls suffer and that only beneficial foods should be fed to prevent overheating.
The article argues domesticated fowl suffer from poor roost conditions and sun exposure in wire cage yards while roosts are rarely cleaned. It notes wild chickens preferred wooded, shaded cover and scratch for litter as hunters describe. The discussion appears in a section titled What to Eat.
A farmer named Smith hires an inexperienced boy to salt a calf in the pasture. The boy coats the calf with salt, attracting a herd of colts that lick the salt and the calf’s hide. Thinking the farmer will lick him, the calf bolts through a fence and escapes down the road.
A Washington man complains that brides receive endless wedding rules while grooms get none. He laments the groom’s awkward role and frozen smiles, noting bridesmaids and spectators judge every gesture and voices a wish for guidance to appear genuinely eager without ridicule.
In the Dresden region a trackless trolley system has operated for months at low cost, saving thousands in equipment over traditional trolleys. In the Piela valley the system has progressed from passenger to freight service, with auto omnibuses and motor cars sharing the road. The train runs on the right, features a front steering car, and reaches about twelve kilometers per hour with trains weighing up to ten tons when loaded.
Quote from Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a discussion over preferred creditor status. It mentions Bimmelburg as a preferred creditor of old Grigsby and that Grigsby’s widow preferred him, even marrying him, illustrating spite or irony in creditor relations.
A witty exchange from the New York Sun features Dusty Rhodes explaining his unemployment by joking he joined both the labor and employers unions and is on strike against himself in both directions.
Benjamin Thorpe, a 16 year old Confederate sharpshooter from Twenty sixth North Carolina, details how his shot at 900 yards felled Major General Reynolds during the opening day fight near Seminary Ridge. He expresses remorse and preserves letters from Reynolds's relatives, noting war fate and his own bitter memory.
The New Jersey dynamite plants near Dover and Farmingdale employ men paid two to two and a quarter dollars daily. Workers wear rubber gear to reduce accidents, abide by strict safety rules, and form a tight, talkative, skilled community. A Swedish worker claims relation to Alfred Nobel and shares deep knowledge of nitroglycerin.
The Kansas City Journal notes George F. Swift of Chicago built a $10 million private estate and a vast meat packing empire, reflecting a century of swift growth. It argues luck and timing trump strict virtue in amassing fortunes, as U.S. population and commerce surged from 1875 to 1902 with massive expansion in exports, money in circulation, and railroad mileage.
A Michigan couple’s wedding luncheon shocks society readers with a vivid account from a young woman’s letter. The description lists kettles boiling meat in a backyard, an enormous display of foods including lemon pie and crates of bread, and a long multi course noon meal that left guests exhausted and even needed rest.
A Syracuse Herald excerpt shows the store proprietor praising a new employee as a mighty hard worker. The department manager confirms this, noting that the worker’s specialty lies in not seeming to work hard.
A Dublin conference report outlines pianist brain and nerve workload in fast pieces. It cites reading 4 541 Weber notes in under four minutes and 3 950 Chopin signs in two and a half minutes, with eye intake around ten impressions per second and finger movement near two thousand motions per minute.
A joke panel notes Noah building the ark while Mrs Noah asks how to keep others out. He replies by hanging a sign Choice Apartments to Let and watching from the second story window as he practices on the corner. The caption credits the New York Tribune.
A dialogue in the Philadelphia Bulletin features a Sunday school teacher asking Willie how many commandments exist and Willie answering ten. The teacher then asks what if one is broken, and Willie replies that there would be nine.
A humorous line from Harvard Lampoon jokes about a Western town claiming 3,000 inhabitants but the local quip settles on about 300. The exchange reflects rural town dynamics and comic understatement.
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