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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
4
The upper sections of a New York tenement were leveled by an explosion believed to be a bomb made by labor agitator Joseph Caron. Caron and several others died in the disaster and many were injured.
A brief dialogue shows a maid Bridget admitting she overslept and the alarm clock failed to wake her. The piece notes a magazine article about a lawless imagined African country and a magnate proposing to incorporate a company there.
Quoted speaker asks how to gain wealth while alive, contrasting concern over dying rich. Focuses on personal wealth goals and the mindset needed to achieve riches.
A field guide urges sorting pigs by size and keeping lots separate. It warns against pasture waste, stresses early enclosure for lagging animals, and favors clean feeding with proper bedding. It notes boars should be housed separately and cautions about hot weather during growth.
A farmer editor warns that pests and poor practices steal profits. Weeds, impure water, and lazy or unprofitable livestock cut yields and raise costs. Proper seed corn grading and culling weak dairy cows are urged to protect profits and improve farming efficiency.
Charles Mead of Colorado Agricultural College notes the meadow lark as a farmer’s ally. It eats harmful insects and weed seeds, including smooth and hairy caterpillars, and even some odoriferous bugs. It shifts to weed seeds when insects are scarce and may graze grain only when other food runs short. Each meadowlark is valued at about one dollar yearly. Nests are well concealed, one to two broods form in summer with five or six eggs each. The birds winter lightly, nest concealment aids, and sportsmen should protect them.
The Ohio experiment station reports net returns from yard manure vary with soil, cultivation, and crops. Using eight tons per acre in a five year rotation of carp, cattle, wheat, clover, and timothy yields about 4.69 dollars per ton. Four tons on corn and four on wheat give similar averages, with overall yard manure returns at 2.97 dollars per ton across tested rotations.
The article advises sowing only high vitality clover seed after a germination test. It explains a simple at home test using two plates and cotton to assess germination within five to six days, warns against weed seeds and adulterated seed, and urges buying from reliable sources or using homegrown seed with known purity.
Fly nets protect work and driving horses during the summer to keep them focused and offer better service. Continuous exposure to pests hampers performance and can reduce quality of care.
A historical note proclaims the tomato is exceptionally able to be improved by careful selection and rapidly affected by handling. It emphasizes the fruit’s responsiveness to cultivation and transport practices.
An Old Globe styled ad collection shows a laundress praised by Red Cross Ball Blue to brighten white clothes. A grocer and a deserted wife banter over trust and remedies. The ad promotes Marine Eye Remedy from Bres Murine Eye Remedy Cy in Chicago.
A brief exchange notes garden delays due to late work. It cites the Bradley family still using Folsom’s spade and hoe, reflecting a practical domestic detail from the era.
Joe Uhl of Omaha describes severe eczema on hands neck and arms causing sleepless nights and constant itching. After trying many remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and was fully healed in five to six weeks with no later trouble. Cuticura advertised as sold worldwide with free samples and a Skin Book.
A street corner orator gathers a group of urchins and delivers a lecture on kindness to dumb animals. He plucks an illustration from a dog dispute, asking how to handle two leashed dogs. One boy volunteers that he would place a tuppence on the black dog.
A wedding celebration at Passaic Metalware caused a seven minute blast from a whistle, heard in Rutherford Nutley Mayville Garfield and Clifton. Fire departments rushed to headquarters before the source was traced in a half hour. The union joined Miss Sallie Karp of 217 Brook Avenue Passaic and Michael F. Bernan.
A West Virginia carpenter reports indigestion improved after replacing heavy meats with Grape-Nuts and cream for breakfast. He notes increased energy and fewer digestive issues after eating smaller portions per directions, crediting Postum Co. and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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