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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
9
Tommie’s uncle and family fear the old idol in a haunted tale. The boy discovers a hidden room behind a mantel and encounters a gang plotting to exploit a jade idol. He slips away as danger closes in, clutching memories of the eerie figure.
A new flying amusement places bicycle frames on dangling rods from a central mast with a swiveling arm. Each rider sits in a bicycle like seat while a propeller behind the seat provides motive power. Children sit to operate the strange contraption.
Description details a moving amusement device where frames and pedals simulate cycling. Propellers turn as the rider experiences rocking motion from a swivel mount. The ride is presented as an annual cycling novelty with revolutions limited by rider pedaling speed.
Tommie hides in the parlor as robbers threaten the home. His grand father arrives at supper time and the family notices Tommie’s focus on a Chinese idol on the mantel. Jim believes the idol keeps away bad luck, while Tommie wonders if the danger was a dream or real.
A young writer Mazel Kent argues that bookkeeping is vital for farming and business. She suggests children help parents keep home books and that banks would assist in starting this educational practice.
University of Michigan gymnasium director Dr G A May urges comprehensive year long training for all freshmen before varsity tryouts. He cites decades of observation showing chest shoulder and arm development lagging while strength in the legs and back has risen.
A fragmented reminiscence describes a outdoor kids game with rat and cat roles, ring play, and players swapping animals after each capture. It also notes a stranger’s odd questions about strings and weight of a fish, with neighborly humor about forgotten calculations.
A reflective piece discusses the early age of the Boy Scout movement and its impact on American imagination. It highlights the uniform and service as lasting influences and notes a humorous exchange between a country doctor and a child about salvation, illustrating values and ideals of the era.
Jean Maria Caufolie, who fought at Altkirch Muethausen Namur and Charleroi and ended in Champagne where he lost two tees, served in the French infantry in a context of harsh wartime imagery and public scrutiny. The text contrasts sympathy and harsh treatment amid Russian movements.
Photograph from the trial of M. Deselaux, chief army paymaster of France, accused of misappropriating military supplies for the benefit of Mme. Berchoff. Deselaux stands at the right with the woman in background.
In a comic scene at Goahead & Wearum, traveling salesman applicants enter for a test. Gotham’s admission of a one month prison term leads Mr Goahead to declare he is suited, ending the interview. A farmer quip closes the scene with a wage offer and a puzzled reply.
Two young men from a Pitts field store attempted a playful candy gesture for three young ladies. A note in the package misled the recipient about who was delivering kindness. The manager sent the sweets with a ballad claiming the donors were the two store workers and not the callers. The women eventually understood the truth after the note was read.
M Coverdell argues for planned rest periods for dairy cows between calvings to protect offspring and improve herd quality. He recommends three to four months of rest, with careful feeding and care, aiming for intensified but efficient dairying and longer-term returns. Regularity in feeding is emphasized.
In growing strawberries the white grub is a major challenge. Preventing propagation is key, with fallowing sod land for two seasons before setting berries. Grow a cover crop like corn to deter grubs, as potatoes attract them. Even with precautions, grubs linger. detect them by stunted plant growth and grubs at root bases. Killing grubs saves neighboring plants, as they move between hosts.
The article explains cauliflower cultivation differences by region, advising autumn planting in the south and early spring in the north with ample air circulation. It stresses rich soil and moisture, proximity to water for dew benefits, and notes seed timing for late autumn crops. It also offers two grain mixtures for dairy calves from the University of Illinois and comments on hog market readiness.
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin cites a $700,000 blaze started by a dropped cigarette, arguing the fault lies with the smoker not the cigarette. It urges readers to avoid carelessness that could ignite rubbish heaps and other tinder.
Practical old style guidance on spring farm tasks. Advice covers seed quality, avoiding weeds, proper seed purchases, nursery hygiene, keeping poultry premises clean, and orchard sanitation. Emphasizes timing, soil preparation, and careful cultivation to prevent future problems.
Nature prescribes light dry earth dust baths to rid poultry of lice. Provide sunlit, fine dirt in a yard dust area about a yard square ten inches deep, sift out stones, turn after rain, and keep pebbles out so hens use it. Also notes on homemade butter and steady egg supply through varied-hatch pullets and hens.
Fragment from the Rochester Union and Advertiser recounts a call to individual responsibility. It argues that every man is a debtor to justice and should seek countenance and profit from lawful means, while urging people to act as a safeguard and armament in the community.
Florida Land & Settlement Co offers ten acre plus tracts in Volusia County suited for citrus crops vegetables and general farming. Railroad runs through tract monthly payments offered agents wanted address care Alex St Clair Abrams attorney 615-19 Dual-Upchurch Bldg Jacksonville Fla.
Ad text extols Cuticura soap and ointment for skin scalp hair and bands promising clear skin clean scalp good hair and soft bands. Offers free sample by postcard to Cuticura Dept X Gaston with ads sold everywhere. Includes wartime letter from a British officer and a wry political quip about honesty as policy.
A Kentucky doctor praises Postum as a non stimulant daily beverage replacing coffee. She notes improved sleep and calm nerves after years of use, describes preparing Regular and Instant Postum, and highlights cost per cup and availability from grocers.
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