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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
7
A practical guide to home floral displays stressing light, color harmony, and simple clear glass vessels. It advocates fresh blooms, careful vase lines, and avoid overstuffed arrangements. highlights vine choices like English ivy and Crimea rambler, and offers seed-start tips for moonflower and morning glory.
The article notes the crimson rambler rose can mildew and suggests copper carbonate spray every two to three weeks, or alternate solutions like hypemiphite of soda at half an ounce per ten gallons. It also mentions that in some cases nothing helps.
In southern Louthiana rice fields, waterlogged soils require special ploughing methods. Experts advocate deep, thorough cultivation to pulverize soil, improving root access for climbing plants. The approach supports better nutrition for annual cultivated plants and emphasizes placing climbers where they boost plant food availability.
The Duke of Gratumn, oldest peer in the House of Lords, remains active in sport at an advanced age. Once a general and longtime equerry to three sovereigns, he retired in 1861 after a military career. The piece also touches on the Australian Bush and compares frontier life to ranch life in New Mexico.
Fragment from a religious sermon or study discusses Hilkiah finding the Book of the Law during temple repairs. It covers the reading to King Josiah, the king’s sorrow, inquiries to the Lord, the covenant and reforms, and reflections on why the Book may be lost in modern faith contexts. The piece emphasizes moral accountability and the enduring promise that God’s Word will accomplish its purpose.
A sickly child named Marjorie endured a feverish episode during supper as she attempted to lift a hot cup, crying out to her mother that the cup had an awful fever and could not be handed safely.
The text notes that the inventor of doors is unknown and suggests doors are a comparatively modern invention. It discusses ancient houses lacking doors with barriers like curtains or obstructions and mentions Roman Colosseum usage where only one door existed behind gladiators. It suggests doors entered houses as a defense later.
The Staunton River property Red Hill near Campbell and Charlotte counties is described as Patrick Henry’s last home and resting place. The 2000-acre plantation includes the old house, a kitchen, an office, and a boxwood garden. Henry’s tomb bears a simple epitaph with his wife Dorothea Dandridge buried nearby. The piece recalls Henry’s life, lineage, and the continued family guardianship, with notes on its colonial restoration and surrounding landscape.
A Boston era yarn recounts a sly grocery clerk selling a leather plug as chewing tobacco. An aged buyer bites and pulls for six days, suddenly admitting the plug endures, then jokes about growing old and planning the grave. Also notes on fireproof paper made from asbestos ink and limited illumination on several Paris streets.
Bulletin urges Housewives to request USDA Farmers' Bulletin 108 How to Select Foods What the Body Needs and uses for skim milk. It notes skim milk lacks fat but contains most nutrients and can be used in cooking. It suggests using skim milk in soups breads cereals and that corn bread costs less energy than wheat bread.
A collection of quirky notes and brief jokes reflects a era's light entertainment. Mentions of miniature gardens in a Cincinnati skyscraper teach urban residents basic cultivation alongside comic quips about kindergarten work, a judge, English science, and playful word puzzles.
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