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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1915
Page
7
A dinner feature includes remarks by Major Riddle of Atlantic City on the summer girl, defending her innocence despite public perception. He quips about sophistication and contrasts with a playful moonlit beach scene. An old gentleman cites health from being born before germs were discovered.
A wartime notice describes the Army Ordnance Corps efforts to catalog every major weapon. It details recording each gun model from manufacture to testing, shell usage, wear, and performance for postwar analysis and future manufacturing decisions.
Pearen's Weekly notes a string of details about supply and equipment with phrases like "pullthrough" and correct sling and bayonet recorded on the history sheet. Uncle Eben quips that humanity is hard to convince, and that a photo is the proof you need to see your own misdeeds.
The Dundes Advertiser notes that Turks possessed the most effective cannon of the era weighing about 100 pounds, with European giants like the Verte and Royal George delivering massive shots. It cites ships such as the Dardanelles attack and the Active, Windsor Castle, Thunderer, and Repulse, detailing colossal projectiles, ship damage, and gun construction including a brass model.
The article extols robins for their esthetic appeal and protection by tradition while highlighting their vital role in farming. It notes that robins feed largely on insects and raise their young on them, serving as a natural check on pest populations that threaten crops.
The robin ranges across North America and into Canada and Alaska with wintering in milder regions. Eastern Mass and cedar swamps host fruit-rich sustenance. robins migrate with seasons, feeding largely on wild fruit when available. Studies show robins eat 57.6 percent plant matter, over half of which is fruit, with 42.4 percent animal matter.
Missouri Experiment Station expert notes European nations bought many U S horses and mules during the war, many not ideal, with older mules favored for Atlantic travel. He cautions against predicting huge prices, expects supply to meet demand, and cites 250 000 to 300 000 horses and 60 000 to 75 000 mules contracted in the U S with potential future increases.
An extension bulletin from Minnesota College of Agriculture praises sunlight as the cheapest disinfectant. It urges southern exposure in barns and animal shelters, stating direct sun kills most disease germs, with warmth in winter and heat reduction in summer via curtains or screens.
The hayfork sling simplifies unloading hay from wagon to high mow. A sling on the hay sack allows quick lifting from the wagon to the barn, with end pulleys and a trip rope to bind and lift the remaining load. Slings cost $2 to $2.50 each.
Advice on preventing heat stress in working horses with safe mid day watering a meal mixed water ratio and grazing field care. Practical tips include shade field feeding, clover regrowth, and concrete floors to reduce wet barn floors.
Eduardo Iturbide, now in Washington, has been repeatedly mentioned as a possible provisional president for Mexico by the United States and Latin American countries. Two Irish soldiers discuss home affairs, with a tale of Maggie Murphy aboard a boating excursion ending in a kiss that nearly provoked jealousy and drowning jokes.
The passage describes high explosive shells with thin casings to maximize explosive capacity and notes they detonate at the slightest contact, used for certain applications. It highlights design variations and intended effects of these shells.
A fragmented piece discusses explosive shells and their design for breaching solid defenses, noting the impact of mass versus explosion fierceness, and describes steel case thickening and delayed detonation. The text also condemns public fund waste through misuse of official stationery by former lawmakers and cites observations on partridge diet and plant protection.
Old country buildings, stone and brick, fireproof and long lasting, outshine modern structures which burn funds. Milk must be cooled immediately to prevent souring as bacteria falter in cold. Weeds invade busy gardens, hoeing and season work keep fields ahead. Turning a furrow before fencing aids wire savings and protects stock.
Weeds threaten crops when allowed to seed and a clean tillage policy prevents growth. Also urges reversing rotted fence posts to prolong life and avoid waste.
Among Russia's ethnic groups the Letts, a Lithuanian branch, are described as taciturn and insular. They keep their language and customs, live apart from urban Russian life, and cling to nature and omens, preserving old gods long after Europe embraced Christianity. The piece notes their superstition and distinct identity in a modern era.
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