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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
3
An OCR fragment names Tulipe Daffodite a Garden and mentions Thon are and Culfivatior in a jumbled list. The readable text suggests plant names and a garden theme but lacks context or complete details.
A practical guide for novice bulb culture emphasizing simple care, timing, and temperature. It advises avoiding intricate steps, storing bulbs after bloom, and notes higher temperatures speed bloom but reduce longevity for home growers. The article highlights bulb quality, storage, and garden use as optimal for steady, repeat success.
A straightforward hedge using Alnoor privet costs little in money or labor. Ten-year length required 100 plants at four dollars, planted one yard apart. Roots soaked before planting, hedge soon grew vigorously. Early pruning created a dense screen, lasting all year and providing shelter for songbirds like mockingbirds and redwings.
The Citcuman, a careful gardener, tends soil with a worm’s work praised by Darwin and others. Worms indicate rich soil, form air passages, and improve earth, making ground more productive. The piece suggests restraint in digging to avoid harming earth and worms.
A vintage gardening blurb describes winter window boxes with fragrant plants and gravel for drainage. It highlights evergreen specimens, primroses, ranunculus, begonias, freesias, and begonia varieties, advising care to keep flowers vibrant. Los Angeles area note appears as stray text.
As Isaiah predicts a Child will be born and a Son given, the Great Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace are described. The prophecy links Israel’s messianic hope to Jesus, who brings light to darkness, deliverance from yokes, and a kingdom of enduring justice. The lesson ties this to Christ’s first coming and anticipated second, urging faith and peace.
The Bund today notes Hankow as China’s growing industrial hub with vast plans. Greater Hankow will integrate Hankow, Hanyang, and Wuchang into a single urban system. Bridges, canals, wharves, and electrification are funded by a £10,000,000 loan and $50,000,000 appropriation to rebuild after the 1913-32 fire.
The article describes Filipino child basket makers whose work amazes with flawless design and variety. Government agents collect and pay the baskets before they are sold domestically. It also notes frost weed forming ice-like crystals on root bark and a plant that blooms twice yearly with golden flowers in June and again in late August.
An old idea of using boot leather for road repair yielded early success near Birmingham with a dustless elastic surface using asphalt and tar. A later method employs specially prepared rubber waste on London's major thoroughfare, showing resistance and resilience so far.
Members of the Vegetable Growers Association of America at a Chicago convention announced an odorless onion will soon reach markets. They claim it will not affect breath and expect it to rival popular produce like strawberries and watermelons in appeal.
A Mary Graham Bonner tale in which Mr Rooster wakes the barnyard early on Christmas morning provoking animal chatter about the meaning of Christmas. Mrs Cow and Pinky Pig debate the day’s significance while the Farmer arrives with a special breakfast. The animals celebrate a festive Christmas breakfast.
The text quotes Girl's Companion urging self belief and avoiding constant self accusation. It exhorts practicing saying I can and thinking I can to prevent life from slipping away in useless wishing. It contrasts optimistic thought with critical self-doubt and includes a cooking aside about bacon and apples and advice for removing spots from paintings.
A health ad notes widespread kidney disease, urging sufferers to try Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, claiming relief for kidney liver and bladder issues. It details symptoms such as backache and urinary problems, promotes samples and purchase options, and advertises a booklet with reader testimonials.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for itchy burning skin, pimples, dandruff, and sore hands with free samples by mail. It also includes a stray urban quip about a bottle story and an unrelated line about a poor cook and Red Grass Bill Five.
An old ad segment touts pie water and Anurie from Dr. Pierce to purge poisons via kidneys, claiming longevity and powerful uric acid dissolution. It contrasts withathlon era humor, questions evolution, and notes an electric blower replacing towels in industrial washrooms.
Two women entered a carpet shop on a hot day and asked a salesman to show carpets. He cheerfully rolled out roll after roll while perspiration streamed from his face. One woman whispered that the baby likes to watch him roll them out and they have time to catch the train.
A Goshen Indiana advertorial mentions Dr Pierce's Anuric Tablets claiming benefits for dizziness and stiff joints after a week of use. It directs readers to ask their druggist or mail to Dr. Pierce Buffalo New York with a 10 cent package price and shows Mrs F. J. Vance as a testimonial from 331 N Main St. The item also notes political change and a sewing machine invention for stitching baseless covers in a brief, unsigned column.
A puzzled student asks if women voters defeated Mr Seeker while Mr Dwobble shrugs that his suffragist wife analyzes the vote. The dialogue discusses what counts as a promise and whether political assurances amount to prophecy. The tone mocks political rhetoric and voter confidence.
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