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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
3
A man recounts his failed bid to buy country editors with advertising money to promote mail order houses. He prepared letters, editorials, and contracts to lure small papers into endorsing distant catalogs, only to face staunch, principled resistance from editors loyal to their towns.
A long column discusses a failed mail order competition and the response of small town merchants and newspaper editors. It recalls a reforming chief in Africa, a tale of punishment by pepper smoke, and comments on Harold’s speech in a light, satirical tone. It closes with snippets on a North Carolina land dispute and a witty exchange about doing the right thing.
The article credits Yale University with the invention of the modern torpedo by David Bushnell, conceived in his freshman year and developed near graduation. Stokes and Hera Stiles note the torpedo's creation on the Yale campus, likely in Bushnell's room, with Latin correspondence describing the device.
A Fulton county section in the Tribune appeals to farmers, declaring the page offers expert farming articles and benefits for readers. The note invites feedback on the farmers page as a foundation for local prosperity.
Ohio tests compared ten and two eye seed pieces per acre and whole tubers at forty bushels. Early vigor favored whole and larger pieces, but by midseason stalks from one eye matched others. More hills with larger seed pieces increased plant count and yield up to a point, often reducing size and quality.
Practical guidance from Walter B. Leutz on poultry house ventilation, manure management, freezing conditions, and winter farm maintenance. Emphasizes adapting products to city demand, recording daily farm actions, keeping tools safe, and ensuring dry, well ventilated living spaces for animals and workers. Includes advice on cooling cellars, avoiding spoiled produce, and simple open front ventilation schemes.
Save the empty boxes, gather all garden boxes, and store for next year. It is wise to make new ones periodically as time permits. Planting fruit trees occurs in two periods fall and spring. Manure value from each cow ranges 25 to 30 dollars. do not waste it.
Instructions cover breaking hen broodiness by removing from nest, pen construction with airy wire-front, frequent feeding and water. Additional notes warn kerosene treated seed delays germination, advise crop rotation, water and salt for digestion, avoid small seed potatoes, warn about careless wounds to trees, and announce growing tractor farming.
The article argues for increased sheep husbandry as a profitable farming path. It discusses purebred stock advantages, breeding practices, and market sales, noting the popularity of certain breeds, the value of pedigreed stock, and the need for careful management. It also mentions early and late lamb production and critiques wasteful feeding trough designs.
The article advises heavy mares as the best animal for the average farmer and warns against breeding fancy horses without proper training. It stresses regular hoof care, training mares to foal in March or April, and giving winter care, exercise, and a flaxseed or bran diet. The colt should be halter-broken before spring.
Practical guidance on poultry care, feeding, housing, and sanitation. Emphasizes waste reduction, proper ventilation, and stable rations for hens, layers, and capons. Recommends whitewash, varied feeds like silage and beets, and avoiding feed scattering to improve efficiency. Also notes the parallel importance of good ventillation for fowl health and army horse rations.
An old farming note describes forcing Wyechuite cockerels to 315 pounds at twelve weeks. It outlines staged feeding: baked pone, sour milk mix, then cracked corn and wheat, chick feed, and mush, plus increasing water, green forage, and yarded housing for winter.
Pigeon breeders should select mated birds from sturdy lofts and avoid older stock. Females are more delicate than males and young birds often have gender imbalance. Avoid vermin, disease, and forced vitality. beware dealers recirculating “mated in prime condition” stock that is not.
The Canadian government plans to pressure Americans with unoccupied Western lands to cultivate and profit from them. It argues the lands are productive, but idle, and that investors can buy or take up to 160 acres for free under government programs. Emphasis on self-reliance, renting versus owning, and urging intensive cultivation to raise profits and land values.
An old time remedy advertises Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair naturally. It claims easy home use with a sponge or brush, restoring color, thickness, and shine while stopping dandruff and hair loss. The text promotes a five cent bottle from stores and urges no one will notice the color change.
A child refuses to sing I Want to Be an Angel saying she has had trouble with piano lessons. The tale includes a joke about play in the harp and a teacher’s puzzled reaction. Also notes about Harmon MacGregor returning from Europe with a watch gift and a humorous London Chronicle quip about a sergeant and a navy song.
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