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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
3
A fragmented tale follows Hans and Martha at a mill. Hans, craving a pipe and dinner, mistakes an old woman for Martha, mismanages chores, and fears Martha vanished up the chimney as an accident sends him tumbling from the roof into the scene.
A confused scene unfolded at a mall bargain counter when a shopper misread a label and claimed a chicken order as a military unit joke. Staff corrected the mix up as the dressed poultry was delivered to a surprised customer.
A domestic scene unfolds as Hans wakes startled by a fire and finds Martha cooking. He praises her meals, is touched by her care, and compliments her as the best wife he has ever had, while she quietly endures the moment with a smile.
Fragmentary report describes a device for a watch chain labeled as a toy or amusement tool. Mentions inventors or patent-like phrasing with unclear entities such as Selentife American, desert, Simonement, Gerice, BG, WakeBeld, Togers, and Ark. Text appears unfinished with no clear outcome or date.
A diminutive carp or wacker adapted as an appendage of a watch chain badge or pocket carry. A ribbon wound on a roller journaled to the Netlow body bears photographs or pictures of persons or landscapes or other items, and may be provided with printed matter of any character.
The piece warns against overexertion in games and activity for children and stresses the need for adequate rest. It notes that nerves and irritability often stem from nonstop activity and advocates insisting on plenty of sleep and quiet to protect a child’s health.
A farmer’s slow worker is praised for thoroughness after hours of weed removal. In a separate vignette a minister’s baptismal talk imagines child futures including an astronomer or prime minister. An amused crowd witnesses a boy causing a catlike clamor with a parasol and a loud observer remarks on the scene.
A Sunday School scene features a teacher and William debating moral punishment for lies while a child Elsie laments not knowing she would wear ice cream, expressing childlike surprise at a simple delight over supper. The fragment captures family dialogue and humor in a domestic setting.
A dated gardening note warns of maggots and black beetles attacking asters. It advises wood ashes mixed into soil and generous dusting around bases, plus a home emulsion spray of soap and kerosene to deter pests. Prompt, repeated treatment is urged to prevent severe plant damage.
Hybrid carnations offer fragrant, diverse blooms in many colors and forms. Seeds sown in March or April produce compact plants with multiple stalks if the first stem is pinched. Space eight inches apart, grow in rich soil, and transplant as needed. Seedlings germinate in five to seven days and are less troubled by rust than cuttings.
Practical horticulture note advises pruning shrubs now to curb excessive growth and concentrate energy on lasting development. By removing branches after vigorous growth, plants allocate vitality to permanent structure rather than spindly outcomes.
The note advises keeping plants apart to ensure thrifty growth. It lists minimum distances: Verbouns 18 inches, petumina same, phicxs one foot, talsame one foot, pansies 10 inches, xintias 18 inches, mart golds two feet, poppies 10 inches. Dense planting reduces growth and flower size.
This gardening note highlights easy to grow flowers for beginners. Sweat pea tops the list for decoration and cutting, with early sowing and support needed. Also praised are petunia, phlox drummondi, verbena, nasturtium, calliopsis, poppy, marigold, mignonette, pansy, ten week stock, aster, snapdragon, bachelor's button, and ragged robin for reliable color and low maintenance.
A country tale extols the pure joy of picking firm, moderately sized blackberries from open fields. Shade grown mushy berries are said to benefit from cooking, but true berries need nothing but a thumb, finger, and mouth. A Tennessee native returns from Oklahoma to relive the berry feast.
A broad look at linguistic diversity notes there are over 4000 languages worldwide with six common to Austria and Hungary under a powerful ruler. It cites varied vocabularies and dialects in Brazil Mexico and Australia, and lists major languages by speakers, including English German Russian French Italian Spanish. The piece closes with a quip from a Kansas City Star editor about crowds entering a ball and people lingering in doorways.
Representative-elect Charles R. Timberlake of Sterling will be the lone Republican in Colorado’s next delegation. Timberlake predicts a Republican sweep next year driven by discontent with state and federal administrations, free sugar debate, and labor unrest. He notes widespread Republican gains in state offices and argues Democrats will be ousted. A Savvy analysis from Watertown Stand ard and Washington dispatches discuss tariff shifts and revenue gaps, urging a return to Payne tariff principles and fiscal restraint as the 1919 election looms.
Salt cleans willow furniture effectively when scrubbed with a coarse brush and water saturated with salt, then dried with a soft cloth. It also prevents yellowing and extends to straw matting, which may respond best to the same method. On the Move, At tha Dance, Have you learned any of the new steps. No, but T'va stepped on a lot of mew feet. Life.
In a parent son exchange from the New York World a father chides his son to work during summer, noting his own college earnings and the son's failing tennis and golf, and ignorance of Ty Cobb's batting average. The remark underscores generational views on work and leisure.
An advertisement touts Cuticura emollients for skin scalp and hair with a free sample offer. The Houston Post quotes a quip about prayer and chopping wood. Short items include a note on ore car weight powering a mine dynamo and light comic exchanges about a crook and a dogless boy.
A servant maid on Riverside Drive and Ninety-seventh Street spotted a sparrow hawk in an airshaft above the Victoria apartment building. The hawk hunted sparrows for about two hours, causing panic among the birds before disappearing near noon. Nearby items note Germanys potato crop and a Hewlett Family of America mention.
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ekern has written to all legislators urging immediate steps to protect inmates in state charitable and penal institutions from fire. A bureau backs sprinkler systems, especially in Oshkosh and Mendota hospitals for the insane, arguing improvements cost less than fire losses. The families of inmates deserve safety from fire dangers. Faces Turned Toward Sunrise. This busy world needs men who can do things, with faces toward the cutting edge, Gilbert Hubbard. About one eleventh of Africa’s area remains unexplored, roughly 1,000,000 square miles. But talk isn’t cheap when a lawyer is hired to do it.
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