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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
3
An advertisement urges readers to ask their dealer for Allen's Foot- Ease powder to shake into shoes. It claims to rest feet and cure swollen, sore, hot, and aching feet, sweating feet, ingrown nails, corns, and bunions. Sample mail offers free to Ailen 8. Uniueted, Le Roy, N.Y.
The document outlines clerks in the House of Commons having their morals overseen with young workers under twenty entering civil service. It specifies a residence arrangement approved by the clerk of the House and underscores parental involvement in placement.
Special trains run from Fort Wayne to Cleveland for the 353rh Annual Encampment of the G A R with departures September Uhat Ww 30 A M and September 10th from McComb. Trains arrive in Cleveland by 9 50 A M and 21 50 A M respectively. Tickets cost one cent per mile with return by Sept ath. Inquiries to ticket agents C A Asterlin or S F Hamilton at Fort Wayne Indiana.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows two speakers Doster Lomithin and Proctor Bur Ll discussing a matter with phrases like professional courtesy and standing by what was said. The text is highly damaged and lacks recoverable context or clear facts.
The text presents a garbled phrase about choosing lesser evils and dying. It lacks clear people places organizations or events to identify a concrete news item. Without concrete facts the summary remains ambiguous and cannot establish a newsworthy record.
An advertisement for All Kinds of Stamps and printing outfits including daters. It invites readers to write their needs to receive a price and mentions Luck Box Jit in Fort Wayne, Jus.
In Regent's Park a charming scene unfolds as Miss Llewellyn and Kenneth Waller mingle with Mr. Bradley and orchid purveyor, while a bowler at the gate ushers guests past Chester Gate. Bradley reveals past adventures, sparking playful banter, and romantic tension grows as Miss Llewellyn contemplates marriage and a future in South America.
The article notes rainfall adds forminy to soil with about four pounds of ammoniae per acre annually and traces acids to ground. It emphasizes keeping productive cows, as a single high-yield cow (sixteen quarts daily) uses one stall and costs less labor than two poorer cows, increasing overall profit.
The article describes the transition from old forecastles to new steel ships with forward deck houses. It notes ventilated spaces with skylights, heating, and mess tables for dishes. Tanks atop the house supply water and sailors bathe on deck. family life details a boy finding chores at home.
The text urges farmers to dig large cisterns around buildings to provide cows with pure drinking water at least three times daily in summer and winter. It argues cisterns are a wise investment, ensuring constant water access when wells or springs are unavailable.
The article notes that poultry can forage in gardens for most seasonable foods except geese and ducks turning pastures. Fowls help by scratching for seeds, but may destroy crops and weed young plants while ducks and geese eat green matter and persistent weeds like pursley. It warns against relying on fowls for grass and young weeds as their foraging can pick over the garden.
Listing corm is a quick way of growing a date crop for fodder. A dister is a double plow or a right and left hand plow used together to throw a furrow both ways and form a ditch. The back end of the beam has a subsoler that stirs the bottom of the furrow. The one horse drill follows to plant seed, though lister and drill can be combined. The seed is planted deep and somewhat thick. new checking is needed as the corn is cultivated one way. Even as late as August corn may be planted with the ister, and since the method is quick the cost is not great. If too late to mature, the corn may be cut at any stage of growth and cured, but the proper time is when the ears are in the mith stem.
The article argues trenching as the most effective method to deepen soil, mixing 12 inches of surface soil with subsoil on top, and discusses costs per acre for trenching, digging holes, and deep plowing. It notes other partial methods, spraying with ashes and minerals, and emphasizes seasonality and maintenance for orchard and vineyard health.
Dr. G. E. Newell suggests aerating milk to cool it without ice. He argues air exposure lowers temperature while maintaining quality for dairy operations in Nebraska.
Researchers report bees repeatedly visit infected pear blossoms and carry blight germs to uninfected blooms. Plate cultures isolated the pear blight agent from nectar. wind and insects help transmission, challenging control methods.
The narrator recalls a patron whose milk stayed acidic despite aeration. After learning the cans were not washed, the fix was to wash and scald cans with bowie water before 8 o'clock daily. Proper aeration and clean handling, plus cautious use of ice, help preserve milk quality in hot weather.
The author argues American railway directors reinvest earnings in the road and equipment rather than pay dividends, unlike British boards. He contends this system supports asset growth but benefits long-term owners, while dividend-focused policies favor shareholders.
A Society of Arts committee report condemns calfskin and Russia leather for decay. From thirty nine libraries, thirty one favor morocco and pigskin as the most durable. Gas in libraries harms bindings. electric light is preferred.
A wealthy Philadelphia man enters a grocery and trips over a large German dog under a chair. The dog resembles a pug with rough fur and a long tail, provoking laughter. The German owner explains the dog is valued for its strength, humorously noting the dog’s expression reinforces the claim.
A stray obituary notes Oscar Swanson from Walktee Mie Ave 26 and honors his mother’s care during kidney and urinary troubles. It credits his diligence for her gradual recovery at Prods Stadiey Pilts, then reflects on his virtue and strength gained from the effort. A separate piece questions how to tell a horse’s age by teeth, noting veterinary views and aging signs after eight years.
Travel agents announce low excursion rates to Denver and Colorado Springs with stops at Glenwood Springs Ogden and Salt Lake City plus Hot Springs and Duluth. Tickets on sale June 5 to September 10 good for return until indicated. Contact A Asteriin or RK Hamilton Fort Wayne Indiana for details.
An eclectic Fort Wayne matrix of notices lists printer paper advice, dental tonics, medicines, horse and cattle claims, travel specials to Buffalo and Vermillion, and train schedules. It mentions Nickel Plate routes, agents C A Asterlin and Hamilton, and a range of goods from stamps to printing outfits. The fragmentary items reflect a bustling late 19th century urban classifieds tone.
Five day limit ticket priced at one cent per mile every Tuesday to Buffalo and return. See nearest ticket agent Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana or Hamilton Fort Wayne agent No 138.
An item notes that after a certain transaction the return will be sold for one and one third fare via the Nickel Plate Road. It directs readers to see nearest ticket agent or address Asterlin T. Po. A Fort Wayne Indiana or Hamittom Fort Wayne agent No. 156.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a tavern and names Sront dl Neat and Wouter neives. It references fried liver toast and connotation in medicine for cocgis and celds. No clear event or outcome.
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