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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
3
A discussion on orchard fertilization notes mixed fertilizers and manure effects vary by soil. It questions keeping orchards in grass and cautions against excess stable manure causing rank, sap-filled growth. It emphasizes phosphate and potash as essential, with moderate tree growth.
The Arizona station reports winter irrigation sustains ordinary orchards through the hot summer, with trees keeping foliage and thriving without summer watering. Results were highly satisfactory, showing strong growth and healthy vigor. The study stresses irrigation as a key barrier to fruit growth expansion in Arizona.
German chemist Herr Hensel promotes stone meal as a mineral rich soil improver claiming five hundred to one thousand pounds per acre can render barren soil fertile without nitrogen addition. The piece contrasts this with farm practice on cattle markets and emphasizes the top end of markets rewards diligent breeders, citing E. P. Smith in American Cultivator.
A West Virginia experiment found fresh ground bone superior to meat meal for Plymouth Rock hens in egg production. Over four months starting Oct 25, 17 hens fed fresh bone laid 650 eggs at 11.75 lb per 100, while the same number given meat meal laid 354 eggs at 11.94 lb per 100. EGgs and weight favored bone. hens also healthier, though sample limits conclusive results.
C E Hunn explains forcing using stored old roots for asparagus and rhubarb with heat. Dark grown rhubarb yields tender stalks and foliage. A new idea suggests permanent plants under cloth roofs for gradual forcing, later opening to open air to stock reserves. Blanched rhubarb appeals to fancy trade though delicate for shipping.
A brief historical note outlines strategies and considerations for mitigating cattle market gluts. It discusses market timing, herd management, and price signals to balance supply and demand in the livestock sector.
The Montreal Batter and Cheese Association urged Canadian dairy men to focus on butter over cheese. They cite higher year round butter prices, stable demand, and better farm support, urging factories to be adaptable and ship butter weekly to sustain high prices.
Local scientific circles note strides in taxidermy from the old sawdust method to lifelike display. National Museum specialists build a light manikin of wood and wire cloth. skin fits over it for durable, poseable specimens.
A Norwegian fisheries director studies salmon leaps to clear a waterfall. Masts were placed below to measure height. Reported leaps reach about twenty feet. unsuccessful trials show fish springing dramatically within the current.
A reviewer derides the term amerind as a contrived substitute for American Indian used by Anthropological Society researchers in Washington. The critic endorses calling natives injuns from common usage, arguing it clearly labels Americans and is more enduring than scholarly coinages.
Northport Michigan December ninth report of a remarkable kidney disease cure. Byron O Leslie long troubled by kidney dysfunction found relief with Dodd's Kidney Pills. After months of good health he declares permanent cure, stirring local doctors and residents.
In Brooklyn a friend gifts 500 pennies to Miss Helen Gould for a Little Fresh Air Fund box placed on her dressing table. She explains the penny box is for her babies and the friend later sends a note praising the gesture. A medical authority later touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for common stomach and kidney complaints.
In a brief exchange, Mamma criticizes Willie's behavior noting across yesterday and today that his conduct worsened. Willie responds that his aim was to prove the parent wrong, insisting he was worse yesterday than claimed.
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is marketed for sufferers from nasal catartri who use an atomizer to spray diseased membranes. The new preparation retains all healing and soothing properties without drying secretions. Price including spraying tube is 75 cents at druggists or Ely Brothers New York 56 Warren Street mail it.
A humorous exchange features Freddie and his mother debating plum pudding while a doctor limits indulgence. The snippet ends with a reference to Sot Swayze in Wakita, Oklahoma in April.
A Chicago News quip likens American alarm clocks to European products as a foreign diplomat warns of rising American influence. The exchange highlights tensions in global commerce and the perception of U S superiority in goods.
A brief item notes that Putnam faceless dyes resist staining hands and do not mark the kettle. No further context or details are provided in the fragment.
A quirky weather note features names and playful lines about Aurora and Seal-By. It advertises prepaid express toilet paper fixtures with 60 cents, address Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. The piece also references Buckwheat products and witty remarks about cleverness and freshness.
Fort Wayne Indiana catalog and price list offer air cushion rubber stamps and daters from Alco Printing. Send for catalog and pricing via Lock Box 210.
A reflective remark on how true gentility resides in character and temperament rather than station or title, suggesting inner virtue defines social grace. The phrase emphasizes that courtesy and dignity arise from the mind and feeling, not hereditary status.
Fragmentary text advertises medical remedies with dubious claims. Mentions catarrh inflamed condition and a promise of a reward for care, then lists F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo and Hall's Family Pills price.
A humorous Albany Journal note about an aging man who loves chickens seeking formal study in chickenology and duckology. He jokes about attending classes with goose quills and a college yell proclaiming Roasters broilers 1902.
Cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and regulate bowels while destroying worms. Used by Mother Gray a nurse at the Children's Home in New York with over 30000 testimonials. Available at all druggists 25 cents sample mailed free address Alley 8 Olmstead LeRoy NY.
A Somerville Journal note quotes a retired business man who settled on a farm explaining to inquirers how he passes his time. He says he spends much of it describing his farm life to visitors and curious callers.
A garbled mix of quotes about nerves real writing and Philadelphia social life. It includes a joke about a poor sunt, a remark on consolable husbands, a note about watermarks on bank notes, an advertisement for toilet paper with fixture, and a postal address in Fort Wayne Indiana. It ends with a historical fact about Chinese waterproof paper.
Semi weekly Transcontinental Tourist Cars run between Atlantic and Pacific coasts via Nickel Plate Road. Cars offer same sleeping car amenities at reduced rates with heating and beverage services. departures from Buffalo and Chicago listed. agents in Fort Wayne named for special information.
A reader is offered prepaid toilet paper by express mail. Payment requested is 50 cents and must be sent to a lock box in Fort Wayne Indiana. The notice directs recipients to mail the payment to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
Two youths, after a disappointing first act, visited a tavern then attempted to reenter the theater. One man presented a return check, claiming the other man was with him. The gatekeeper doubted the claim, but the duo insisted the companion was not foreign to the city, and the gate finally allowed entry.
Outfite Datere, Etc offers air cushion rubber stamps and related items. Request their catalog and price list by sending to Lock Box 219, Fort Wayne Indiana.
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