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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
5
A teller recalls a tall tale about showers of fish on a Pacific island. Mackerel rain leads to a salt lake brining, then a cyclone drops them into a hot spring, boiling them into fine boiled mackerel. Six men remove the teller after the yarn.
Mrs Gadd declines a tempting bankrupt ribbon stack at Silkk and Co to rush home and help her husband with dinner. The snippet from N Y Weekly captures a domestic moment where shopping yields to family responsibilities.
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News presents a verse about a rude girl and a witty maiden, detailing a playful exchange about lying fish and rare lobsters, capturing a dated urban humor tone in brief verse form.
In a playful exchange Dolly asks about proposals while Polly reveals she will not wed yet, preferring to finish a new gown. The flirtatious banter hints at social expectations and fashion as a focus before engagement.
A clipped dialogue recalls a Chicago Tribune comic bit where a boy watches his uncle eat and a patient seeks help only to be told to marry the girl, with a two dollar fee noted from the Chicago Daily News.
Chicago man detained after two weeks rest and arrest reported by Jonesby. Smithson notes the charge as impersonating an officer, with the judge presiding.
A humorous exchange imagines a noisy neighbor and a clerk in a sawmill. Jinks asks about a woman in the next flat and is told the issue is unrelated to his job as a bookkeeper in a sawmill. The snippet captures everyday urban humor with a practical twist.
Widow Hoolihan sighs that her late husband left a big hole in her heart. Mr McMicken replies with sympathy and jokes about filling the hole in with a share of the heart. The exchange reflects humor and regional dialect in a Chicago Daily News excerpt.
A Washington Star exchange shows a self-important statesman denying any graft proposition while Senator Sorg hum questions his honesty and influence in a sharp back and forth.
Yonkers Statesman reports Peggy has chosen ballooning as a new pursuit, and Patrice comments that she seems happy and poised to rise, reflecting her desire to elevate herself. The brief exchanges hint at Peggy’s upbeat transition and public curiosity about her skyward hobby.
A garbled line suggests Staylaight accuses Miss Weirie of feigning absence while a mispronounced dialogue implies disbelief and a quarrel over honesty. The fragment hints at mistaken presence and a playful dispute about reality.
The Chicago Tribune notes Bjornstjerne Bjornson has just been christened and his parents joke about how reformers might alter the long name. For now the boy’s distinguished home remains untouched by any changes.
A visitor asks about the famous elevated loop problem. The old resident and stockholder explains the aim is to figure how to create a loop with minimal expenditure, in a concise Chicago Tribune tone.
In a tense exchange, Mary confronts another character over a secret about the damaged Venus statue. The reply admits prior damage, suggesting past neglect and a casual attitude toward the flaw. The fragment hints at a moral or relational reckoning within the scene.
In a light exchange the Yonkers Statesman cites a quip about a fly buzzing wings at 252 times per second and contrasts it with a joke about a wife talking, underscoring a humorous city column tone.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune quotes Wayside Communinga and Tufford Knutt arguing about hard times and shared suffering, noting they endured adversity long before others. The odd phrasing preserves era voice and local flavor.
A terse notice mentions In and Out and Winks My Alteria set for a spring release. The question of how long she was sent up for is addressed by a judge, signaling a court matter referenced in the item.
A hotel clerk asks Miss De Swelle why she will depart, implying dissatisfaction with service. She replies she prefers the Smith house for its refined stationery crest, noting it looks more genteel than the current hotel.
A compact 36 foot house plan uses a brick or concrete foundation 12 inches wide and 2½ feet high, with a timber frame for two rows of sashes, 14 by 24 inch panes, and movable upper sash vents for airflow. Roof sashes are weather stripped, and four beds lie on the ground with sunken walks between them.
Gardeners start celery seed under grass in March or early April and transplant in May, with later crops sown in April or May for September to December markets. Sow drills two to three feet apart, keep weeds down, and thin or transplant in June or July. Some shade boards help hot sun and blanching, while onions sowed earlier create space.
The article advises trimming bruised roots with a sharp knife to create a smooth edge that will heal quickly and grow new feeding roots. It notes that broken or bruised roots cause decay and harm the tree. If roots are lost, remove a proportional amount from the top to balance the tree. If only a few roots are removed, only thinning is needed.
Professor Burkett outlines how minerals like iron potassium sodium calcium and phosphorus support plant growth. Iron drives chlorophyll formation, potassium aids starch movement, calcium aids wooly tissue and detoxification, phosphorus forms phosphates for proteids and protoplasm, while sodium may substitute potassium in small amounts.
A Department Bulletin advises farmers to inspect large orchards for spring canker worm eggs last season. Look for rings around twigs and peel off eggs with a sharp blade. A lightweight, active boy should perform the work on calm days to save future leaf damage. Eggs hatch when leaves emerge, so removal now prevents widespread harm.
Fertilize spray plow under last fall s cover crop. If grafting wasn t done last month it may still be possible with urgency. Bordeaux mixture helps prevent fungous troubles. Plant cherry and Japanese plum trees currant and gooseberry bushes as early as possible. A balanced orchard fertilizer includes 400 lb ground bone and 200 lb muriate of potash. On humus rich land strawberries require potash and phosphoric acid more than nitrogen for best growth.
A Hoard's Dairy man explains building a windlass driven box to hang in a well as an ice substitute for cooling milk on farms without ice or fire. The box size varies with well dimensions and is reinforced at corners with galvanized iron. Lowering into water speeds cooling. otherwise souring may occur.
Observes how season changes influence milk yield mainly via diet and nervous system. Turning cows to grass initially lowers milk quality due to serum rise, then normalizes. Excitement from dogs, fires, heat, or storms disrupts cellular growth and milk composition, with thunderstorms linked to calf scours.
People can judge a farmer by how his animals react to strangers. If horses and cattle shrink, dogs bark, cats hiss, and hens scatter, cruelty may be present. a good farmer earns the trust of his creatures.
A 700 pound cow will reach three years old and, with calf and milk products, be worth more than a three year old shorthorn ready for market. Do not let cows run down from feed shortage before turning to pasture.
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