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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1907
Page
6
A concise survey traces money’s origin from cattle counts and head taxes to early coinage and shell money. It notes ancient currencies from bronze tripods in France to livestock-based values, tracing linguistic roots like capita and roupya to modern cash.
A nervous man seeks a fountain pen and ink to pay his host Ris DIY but finds no pen. A friend offers an indelible pencil filled with ink powder that becomes ink when moistened. The man realizes there are many ways to “kill a cal” beyond choking it with butter.
Nevada City correspondent reports a severe storm in Downieville and Snow Tent country. Hailstones blamed for four chicken fatalities and injuring a horse. Lightning struck a tree on the Goodyear bar grade and left it burning. hailstones as large as eggs reported near George Cooper's ranch.
A dialogue highlights a man praised for perfection and implied as deeply flawed. The exchange questions whether absolute faultlessness is possible or desirable, suggesting perfection may be a significant fault in itself.
Asparagus is described as the aristocrat of the garden. its lineage stretches back to ancient times. Cratinus mentioned it around 425 B C and Romans highly esteemed it. Cato and Pliny wrote on its virtue and cultivation, with Pliny noting its status among garden crops.
A Worcester, Massachusetts boy who sent money to a conscience fund to repay for apples previously taken shows remorse. The tale hints at future reform and a village hope for better guidance for him and other boys in the town.
Vanilla in Panama shows good growth but faces serious difficulty due to the extreme dampness of the climate, affecting bean production and quality for growers.
A clipped exchange in Chicago features Mrs Dearborn and Mrs WahashOh debating a rumored note about divorce. The odd dialogue hints at a quirky social moment captured in the publication.
A brief note from Hove records a playful aside about lovers swearing fidelity and the risk of satire. The piece mocks overblown vows and warns against excessive tongue in mischief, reflecting local speech and humor of the period.
The observer highlights French mobility and endurance at maneuvers, praising the French infantry for vigor and panache. He notes French marching feats of 50 to over 70 kilometers, clever supply tricks, and superior artillery, while contrasting German steadiness with French adaptability and inventive comfort.
Count Laszlo Szecheny of Budapest announced to marry Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt of the Vanderbilt family at The Breakers this autumn. The 28 year old nobleman, rare heir and former ambassador, is rich and well connected with a parliamentary seat and Austrian chamberlain role. Vanderbilt, youngest child of Cornelius and Mrs. Vanderbilt, is debutante turned social favorite, recently turning 21 with an estate valued around 12.5 million dollars.
In Bryant's Pond Maine Baptish churchgoers honor a bell rescued from the ocean after the Minot's Lodge lighthouse was wrecked in the early 1910s. Samuel T Faulkner had it hung in a Turner mill tower for over 50 years until a mill fire destroyed the building and claimed his life. The bell has been recast and given to the Bryant's Pond church by Faulkner's daughter.
Witness Hans Lage reports a billygoat owned by Frank Chandler aloft about 50 feet up a tall fir tree on the Chandler ranch in Hood River Oregon. The goat browsed contentedly as if nibbling peas through a neighbor’s fence.
The article advocates turning plows for orchard cultivation in Colorado arguing loose soil, reduced root injury, and benefit from green manuring. It notes historical reluctance, cites east and Colorado practices, and recommends fall plowing after leaf fall for best results and soil moisture management.
The article offers practical seasonal advice for gardeners and fruit growers. It covers painting ladders, extending strawberry cultivation until ground freezes, delaying evergreen windbreak planting, ordering trees for spring shipment, grading apples for better market price, and protecting grape and berry canes through winter by bending and covering with earth.
Farm Journal advises farmers to install surface ditches to catch winter water and protect crops. Plan runs to channel excess water away, sealing the ditches in spring if not needed. Ditches should not exceed the width of furrows, keeping them generally small.
After harvest remove cabbage heads from stalks and burn or pile the stubs. Leaving roots or stubs promotes diseases like Club root in the patch. If ground needs cover, spread a thin manure layer that can be plowed in spring if not needed.
The text notes oats hinder young grasses more than other grains with their leafy growth and dense shade. It adds oats consume more moisture, reducing water available as grasses mature.
The Albany Argus editor William Cassidy amused guests with Irish wit at a political banquet in Albany. Robert Pruyn used a finger-bowl napkin water trick correctly, prompting Cassidy to remark he would have put his foot in if Pruyn had not, capturing a light moment from Harper's Weekly.
A Bay City Michigan mother describes her daughter's lifelong skin rash starting behind the ears and spreading to knees neck and face. After years of salves and specialist treatment the family tried Cuticura Remedies and reports the breaking out stopped. The letter is dated May 20, 1906, from M. Curley.
Miss Cresswell returns from a country visit to a missing wardrobe and a mysterious black patch on the lawn. Brother George confesses burning the missing garments to retrieve the billiard room key from the ashes, then ends up on the kitchen stove as punishment.
A teacher from a crowded tenement district rushes to locate the mother of a pupil who has fallen ill. Guided by a hopeful child, she follows a chain of street encounters through a bustling stairwell to find Mrs Angela Scandale in a city alley. The scene shifts from the sunny south to a dark urban stair. The moment ends with the child pointing to a distant, still hidden doorway.
A longtime public school teacher describes chronic coffee poisoning with symptoms including constipation heart fluttering and tremors. After trying Postum prepared as directed the teacher reports marked health improvement and loss of coffee cravings, urging others to consider the beverage as a healthier alternative.
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