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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
4
Armstrong, shipwreck survivor, lives on a windswept island with Alice Sands. A giant Great Dane menaces the marshes and the coastline, prompting danger and romance. After a dramatic encounter, Armstrong saves Alice from the beast and gains her trust and love.
A writer notes a unique drag at work on Arkansas roads. The device uses four old wagon tire irons and is driven over northern Arkansas fields. Observers tour the setup to watch the drag grind the clods, remarking the front tires are heavier than the rear ones.
A writer in Wal lace's Farmer describes a homemade field drag built from front tire logs tied with short chains and an evener, with drags using open rings. The rig grinds clods into powder, leaving the field smoother, and costs little. It may aid sowing wheat or late cowpeas.
A cor respondent describes a low cost method to survey fields using a board a spirit level and stakes. By sighting from a level board to two stakes and marking where lines intersect the stakes, the difference in ground levels can be measured, giving drainage fall estimates.
The article explains a method for women to earn money by raising onion sets from seed. Plant late in ground previously used for peas or beans, firm seedbed, thick sowing in wide rows, press lightly. Keep weeds out and do not thin to avoid oversized bulbs. If soil covers bulbs, sweep away with a broom. After tops die back naturally, roll to break them if needed, then dig, dry outdoors, and store in a cool dry place. Grocers carry them and markets are readily available.
Long excerpt from the Department of Agriculture Report summarizing best practices for clay and sandy roads. It explains that clay absorbs water, that hardpan mixtures with sand or gravel form durable roads, and that drainage must be managed to avoid ruin. It recommends crowning, filling ruts, and keeping soil damp with shade, turf, or surface fibers. Rolling and packing improve stability. improper rolling increases maintenance.
Two 40 inch pine rods serve as the main supports with 19 inch wire ends and 9 inch arms fitted with loops. Hook eyes in the ceiling connect to 32 inch hanging wires, letting the lower piece align with a stove. Prairie Farmer notes it fits closets or cellarways.
The Northwestern Agriculturist warns mowing brush in early season wastes effort as roots sprout anew, while fall brushing prevents regrowth. It urges clearing idle fields with a brush scythe, burning waste, and reseeding to tame grass, elevating land value from 50 to 100 dollars per acre.
A dairy calf raised on skim milk can reach selling prices from 30 to 100 dollars by real age. The article suggests such calves represent a discount market similar to crab stock.
Kansas explorers describe the prairie ant mound across western Kansas and adjacent states. The circular clearings surround nine to forty five foot mounds built of local soil and pebbles. Ant colonies include queens, males, and workers with a vast, multi chamber nest below. workers number in thousands and can move heavy gravel without rest.
Youth's Companion reviews Miss Grimahan's In the Strange South Seas noting she details home life and overlooked domestic customs. The piece highlights Polynesian finger bowls made from hollowed coconut shells, praised for refinement yet disposable, and contrasts them with Western dining norms.
New Zealand reports strong gains across postal money orders postal savings and telegraph services. Letters handled rose by 6 760 000 year over year while parcels posted increased by 1 260 000. Postal savings deposits climbed to 13 040 000 in three months and money orders rose by 510 000 with telegraphs totaling 1 786 000, up 15 000.
A collection of antique recipes describes Veal a La Turque and Veal Klopps with steps for simmering, binding sauces, and adding lemon, mushroom catsup, and sherry. Also included are Fried Celery as a side and a method for polishing cloths using whitening, oleic acid, and gasoline.
A home kitchen guide shows light dumplings made with flour baking powder galt egg and milk or water. drop by spoonful into boiling broth and cook fifteen minutes without a lid then five more with lid. For stews use rolled oats as a thickener to add flavor and nutrition during braising.
The note describes a simple egg freshness check by placing ends against the cheek or lips to sense temperature, stating a warmer end indicates freshness. It also instructs saving postal cards to paste on a muslin frame and making a two-footed screen with two castors for use during a nap or as a decorative front item.
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