This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grabill Review
Location
Grabill, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1914
Page
3
A graphic account from Mons details German deportations of 6,200 men, with women watching and begging for warmth as families endure hunger. Belgian women appeal to the United States, while the US embassy in Berlin protests and seeks relief. The episode sparks international diplomatic responses and moral outrage.
Ordinary wood ashes do not carry enough fertilizing elements to justify labor and expense, making their use unprofitable for most applications.
Chan notes dry well ventilated houses deter disease germs and support profitable poultry farming practices.
The passage argues that tractors will not fully replace horse teams but will reduce horse use on large farms, especially for heavy farm work. It notes tractors will handle strenuous tasks and improve efficiency while horses remain in limited roles.
Sudan grass stubble offers a winter hiding place for chinch bugs. The article notes the stalks provide cover and potential refuge as temperatures drop, posing a pest risk to crops in the region.
M A Berson of Oklahoma Experimental Station advises preparing a seedbed a year or two before seeding alfalfa. Use a cultivated preceding crop like corn, keep ground weed free, plow deeply, and firm surface. Fall seeding with a nitrate crop is traditional, but spring sowing is possible with moisture. Use 10 to 12 pounds seed per acre when drilled on a prepared bed, ensuring shallow, even coverage.
Ohio experiment station plots compare corn yields with and without manure and phosphate. On poor soil manure plus 820 pounds of phosphate raised corn yield by about 30.08 bushels per acre, while rich soil with 2000 pounds phosphate raised only 17.80 bushels more. Overall production converged in the end despite soil fertility differences.
Charles Schroeder describes a makeshift plank drag used by Oklahoma farmers to level plowed fields and break clods. The device is eight feet long, built from five 13 inch boards eight inches wide, overlapped and bolted with cantlings nailed on. A chain runs under the front end of the cantlings to hitch a team via single trees.
An acre of sweet clover provides substantial pasture and forage for pigs and other livestock. The Farmers Bulletin No. 820 notes that stock may resist initially but quickly take to the crop after a few days. It yields more pasture than many legumes, and, if cut while still tender, can be a first class hay. It also acts as a strong soil builder and a major source of nectar for honey. Beekeepers are advised to plant it for honey production as well.
The Pacific coast advocates push for a macadamized asphalt highway from Alaska to the Panama Canal. California has authorized a bond issue of 15 billion dollars, spurring public interest in Oregon Washington and British Columbia for early legislation to extend the project.
The article describes J H Perry of Middletown Ontario developing a sheet metal roof that can be rapidly joined without a tinsmith and solder. The joints are made rainproof by upturned abutment members and bent peak-shaped features over flanges, forming a weatherproof ridge and sides.
From 6 to 10 per cent of the young swaltmals are lost each year from infectious diseases such as calf scours hog cholera blackleg contagious abortion navel ill of sucklings dixem mer and other diseases Clean the stable thoroughly and disinfect with whitewash containing 2 per cent crude carbe ne acid 5 per cent coal tar dip This is easily applied to walls ceilings and floors with a spray pump.
Straw is often wasted or left to rot in the straw pile. Properly stored and fed, straw from the small grain harvest aids winterting horses cattle and sheep. Feed in racks, adjust daily, and use salt brine sparingly to improve palatability and intake.
Indoor concrete work such as cellar floors and barn floors under cover may be done successfully in winter with precautions to keep the mix from freezing. Fence posts and concrete blocks can be made indoors, but outdoor concrete work should not occur after temperatures fall below 45 degrees. To do outside work in cold weather, heat ingredients with warm water and cover to prevent freezing.
Fowls confined in close pens will need meat for protein and minerals as grain alone is insufficient. Meat scrap or tankage is typically fed to supply this demand, with laying hens especially requiring these feeds. Young chickens thrive better when meats are provided occasionally.
A farming tip emphasizes that neglecting to save high quality seed harms next year’s yields. Proper seed saving is framed as essential to successful planting, tying long term profits to foresight and preparation.
Excerpts from Miss Anna Gordon 1917 address before the Forty-fourth Annual Convention of the National W C T U in Washington recount the wartime prohibition movement. She cites states adopting prohibition, predicts more states to follow, and argues prohibition strengthens patriotism and democracy while opposing liquor interests and suffrage foes.
The United States has added 20 000 persons to Washington department payrolls on war account, expanding military and support staff as part of wartime mobilization. The move increases personnel in various departments to sustain war efforts.
An ad promotes a home mix using Ba Rum Barbo Compound glycerine to darken gray hair without staining the scalp. Instructions claim full directions come with Barbo Compound boxes and say the mixture leaves hair soft and glossy, non greasy and non staining. Constipation cure and Garfield Tea are also advertised with brief claims.
In a chaotic scene the heating system fails and Prince Paul, absent from his duties, endures the cold while workers rally. The Kansas City Star reports the strange chorus and turmoil as the situation unfolds in the snowbound office.
Aviators note a curious phenomenon where dark ground colors heat the air above differently than light colors. Plowed or burned fields create warmer air pockets over land, upsetting airflow near the shore in ways that can affect flight.
The Red Cross canteen service for American troops in France is expanding as facilities are extended. A daily serving figure has passed a milestone and is expected to double within a month as operations grow to meet demand.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.