Township Trustees Office Hours Notice
Public notices show trustees naming weekly office hours at private residences and townships. Madison Jackson Monroe Floyd Marion list days Wednesday Thursday Friday Tuesday and Saturday for routine business transactions. Names include WILL STROUBE BENJAMIN WALLS OLIVER STRINGER ETCHESON FRED TODD and RECTOR with locations in various townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township
Will Stroube
Mill Creek
Ernest Kivett
Jackson Township
Benjamin Walls
Monroe Township
Bainbridge
Etcheson
Floyd Township
Fred Todd
Marion Township
Fillmore
Vise
Ice House Construction Principles for Heat Control
The design aims to keep ice from melting by raising floors above ground level or adjacent areas to allow drainage. Hollow walls with a four inch lining and hoop iron outer layer plus a three inch air gap are advised, possibly filled with insulating material. A thick plank roof reduces heat transfer. shingles preferred to slate. Ventilation at the roof's top and higher inlets preserve cooler air over the ice.
Keeping Soil In Good Shape
A rural advisory piece warns that spring wet conditions followed by hot dry months bake soil and create hard pans that recover slowly. It urges timely plowing and breaking crusts, warns against wet field stirring, and argues proper soil work outweighs excessive fertilization for long term farming success.
Expansion of Ben Davis apple plantings across regions
The Ben Davis apple, originating in Kentucky, is being planted more extensively now than any other apple. New England states imitate Western planting levels, with reports from eastern locations supporting the trend. The piece condemns allowing invasive plants like paint brush and wild carrot to spread on farms, harming land cleanliness.
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Kentucky
New England
Bugs in Melons and the Pest Problem
The article describes a garden pest issue with bugs infesting melons and squashes. It suggests a practical method using strawberry boxes and gauze to deter the insects, noting that hand removal and poisons are ineffective and tedious. The text emphasizes a simple protective setup for fair-sized melons.
Market Geese: Fattening For Best Roasting Quality
An instruction on profitable goose farming outlines feeding practices to achieve heavier, tastier birds. It advises two to three weeks of clean, quiet pens away from water, a fattening diet of ground oats and corn with skim milk, and ample fresh water. It notes Embden and Toulouse as preferred roasting geese and December as a starting period.
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Embden
Toulouse
White Wyandotte Chickens Popular Farm Breed
The sketch describes the white Wyandotte as the leading white breed of larger fowls. They thrive in cold or changeable climates with closely feathered bodies and low combs. They have snow white plumage yellow skin shanks and beaks. They are good layers and mothers and suitable for all purpose use on farms.
Lime wash for henhouses urged by poultrymen
A periodical lime wash coats henhouses to protect poultry. For small houses mix quicklime with water to cream thickness, add salt for adhesion carbolic acid to guard against pests and blue to keep the white from yellowing. Large houses benefit from a sprayer for even application.
Poultry Manure as Top Dressing for Grass
The article explains poultry manure as an effective top dressing for grass due to high nitrogen in ammonia forms. It states a ton of manure preserved with sawdust, applied to an acre by 100 fowls over six months, adds fertility equivalent to about 200 pounds of sulphate of ammonia, 100 pounds of high grade acid phosphate and 6 pounds of kalinite.
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Kalitt
Bee Keeping Stings Defied by New Swarm Catcher
An Ohio inventor creates a conical swarm catcher resembling a megaphone with a movable slat to trap bees safely. The device reduces hazards for bee work and lets an ordinary person gather bees without frequent stings.
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Accident i Incurance Companies
Ohio
Hive care for dampness and hive setup guidance
The text stresses keeping hive covers tight and waterproof when hives are spaced apart to prevent wind damage. It recommends a weighted shade board, firm base supports raised six to eight inches, and free air beneath. It urges leveling the apiary, marking paths, and completing arrangements for a profitable season with good management for success.
Beekeeping Outlook On Spring Colony Revival
Bees live only a month and colonies need early spring stimulation. Foster new workers with warm stimulative feeding at night, avoid daytime feeding, and keep feeding until weather warms and honey flows. The honeycomb’s wax structure is praised as a marvel of nature and efficiency.
Women Benefit From Upgrading Bee Hives
The piece argues against economy in beekeeping suggesting investing in Improved hives. It claims beekeeping is healthful, easy and profitable for women and warns against keeping bees in box hives.
Value of road associations in building good roads sentiment
An analysis argues that well organized road associations advance public demand for better highways. They can educate citizens, dispel myths about bonds, and promote prudent financing without heavy taxation while influencing official support and laws for road improvements.
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Good Roads Association
Concrete Road Construction Basics and Subgrade Role
The article explains that building a concrete roadway starts with establishing a proper subgrade and drainage to prevent foundation failure. It notes MacAdam’s principle that surface load is ultimately supported by the earth, compares concrete to a masonry arch in load concentration, and cautions that concrete surfacing relies on a sound subgrade despite lacking bridge-specific specifications.
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Newton
Franklin
MacAdam
Thickness of Metaling Roads Stressed by Hillsborough Official
Hillsborough County Florida plans thicker metaling on roads with about 100 miles of improved highways. A county commissioner urged eight inches of macadam on road sides and ten inches in the center to extend road longevity.
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Hillsborough County
Florida
Subgrade construction principles for road support and compaction
The earth subgrade must match the finished surface grade at every point and be thoroughly compacted with a heavy roller. Remove all vegetation and foreign matter and eliminate stone pockets to prevent future depressions in the turfing of the road.
New York for Honeymoons Draws Couples from All Regions
New York remains the honeymoon Mecca attracting couples from across the country. Young and old alike flock to Manhattan after wedding ceremonies, seeking the city’s bright lights and romance. The metropolis offers tailored plans and endlessly appealing sights, making the dream of a perfect start to married life a shared, lasting memory.
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City
New York
Manhattan
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Rio Grande
St Lawrence
Pacific
Atlantic
Eveat
Eg Cma
Surgeons Use New Appendicitis Procedure Without Anesthetic
William Coyle 19 of Beaver Meadow underwent appendectomy at the State Hospital in Hazleton Pennsylvania. He was given an injection near the appendix to deaden pain and his condition is reported as good. It was the first local use of the knife on an appendicitis patient without anesthesia.
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Hazleton
William Coyle
Beaver Meadow
State Hospital
Reading Woman Admits Kidnapping Baby for Love of Children
Mrs. Anna L. Kielman formerly of Reading and Bluefield West Virginia confessed to Alderman W F Weber that she took a baby from Mrs. Fichthorn saying she was childless and loved children. She was sent to jail in default of $400 bail to await trial.
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Reading
Anna L. Kielman
Bluefield
W. Va
W. F. Weber
Fichthorn
Ceremonial Weddings Fall From Ornate to Simple in London
Essay notes London weddings grow simpler amid wealth inflow from America. Observers say royal disapproval of ostentation drives restraint as entertainments become more modest and tasteful.
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London
Aeroplane Chief Henri Deutsch Builds Comfort Cab
Henri Deutsch of Paris, noted for advancing aviation, is commissioning an aerocab for private use. The Wright type aeroplane will feature a basketwork tile cab to shelter driver and passenger from rain on the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Deutsch
Paris
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