Tomato culture and Indian corn farming notes
Farm and Ranch digest covers tomato history and care from pruning to staking with soil helpers. It notes tomato origins in South America, early mentions in Virginia, European names, and dangers from cold. Guidance on staking methods, pruning, fertilization, and companion planting with corn and beans is given. Also discusses Irish potatoes, harvest timing, and handling to prevent rot. Indian corn farming practices and hill planting are highlighted as durable methods.
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South America
Tournefort
Philadelphia
Tife
Black Sand Belt
Clarke Wissler
Museum of Natural History
New York
American Journal of Sociology
Wissler
Alfalfa in Feeding Racks Boosts Pig Growth
A Farm Journal note from Iowa reports gilts fed ear corn plus alfalfa in a rack produced heavier pig weights and stronger pigs than corn alone. Average pig weight rose from 1.74 pounds to higher with alfalfa, while newborn costs dropped from 41 cents to 26 cents per pig.
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Iowa
Farmers Home Journal
Record Kentucky bootleg case yields largest fine to date
In Lincoln Circuit Court Charley Reid of Milledgeville was fined $3 000 plus costs for operating a blind tiger, the heaviest Kentucky fine on record. A second case saw Reid fined $100 and 40 days in jail. A witness abduction attempt involved Eld Reid’s son Jack Reid but he evaded arrest. Local officials included Rev Enos Waggoner and pastors D M Walker and others in the drama.
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Stanford
Kentucky
Lincoln
Charley Reid
Milledgeville
Reid
Hecht
Gonviet Lim
Sam
Enos Waggoner
Moreland
Eld
John Held
Sheri Weather
Medical Jests and Forethought Echoes in Humorous Tale
A collage of quips and patient questions unfolds in a humorous medical setting. Dialogue includes a doctor amid obstetric care and a patient seeking relief for insomnia, with a punchline about giving medicine to a cat. A testimonial praises Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for family travel.
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BE. W. Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
Chamberlain
Smile Provokers and Curious Pranks Across Papers
A jumble of brief vignettes from Stray Stories Chicago Public and Chicago Herald reveal quirky exchanges as Marion prays for Boston to be Vermont’s capital, a fighting husband and wife quarrel over reading, and a job applicant declining work where children are present to avoid trouble.
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Marion
Boston
Vermont
Chicago
Herall
Notice to creditors for McHenry Deposit Bank liquidation
Native to creditors the McHenry Deposit Bank has been placed in the hands of the Banking Commission of Kentucky all patrons with claims against the bank now in liquidation must present properly proven claims to the undersigned at McHenry Kentucky on or before the Sunday of July 1916 Aoteon L Brown Special Deputy Banking Comr
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McHenry
Notice to Correspondents Warning on Personal Details
Notice to correspondents urges focus on news rather than private social details. It discourages mentioning Sundays spent with individuals and other intimate visits, urging reporters to avoid rewriting and scratching copy while sharing news from any town.
Administrator's Notice for W. M. Ward Estate
Claims against the estate of W. M. Ward are to be presented at the Frableton lot hall near Hose Valley Church in Objo-congty Kanigoky, within a legally required period. The notice is dated May 10, 1914, and signed by MIDKIFF as executor.
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W. M. Ward
Decemant
McHenry Delinquent School Tax List Sale Notice
Mc Henry Ky Central Park Graded School district exposes June 6 1916 a public sale of delinquent lands listed by taxpayers including Burton Heira Mary Cargal George Smith James A Austin N P Brown Gaither Heirs Ollis Hawes Frank Penman A Reynolds Charlie Stewart William Mines Amusement Co Wakeland Virgil Wise H M Maddox Rosa Maddox Jane Gwynn Rosco Calloway Levi Givens Almer Porter Robert Trail Thomas Baker Arthur Dowell H B Geary Martha Jones Inne Parriott Cyntha Shull James Stevens R P Beck Calvin Craddock Helrs D M Duncan estate R A Plere B P Rogers John H Reynolds A Reynolds Robt Raines Mrs Amelia Southard Mrs J D Simpson Ed Cooper Will Turner and others listed for the Mc Henry Graded School District. The notice states sale will occur for delinquent real estate and land taxes.
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McHenry
McHenry Grated
Ohio County
B. G
Burton
J. L. Durton
Babe
A. Reynolds
Charlie Stewart
Williama Mines Amusement Co
Same
Wakeland
Virgil Wise
H. M. Maddox
Bame Veceesees
Mra
Rosa Maddox
Aste
Jane Gwynn
Same S. Ce. Sees Sa
Rosco Calloway
Levi Givens
Berlain
Doug
Almer Porter
Robert Trail
Priet
Thomas Baker
Arthur Dowell
H. B. Geary
Martha Jones
Inne Parriott
Cyntha Shull
James Stevens
R. P. Beck
Calvin Craddock
Christian Helrs
L. Stewart
D. M. Duncan
W. Duncan
R.A. Plere
B. P. Rogers
John H. Reynolds
Will Turner
Central Park Graded School
Henry, Ky
Ohio county farm land offers cheap prices for sale
Real estate ad touts Ohio county farmland as an ideal investment with prices from 15 to 50 dollars per acre and promises flexible payment terms up to three years. It highlights timothy hay suitability and undeveloped resources while inviting buyers to contact Hartford listings and local agents for options.
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Ohio County
U. 8
Hughes
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