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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
7
A Maryland Agricultural College bulletin describes a maggot trap that destroys house fly larvae in manure. The concrete basin with a lattice bottom drains into water, drowning maggots and reducing fly numbers up to 99 percent in warm weather.
Farmers face a clover shortage due to weather and past winter. Legumes supply soil nitrogen and animal protein, so substitutes like cowpeas and green beans are suggested where clover is lacking. Cowpeas grow in the south of Harrisburg and Boston areas, while beans thrive in corn regions.
Hon. Isaac R. Sherwood of Ohio urges in the House that the live horse remains irreplaceable for humanity. He contrasts it with man made machines wax flowers and crockery dolls, praising the horse as a divine utility and immortal companion.
The article notes rising interest in commercial nut farming led by pecans and English walnuts despite failures in handling crops. Agricultural colleges push nut culture research and the Pennsylvania Experiment Station seeks English walnut data. California Oregon and Southern states report years of nut investigations yielding progress. Improvement of black walnut is possible with long term tests by experienced farmers.
South Jersey fruit growers express optimism for a bumper crop as orchards bloom two weeks later than usual, with peach trees heavy in bloom and apples responding to a mild winter. Growers hope reduced frost risk and fewer insect pests will boost yields as they plan extensive new peach and apple orchards.
Advice to farmers using preon cover crops emphasizes thorough incorporation of vegetable matter into soil. Do not rush. use disk and smoothing harrow to pulverize soil and mix the shatter. Fertilizer recommendations are available by writing the Washington office.
A doorkeeper kept two parrots near a royal visit. One praised the king loudly, the other stayed silent. The talkative parrot repeated God save the King, pleasing the king who laughed at the other parrot’s blunt rebuke Lily ass Shut up. The tale ends with the absent minded professor.
A teacher asks what a man of war is and a sailor answers with a pun about a cruiser and its screw and crew. The exchange appears in Sailor's Magazine as a light education joke about naval terminology.
An American and a Scotsman share a Highland echo tale then shift to a joke about a Rocky Mountain camp wake up call. The Bristol Times notes a sergeant Pfiz who demands discipline, telling a recruit to pull himself together.
A stern drill sergeant harshly corrects a recruit who complains about a faulty uniform and rifle handling. The recruit sighs at the pressure and mutters a resigned line about being right about something in a London Times style aside.
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.