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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
2
A sensitive verse by Alice Van Leer Carrick in Youth's Companion speaks in a child’s voice about packing up dolls for girls who lack them. The speaker, ten years old, longs to stay young yet comforts herself by imagining giving away treasures to others.
Robert recovers from illness by watching a gutter nest scene. A bird’s mate is tangled in string, a gardener frees it, then the birds depart south. The tale blends his recovery with a child’s wonder and a playful family moment about pets and birthdays.
In a playful scene from Popocatapetl lore, Mamma Dale agrees to keep two Maltese kittens found by Philip and Bessie. The siblings identify a white neck spot as a breastpin and joke about naming the pair Popo catapetl with one called Popo and the other Poti, while Edith suggests Ponotoppykettle.
The mother urges Willie to sleep but the boy, observing, asks if the old hen and rooster joined the chickens. Willie stays up until eleven as the clock marks ten o’clock and wakefulness persists.
The article presents three main ideas on pearl origin: foreign-object irritant leading to pearl formation, oyster disease, and a parasitic cause favored by M Seurat of Monaco's Oceanographic Museum. It notes that fine pearls likely arise from parasites, varying by oyster species, and mentions methods to restore luster by removing tarnished envelopes with acids.
United States Senator B. W. Pete tus of Alabama, eighty six, says if he began anew he would choose farming. He would buy a well placed farm and settle into farming as his lifework to provide happiness and usefulness for his family with a full crib and full smokehouse.
A historical letter argues for keeping left seated driving instead of the then common right side. It cites practicality in coaching, avoiding obstructed view and awkward footmen moves, and notes comfort with the left whip arm and unobstructed right side for work. It reflects a debate on vehicle seating norms and driving efficiency.
A Wesleyan Methodist pastor in Bluffton rang the church bell to rouse a sluggish, spiritually indifferent congregation. He warned of spiritual decay, then imagined flattering eulogies for those he had in mind. The anecdote warns bells could be overused if other pastors share the view.
A Philadelphia Inquirer note lists beliefs linking Friday sneezes to misfortune and shooting stars to luck. Opal fortunes, jewelry finds, odd stocking and left shoe orientations, unopened letters, funeral dreams, and black cat chases signal varying fortunes. Carrying an umbrella handle supposedly attracts bad luck.
The article notes few stars have known distances and estimates vary. Alpha in Centaur is the nearest known star invisible from northern latitudes, followed by 61 Cygni in Cygnus. The latest figure places 61 Cygni at 53 million million miles, about 18 million million miles closer than Hall’s 15 year old measurement.
A Blue Till Observatory staffer reports clouds at 8000 to 9000 feet move about sixty miles per hour in midsummer and one hundred ten miles per hour in midwinter. The fastest observed cloud sighting reached 230 miles per hour.
The remittances to China from laborers abroad are now estimated at 350 million dollars each year, with about 5 million dollars sent home by indentured workers in the Transvaal mines.
Discusses how to prepare land for alfalfa, including deep plowing and fine harrowing. Recommends liberal spring manure and fertilizer, fall application, and spring sowing with 10 to 20 pounds of seed. Suggests broadcasting if clear of Brass and weeds, or drilling in rows if weed trouble. Notes long lasting roots, fall seeding favored by many growers, and weed control guidance.
The article explains that lime sweetens sour soil by converting acids to carbonate and oxalate of lime, making the soil alkaline. Benefits may appear slowly, sometimes not until the second year, but on long-unlime’d soils the results are excellent and the cost is small.
The article discusses weed control through two methods: frequent cultivation to turn weeds under as they appear, and growing a crop like corn to crowd them out. It notes that neither method fully eliminates weeds, as corn is often laid by when weeds seed, allowing them to persist. A test shows a row of stalks left after cutting, while a row of weeds remains. Each weed can produce thousands of seeds, so weed destruction must continue next season.
Using an ensilage cutter to shred straw and cornstalks enhances absorption and quicker decomposition of manure. Finely cut material in stalls reduces handling effort and yields less coarse residue, improving bedding quality and farm labor costs.
Forest experts argue private owners neglect forest care while corporations and states increase attention. States gain three percent on forest reserves, with examples from Indiana California Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire Alaska Hawaii and others. Last year field work covered over one million acres across Minnesota New Hampshire West Virginia Alabama and Texas.
A dated quotation discusses head measurements and hat sizes. It claims averages of 22 inches for head circumference and 6 percent sizing for hats, noting that larger or smaller heads indicate traits or power. It asserts social judgments tied to head size and gender, warning against women quarrying men with small heads.
Fragmented ad copy lists Dr Kline nerve restorers and Amherst College president elect Dr H R Kine plus Mrs Winslow baby syrup and Duke of Abruzzi naming peaks after royalty. Mentions Bromo Quinine tablets and Grove signature with refund claim.
The piece notes that after football ends, colleges shift to basketball hockey and other leagues. It questions when students study, quoting a young Chinese student from Harvard who calls the school an athletic club whose members read books only when it rains.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional cure for catarrh, claim that it works through the blood and mucous surfaces, and offers 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure plus testimonials. Also promotes Unalli's Family Pills for constipation.
The French cod boat Christophe Colomb, missing for seven months, reappeared in a pitiful state near Guernsey. Captain of Gazelle rescued the crew of 30, who survived on dried cod, then reached Fecamp to a grateful reception.
A Great Outside Remedy claims most pains stem from local causes such as back aches rheumatism and colds. It touts Allcock's Piaster as the quickest safest and most certain method with sixty years of use. The patches are said to act promptly remain clean and cheap letting users continue work as healing proceeds.
The Gaulois adds a silence cure to air water milk and grape cures for those who talk too much. Mme Jeanne Giraud, inspector of maternity schools in Paris, instructs teachers to implement days of absolute silence with no speaking or being spoken to to reduce noise in schools.
Frederick Trevor Hill notes Lincoln’s legal career spanning 23 years at the bar with frequent appearances before Illinois high court and U.S. circuits. Lincoln served as attorney for Illinois Central Railroad and Rock Island Railroad, acted as arbitrator in major corporate disputes, and handled cases of significant stakes for corporations and individuals.
Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmount Walden's Ridge Tennessee states that after her young daughter suffered running sores on feet and limbs for six weeks a prominent physician failed to help. She used Cuticura Remedies including Soap Ointment and Villa and the child recovered with no recurrence. She notes rural distance from doctors and cost.
The Great Lakes shipyards, facing coastwise churn, booked 31 steel vessels for the 1506 season, ranging 6 000 to 12 000 tons and totaling about 14 million dollars. Shipmen remain steadfast as they meet the new fleet orders.
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