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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
6
A fragment from Everybody's Magazine presents a Scottish ballad. It centers on a doomed romance between Duncan and the speaker as Charlie Stuart's cause leads to defeat. The lyric evokes war, mourning, and the lingering hope of the marching foes.
Dora Morton and sister Estelle mingle at a Rome pension hosted by Mme Tosselli with American guests and Italian officers. Dora overhears hints of a money driven social exchange and realizes some officers may be courting for wealth, while Arthur Powers explains pensions use ten francs nightly to attract attention and potential marriage.
In a late night Rome carriage Estelle and Dora discuss flowers for Dora as Jorn ponders the scene. The sisters contemplate a dream bouquet and Estelle suggests American bride roses in a city of beauty and mystery.
New York gulls mark the week by scavenging at East River and Fulton Market. They anticipate Wednesday departures of American Line steamers to Southampton and ship arrivals at Antwerp, Hoboken, or White Star piers. The birds learn sailing schedules and follow ships to feed.
A stout man carries a bicycle wheel into a vacant seat on the Ninth Avenue elevated car. He jokes that his "golden rule" is to be a little ahead of time, explaining how this helps him secure a seat, then misreads his stop and rushes for the door as the guard calls 116th street. He berates the guard for not sending him to Seventy-second Street.
The Government of India released a note based on Dr Yeathes work stating that Indian cow milk closely matches English milk. Buffalo milk has higher protein and fat content, with mineral matter about the same.
A facet of weddings from Rev. D. M. Sigele notes brides grow calm at the altar while grooms grow nervous before facing the clergyman. The quip contrasts gendered nerves in the wedding rite drawn from Ladies' Home Journal.
About Beana, beans are divided into two classes pole or running and dwarf. These are again divided into wax, green podded, white and English. The first two are eaten pods and all. The wax beans are considered the richest but are not as hardy as the green podded.
The text prescribes that every barn should have one or more box stalls to accommodate sick animals and cows near calving. Stalls must be large enough for the animal to turn around and allow workers space, located on the sunny side of the building and well ventilated.
The cabbage worm hatches from a white butterfly egg and many remedies have been proposed. The best approach is to destroy as many butterflies as possible. Hot water, saltpetre, and pepper fail to satisfy. Kerosene emulsion prevents attack but leaves an odor. For small patches insect powder works though frequent use is required. Paris green is used but feared as poisonous though claimed safe.
Laying hens need albumen forming food with carbonaceous material from corn and wheat. Include meat milk linseed meal bran gluten meal and bone meal for variety. Feed as needed or about three times a week and use ground commercial meat if fresh meat is unavailable. Cow peas can be grown as a special poultry feed for layers and growing chicks.
J. J. H. Gregory outlines practical methods for onion maggot control from New England Homestead. He favors rolling beds after planting to compact soil and hinder egg deposition, and using small movable coops to train hens to patrol for the fly. He notes thick planting helps only to a point and rejects seed carrying the pest.
Practical guidance on pruning deciduous trees from winter to summer. Notes that bleeding from limbs is severe in late winter and spring, delaying healing, while summer pruning reduces bleeding and quickens paintable healing. Emphasizes avoiding long stubs, cutting perpendicular to the limb, and choosing timing based on sap flow and tree health.
A tip from Jonah H. Prieg in The Country Gentleman explains pruning technique by cutting limbs perpendicular to the trunk to promote faster stump healing. The method suggests the lower wound area may heal as quickly as the upper, aiding growth recovery.
The article explains soil inoculation to boost nitrogen via legume bacteria. It describes methods, experiments from Kansas, Alabama, and Mississippi, and yields from inoculated vs uninoculated plots, noting best results from drilling inoculated soil with seed and that different legumes require specific bacteria.
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