02 Jul 1912
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1912
Page
1
A discussion on how actors are paid by yard of performance costs argues Bernhardt earns less from film than Lavalliere, and Eva Lavalliere can draw 10 cents per three feet of posing. The piece critiques market tendencies where public demand drives prices, blaming managers for chasing flashy appeal over value.
In a speech on American heroes Gnaeus Dewey notes even great Americans were largely unknown abroad. In England a noble replies that Webster was remarkable, a top statesman and orator who wrote a dictionary and faced execution for a client’s death.
Willam Muldoon, health specialist, says American health trails a generation past due to prioritizing dollars over life. He recalls a European visitor asking for the nation’s capital and a New Yorker replying that it lies in Piergent Morgan’s hands.
A brief, humorous note on how a man’s shaving routine shifts as hair recedes. It describes starting a bath near the ear, parting the hair in the middle as it thins, then returning to a low part and letting longer side hairs cover the bald spot. The piece notes this theme spans from youths with curls to elders with little left.
A Victorian style reminder that a neat table sets mood and appetite. Fresh linen, well-made coffee, and fresh flowers uplift temper and digestion, while a soiled cloth and stale coffee can disturb the morning.
F N Streatfield former Bechuanaland resident commissioner recounts surviving a puff adder bite while traveling to London. He describes handling the snake displayed to passengers, the bite during an accidental release, dramatic collapse, and long recoveries including partial paralysis and lasting fatigue.
Major Miles Malony of Ballydut spots a boy driving a cow along his land to gain feed. After questioning the boy, Malony learns the cow is being taught to trudge a ditch and fence for its own sustaining path. The odd scene underscores a moral: crime bears consequences.
The article discusses the chaos of fruit packaging in markets with wood and paper boxes of varying shapes and sizes. It argues that diverse packaging hinders buyers and growers, increases losses, and that cooperative buying and centralized ordering could cut costs and improve market conditions. Farm and Fireside.
An editorial advocating soil fertility as the key to lasting prosperity for farmers. It contrasts the success of those who prioritize soil health with the decline of those who chase short term crops, urging steadiness in maintaining land quality.
A dated guide describes fertilizing potatoes by furrow planting and distributing fertilizer in a bag over the shoulder. It suggests dragging a log chain along the furrow to mix the fertilizer into the soil and to straighten the row. For large fields it advises two horses to drag chains across furrows and split applications per acre between broadcast and row placement.
Seed needs for alfalfa vary with soil and preparation. With good seed and a well prepared bed about twenty pounds per acre is typical. If the bed is very carefully prepared and level, perhaps half that amount suffices, but under ordinary conditions twenty pounds per acre is about right.
A farmer notes that in planting potatoes one tenth of the rows get a doubled seed amount to compensate for gaps. The practice aims to ensure a uniform stand by pulling from these rows to replace any missing plants as needed.
Do not abuse the privilege four little cooperation in using the expensive farming tools can save Many dollars.
Dean Muniford of the Missouri College of Agriculture says cows can be kept more humanely on silage than bluegrass pasture in summer. Land cost about 100 dollars per acre and little pasture land supports a cow and calf on less than one and a half acres. He notes 12.5 to 20 tons of silage can be produced per acre.
Sorghum is a strong feeding plant, valued as forage and superior to corn on worn or thin soils. It adapts to limited moisture and yields good hay, as noted by an American Agriculturist.
Practical notes advise against using sulphuric acid for cleaning beeswax as it damages comb and hinders bee work. Keep bees in quiet, well-ventilated cellars with proper drainage and south-facing slopes. Spring manipulations require careful feeding and winter preparations. Avoid unknown honey sources to prevent disease.
A 11th century Belgian claim attributes coal discovery to a blacksmith named Hulles from Plenevaus in Liege, dated 1049. The village lore places the event as a milestone in industrial history.
A Lincoln Nebraska reader praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for constipation and stomach troubles stating she felt better in three days. The ad notes availability at all dealers and mentions Night Light Machines and a London 1788 postal ad for Promethean machines and portable gear designed to prevent ailments from idle hours.
A collage of quotes on speech flaws and social quirks from Philadelphia and Detroit papers. It notes a shy boast about a card club rule, a stutter quoted, and a meditation on happiness and hope as life wanes. Many names and fragments appear without full context.
A brief satirical note recalls a mislaid letter and a mention of jukes as a humorous inconsistency. The exchange hints at a comic misunderstanding without further details or names.
An old advertisement urging travelers to carry Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy before journeys. It notes the medicine is essential and may be unavailable aboard ships, with sales through all dealers.
Fragmentary OCR yields a playful exchange featuring King Olaf and a chorus line about a “drinking born” and a person described as a “gold man.” The text appears as a garbled snippet from a stage or poetic piece with uncertain context, names, and setting.
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