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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1912
Page
7
Bernard helps Lois escape an oppressive uncle and find work on a nearby farm. As she earns her living and gains independence, Bernard seeks to wed her, offering a hopeful future on his side of the garden and a chance to finally enter her life.
In Kobrook in the Hills Erastus Johnson, claimed to be the town’s only colored man, charms summer campers with practical advice on making toil easier. He advocates sawing the largest logs first to prevent exhaustion and to keep smaller sticks manageable, a principle he likens to stacking heavier loads at the bottom for balance.
A large oil painting in a California bank recreates overflowing barrels of money totaling 3 000 000. Treasury officials say the depiction violates laws against reproducing government money tokens and may be confiscated unless withdrawn from display.
A detailed historical guide describes hanging a bird by the legs, using a weight to hold the string, and performing a diagonal mouth cut to pierce the brain for bleeding. It explains catching blood in a paint can and plucking feathers while the body cools, noting a medium pocket knife suffices.
A method to warm hens by constructing a stacked dust box system. A dry goods box, 36 inches long by 20 inches wide by 18 inches deep, forms the base with a bottom wall added. A second slightly larger box sits atop, filled with horse manure, then the smaller box is filled with sifted coal ashes and tobacco stems to create warm bedding. The ashes deter lice and keep hens comfortable, with fresh manure added periodically.
An old article argues salt is essential in poultry food though some fear over-salting. It notes chickens can obtain salt from grass in summer, but winter conditions require added salt in prepared feeds and mashes to sustain living processes.
An aged engineer Al Reece, nearly blind after 60 years on the rails, cares for the famed locomotive "97." He is pensioned as the engine is prepared for a final ceremonial run. Refusing to quit, he rides to the last bridge with the engine, dying in a final burst of glory as the crowd watches in horror and awe.
Public sale notices reveal two parcels: in Washington township Tadlane county a 38 acre tract of land tied to Joseph Peterson and heirs. in Cherryhill township a lot of ground in Clymer described as lot No 2 on Penn street bounded by Gerry and Penn streets and Dixon road. Sale terms require full payment by second week of June if not by judgment creditor rights.
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