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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
6
A correspondent details a four to nine foot tall grain lift device built like a ladder to raise sacks from ground to a loft. Made from red elm 2 by 4 scantling, the simple contraption uses a swing and rollers to pull sacks along a ramp, saving shoulder work and time at a low cost with old machine parts for wheels.
A collection of horticultural tips covers bud grafting on fruit trees, cutting stubs during spring or late summer for better healing, and the labor impact of stub length. It cites techniques to avoid injuring the bud, plus a method using a small saw for thick stubs and rapid draw cuts for precision. Also notes on how growth heals by season and the role of timing in pruning. The piece includes a farmer's tip about the white grub preferring thin sod over dense clover and a new horse colic remedy using molasses mixed with bran or oatmeal.
The Kansas City Independent asserts thumb skin patterns vary but can change with skin wear and aging. It argues thumb creases indicate tool use, and specialists can detect paralysis signs through thumb analysis. A failing thumb position allegedly signals mental disease, per the article.
The note covers signs of congestion in poultry, suitable land for raising birds, and economy tips such as keeping layers without cocks. Guidance includes managing fat hens with shorter rations, feeding bulky foods, avoiding single foods, and using crude petroleum as exterior coating for coops. It also stresses bone and grit for confined birds and the need for these items.
A historical note outlines squab farming as a viable, profitable venture with careful housing, diet, and egg handling. Details explain winter warmth, feeding cracked corn, avoiding rye, nest egg timing, and market windows in summer and winter, plus price ranges and local demand.
A reflective note urges readers to consider how every word and action affects others. It questions whether one adds to misery or spreads happiness, urging kinder speech and deeds. The author confesses past thoughtlessness but vows to avoid causing unnecessary pain.
A woman left her husband after consulting an astrologer who warned her destiny required she attain greatness alone. She fled four weeks, admitting fate and the astrologer failed to supply money, so she chose fame over resources, sacrificing wealth for ambition.
A passage urges a real love of nature as a valuable possession for lasting happiness. It stresses cultivating this love while young and with leisure, claiming nature should be one's first sweetheart or never become so.
Mrs. Charlotte Dickson of Indiana Pennsylvania testifies that Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills improve sleep quiet nerves and strengthen the body after using a box from Herrick Bros drug store The pills sell for 50 cents a box with the inventor's portrait and signature on each package from the Dr A W Chase Medicine Company Buffalo NY
A young boy in an American Sunday school corrected his teacher by naming George Washington as the first man. When told the correct answer was Adam, he quipped that if the question concerned foreigners perhaps Adam was the first. The anecdote, from Stray Stories, highlights a humorous misinterpretation of origin.
A crusty line declares that a woman may forgive but will never let you forget the forgiveness. The Baltic American quotes a sharp remark on memory and reconciliation.
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