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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1904
Page
6
The article outlines low cost ways to create striking foliage beds using ricinus, amaranthus, and caladium substitutes. It advises inexpensive seed packs, May planting after frost, and simple maintenance. It suggests combining amaranthus and eniliopsis with edging geraniums for bold color contrasts and easy cultivation.
A farmers essay argues long neglected land lies wasted due to poor drainage. Wet spots on fields, though often fertile, remain unproductive until drained. It discusses fencing costs, hog lots, and crop rotations with rye and sorghum to improve pasture and forage, urging better farm management.
A bog grower comments that a two acre patch of cowpens is valued for Weeks grazing of hogs, likening its importance to the best two acre plant of cara on the farm. The writer notes reluctance to go through a season with patch grazing.
The Japanese navy showcases a remarkable locating system by CE Kelway of London. The locater detects sound signals from whistles screws and water movement to determine distance and direction in darkness or poor visibility. A watch records sounds and stops when audible, showing distance automatically to alert the vessel of any approaching danger.
A historical account compares the czar and the mikado as father and godlike figures in Russia and Japan. It notes soldiers’ devout loyalty, with the czar kissing the wounded soldier and the mikado revered as almost divine. It mentions the czar having thrown himself into crusaderlike efforts and ten years ago dedicating his fortune to the country.
The story recounts Theoore Reichle who, after suffering multiple personal losses and temporary blindness, marries Mary Magdalene Rogenschute and later wed Miss Borenschutz as his wife companion. The account follows his easing through tragedy to remarriage and recovery of sight, set in Cincinnati with local names and a magistrate officiating.
Marion April 11 a dying aged man named L Parr of Santelle California writes county treasurer P F Foreman enclosing 3 50 to settle back taxes for 1874 and 1875 He once lived in Richland township and has many relatives in the county who believed him dead years ago His conscience filled letter is framed and hung in the courthouse.
Rev. G. L. Morrill, pastor of the People's Church in Minneapolis, says he visits saloons for milk and supports the free lunch as a temperance aid. He argues the lunch fortifies stomachs, helps some avoid drunkenness, and that saloonkeepers do not incite crime by feeding patrons.
Rev G L Morrill defends free lunches at saloons arguing they serve a humane function for the poor. He cites limited drinking, milk or buttermilk, and says saloons are a real American institution requiring practical handling rather than wholesale denunciation.
The event describes Beulah ordering children to form a line by the water, then leaping in to protect a boy at the brink. She grasps the boy by his clothes as others pull, achieving a strenuous rescue with the group aiding to draw him to safety.
Rev Carl E Hintrager, German Methodist pastor of Oshkosh, once leader in Clayton, suffered nervous prostration and later hanged himself in his room after an incident at home. He had gone to the basement for vegetables and, in a barrel, grabbed a lead weight that triggered his final act. He was formerly pastor of the German Methodist church in Clayton up to four years ago.
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