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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1904
Page
9
Government reports severe damage to fruit trees from last winter across East regions. Experts warn many trees may die or require brutal pruning as bark and cambium freeze, with mixed survival on younger plantings and nurseries.
A fragmentary local column critiques farming life and garden value, contrasting a half living farm with the idea of a good garden. It notes public talk about farmers and the cost of hay, hinting at broader community views on farming methods and economist tradeoffs.
A rural voice urges turning to home grown pleasures and a bountiful garden. Plan includes strawberry, raspberry, blackberry plants from neighbors, currants, fruit trees, and a generous vegetable patch to feed the family and deter doctors with seasonable luxuries. Start now with a dollar seed-fund and grow into next spring.
A collection of fragmented agricultural notes covers pony exports, Virginian cooperative farming, seed per acre guidelines, blackberry yields and prices, farm crime and ownership tales, fruit tree grafting, soil and fertilizer trials, broom corn costs, and state land surveys. It highlights farm education, marketing trends, and forestry circulars shaping rural activity.
An article discusses intelligence work in wartime, detailing spy methods and the roles of intelligence officers. It explains disguise, questioning, prisoner handling, and token systems used to prove reliability, noting rewards for valuable information and clandestine messaging techniques.
In New Brunswick, a courtroom tense moment arose during a pronoun argument led by lawyer Mr Quigley as Justice Sedgewick questioned gender usage in the Hebrew language. The exchange ended with the court gasping at the sudden interruption and the advocate defending a non neuter form.
In Union County Circuit Court on April 10 William Harp sought a divorce from Mollis B Sharp. The trial revealed Sharp and relatives had 18 marriages among the parties, including four marriages by Sharp and by her mother, plus a former wife of Sharp. Judge Butler denied the divorce.
April 18 report says radium treatment is discarded at the cancer hospital which had little hope for its success. Authorities shift fully to high frequency treatment and Roentgen tray improvements. New methods using a phosphorus coil and water container are being tested, requiring weeks to finalize.
A 2-year-old goose in Stark county Nevada area draws crowds with unique attire and extraordinary weight. Reports describe the bird weighing about 42 pounds and needing protective measures due to its size.
Twelve military prisoners confined in the guards house at Fort Des Moines escaped on Wednesday night. A search has been conducted with no results. Some detainees faced multi year sentences while others were jailed for minor offenses.
Washington April 15 The Cooper bill authorizing the Philippine commission to issue bonds for improvements and to guarantee earnings on American capital invested in railroad construction in the Philippines passed by a party vote of 119 to 1.
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