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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1907
Page
3
Washington July 4 The Department of Agriculture reports egg preservatives, notably water glass, keep eggs well for months and even years. Experts note preserved eggs retain appearance and flavor. age affects appearance with pink-tinged whites and distinct tastes after years.
Frances Rizzo of Philadelphia describes severe infant skin sores that plagued her two month old. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment plus remedies she reports improvement and recommends publishing the letter to help other sufferers.
County Commissioner John McGregor proposes a city flag with colors chosen by residents to boost civic pride. He suggests options such as orange and white, park green and white, maroon and pale blue, lavender and white, Mazarin blue, and chocolate and pale blue, arguing flags would unite adults and children during Fourth of July and city events.
Geologists note that artesian wells in the Virginia coastal plain provide strong flows used to run hydraulic rams. This enables lifting water to higher bluff and inlet levels along the Fotomac, Rappahannock, and Chesapeake Bay shores, supporting domestic use and local industry.
A stenographic report shows John D Rockefeller denied in the oil business and joked about wealth. He is asked about Standard Oil of Indiana and potential fines, with sparring on virtue and dividends. The exchange includes humor and a recess.
The Paoli Republican reports wheat in Indiana near harvest, with heads whitening and grain drying. some blame the so called wheat scab or a field pest. Prospects vary, but county crops may be fair to above average if weather cooperates. Oats heads appear, corn remains small but promising. turkey, duck and egg yields are strong, reflecting improved farming pride and good prices.
A Washington Democrat item notes a toad’s stomach contained not fewer than 50 grapevine worms five percent potato beetles 60 sow bugs 40 angleworms and 30 earthworms plus many flies and mosquitoes. It suggests value in using toads on premises for pest control.
Jacob Winegardner found a small green bug on stalks Saturday and brought samples to town. Some residents recalled seeing them before while others saw them as possibly new. Earlier reports indicated presence in Newton County and Purdue University received samples with little damage noted.
Harvesting has begun in this county with Dick Fisher two miles southwest of Columbus Joshua Sims farm three miles east of Columbus and Joseph R Cox and Frank Henry of Sandecreek township cutting. General cutting starts next week as shippers offer 85 cents per bushel for new wheat with no buyers yet. Last year’s high price in Columbus reached 95 cents per bushel.
The Elkhart Truth notes ongoing favorable corn growth if rain continues and reports early potatoes thriving with 6 to 15 small tubers per plant. Wheat and hay prospects are solid, clover scarce but timothy plentiful, while red rust threatens oats, posing doubt on last years high yields.
Market remains well supplied in watermelons cantaloupes cucumbers and other vegetables raised in the south. The season runs about two weeks late though bids do not compare with former years for shipments of these lines of traffic as reported by the Seymour Democrat.
M S Mower of North Manchester delivers his first fruit shipment to Huntington market. A longtime Huntington producer, he previously served as Warren township trustee and once lived in Warren, but now prefers Huntington's market.
Henry Macks, a defense witness in the William D Haywood case, recounts torture by Colorado National Guard including bayonet stabbings and being lashed to a tree in winter. He traveled from Colorado to Idaho to testify regarding the alleged murder plot tied to former governor Frank Steunenberg. A defense exhibit shows Macks chained to a pole in snow.
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