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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1904
Page
8
An advertisement touts Dr Charles Flesh Food as the sole great beautifier for firm flesh clear complexions and fuller features. It claims 25 years of dermatology work with no hair growth, offers two boxes for $1 with plain packaging and prepaid postage to lure new customers.
The Year Book for 258 from the Department of Agriculture is a new congressional publication, a 132 cloth bound volume with 72 prizes, 45 colored plates and 4 figures. It should be in every farmer's library and available only from senators and representatives. The edition is limited by appropriation. order promptly.
The article discusses best methods to destroy potato bugs using paris green. It notes spray application is possible but dusting on wet vines with white shorts forms a paste that adheres to leaves for several days. It claims rarely more than one application is needed.
Holland is portrayed as a dairy country with vast reclaimed polder lands and wind driven pumps. Holstein Friesian cattle dominate the farms, though true Holstein naming annoys locals. Butter, cheese, and dairy products move via canal boats from Leeuwarden and other towns to markets, including the United States which imports many cattle and milk.
An agricultural report notes ongoing butter fat testing over the past three months. Experiments conducted by stations show notable results with seven-day production reaching 20 pounds of butter fat.
Farmers can profit by breeding draft horses for heavy work as demand remains strong. Percheron stock shown proves small investments yield rapid break-even gains as early earnings cover feed and care, with horses described fetching high prices for drivers and cannons. The column urges farmers to align with market needs and emphasize sturdy, blocky drafts over autos for logging and heavy pulling tasks.
A dairy farming discussion weighs pasture quality against grain feeding. In good fresh pasture, extra grain may not cover costs, while short pasture could boost profit. The Vermont Experiment Station bulletin on potato spraying is cited, noting the Dordegus arsenic mixture extends foliage life and boosts yields when used timely and intelligently.
A young man recalls how scents evoke memories from childhood and a comic misadventure at church. He describes a girl and a scheme to impress her, a nervous stumble with sen sen, and how the odor lingers, shaping later life as he notes his wife today.
Charles Anabio Gedwah sues the Montgomery county commissioners alleging a pesthouse near his farm harms his property. The lower court sustained a demurrer, an appeal to the appellate court reversed, and the case heads to trial in Montgomery circuit court to determine damages. Peoria residents yearn for an open town as debates over licensing and gambling devices unfold and the mayor weighs action.
Washington June 1. The question of who will be president Roosevelt's running mate will be settled at once without delay. A conference of leading senators is in progress with the president in accord to decide within a few hours. Speakers include Cannon Fairbanks Hitt Dryden Overstreet as debates focus on a Fairbanks or Hitt candidacy.
Julia Schankin sues Arthur Gehrorde for 15000 alleging breach of promise in Chicago. Attorney decline to detail action. Defendant denies ever promising marriage and says he has not seen her in months. Local notice notes address at 1001 N Hulsted.
A U S naval recruiting officer in Indianapolis states that only four of fourteen examined pass muster. He says the exam is stricter than ever and a crooked toe or any finger joint disqualifies a man, insisting on perfect specimens for Uncle Sam’s Navy.
The Rosebud Reservation lands open in July. Details on registration drawings land entry and homestead maps are in the pamphlet New Homes in the West issued by the Passenger Department Chicago & North-Western Ry. Bend 2 cent stamp for copy or contact ticket agents The North theater time N M Breese Vine Street Cincinnati Ohio.
Paris June 10 Leni Morton daughter of former Governor Levi P. Morton of New York lies near death from blood poisoning after an appendectomy The governor and family stand with the parents and kin as doctors hold a faint hope for her recovery An Old Nures for Ghilitean and Winders soothing remedies for teething are also mentioned in the imperfect text
A half million acre tract of government land is opened for settlement near the Rosebud country in southeastern South Dakota. The Chicago & North-Western Railway offers pamphlets with maps and full information on parcels and allotments, available from M M Breese at 5 Vine Street, Clownmart, Ohio.
The fragment mentions a bath tub for sale and a reduced ad in The Sun with free text, then shifts to a June issue of the Four Street News. It describes travel content and contributor pieces, noting summer pleasures, Adirondacks and Great Lakes tales, entertainment for travelers, poems and humor, with a 1904 New York file source.
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