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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1906
Page
7
A floral arden poem invites the reader to follow a red fire and wind toward a distant white star. The speaker urges movement beyond sunset toward a mythical bridal hill, amid wind and fire as imagery. The piece ends with attribution to Farnnie Stearns Davin in Everybody's Magazine.
The Chinook wind of market doom strikes Consolidated Copper and allied firms, wiping out billions for shareholders. Percival and Uncle Peter face ruin as stocks tumble from a bruising two days, with Western Trolley and Union Cordage descending and the firm’s fortunes collapsing amid hidden flaws and sensational losses.
Graham Saunders explains why he avoids the squire’s family and details a request to log the position of a glass on his porch at several times over three days. He notes the squire’s implied test of manners and his own sensitivity, framing it as a measured response rather than defiance.
In Lippincott's Magazine a grateful mother seeks to repay a physician who cured her child. The doctor declines gifts, demanding payment of two hundred dollars, accepting two one hundred dollar notes while leaving the rest. The exchange ends with the mother departing in silence.
A fragment shows a speaker warning that no man can afford to get drunk before dinner while another person comments on how horribly exhausted the habit makes people. The brief exchange hints at social chatter about temperance and self control.
An editorial urges paint as a vital asset, likening it to insurance that pays for itself. It warns neglect causes full loss, crowns paint as a cash value booster, and advises painting in spring or fall with ready mixed paints from reputable manufacturers. It recommends hiring a skilled painter for optimal results and efficiency.
The witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana is a shrub or small tree up to 26 feet tall with brown, scaly bark and toothed wood. Orange-yellow flowers appear in autumn with four petals and a two celled ovary. the fruit is a woody capsule dispersing seeds. Range spans Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas. Beliefs link its use to hidden springs and treasure, and its bark and leaves yield a soothing, healing extract.
Farm and Home outlines methods to make and store ice using vessels with flaring sides and clean water. It explains freezing in zero weather, removing the ice easily, and storing blocks in a straw covered bin or barn corner. Beds of sawdust and hay protect the ice for summer use.
The text discusses selecting broad wide blades for fast soil movement and deep cuts, and stresses keeping a sharp file handy. It endorses narrow bladed hoes for weeding onions planted by trans planting, and suggests modifying an old hoe to two to two and a half inches wide with sharpened corners for better tasks. It mentions a new style hoe praised for close planting and general usefulness.
The text defines initiative as the ability to start new things without external prompt. It argues few possess it, yet such people lead in new enterprises. Initiative on farms can revolutionize practice, noting examples in leguminous tubercle research and subtropical plant adaptation, urging continued mental and practical advances.
Cowpeas, valued as nitrogen builders and natural fertilizer, improve lawn soils. Under good conditions sowing is easy, but starting a dawn lawn is delicate. Digging collars and grazing lawns can reduce turf quality, while cowpeas mellow salt and enrich soil faster than other plants. In the South they are common in towns and new homes. One crop often suffices to prep soil, though poor soil may need two. They add nitrogen, humus, and suppress weeds, improving lawn readiness.
The excerpt warns readers to guard cash and spot a hayseed thief, cautions about fault finding, and encourages sensible life rules. It likens seed corn quality to value, advising safe storage away from pests and loss.
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