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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
7
The scene shows a commander at a table with telegraph instruments and maps. Soldiers stand nearby as he studies division placements with intense concentration. The miniature display conveys the arrangement of troops and front line positions under modern conditions.
In a quiet evening at Acoeia Villa Popshins confronts Angeline about a troubling dream that left her with worry lines. She speaks of a fearsome vision and Arthur reassures her it was silly, asking what the dream involved and discussing its meaning.
The article describes girls in Rowmitnian and Reumanian districts performing May morning rituals to improve their complexions. They wash freckles in dew and wear red and white thread necklaces with coins to safeguard milkwhite skin, rosy cheeks, and ruby lips through the season.
Capt. Tommy Munson boasted of a superb mustache during a dance when a cridsmaner dropped out. A lady felt her hair brush his face and used a hair pin to fix it. After the dance the captain discovered his mustache had been pinned up with the hair pin by the lady.
Private advices from Dutch bulb traders say a war threat could destroy supply for the bulb industry for decades. The piece notes resilience, offers winter bulb forcing methods in pots, fiber, or water, and includes practical steps for growing hyacinths narcissus tulips and crocus indoors with simple care.
An abundant supply of flowers can be kept in every home from Thanksgiving until Easter at low cost using prewar facilities. Grow Roman hyacinths and mareissi bulbs in shallow boxes, plant close together, keep tops above soil, and water well. After rooting by December bring indoors for continuous winter blooms.
Garden notes advise securing dahlias and other brittle stalks with supports to weather storms. Cut everlasting and grasses when fully opened, tie in bunches, hang to dry in shade for winter bouquets.
Asparagus is a hardy plant that cannot be killed by cold. Plant as soon as ground is workable in spring for a faster crop. A patch of about a hundred plants benefits a family, yielding for many years with proper fall top dressing.
The article outlines deep manuring and thorough harrowing before planting asparagus. It advises spacing roots nine inches apart in rows two feet apart, planting crowns two to three inches below surface, and trenching in deep beds with six inches of manure. It recommends top dressing annually, light salt weed control, removing seed-bearing stalks, and waiting three years for substantial harvests.
The article argues pasture can be made from land not suited to crops, depending on value grazing capacity and live stock prices. It notes some owners could convert productive field land to pasture, and that pasturing fallow or weeded land can rebuild soil with careful grazing management.
Rat control at the Missouri College of Agriculture uses a poison mixture of two parts cornmeal and one part sugar of lead. Feed is kept away from chickens in a tray inside a box with small holes. Dead rats should be burned or buried to prevent chickens from eating them.
Nearly all pullets should be laying by now. If they run with hens and receive mixed food, hens may overeat. Separate housing or watching production helps. early hatched pullets can share similar rations without lowering egg yield. Late hatched pullets July onward tend to disease. epidemics of roupy colds can affect the flock. Begin feeding for exercise in March as older birds brood.
The farmer weighs price versus cost and value when buying machinery or building. Cost covers purchase, running expenses, repairs, depreciation, and time loss, while value measures economy of operation, reliability, and lifespan.
A farm guide urges preparing shelter, warmth, and feeding for livestock before cold weather arrives. It stresses animal comfort as essential to thriving, noting the farmer’s empathy extends to ensuring animals are fed with farm produce and protected from low temperatures.
Agricultural Extension Service at Ohio State University describes a method to protect seed corn from mice and rats. A tree structure uses a post over two boards, with a pan bottom hole to slide down the post. Nails hold corn ears. posts can store three or more bushels.
Advice on marketing cockerels with neck saddle tail wing and thigh feathering to imitate capons. If birds are high quality, top hotels may pay more than for ordinary dressed chickens.
The article explains silage removal using a five to six tine fork for shallow silos and pitching through the door. For deep underground silos a method involves lowering a truck into the silo, filling it, then lifting it out with a block and tackle, or by horse or gasoline engine.
The notice urges monitoring fowls and ehiecks to detect illness early. Early detection allows preventive actions to avert larger trouble and keep poultry healthier.
The Dayton News urges beginning the day with humor and patience. Compare to an engineer starting a train with calm, gradual power to avoid jolts and keep both mood and machinery in good shape through the day.
A humane driver, Mr. Jones, offers a lift to a stout Irishwoman with a heavy bundle. She accepts and enjoys the ride until learning she was headed to the next house, prompting him to turn back and deliver her two miles further.
The bulk of payments in the country come from bank debits via checks. Last year recorded clearings of bank checks reached about 180 billion dollars, with total bank debits in city clearing centers about 2.5 times that amount, suggesting near 500 billion dollars moving through banks. Including smaller cities, the annual flow appears immense.
In a dialog from a late scene a father explains he restricts funds as his daughter Ethel prepares for marriage. He says love remains constant while financial caution accompanies her upcoming life change. The dialogue portrays parental guidance amid changing social roles.
Miss Cayenne comments on watching football games with fear of injury. She admits she never sees a game from start to finish, yet reveals the thrill and danger that grip her during play.
Edith sighs over Tom not proposing yet. Marie jests that a cautious suitor who never exceeds ten miles per hour would not hurry to pop the question.
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