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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1916
Page
7
Benson, a weary rancher, protects a disguised female impersonator named Harry Saunders who is revealed as a girl named Ethel Saunders. After a saloon brawl, Benson abducts the girl and flees toward his ranch, offering her refuge and a new life away from the harsh western show world.
F D Young of the United States weather bureau offers three theories for the reported smoke seen from Mt Hood Oregon. First snow blown from crater cliffs can appear as smoke. Second drifting clouds entering the crater rim may form a vapor column carried by rising air. Third snow heated by rock slides may become steam and rise as smoke.
The passage cites a tradition attributed to Mohammed stating all lies are recorded as such by the recording angel. It notes three exceptions: a lie told to reconcile two men, a lie made as a promise to his wife, and a lie spoken during war involving a promise or threat.
New York Letter reports a Pittsburgh man who blocked Fifth Avenue by hammering a nail into a gleaming sidewalk to win a wager. A follower in our area copied the trick by staring at a six inch ball of paper at Wall Street and Broadway to draw a crowd, proving crowds follow simple, shared acts and that urban yokels are not confined to the country.
The Outlook excerpt notes that French people insist on saying what they think and that loquacity fuels progress. It contrasts Athens loquacity with Sparta’s taciturnity, arguing the world benefits from active expression.
A playful exchange has Algernon's father threatening a punishment but the couple plans to meet next Wednesday evening. The tone recalls a light social note from Louisville's newspaper.
Frederick Palmer reports from British Headquarters France on the rapid expansion of Allied forces in the Somme and Flanders regions. He notes the influx of new units, junior officers promoted quickly, and the sustained trench war with bold raids and mounting casualties. Doctors aid civilians as France lacks medical personnel and British surgeons treat wounded and help villages. The piece closes with a brief obituary-style divorce note from Findlay, Ohio.
Berlin editors debate how to honor the dead with a new memorial form. A Hain or Heroes Grove named Heldenhain gains favor over widespread monuments to soldiers, Kaiser, and generals as the preferred commemoration.
A Chronicle of Billy Thorin American legionnaire born Daniel William Thorin. He ran away at fourteen to seek the world and sailed fifteen years as a mariner before joining the French foreign legion at Bordeaux in 1915. He survived head wounds and a back knife in Arica and later rejoined the front in France after a shrapnel hit.
Corporal Richard Tannous of the thirteenth cavalry was wounded in Parral Mexico during a fight with Mexican forces. Leading a squad, they moved through Parral when shots whizzed past. the Mexicans fired until reaching the main division, with Tannous shot through the arm.
Near Keystone Kansas a ranchman fulfilled a vow to spend money from cattle hides on whisky after fifty cattle died on his ranch. Cowboys celebrated with a barrel of liquor but local residents protested to District Judge Ruppenthal, leading to a ban on further whisky shipments.
Women of the Philippine islands craft fine lace from a strong silk fiber harvested from pineapple leaves. The craft highlights local textile skill and traditional production methods amid tropical resources.
Sam Soris, a county jail inmate charged with shooting James Shipley, foreman of the Monon railroad crew, is believed to be dying from a broken heart after a balcony fall. He grew ill while mourning his fate and told a fellow prisoner he wished to die to spare his wife and seven children the disgrace.
The article promotes concrete manure pits as superior for farm fertility. It explains concrete’s waterproofing reduces nutrient loss from leaching and heat, compares yields to traditional storage, and provides detailed dimensions, construction steps, and runoff controls for pits and basins.
Buffalo burr, a native plant of western Kansas and Nebraska, may contaminate alfalfa and hay shipped to feed lots. It grows vigorously with spiny burrs, yields yellow blossoms, and dies after one year. Contaminated seed should be cut at ground level before seeding to prevent spread.
The best fencing depends on purpose. For mixed stock a general woven-wire fence is best. for only cattle and horses a coarser woven fence saves cost. barbed wire incurs injuries but may not justify higher expense in large exclusive pastures.
Raising the dairy herd reduces risk from contagious abortion tuberculosis and other infectious diseases by improving management and biosecurity.
A buyer’s note states mares depreciate less than geldings as years pass, suggesting mares maintain value longer. The line promotes acquiring mares for long term investment.
The note warns growers to spray apples as soon as the blogsoms fall and the calyces close, stressing timing to protect fruit. It emphasizes that waiting until fruit changes occur makes spraying ineffective.
Purdue University experiments show adding meat food to hen rations raises egg output by about 100 eggs per pullet per year. Skim milk feeding yielded the highest income, $2.78 per pen, while non meat feeds earned 67 cents per bird. Meat and fish scraps offer substitutes for summer grub.
Do not spray fruit trees while in bloom as it kills bees. Bees aid fruit quality and quantity, yet many farmers spray during bloom, harming thousands. Spraying should wait until petals fall and no bees are present to minimize poison entering the calyx.
The cutworm is an early pest and kills cabbage cauliflower cucumbers squashes melons corn tomatoes and peas. For transplanted plants wrap a collar of stiff paper below ground and an inch above the surface and dig out the worm near the plant. Air slaked lime may be spread over surrounding soil.
Dig up rooted raspberry tips and replant them where desired to prevent thickets. Remove surplus plants to improve berry quality and ease of work. Dewberries require similar treatment as raspberries, though their long vines make keeping them in place more challenging.
A barn or a house built without a plan proves costly to start, unsatisfactory in use, and tests patience and satisfaction over time.
On well equipped farms the right implements are all that is needed to eradicate quack grass. The advice emphasizes practical tools over chemical measures for field management.
Ensure milk safety by keeping cow stalls clean and bedding fresh and by maintaining Milker hygiene. A clean environment and personal cleanliness reduce contamination risk and protect milk quality.
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