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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1901
Page
8
Ohio farmer describes a sliding barn gate using barn door hangers that operate smoothly without sagging. A drawn diagram shows a high post clearance and a removable top rail for load adjustment. Uprights are double, with a front gate guide setup and track tied to a 2 by 6 cross member.
A description of a farm gate construction notes Mandy Farm Gate extends up to receive hangers while the opposite gate extends only to the top. Narrow strips are nailed along the gate ends to prevent uprights from hitting posts, ensuring the gate does not sag or drag and stays true as weight bears on the posts.
The text outlines principal trucking centers across states from Delaware to California, highlighting districts along the Atlantic coast, Gulf region, and Midwest. It notes Tomato and cantaloupe hubs, soil types, and transportation factors shaping distribution while naming Crystal Springs, Montana none, and Rocky Ford as notable examples.
Moustag Saunabies warns that squashes are damaged by chilling, advising harvest before frost and immediate bowing. Store in cool ventilated spaces, avoid artificial heat, keep vents open on cold days, closed on foggy or rainy days, and place on shelves two feet apart. For large quantities, build a well insulated structure with three deep platforum tiers.
The Rural New Yorker lauds corn harvesters for imitating human hand work with wood fingers. It notes the first binder was clumsy and unsuitable, but recent designs ease cutting and binding, reducing labor and boosting farm productivity especially where corn feeds silos. The article predicts widespread adoption of portable binders by individual farms or as mobile services.
A historic notice describes a small circular silo of 9 12 feet diameter and 28 feet high, with a unique 2 by 4 studding method and tarred paper insulation. It covers construction steps, fencing, and interior walls, plus a low labor approach. also described is a corn fodder rack, a wagon gear rack, and spinach growing tips with harvesting timing and storage guidance.
An old Milwaukee Diocese note recalls Father Pettit as a fine pioneer priest with wide experience and humor. At St Raphael’s Madison he preached on heaven as a baseball game played nearby intruded with a playful shout, illustrating his knack for turning light moments into lessons.
A telegraphic dispatch in Depew's curiosities collection amused politicians. Sent to Mr Depew president of the New York Central Railroad by Mr Platt before his second Senate term. Dated slightly north of Poughkeepsie it reads Please stop the noon express here to take on Mrs Platt and MR TOO.
Special club offer inviting readers to subscribe to the Topeka Daily Herald for three months at 140 dollars in connection with the Argonaut, Garnett Kansas. Includes editorial management by Gen J K Hilson and aims to deliver local state and telegraphic news with Republican leaning presented independently.
The Thrice-a-Week World's edition claims superiority as the most read paper in America. It promises impartial news on politics and general events, plus class series and home features. A combined offer with the Agitator gives one year for one dollar, with 156 issues counted in that period.
The Commoner has achieved rapid circulation growth and offers a combined annual subscription with Mr. Bryan. The deal includes The Commoner and Bryan’s paper for one year at 1.65 dollars, compared with 2.00 dollars if subscribed separately. The publication discusses political, economic, and social issues and invites readers to join.
A fragment notes a plainly printed form showing Chabl Inn with tasteless wording and no cure indicated. The garbled text references bees, win, and taking the forma, but the readable facts point to a dubious form associated with Chabl Inn and lack of cure.
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