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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1912
Page
5
Wilbur Nesbit recalls a banquet tale about citizens of Xenia Ohio placing a brass plate on the birthplace home. The plate bears only the words Main Street, yet Nesbit says the honor still means much to him as he expressed pride and gratitude toward his hometown.
Mr Jynson Gracious complains about camera focus. He and an amateur photographer discuss the difficulty of achieving sharp images. The exchange highlights patience and technique in early attempts at precision.
A severe hailstorm on September 5, 1298, struck Noda way county Missouri, carving a path about three miles wide and eighteen miles long. In four square miles east of Claremont the hail was so dense that a ground drift remained for four weeks, locals gathered hail to make ice cream, and corn across eighty acres was almost entirely destroyed with only one stalk remaining.
The New York Sun reports prime autumn delicacies reaching New York markets. Described are Perigord truffles, shipped in earth to Paris then cleaned for sale at 7 to 8 dollars per pound, and goose livers sent chilled at 5 dollars per pound in bulk. Both are valued by gourmets for their richness and require strong digestion.
A notice from the New York Evening Telegram notes that leap year rumors prompt suspicion of many men tied to past robberies and tales. Authorities and local readers weigh the chatter as investigations continue into old incidents and alleged deceit.
Brown plans a surprise for his wife by setting the dog loose and placing a cake plate on the hall table. He accuses the dog of eating the cake, only to discover the dog wore a muzzle, complicating the ruse and taking long to explain.
A Life of Bret Harte prompts anecdotes about Roaring Camp and Poker Flat. Harte joked that he modeled his gambler Oakhurst on himself and that his death scene was autobiographical. He teased critics who blurred fiction with his life.
A quoted line shows a press agent predicting the artist is finished with a show and planning a Japan tour. The speaker mentions seeking a manager for a concert hall engagement while outlining future tour plans.
The text explains plants perish in early winter not by freezing but by dehydration. Cold withdraws water from cells forming external ice crystals. as cells empty, plants die. Variation exists in cold needed to kill vegetation. some die before freezing, others only at extreme lows. Bacteria in liquid air can resist intense cold.
An eight year old, Charles Abbott, showed remarkable courage when his Moss Farm Walton home caught fire. He woke to find his aunt on fire, ran to fetch water, and then carried his younger sibling down stairs before reentering for another child aged six. His great aunt died from shock.
Lincoln Steffens promotes free speech and forms a club for the right to say anything anywhere. At a recent speech he invited attendees to join, and only one man joined to share his views.
Baltimore philanthropist William H Buckler heads a research party to Asia Minor with his daughter Miss Lucy Buckler. Dr. David Robinson joins the Johns Hopkins affiliated team along with several other scientists. Lucy plans to study archaeology at Oxford University if health permits.
A character named Dustin Stax replies that he has limited funds but receives steady guidance on money from his mother and sisters, humorously noting their helpful advice keeps him from being puzzled about finances.
A playful exchange jokes about a husband misunderstanding gossip as his wife asks for a tub suit at a wash sale. The pun hinges on mishearing “wash sale” as a business term. The quip satirizes gender roles and modern commerce in a brisk, period voice.
A character mocks Easy Mark bragging that he never errs while plotting to meet Biffels. The schemer hopes to exploit Biffels reputation to unload mining stock worth around ten cents a share for a dollar.
A cautious exchange from Fliegende Blätter shows a dialogue about dining and a hare. The snippet mentions asking about guests and evening plans, reflecting a humorous social aside in a periodical remark.
An old Yankee farmer on his deathbed desires fine cake with nuts and currants. His daughter keeps a rich fruit cake intact for the funeral, as they cannot bear to cut it for him. The doctor approved the cake but the family never served it to the patient.
Mrs Dixon questions her husband beliefs about killing two birds with one stone. He is vice president of the local Audubon Society, signaling a clash between convenience and conservation in a domestic exchange.
A Johns Hopkins professor and his wife reportedly grew cellular substances outside living organisms. They say they have produced chicken meat by placing tissue in saline solution and can continually harvest new meat, with potential to apply the method to other flesh.
The minister of Gobernacion ordered the return of Fedrico Perez Fernandez presses seized by the federal government in July 1906. Fernandez ran El Camillo Publico and was jailed after an article offended the government. several arrestees died in custody, and he was released after three years. The ruling follows Justice and Gobernacion inquiry finding the proceedings illegal.
A curious exchange centers on a wig wife and a punishment that seems tailored to the crime. The dialogue hints at a marriage twist, with the wife aligned to the man in question. Readers are left to ponder the motive and gendered social cues in this terse exchange.
The article explains fall or spring planting, bed preparation, and spacing for blackberries. It covers hill versus row planting, pruning strategies including lumber pruning, summer pinching to eighteen inches, laterals trimmed to within eight inches to two feet, annual removal of old canes, and expected yields. It notes soil types, moisture needs, and regional hardiness considerations, citing a cut garden example: one fifth of an acre yielded 100 bushels.
A naturalist examined fifteen moles from various locales and found stomachs empty of plants, filled with earthworms. In a controlled box, two moles consumed 349 white worms 193 earthworms 25 caterpillars and a mouse over days, then starved when fed vegetables. Another expert estimated two moles destroy 20 000 worms yearly, arguing for multiplying moles rather than eradicating them.
The text discusses pruning theory for open top trees, emphasizing cutting leaders to side branches rather than dormants. It contrasts heading in all over with selective cutting to leave an open top, noting heading intensity varies with crop size and age, with less heading as trees age.
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates this year will surpass all prior beet sugar production, with over 500000 short tons expected to be produced, continuing a strong trend from last year.
A 30 year price surge analysis argues farmers earn about 35 cents of every consumer dollar for meat and produce while transportation, middlemen, and retailers take the remaining 65 cents. It notes city retailers report 20 to 55 percent profit and questions where the bulk of the 65 cents goes.
An eastern schoolmaam buys ten acres of timbered land as a future risk. Clearing costs may reach 125 to 175 per acre, and years pass before any income from fruit crops or trees. If kept as an investment to resell, development decisions will rise in importance.
An agricultural authority urges dairying and stock raising with crop rotation as the path from cotton dependence. He notes some regions already adopt the better system, and argues that the South and broader U S must embrace diverse farming to sustain bread, meat, and forage supplies for future generations.
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