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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1911
Page
5
A. C. Phillips of Purdue University’s animal husbandry department presents an egg candler usable in any light. The device uses a light globe in a box with a hinged side and circular hole for candling eggs, with a ventilator if nonincandescent light is used.
Miss Nettie Strader in Attica Monday. Miss Nina Hershberger visiting Veedersburg Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Gillogg traveled to Newman Illinois to spend a few days with relatives and old acquaintances. For a sweet tone try the Cable Nelson.
A firm near Attica advances turtle harvesting in creeks using hands to locate hardshell turtles. They shipped 800 pounds last week to Richmond where 4000 pounds are used weekly for soups. In May and June they sold 3960 and 2570 pounds respectively and aim for bigger July gains.
Mr and Mrs Omar Drake and their son George spent the first of the week visiting relatives and friends, sharing time with longtime connections and catching up on news.
Promoting Jericho Leaves from the Holy Land as a natural laxative for constipation. The ad touts the plant’s gentle, soothing action, its Holy Land origin near the Jordan River, and claims of purity and healthful benefits. Orders accepted by mail with twenty five cents, money order, or stamps. money back if unsatisfied.
Miss Alma Hug of Canal Dover Ohio reports sleepless nights and nervous spells easing after using Dr Miles Nervine and Tonic. The advertisement asserts restful sleep and restored nervous energy with short usage and directions, urging readers to get a bottle from a druggist and follow the directions.
Public auction at the auctioneer's residence two and a half miles northwest of Kingman near Old Bethel church on Saturday July 15 1911 at 1 p m. Property includes horses cows calves sheep hay grain and farming machinery with nine month credit on sums over five dollars and five percent discount for cash on notes. Auctioneer A Madden and clerk Glasock.
The article details blackberry planting depths and spacing eight feet by three, with hill options seven to eight feet apart. It advises summer pinching to eighteen inches, spring lateral trimming, and yearly pruning of old canes. It notes yields rise from year two to five full crops, soil choices, moisture needs, and a naturalist anecdote on moles consuming soil organisms.
Citizens invited to visit the Forest Reservation on July 27 to view seven years of forest planting progress across over thirty tracts. Species shown include ash catalpa yellow poplar black locust oak hickory elm chestnut pecan buckeye coca nuts and sycamore on two thousand acres. State Forester Chas. C. Deam Indianapolis coordinates and train access provided.
Mrs J H McCord of Indianapolis spent the weekend here with relatives and friends, staying as a guest over Sunday.
The article discusses pruning to keep an open top by trimming leaders and thinning side shoots. It cautions against early over-shearing into a smooth oval and notes heading in should vary with crop size and tree age.
The Miss Maudie Woody visited Danville and Attica on Saturday. The event drew local interest with residents noting the tone of the purchase and the rustic charm associated with the schooner.
The United States Department of Agriculture projects this year will surpass all previous beet sugar output, with an estimated production exceeding 500000 short tons, following a banner year last year.
Notice of public auction of the Thomas Ratcliff estate in Mill Creek Township Indiana on July 26 1911 at 10:00 AM. Personal property includes household furniture farming utensils milk cows a bull eight calves two broad sows four horses and other estate items. Terms cash for five dollars and under and six month credit on larger sums with note and six percent interest.
Ned Inlow and Walter Robinson were in Boswell and Hoopeston Sunday visiting local acquaintances and stopping at shops in both towns during a weekend trip.
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