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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
5
P H Crane of the Purdue Experiment Station urges dairymen to plan for late summer droughts by securing succulent feed and silage. He recommends building or resizing silos for summer use, or planting sailing crops such as field peas, oats, alfalfa, sorghum, red clover, sweet corn, and cow peas to maintain green feed and prevent herd losses. He stresses planning in May and June to boost fall and summer production and avoid drastic feed shortages.
Prof M N Pisher outlines broom corn as a viable Indiana crop on common corn soils. Plant in late May with drills 22 inches apart, two quarts per acre, cultivate like field corn, and harvest when seed nears maturity. Evergreen and California Golden are leading varieties. yields of about 1000 pounds per acre are good. Seed can feed hogs and poultry but is not high grade feed. Farmers should assess their market position before expanding.
The piece notes a 55 story Woolworth Building rising one seventh mile above ground and nearing completion next year, aiming to surpass all but Paris’s Eiffel Tower in height. It extols skyscrapers as modern Titans challenging gravity and earthquakes, contrasting with ancient builders.
The piece contrasts Chicago’s skyline with New York’s growing obsession with height. It notes the Singer building at 612 feet and the Metropolitan and Woolworth towers rising beyond, pondering what will finally cap future heights and what will determine the ultimate limits.
An advertisement extols Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a cure for offensive tobacco breath and dark brown taste. It claims deodorized mouths, sweeter breath, and a clean mouth feel after rinsing with a small amount in water. Product priced 25 and 50 cents. available at drug stores or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston. The copy ends by noting the little red schoolhouse doing the biggest work.
A Pound Wisconsin woman reports long lasting relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. She suffered fourteen years with dyspepsia and female troubles before finding cure and urges others to try the medicine. The ad notes thirty years of Pinkham's prominence and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A London Chronicle piece muses on enduring street sayings and their fleeting life. It cites phrases like Does your mother know you're out and Not in these trousers, notes longevity of certain lines since 1840, and recalls a ball game incident where a hug led to a judge’s ruling and a crowd of 5,000 girls the next day.
A terse quarrel between Mrs. Benham and Mr. Benham centers on money and appearances. Mrs Benham claims that most funds go on her back, while Benham retorts that others would judge by her face.
Some men are anxious to get money because they think it will enable them to obtain more.
Historic Sicard mansion built by a Huguenot family is a charred ruin after a moving picture company bought the site for a church project. The fire, allowed by city authorities, aimed to film rescue and mourning scenes for a motion picture.
Garfield Tea is promoted as regulating the liver and freeing sufferers from sick headache and bilious attacks. It is said to ease constipation and improve well being, with a lighthearted note on how some men judge being well dressed by a noisy necktie.
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