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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
3
J H Skinner of the Purdue Experiment Station Agricultural Extension outlines considerations for building a silo. He discusses methods, costs, and benefits for farmers evaluating ensilage options.
Farmers weigh silo investment by farm system stock levels and production goals. Silage offers palatable feed, drought protection, higher carrying capacity, and cheaper production, with corn as the ideal crop and round silos favored for efficiency. wall materials and packing methods affect cost and durability.
Purdue expert J. C. Beavers outlines a program of pasture forage to cut hog costs. Grow legumes such as clover alfalfa and soybeans plus cowpeas, rye and rape, amber sorghum and sorghum for succession grazing from spring to fall. Soybeans, planted late May, should be ready by mid September and provide key supplement to corn.
A biographical sketch of Caligula recounts his rise and fall as Rome's emperor from promise to brutality. The article notes his cruelty and extravagance, including executions for affronts, forced gambling with courtiers, and a failed invasion of Britain, ending with his assassination in 41 A D. It then shifts to a building advisory by William A. Radford offering free expert home-building questions, followed by a detailed description of a 26 by 28 foot cottage plan with a one and a half story rear extension and practical layout for family living.
WMA Radford notes steady improvements in house design adapting to climate and family needs. Prices of materials shift, lumber remains scarce in places, cement prices fall, and substitutes emerge. The example house features five bedrooms, stucco exterior, durable roofing, hardwood floors, and a 16-foot extension, planned for efficiency and labor savings.
John Joachim Zubly once a Georgia delegate and ardent patriot opposed independence then secretly aided Britain. He warned of the Declaration and faced banishment, losing half his property before dying in 1781 during the war.
A German postal employee who fled Chemnitz with $40,000 and papers was arrested in Raleigh after two Swiss detectives noticed a well dressed man at a hotel restaurant laughing at newspaper photos. The man matched the description and a $250 reward. Money and notes were found in his room.
A brief domestic scene from Detroit, with a mother warning a child about talking back to his father and the boy pleading for permission to enjoy family life, capturing everyday family dynamics in a newspaper moment.
Children gather around a rough huckster whose horse drops a bright scrap. He pats Nellie the horse and calls her his best girl and feeds her sugar. The scene stands out as a refreshing moment in the busy hot city.
Mrs. Anna O Hagestedt is described as the only woman in America to hold any aeroplane patent and the sole person worldwide with a patent for a combination aeroplane boat and motor. Her lifetime of study followed a balloon ascent witnessed at age seven.
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