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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
2
A collage of notes and curiosities includes postal notices, subscription rates, and light quips. Items mention tobacco consumption, the Mikado’s doctors, a curious turtle markings tale, a Christy’s London auction, a water spout sighting, and Elinor Glyn's impressions of American men.
Purdue University agricultural station led experiments with farmers across Indiana to test summer and early autumn alfalfa sowing. In 1907 eighty plots across 52 counties showed results similar to the prior year, with August sowings performing best and July and August generally favorable. Soil condition and drainage were key, with good soils likely to yield success, while poor soils risk winter kill and weed problems are minimized by summer seeding.
Agrees with Agnes C Laut that pamphlets from Outing Magazine should spread science-based farming. Describes how nitrogen loss from continuous wheat reduces yields. promotes rotating crops to restore soil nitrogen and prevent sickness, backed by long-term field tests across climates.
A Sunday evening program at 7 o clock hosted by the First Baptist Church featuring Readings and scripture selections. Rev Geo B McKee serves as officiant with Gioia Shataerapes and SOMO Thvocation contributing performances and readings.
The Children’s Day program at the Presbyterian church features recitations by Mary Stephenson Evelyn Horner and many others along with solos choruses and class exercises. The program begins at 10 39 am with songs prayers scripture readings and a welcome by Lawrence Henderson and includes titles such as All Hail the Power of Jesus Name Praise to the Savior The King in the Scriptures and The Good Shepherd.
A period ad touts kidney health from filtering blood every three minutes to removing impurities daily. It cites symptoms of kidney trouble and claims Dean's Kidney Pills cure backache and dizziness, sharing Elizabeth Craig of Noblesville Indiana as a success story. The ad invites calls to Jones' Drug Store with price 50 cents.
A Darlington man, Oscar Kelsey, is suspected after a series of $5 forged checks drawn on Farmers’ & Merchants’ bank and two other Crawfordsville institutions. Kelsey, about 35, unmarried, a former Army veteran, has not been seen since last Monday, with no local pursuit planned due to small losses and costs.
A passing tale from the Thorntown Argus describes a Sunday fishing outing ending with a tug of mystery on the line. The fisherman battles a slippery catch, loses his fish, and sustains minor injuries while recounting the odd events to his wife.
Patient testimonial from Watsonville California praises Peruna as improving digestion to cure nervous symptoms after years of stomach trouble and failed medical treatment. The note cautions against overly strong nervines and sleep aids, asserting Peruna targets the stomach to steady nerves and restore strength.
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