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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
7
Fragmented OCR describes four verses praising Ayer's Hair Vigor. Verse one claims hair growth, verse two stops falling hair, verse three treats dandruff, and verse four claims gray hair recolors. The text mentions millions of singers and refers to Mary Vi and other unclear names amidst garbled lines.
A fragment discusses the danger of quitting work and losing purpose. It notes many men retire from business or farming, yet without occupation they fall into decline and wealth wanes. The piece references the Lancet warning that disruption of regular life leads to trouble.
Reports from multiple rail lines show that well manufactured wheels often roll 300000 to 450000 miles before turning. Flawed wheels fail sooner, typically lasting only 50000 to 90000 miles, prompting quick retirements and replacements.
A garbled, old style dialogue shows a prio refuting marriage to a short suitor named Smalley. He announces he will stretch to his full height before leaving with hat and cane, amid odd phrasing and humor.
Fragmentary text discusses young graduates and social aims including marriage and health. Mentions names such as Muriel, Milton, and Haycroft-Fine. References college life, an orator, and academic questions, with unclear context and scattered phrases.
The article discusses building a durable silo and barn with proper foundation and ventilation to protect cows and milk quality. It covers materials like wood brick stone and concrete, and advises on foundation depth and wall construction for durability and insulation. It also summarizes Maryland experiments on San Jose scale control using lime sulfur mixtures and related insecticides with varying effectiveness.
Weeds should be destroyed when young to save labor later and rotation aids weed control. Early plowing and timely cultivation sprout weed seeds at safe times. The manure spreader distributes nutrients evenly, prevents loss, and saves time by applying manure uniformly before crops grow.
Advises purchasing a complete strong colony rather than a partial one as the best long term value. A single robust colony can store 100 to 200 pounds of honey and may swarm into additional colonies. Strong colonies require minimal manipulation and arrive ready to operate in standard apiary hives with proper fixtures.
In cooperation with the Bureau of Entomology and Crop Pest Commission of Louisiana, field trials across the cotton belt show Triumph cotton as the best variety for boll weevil infested sections. Northern seed should be renewed biannually to preserve early maturing traits. soil preparation, early planting, early varieties, ample fertilizer, thorough cultivation, and destruction of cotton plants in fall are recommended.
The article recalls William Makepeace Thackeray as genial and generous who died poor despite earnings from his pen. A friend, John Leech, visits him in his study and urges a seaside holiday, but Thackeray quietly empties his pockets to show there is no hidden wealth before resuming his work.
The Bride and The Friend discuss meals during their honeymoon with playful banter about appetizers and desserts. The Bride jokes that the dessert consists of kisses, eliciting a gracious response from The Friend.
In Dacon Ridge Hiram Hardapple and Old Josh Wheat report a red cow killed yesterday. They found a peck of nails and railroad spikes inside the animal. Zeke Crossley quips that Josh will have beef and iron for a spring medicine without a drug store.
A young lady asks if quotations are useful and Mr Saltas replies they are only apt when very fitting. He recalls Irishman James Fitzgerald using a quotation in a political speech amid interruptions from a sausage-maker who mocks him. The exchange ends with a sharp comeback and a biblical quote.
Ambrose recalls a Chicago advertising expert story about Bones who lies ill with typhoid or drunkenness. The family physician and a visiting specialist both check his pulse under the bed clothes and grab each other's hands, sparking the humorous misdiagnosis.
At Quimper Brittany the wife of Le Saur gives birth to a boy. The father sells the child for £8 to Mme Ronan the butcher's wife who registers the birth as her own. Le Saux then registers the birth of his child, creating a legal puzzle where the infant is claimed by two families.
In a New York Globe item, two young women aboard a Broadway car discuss a man who is the father of one of the speaker's children. The moment shocks an elderly spinster as the woman reveals she has three pairs of twins all girls, highlighting gossip about a public school clerk.
Two friends discuss a man who heard a palmist claim his wife would marry twice and the second husband would be a fine man. The man suspects the reading reflects on him, but the punchline reveals a hidden past marriage his wife never disclosed. The anecdote airs a humorous misunderstanding.
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