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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
4
A rural Missouri notice argues drainage trumps surface material for roads. It warns against overreliance on crushed stone without proper ditches and crown. The piece cites New York state data on water runoff and stresses proper drainage to keep roads usable and avoid repeated repairs.
A reader disputes claims that keeping hens in an orchard harms fruit trees. He cites personal experience showing no injury, noting hens improve soil, aid pest control, and help manage codling moths and borers. He argues prudent feeding and ample range yield benefits, with hens aiding apple tree protection.
The writer argues for combining hens with fruit trees, using poultry manure to fertilize and control grass under the orchard. They cite an example of a three and a half acre yard housing 200 hens and 250 growing chicks, noting minimal additional fertilizer is needed and noting losses due to severe weather were not higher than other orchards. The piece warns hens cannot prune trees or remove pests.
A traveller reports a French village editor will print a single paragraph of news during busy seasons while the rest of the sheet is smeared with a killing compound. The editor reasons this saves readers time and reduces the spread of diseases while cutting the noise of insects.
A concise history traces the rise and fall of the Alexandrian library with estimates of its vast holdings from 400 000 to 700 000 manuscripts. It notes contributions, sieges, fires and successive destructions under Caesar Cleopatra Theodosius and Omar, leaving about 4 000 manuscripts saved before burial in 640 A D.
Tuesday evening the intermediate department pupils presented an entertainment at the opera house. The program lasted about an hour and a half and impressed parents and patrons with its careful drill and practice under Miss Keller and Miss Katherine. The article praises sustained effort, noting temporary mastery is easy but permanent repetition is hard.
The Ozark Dairy Association met at the G A R Hall in Sansfield Med 28 at 10 o clock with all focal orders represented. Sealed bids for cream were received from Marshfield and Hubbard, Kansas City via P H Chandler, Mountain Grove by Jensen England, with The last winning the contract for one year. Delays prevent a full report. next week promises details. Three bank presidents attended from Mansfield and Mountain Grove indicating strong money in the cream business.
A compact note lists Dr Nair, a dentist, with a contact point at the Freeman Milier office and an office phone number 52. The fragment preserves the named individual and the location cue for local dental services.
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