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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
6
The soil should be well drained and prepared before laying out the orchard. Methods described include four passes with a two horse plow to form furrows for straight rows, and marking with a string and red yarn to set stakes for exact tree spacing.
A practical method for planting orchards on hilly sod land using end baseline stakes, a sighting wire, and a center notch board to position trees 35 feet apart. The process ensures parallel furrows following the hillside, with adjustable steps for steep or irregular terrain and steps to dig uniform planting holes.
Straw mats from rye or wheat straw provide durable covers for hot beds. Build frames from inch boards with cross supports and tarred twine to secure straw, then cap with a strip. keep dry and lift frames gently. Burlap mats under a wood frame offer a lighter option for smaller beds and protect plants in wet weather.
The article notes that Americans paint their buildings more often than farmers in France Holland and other European countries. It states Americans repaint every two years on average while Europeans paint about every five years.
An old note highlights charcoal as a preventive aid, describing a small amount powdered charcoal as preventing bowel trouble in young individuals. This brief claim appears in a period health column.
A string of editorials and quotes from multiple papers mock a public figure’s drinking habits and ethics. The items joke at Theodore Roosevelt and Colonel Roosevelt's restraint or indulgence, noting sobriety, conviviality, and public perception in a light editorial tone. The text cites Kansas City Journal Washington Star St Louis Post-Dispatch Bloomington Pantagraph Pittsburgh Gazette Times Obama World Herald Philadelphia Press Toledo Blade Des Moines Capital Chicago Inter Ocean.
Poet Walt Mason imagines Taft visiting Yale to lecture on law with a cheerful posture. He praises Taft for kindness and restraint, noting his frugal habits and pleasant disposition while references to Blackstone Wells and Littleton Hay anchor the verse in legal lore.
The text warns of a major chinch bug outbreak across central Illinois with 80 percent overwintering survivors. It urges prompt, coordinated action using road oil barrier traps around wheat fields and soap sprays for early corn infestations, plus postharvest field disking to starve pests. Dr Stephen A Forbes is cited as promoting these methods.
Advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for old sores ulcers eczema and skin troubles with Mrs Bruce Jones of Birmingham Alabama as a testimonial. Claims relief in two weeks for a nine month ulcer and lists a 25 cent price and City Drug Store endorsement. Taubeneck and Devison.
George McBride of Vermont New Jersey, recently named post master by President Wilson, has declined the office. He cites preference to continue running his bakery, despite the job offering a $1400 salary.
Mary Alice Bartlett estate in Illinois Clark County announces a final accounting hearing for the administratrix with will annexed Sarah Be Bartlett. The County Court at Marshall will receipt of the administratrix acts and court discharge from duties on July 7, 1913. Interested heirs and distributees may appear and contest as needed. Davison & Bartlett attorneys represent the estate.
Daily Hutsonville visitors fish the Wabash while Miss Amy Smith quits teaching after a year. Prof. Alvan Smith, former Hutsonville principal, visited friends. he has led Toledo schools this past year. Marshall C. Nidey wed Hazel Struder of Evansville on the 15th and will live in Shreveport La where Nidey runs a drug business. A flood freak shows a 60 ft tree moved 60 ft from Turman creek bank to the creek center near Graysville. The tree leans slightly but remains in its new spot.
A SAS correspondent reports on experiments by the Department of Agriculture to curb rooster crowing in city settings. The method involves a simple cut to a rooster’s vocal chord, claimed to silence early-morning crowing without harming the bird.
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