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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
10
An amateur recounts experiences planting trees over ten years. He argues improper nursery handling harms young trees, preferring gentle root spreading in a broad hole, avoiding tight root bundles, and minimal digging after planting. He notes keeping roots intact and pressing them well aids survival. delayed planting worsens outcomes.
Spokane County will receive 919000 for road building and improvement in 1913 and 1914, plus 163000 from the legislature for state roads tributary to Spokane, totaling 1082405. Forty percent targets continuous standard highways on main traveled roads, with funds also aiding other counties under a new comprehensive trend program.
Edw. E. Herbert explains a five foot bamboo fishing pole converted into a balky horse deterrent using brass tubing insulated wires two binding posts and a simple shocking coil powered by dry batteries. The device is aimed at delivering a mild shock to the horse via terminals at the pole end and has reportedly never failed in tests on difficult balky horses.
Prof J W Sheets from the West Virginia experiment station discusses calculating feed costs for breeding ewes. He notes Southdown sheep eat six pounds silage daily plus hay and grain, with lambs started on grain at eight weeks and increased to twelve weeks. He suggests pasture, roughage, tobacco in feed, and timing of lambing as cost factors.
Practical tips for pig and hog care including pen cleanliness drainage and diet. Emphasizes early farrowing attention proper flooring and water supply. Warns against bad quarters weak stock and freakish animals, urging dry approaches and cautious feeding of potato scraps.
A witty dialogue unfolds between a dissatisfied Girl and a Bachelor over the world and its meanings. She chafes at modern life while he prods with philosophical quips, suggesting a getaway then retreating into social decorum and a plan to go home. The scene ends with an implied invitation to resume in private.
A veteran bridge builder recalls a bridge collapse blamed on a fox trotting across after completion. He explains a dog or fox trot can create a sidewise vibration that weakens and topples a bridge, while a trotting horse or marching soldiers avoid the danger by breaking step.
A fragmentary anecdote depicts actor Charles Mathews dining with a friend just before a public bankruptcy. Dialogue humorously misreads a purchase and hints at a costly bill, with Mathews claiming a purchase from a shop on Read Street and a brisk exchange over payment.
The miner builds a money pile into a cone covered with wax to form a ball. Placed in the waistcoat pocket, body heat melts the wax and fuses the ball to the pocket lining, keeping the money secure during work as described in Pearson's Weekly.
In NcKenzie v Ghlliwack Twp, a rural municipality escapes liability for two prisoners burned to death in a lockup cell after a fire started with no nearby stove or furnace. The absence of the constable and a lack of faulting neglect led the court to find the municipality not responsible for the deaths.
In Bordeaux fishermen increasingly install motors on boats to reach fishing grounds at dawn and return with larger hauls, replacing older methods. The shift enhances efficiency in both domestic and coastal commerce, signaling a turning point for local maritime activity.
A Rural New Yorker reader describes an inventive use of cornstalks as portable pruning aids for Wealthy apples. Light wedges are cut to 1/4 to 3/8 inch, centered by pith cushions, shaping and bracing branches during pruning to prevent bruising and avoid breakage in storms.
Instructions from University of Minnesota expert L Washburn describe Bordeaux mixture preparation using four pounds copper sulfate, four pounds lime, and fifty gallons water, with steps to dissolve copper sulfate and lime separately and combine just before spraying. Guidance notes that proper dilution to twenty five gallons each should occur, and stresses careful mixing for adhesion in wet weather.
In a crowded car a woman pleads with her husband James to stand for a woman left standing. She declares that peace would be hard to buy at a high price as the sandy man responds with a sharp remark. The scene ends with a tense, sharp exchange among passengers.
An odd exchange notes that Goth plans to relocate tonight though others doubt it. The dialogue mentions arranging new street numbers on houses in the block as a forthcoming action, with a quip about persistence and local planning.
In a quirky New York tale a man proclaims he will never be Up sane Man again after an incident involving a mince pie last week. The exchange centers on a humorous mix up and a pledge of personal change.
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