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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1913
Page
11
The article notes a new variety of mosquito, a diminutive Culex that bites without music and slips through screens. It claims females seek blood inside homes while males stay outside, with sisters inside drinking blood and temperate males outside sipping rail water.
Captain C E Johnson and A Gam bia of the Seneca and Milam patrol the trans Atlantic route from April to May. Johnson rejects the idea that a temperature drop signals icebergs and notes no reliable iceberg cue from a ship whistle. Schusten adds a single iceberg may echo from some directions, but a slanting surface reflects sound.
A clipped dialogue fragment shows a wary exchange about hunting and house hunting. It hints at a social scene where a guarded man is teased about travels and a friend’s marriage, ending with a misheard remark about a widow. The text preserves odd punctuation and clipped quotes, reflecting a fragment from a larger page.
A humorous exchange notes a husband taking evening constitutional while a partner remarks he keeps it in the house. The piece also mentions Germany obtaining the largest portion of its tin ore from Bolivia, reflecting a curious mix of domestic tidbits and global commodity note.
A Virginia woman reports coffee caused dyspepsia headaches and heart weakness. After quitting coffee and trying Postum she notes improved digestion and nerves. she praises Postum as a wholesome beverage and mentions the Road to Wellville book from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
An expert in horticulture explains thinning young fruit on trees increases final yield and fruit color. Removing a third to half of apples and other fruits directs energy to remaining buds, improves uniform ripening, reduces pest and disease risk, and is essential for new orchards.
Orchard care tips include cutting discolored wood from young peach trees, protecting high ground with wind breaks of Norway spruce and pines, removing dead branches, preventing sheep damage, and cautions on crude petroleum as an insecticide prior to fall or early spring use.
Geese raised with minimal care can yield profit. Eggs are set under hens and goslings raised by hand. Pick geese in spring and fall about every six weeks to prevent feather loss and nest destruction. Feed goslings bread and milk early, then cracked corn with water and skim milk, with free range and limited grain once mature.
An agriculture column advises cucumber growers on soil prep and fertility to prevent drought stress, recommends trenching with fertilizer, and explains beetle control, regular picking, and water management. It notes two beetle broods, with August minimal damage, and suggests Bordeaux mixture for blight and frost protection with coverings after the first frost.
SOW CLOVER SEED IN FALL IS BEST by H Underwood argues fall sowing is generally preferable for clover if seed quality is good and the seed bed is well prepared. He describes fall preparation steps: plow in mid August, harrow and level with a float, harrow again, light plank, sow three pecks per acre, harrow twice, and finally lightly harrow after sowing to set seed.
The writer argues that farmers fail to hire help due to poor business management. Some small farms with 20 acres keep two workers, while large 190 acre farms may struggle to afford one. Profit depends on soil productivity and efficient sourcing. A farmer who pays $30 a month and earns a dollar daily can still profit, while others realize three to four times that.
The passage extols earthworms as unseen laborers creating loam and arable land. It notes millions dispersed, processing fallen plant matter to support cultivation and harvests. It laments that killing an earthworm harms a noble agricultural contributor.
A practical method to eliminate laying workers within four to five days of eggs appearing. A two frame nucleus is prepared, a queen is introduced, and the laying worker colony is placed on a bee-escape board over the nucleus. Over one to five days, abnormal bees join the nucleus as drones are uncapped and returned for cleaning.
It is noted that the prime selling window for chickens runs January 1 to November 1 with stockpiling by November leading to overstock. Sprague advised marketing before November if possible, or holding until after the holidays to secure best prices. The guidance applies to open markets, not private custom sales.
A fragment notes that manure collects around the stall each night and, with labor and fertilizers spared, is hauled to the fields each morning. The text emphasizes efficiency and routine in farm management.
The traveler, back from stirring Mexican scenes with revolutionists, recounts his first engagement. He was shot near the heart but escaped, telling friends how the bullet hit just under the breastbone and how fear filled him as he dived.
A frightened household faced a visitor who demanded polite company but grew furious. The intruder chased hens and chicks into the roost, shouting a crude taunt about the farmer’s father as he entered the yard.
Fragmentary OCR yields a jumble of phrases about a paradoxical statue a standing army comment and assorted misread lines. Mentions Mrs Winston soothing strap crime rest and Swiss agricultural crop Berene Hay appears out of place with unclear context and names.
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