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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
6
A collage of light humor and tidbits from old newspapers. Jests about a night ball, a chatty darkey, and playful quips about worry, war seats, and touristic misadventures. Newsroom anecdotes, a Titanic joke, a boy’s early rising mishap, and a trick elephant tale conclude the fragment.
An old style notice promotes a Burmor in a Sa e Bill BW poster issued by Homer New Mandeville in Ta, aiming to advertise a local sale or event. The clipped text emphasizes promotional language and a named issuer.
A farmer declares a public sale near Kendallville offering many items at buyers’ prices. Highlights include a bay horse described as fast and fearless, fifty chickens, hard coal, kettles, a horse clipping machine, and other goods totaling about fifty seven varieties. The seller states no by bids and excludes only his dog.
Multiple property transfers recorded across Slater and Marshall including W M Dillie to John W More for 3 acres in 15-51-19, Rebecca A Shepard for 190 acres in 15 and 10-51-19, Ella Phillips Davis to T E Miller for 12 acres in 11-50-21, and numerous other deeds involving lots, blocks, and tracts in 11-50-21 12-62-20. Notable parcels include Slater addition lots 60-62 Park Place Marshall and figures like 100 and 1200 in valuation, with transfers among families including Rector, Huff, Smith, and Carter.
The renowned Dr Potters of the Boston Electro Medical Institute plans a one day stop at the Ruff Hotel on Thursday June 13 1912 until 5 pm offering free consultations examinations and medicines for a cure. He will treat deafness cal problems lungs eyes ears stomach and many other illnesses with a new process and asks that results be shared with friends.
Indian Runner ducks, imported about 15 years ago, are praised for hardiness and foraging ability. They require minimal housing, tolerate extreme weather, and drink clean water. Young ducklings mature quickly, with mature birds weighing 4.5 to 5 pounds and producing large white eggs with mild flavor suitable for table use and baking.
Renew the bests often with clean material. Field peas provide good feed for laying hens and clover helps prevent soft shelled eggs. More green feed increases egg production. hens should have green feed daily. Turkeys eat more grit than other poultry. New blood is needed to improve egg laying and market qualities. After mating, maintain excellent sanitary conditions and keep houses lice and mite free. Breeding stock and chicks must come from healthy stock free of white diarrhea. All sifted or spread litter helps insulation.
New land is not suited for onion growing and should follow a crop that has been kept weed free. Onions should follow potatoes beans or corn. Land should be well plowed in autumn and prepared in spring until fine as garden soil. Heavy manure before breaking up fall. Cowpeas help prepare fresh land. Rotate crops with suitable predecessors.
The text outlines onion farming practices to prevent disease and insect problems from continuous cropping. It stresses mixing fertilizer well and proper drainage, building beds 76 to 160 feet wide with double furrows, using disc-barrow and finishing tools to smooth the soil, keeping feeding roots shallow, breaking soil surface after rain with a steel rake, and maintaining ongoing cultivation with a single wheel-hoe. It notes farmers near Chicago use a patented hoe stock combining plow-handies and bicycle wheel, and endorses a hand weeder.
A newly patented garden implement acts as a thinner and digger for plants. One handle ends in a digger with a blade passed above the digging point, attached to a lever. The blade operates within a spring guided bole, keeping the blade end near the digging point. Pushed between rows, it follows the same motion as the ordinary cultivator. The American Game Protective and Propagation Association bulletin is noted for wide read.
Visit the nearby dealer to inspect a spreader in person. View components, observe how each part functions, and learn operation directly from the seller. Get practical insight before purchasing.
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