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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
7
A detailed guide on calyx spraying in apples notes timing by blossom stage, variation across varieties, and the need for ready spray gear. It explains how calyx anatomy affects spray reach, the risk of frost shifting timing, and the point at which to start spraying when petals are mostly fallen to minimize bee impact.
In an orchard near Columbia Missouri, 100 trees sprayed by the Missouri experiment station yielded more marketable apples than 3600 unsprayed trees. The owner told a public meeting that spraying, especially after disease and insect pressure rise, is essential to making an orchard business pay.
The notes list key incubator practices including test timing on day seven and day eighteen, maintaining a 103 degree temperature, filling lamps each evening, cooling and turning schedules, flame and wick care, keeping the unit level and out of sunlight, and adding moisture only when the air cell is small.
The note advises soaking tomato plants thoroughly during watering. It emphasizes even moisture for healthy growth and suggests avoiding waterlogging while ensuring roots receive adequate hydration.
As soon as a cow stops giving milk feeding should begin for the next year. Three purposes guide dry cow rations: rest for a hard-working cow with light bulky feeds. build up the future calf with nitrogenous feeds like alfalfa hay and bran. store fat and stamina with corn and oats, with other grains as supplements.
In Cuenca Ecuador a famed hat hub and gateway to the Andes, the city lies 7800 feet up in a broad valley 70 miles southeast of Guayaquil. Rail links to Guayaquil and Quito expand trade as Huigra Cuenca railroad development nears 1000 workers. The town blends old markets with modernizing homes, cobblestone streets, San Vicente de Paul hospital, sugar refineries, and nearby ancient ruins, attracting curious visitors.
A detailed fashion design for a white crepe de chine dress shows a smart contrasting navy yoke with cross bars and a sleeveless vest style. The article discusses wardrobe planning, fabric choices, and the satisfaction of a well stocked wardrobe after dressmaker sessions.
Jillian E. Young notes a white crepe blouse with long sleeves and a sheer batiste collar paired with a skirt that features a cross bar yoke and gathered depth. The outfit sits at the waist with a plaited front line that slopes to the hips and rises at the center back, finished with a pink rose at the waist for a Parisic touch.
Guidelines explain how leguminous crops rely on soil bacteria to fix nitrogen. Nodules on roots indicate presence of appropriate bacteria, with species varying by plant. Methods to supply bacteria include field soil inoculation or purchasing culture from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for free use with seed treatment.
A mellow well compacted seedbed is essential for alfalfa. Restore capillary action by early plowing and thorough disk harrow work to firm the soil with just a shallow top layer. When the soil is properly prepared, wetting and stand of alfalfa will be as reliable as for any crop.
The article notes a rise in pilgrims to the Holy Land driven by cheaper travel. Roman Catholics come mainly from France, but Russians and other Christians form a larger flow. Monasteries and hospices line Jerusalem Bethlehem and Nazareth, modernizing sacred sites, while Jews establish farm colonies in a new Jerusalem quarter.
Fragmentary dialogue from a period piece notes a flirtatious scene before Easter. The speakers discuss a man named Giblets and a woman yielding to romance, hinting at an engagement or marriage without complete details.
The article warns that face dust is pervasive and shows how a damp cloth dipped in cold cream reveals the amount carried on the skin after a shopping trip. It suggests scrubbing with a damp cloth, then rinsing with cold water, and finishing with matched powder that is fully removed.
Dainty white cottons are offered at low prices including batistes organdies lawns and mull plain and embroidered effects. The piece describes sheer nets tulles edgings and banded velvets for trims and outlines popular cotton fabrics for skirts coats and dresses with wash silks and striped patterns. Including gabardine faille pique honeycomb and cotton cheviots as preferred materials for summer ensembles.
A season’s novelty features a parasol with a veil draped from its edge rather than from the hat. The charm is unique yet raises questions about what happens when the parasol is closed in crowded shops and whether the veil or temper would suffer in the process.
Fragmentary note urges longer wear from mattresses and pillows and suggests coverage for a better look. Reads like an advertising tip about extending product life.
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