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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1898
Page
6
Captain Micah Clarke arrives at Badminton seeking aid for a mission. He is admitted to the duke’s waiting room after a tense advance through Bristol’s siege atmosphere, meeting officers, sketched gear, and wary talk of ships, arms, and war.
In Sydney during a great cricket match mourners paused their funeral procession before a tavern. Four gentlemen hurried from the coach to study a printed score tablet, then signaled the hearse to resume procession. The incident amused spectators and showed cricket fervor crossing into funeral ritual.
The Cleveland Leader notes that Spaniards are linked to the slur dagoes used for Mediterranean men. It explains the name Diego as a common Spaniard name and recalls English sailors pairing dago with Diego as a familiar label in the United States.
A Dublin crowd watched a free fight atop Nelson's pillar on Sackville Street. The 120 foot monument stood on a 18 by 18 foot platform. A Carion farmer climbed the flagstaff and tried to throw down the hat and stick, prompting intervention by the keeper and a policeman before bystanders helped bring him down bound and restrained.
A Cow objected and a local tale recalls Billson at an analysis school picnic. He supposedly tried to milk a cow on the grounds, was kicked into the lemonade tub by the animal, and observers quick to note his habit of siding against the majority.
A Sussex farmer visiting London for the first time tours St Pauls Cathedral. He is overwhelmed by the vastness and majesty of the building and at last exclaims with rustic charm that it would make a fine barn.
A Cleveland Leader quip about a boy and his father discussing Sunday school sets up a family joke. The punch line hinges on the father admitting regular attendance as a boy and the mother hoping the son follows suit.
A Skeptic questions the idea of Gabriel sounding a trumpet for all on the final day. He notes some people may insist on blowing their own horns, expressing doubt about universal certainty.
Agricultural guidance urges farmers to plan spring tasks in advance, move work into winter or fall when possible, and prepare soil, manure, and seed beds. It discusses plowing when soil is proper, rolling wheat fields, weed control, and use of nitrate of soda for yields, comparing Western and Eastern wheat practices and urging higher yields through better soil care and fertilization.
Mr. C. P. Reynolds of Michigan cites successful annual plantings of an acre or more of artichokes for hogs. He argues artichokes provide safe, cheap feed with tops usable for cattle and sheep, and stover cut and shocked like corn. When hogs have access, artichokes are not hard to eradicate and overplanting is the only risk.
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