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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
4
The fragment recalls an old barn and harvest memories with birds nesting under sheltering eaves. It contrasts memory with agricultural instruction from Orange Judd Farmer advising soil harrowing and crust breaking to prepare fields for spring wheat.
Farmers stress fall plowing and careful seed selection for winter wheat. The article discusses soil moisture, pest control, and the need for thorough field preparation before seeding in September to October, highlighting drill seeding advantages, seed quality, and the impact of Hessian fly on timing and yield. It emphasizes using precise depth, drum-type drills, and post-seeding harrowing to ensure optimal germination and crop health.
The text urges thorough prep for threshing season with ample fuel and water, sufficient teams, and neighborly help to prevent delays. It advises careful seed selection, improved tomato and melon seed cleaning, and seed drying methods, plus emphasis on fresh air and timely pasture care for better crops.
A rural note emphasizes careful chick feeding in winter to support steady growth. It advises granting grain feeds at least daily, balancing range forage and grain to avoid over fattening while ensuring exercise and sufficient nourishment. Local practice aims to keep chicks growing evenly as they prepare for winter quarters.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson proposes a plan to aid growers of first class apples and other fruits by guaranteeing a price for fruit shipped to Europe. The program would hire U S consular agents in European towns to verify quality and secure the best market price.
A French historian claims the diamond necklace affair was a trick by an aristocratic adventuress, downplaying Marie Antoinette and Robesposte. A Cambridge obituary recalls Captain Charles W. Kennedy, who witnessed Napoleon’s reburial and described the emperor’s pallid death mask.
A historical snippet discusses a method to strengthen butter to float an egg, mixing two ounces of white sugar and half an ounce of saltpeter per gallon, boiling and skimming before cooling on butter rolls. It weighs options between selling summer butter at low prices and the labor and uncertainty of summer butter keeping.
The article advises renewing lawr with Kentucky blue grass and white clover this fall as they tolerate dry seasons well. If sown in fall the grass starts early and grows rapidly in spring. Sow in August and September.
An almost unique nervous disorder case from Bucharest presented at the French Academy of Medicine Features include a young Inmanian patient whose handwriting reversed to be read normally in a mirror and who could not write forward. Tests showed backward writing in dictation and even when tracing with his foot. Hebrew could only be written left to right, reversing the usual process.
The article traces Chautauqua’s growth from a Bible teaching summer school for Sunday school teachers to a major resort. It notes expansion from Bible study to current events, the rise of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, formation of the College of Liberal Arts and University, plus growing athletic and recreational offerings attracting about 15,000 daily attendees.
The Kansas City Star notes Kipling’s new war poem The Lesson critiques British fault lines like pride and stupidity revealed in the Boer War. It argues poetry may convey hard facts more profoundly than prose, reflecting on the army’s shortcomings and the public’s reaction.
A German mother confronted the NYC school principal over teaching methods after a simple lobster question. She criticized the approach, asking for clearer demonstrations rather than having her son Jakey return home with unfamiliar inquiries about a crustacean.
A dairyman explains a method tried on small farms to store summer-made butter. The goal is to keep butter from air and taint using stone jars or cracks as containers, aided by abundant ice. The approach is presented as successful and potentially scalable for larger churnings.
A man reflects on being in the stocks as a punishment for wrongdoing. The speaker likens past public humiliation to current financial trouble on a falling market, noting the stigma of being caught in the stocks.
A harsh remark from a family member questions a young golfer's prospects noting he prefers the name William over Willie. The conflict hints at doubt about his future success in the sport and suggests family pressure during early training.
A brief exchange notes a friend asked to marry the widow but suggests he has a better offer. The dialogue implies doubt about the path ahead and hints at competing suitors and choices.
The piece extols outdoor sport and mishaps common to athletes. It endorses St Jacobs Oil as a reliable remedy for a wide range of sprains, claiming fast relief and restoration to comfort.
Pluto Spring near French Lick promoted as the best natural medicinal water in the world surpassing French and German springs. Advertising notes new management and moderate rates with a Monon agent to contact for particulars.
Advertisement copy touts Mrs. Austin Pan Cake Flour ready in a jiy with grocers carrying the product. Quotation about floods of tears being productive if they drive improvement.
A nuisance story criticizes railroad passengers who occupy multiple seats with baggage, forcing paying riders to stand. It notes lack of conductor intervention and claims railroads fail to protect customers rights. Also includes a 1900 testimonial for Piso's Cure and a quirky line about the Corn King.
An 19th century claim promotes Hall's Cure and Hall's Catarrh Cure for deafness caused by inflamed Eustachian tubes. It asserts most cases stem from catarrh and promises $100 for any deafness from catarrh not cured. Advertisement-style language touts pills and circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
The piece jests at pursuit of literature and art with lines about women, marriage, and vanity. It notes amateurs in acting, time wasted by women, and a quip about a humble onion. all with a Chicago News tone.
A testimonial style notice extols St Jacobs Oil as a rapid fix for backache or lumbago. It describes the sufferer bent in pain and asserts ten minutes of vigorous rubbing on the affected area will relieve the trouble and restore function. The piece emphasizes ease of catching backache and the perceived rarity of reports due to its cure.
The Johnston line steamer brought an immense African mahogany log from Liverpool to Locust Point Baltimore. The 42 feet long, four sided timber with 40 inch faces is slated for Baltimore Mahogany Manufacturing Company as countertops. The log is unusually long and wide, a first direct import to Baltimore from West Africa via the United States.
Mrs J B Flanigan of Sumpter suffered with Dropsy for fifteen years and could not wear shoes for three years. After her husband bought six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills at J J Dales in Carmi and she used five, she recovered completely. The family praises the remedy and Dr. Dale. Outlook for Indiana State Fair reports preparations, expectations of record crowds, prominent events, and large exhibits across horses, cattle, poultry, sheep, corn, machinery, and bands in Indianapolis.
A brief notice indicates a plan to refund ten cents for every package of faceless dye that fails. The message is terse and lacks full context or clear details.
A. Grant, Bishop of Indianapolis, writes from 3349 N. Pennsylvania St praising Peruna. Clergy endorse the remedy for vocal catarrh and sedentary clerical life. The note highlights bishops and other clergy voicing approval of Peruna as a cure.
Letters from Rev. E. G. Smith and Rev. A. S. Vaughn praise Peruna for catarrh and chills. They claim quick relief after using multiple bottles and urge others to write to Dr. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for advice.
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway sells round trip excursion tickets from Chicago Milwaukee and other points to many Western and Northwest states at about one fare. Visit Western land to view crops and affordable farm land. For rates routes and land prices contact C C Mordouzh Traveling Passenger Agent 22 Carew Building Cincinnati O.
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