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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
6
Practical notes on budding fruit trees using shield grafts and late summer timing. Also guidance on starting a small sheep flock, stressing gradual growth, compatibility with hogs and cattle, and initial flock size of 25 ewes plus a buck.
British consul notes Germany remained a major toy producer with 1903 exports totaling 34 717 tons valued at 18 931 370. Great Britain and the United States were key markets. Nuremberg led centers, with Juerth Thuringia and Saxon Erzgebirge also active. German toys often sold as Nuremberg toys worldwide.
A letter from J. H. T. of Indiana argues farmers should protect quails and domestic fowl from hunting pressure. He notes assessors tax birds, quails return to the roost, and many farmers chase birds with dogs and guns, urging better protection for valuable quail despite hunting hazards.
The black raspberry has peculiarities including annual travel to new soil via tips. Hill stocks are worthless for new plantings. growers must obtain plants from the tips of the current year's growth. In early July, when canes reach about four feet, this process should be done.
The text describes normal resting pulse rates for horse ox sheep and pig and explains where to feel pulses. It notes that deviations warn of fever inflammation blood loss brain disease or heart trouble depending on pulse speed strength and regularity.
The curtain front poultry house uses a shanty roof, eight feet six inches high at the front and four feet six inches at the rear. Width varies by builder. A hinged curtain front frame allows sun in when swung to the roof. Plans support enclosure with alternative materials and removable interior fixtures for easy cleaning and disinfection. Roosts rest in sockets and drop boards are not nailed, simply resting on end supports.
A West Virginia station test shows soils need humus as organic matter. Stable manure ash, even with sodium nitrate, underperforms saable manure alone. Decaying humus, not latent plant foods, often the soil’s missing element. Ensure soil rich in organic matter before adding plant food elements in prepared forms.
Minnesota farmers report an ideal pasture mix per acre of 6 pounds timothy 5 pounds white clover 8 pounds Kentucky blue grass and 1 pound red-top seed. If the ground tends to stay wet the red-top can replace timothy in the mix.
Douglas Ogilby notes a shower of small trout gudgeon fish in Brisbane on Oct 7 after a severe hailstorm. Such fish rains occur elsewhere when waters are drawn up by whirlwinds and released with rain.
A humorous remark from a Chicago stable boy about a woman's husband drawing attention to social attitudes stirs discussion. The fragment suggests a local joke or anecdote reflecting self-perception and gender roles in a rural to urban context.
The illustrated notice describes a calorimeter chamber where a man is sealed to measure body heat. Andrew Wilson earlier discussed calorimetric work, and Sheffield University now uses a similar setup with food via a porthole and an exercise bicycle while instruments record body heat in action and rest.
The Nuremberg and Fuerth toy industry centers on metal toys mainly tin and tin lead alloys with about 150 of 200 factories focused on metal toys and final painting done by hand. Machinery drives mass production, a contrast to other German regions relying on home workshop labor. The Sonneberg area long has a strong toy trade reputation, while Erzgebirge also supports thousands in toy making.
A quoted exchange contrasts readiness to claim ancient ancestry with a dismissal of a corrupt era. The speaker notes the gang had to be drowned out, and that their people preferred to start anew after chaos. Civilization began to take root once order returned.
A Washington Star joke notes a daughter refusing to boil drinking water to avoid harming germs. The quip highlights overcautious kindness affecting daily routines.
A reader quips that the shortest day depends on the calendar but notes Christmas by their financial account. The piece closes with a reminder that quarrels are rarely fully resolved.
A collage of witty exchanges and brief quips from 19th and early 20th century newspapers. Jokes about marriage, work, diamonds, dentists, pantomimes, and social quirks feature a parade of named papers and playful interjections through a broad range of period voices.
A playful exchange unfolds as two strangers meet for the first time. She jokes about recognition and asks to wear a college pin while he wryly muses that if they had met before one of them would be engaged married or dead. The dialogue hints at social bonds and flirtation.
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