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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
8
A long, era voice pamphlet discusses cultivating goodwill, maintaining roads with tree shade, and choosing between steady workers. It covers garden timing, weed control, and orchard care, noting crows threaten poultry and rotation improves soil. It warns against hauling crops and praises early maturing corn varieties.
Farmers should reinforce grass with grain and clover for dairy cows to maintain milk flow. The article notes dry years foreseen, suggests Campbell dry farming or moisture-conserving methods, and discusses egg color market differences, wheat smut, and seed drilling advances like the disk drill to improve germination and yields.
Mason City observers joined horticulturists to inspect twenty five fall and winter apple varieties stored at 32 degrees F as part of a U S department of agriculture and Iowa State College project. Early pick, careful handling, and ripeness at harvest correlated with best preservation across varieties including Wealthy Jonathan Colorado Grange Delavan Northwestern Greening and Malinda. Tenney notes bruising from rough handling drives fruit loss in transit, paralleling findings in citrus shipments.
Agricultural experiments show imported corn seed, regardless of variety, fails to mature as well as local seed when grown in distant soils and climates. It requires years of acclimatization to reach maximum yield, so farmers should source seed from nearby fields to avoid early frost ruin and ensure better adaptation.
The article describes a simple feeding technique for young incubator chicks. A seven to eight inch deep pile of alternating straw and prepared dry chick food is laid in the feeding area. As the chicks scratch through the layers they access the grain, forming a complete ration while gaining exercise and vigor. A supply of water and litter is provided.
A garbled OCR fragment describes cows and kindness with unclear context. It references care for cows, a person named Sean, and a school or theater mention, but the passage is largely unreadable and lacks a coherent event or dates.
Profiles of Thomas E. Watson of Georgia and Thomas Hisgen of Indiana highlight their roles as early presidential hopefuls for the People's party and the Independence League. Watson, a lawyer and author, notes his political career and substantial income, while Hisgen, leader of the Four Brothers Independent Oil Co, is praised for challenging Standard Oil and gaining the largest independent vote for Massachusetts governor.
A 1908 editorial urges Republicans to mobilize early with quiet evangelism among first time voters in Indiana. It cites rising voter totals, compares past presidential campaigns, and argues age cohorts educated against Democratic Bryan rhetoric can help secure a continuing Republican majority through practical achievements rather than rhetoric.
Report claims Mrs Telon Margaret Weather who wed Edward Keeard Gould, daughter of the late Pogere Wety Beren, has begun a suit for separation. The Gould family faces renewed public attention as marital strains and high society intrigues unfold amid hinted grievances and royal bans in the old world and new.
The American consul general at Mukden, Wiard Dickerman Straight, and his staff were assaulted by Japanese in Manchuria. The incident heightens tensions over open Door policy and Manchurian trade rights. Straight, a young diplomat with a career in Chinese and Korean affairs, has served as consul general since two years ago.
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