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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
6
A long list of farm guidance covers pure breeds, poultry and pig care, milking punctuality, feed variety, pasture quality, incubator issues, and silo benefits. Topics include salt for dairy cows, lice checks on young stock, straw handling, manure value, and soil conditions for crops.
If a stable floor is plank and needs repair, lay a thin cement coat over the old and cover with a new plank layer. This makes the floor water tight and helps prevent dry rot.
An adult fowl should yield nearly 100 pounds of highly concentrated manure yearly. In practice, careless poultry care leads to most of this manure going to waste instead of productive use.
The piece notes that sulphur in coal forms sulphuric acid as it oxidizes and drains from mines into rivers. Government estimates place yearly acid loss in Pennsylvania at about 970000 tons, with Pittsburg area use around 75000 tons and McKeesport streams carrying 965000 tons. The acid harms ecosystems and infrastructure, challenging industrial chemists to concentrate it profitably.
An Indianapolis News account describes a child welfare exhibit drawing attention to the special school for truant and incorrigible boys. A notorious pupil, once nicknamed the worst in the city, tells a teacher how to style hair and complains about wearing old clothes, showing changed attitudes through training.
A London Institute talk floated weather control by applied electricity to disperse approaching clouds and force rainfall at sea. The scheme would defend coasts but facing a dilemma as one farmer wants rain while another wants clear skies, making national weather control problematic.
A brief excerpt shows Gwendolen admitting to driving with a young man who has one usable arm and a missing other arm due to vaccination, prompting the auntie’s skeptical reaction.
Dibbles began attending church last Sunday and saw it as a step in the right direction. He remained at that point, acknowledging it was as far as the progress went.
Harvey N. Shepard former Massachusetts attorney general told the Philadelphia City Club that Japan leads in municipal governance. He cited close alignment with the people's will, absence of child labor in factories, rising wages and modernization including roads harbors telegraphs and railways.
Dr. Hills of Brooklyn praises a world revolt against urban ugliness and cites extensive city planning in Europe and the United States. He notes 180 American cities with municipal commissions shaping growth for two decades and argues the metropolis drives culture, education, business, and national destiny.
The article recounts a century old belief that a lost treasure lies beneath Inveraray guarded by a stranger’s fate. It recalls a rock slide exposing three heavy gold bracelets and notes how ancient gold ornaments carried heavy burdens and portable designs for warriors.
Denver plans a municipal arbor day in April to distribute about 15 000 saplings to households. Purchases funded by Streets and Boulevards from the mayor's budget. Most saplings will be maples and elms. last year’s program succeeded with 88 percent thriving.
Galveston Texas pushes to improve civic life and housing conditions for poorer Mexican population. City officials condemn thatched huts as uncomfortable and unsightly and seek better standards in areas inhabited by the foreign element.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece notes the first hobo of spring arrives in East Cleveland shivering and blue. More tramps follow, wondering why they left the south. One visitor, asking Colonel Njish for help, declares he quit the army of his own accord, not discharged.
A leather man hires his negro servant to whitewash back walls. He inspects and learns the servant claims two coats were applied in detail rather than twice, revealing the old ruse. The tale highlights a humorous miscommunication from a New York Evening Mail source.
A Maine regiment in 1862 faced foraging orders as hardship. A soldier fleeing a farmhouse evaded a furious gander chasing with loud cries. The retreat ended when comrades used a musket butt to separate them. the soldier exclaimed at the bird’s audacity.
A country school tale where a young teacher asks a boy his age after he behaves kindly. The boy replies he is old enough to enjoy a kiss, highlighting a humorous exchange about age and affection in a quaint rural setting.
A short humorous vignette follows Willie, an embryo electrician, as his mother appears in a gray gown trimmed with black push buttons. Willie admires the dress, calling out its buttons as a highlight, in a moment of childlike perception captured by Judge.
A village woman orders Patsy to bring a paper at work in the morning. Patsy agrees, noting she might forget if delayed until morning and will fetch the paper tonight.
The judge notes doctors have determined the cause of Smith’s illness after a consultation without an autopsy. The exchange hints at medical conclusions reached by professional consensus and raises questions about the decision not to perform an autopsy.
A pasted reader letter claims coffee and tea via caffeine harm health, describing indigestion headaches and weight loss. After switching to Postum, the writer reports relief, regained weight, and urges others to avoid coffee. The note attributes the relief to Postum from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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