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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
2
Ezra Girdlestone plans to leave the diggings but is trapped by Farintosh Burt and Williams whose plot ends in murder and theft. The chase by Cape Mounted Police leads to a dramatic confrontation at dawn with Farintosh dead and Ezra wounded by gunfire.
Bara recovers, Ezra Ishra orders swift action after three men robbed a room and a murder is suspected. He directs Jamieson Van Muller Jonea to recruit Inspector Ainslie and mount his best horses, while Pete saddles Seg ber road for a rapid chase. The moonlit scene reveals an open empty safe and a crimson stain on the carpet.
A surgeon criticizes accident fakirs who fake knee injuries to collect insurance payouts. They travel city to city, slip the knee, trigger witnesses, and report the injury the next day after swelling hides examination. One such swindler allegedly collected over $11,000 in nine years.
A dialogue shows a mother and daughter reacting to a football player who allegedly tried to kiss the girl. The daughter explains she shouted stop, but the player supposedly wore ear guards that muffled her cry.
Miggles argues the old rule where there is smoke there is fire. He recalls smoking in his office and being fired under the regulation.
In a clipped exchange a portly passenger wearing a bright tie declares his motto There s always room at the top The interviewer then asks for his line in a tense moment reflected in the scene set by the text
A. J. describes a hand crafted oak harrow with foldable wings and adjustable teeth designed for orchards and rough ground. It includes details on dimensions, bolt size, lifting heddles, and field performance behind trees or stumps. The piece argues harrow use aids soil health and crop yields.
Grading boards with cut holes sized for three, three and one half, and four tiers help wipers sort apples as they wipe. The board allows faster work and after half a day the wipers can match the rate of the old method. Denver Farm notes the method increases daily throughput.
The article explains how to repair windblown trees by cutting shapes, selecting a new central stem, and replanting. It describes loosening soil on the opposite side, lifting the tree, and tamping earth firmly toward the lean while avoiding root damage.
Buyers are advised to avoid low grade nitrate of soda and adulterants like common salt and salt cake from acid manufacturing. The article notes that genuine nitrate now comes in original bags of about 200 pounds, replacing the old 910 pound bags.
Experiments at the Woburn experimental fruit farm in England show that apple trees cut back at planting form more wood later and produce more fruit. Those not cut back until the end of the first year grew wood for years but yielded only one third the crop of trees cut back at planting in the first decade.
A successful horse raiser explains his method for watering horses. He counts swallows while they drink to prevent overdrinking and bowel trouble. He prefers frequent waterings, whether at home or on the road, to keep stock healthy.
The article explains using alfalfa or clover in ration-fed livestock and as a soil balance. It notes corn removes plant food especially nitrogen, while alfalfa or clover fixes nitrogen from the air and returns it to the soil.
Farmers with wood ash supplies can spread ashes on gardens and young clover, and on grain lands and orchards. Broadcast application is common, with up to 100 bushels per acre used on some soils.
A bright clear eye and brilliant coat show horse condition. high spirit and mettle indicate health. Sufficient flesh should round him out without impeding natural action in any way.
The text notes that trimming a limb close to the trunk allows quick healing, while cutting a limb several inches from the trunk causes decay and may kill the tree. It emphasizes careful pruning to avoid harming the overall health of the tree.
In Germany a simple process converts sawdust into a transportable fuel. The mixture is heated under high steam pressure to render the resinous content sticky and then pressed into a compact form.
A turnip seed purportedly doubles and then multiplies its weight fifteen times in sixty seconds. The observation appears in a garden setting where daily soil tests and plant growth are discussed, though details are sparse and the broader claim remains unverified.
A 24.25 mile drainage ditch under way in Monona and Harrison Counties will drain about 85 000 acres of low land and cost roughly 750 000 dollars. It will discharge into the Missouri River just above Little Sioux and reclaim swamp land to become valuable farm ground in the state.
The formula combines two parts sweet oil with gum camphor and tur pentine. To each ounce add ten grains menthol and one teaspoonful listerine. Apply with a dro? syringe or oil can to the roof of the mouth and nostrils twice daily.
Orchardists misplant trees too deep and hogging down corn has limited advantage. Testing each ear separately helps discard poor seed as only one ear per bushel is found sound. The practice shows it will pay to test seed before planting.
A fragmented timeline lists events from 1648 excommunication by Pope Pius V to 1900 British surrender at Ladysmith, noting Indian massacres, colonial acts, battles and political shifts across Europe, America, and Asia, including Stamp Act passage and Danish War declarations.
Rev A G Gates of Hutchinson Kansas offers prizes for prisoner manuscripts on prison craft and property value. Awards include 25 15 5 and five 1 dollar prizes to encourage interest and gratitude for submissions.
Reports show money center deposits returning to normal after panic drawdown. The Secretary of the Treasury orders further public funds withdrawal from depository banks amounting to 25 percent of holdings on March 9 and the remainder on March 25, with about 35 million dollars to be returned.
The New York Court of Appeals unanimously sustains the contatory of the former State Gas Com. The ruling is viewed as effectively affirming the Public Commission law that merged several commissions into two general bodies, one in New York City and the other across the rest of the state.
The National City Bank of New York, known as the Standard Oil bank, has started demolishing the old custom house on Wall Street which it bought years ago for $2,500,000. Bank officials aim to build a new structure that evokes the Bank of England while being more complete.
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