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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
5
This note advises on strawberry bed management including feeding chickens separately, delaying planting in cold or poorly drained soil, applying manure or fertilizer, avoiding exposed roots, keeping crowns above ground, and planting multiple varieties in alternating rows. It emphasizes careful timing, soil preparation, and stock use for healthy fruit production.
Francis Jaeger explains how bees fertilize fruit trees and plants such as apple, plum, cucumber, clover, and alfalfa. Honey lures bees, pollen transfers from male to female organs, and nectar rewards seal successful pollination as bees move between blooms.
The dairyman treats each cow as a profit producing plant and aims to run every animal at peak efficiency. Maximizing efficiency for all cows is a central focus of managing the herd and dairy operations.
In a small town a home talent show nets forty eight dollars and praise from the editor who calls it a highlight. Brown and Davis quit town for the stage after their comedy sketches charm locals but fail elsewhere. Later they work odd jobs as Davis tops a delivery wagon and trades with Brown for bread. The moral regrets pinning blame on a local paper.
The article argues protection is key to boosting bird numbers and outlines practical measures. It recommends vermin proof fencing around sanctuaries to deter digging and climbing, plus guards on nesting trees and poles to deter squirrels snakes and other intruders. It also advises six foot guards and removing destructive individuals to counter hawks owls crows and jays.
Daviess County farmers plan a mass meeting with Burt Ball secretary of the crop improvement committee of the United States. The event aims to improve wheat quality and yield, with seed wheat samples shown at O'Donnell Barrows hardware and a 2:30 program of Ball lecture and free film entertainment.
A verse noting the actor man living freely and drawing weekly pay for a mere preering in a play. The lines critique a careless life and the notion of art as a superficial pursuit.
Local ad notes a remedy for indigestion sold by the Odor Drug Co. at 25 cents a box. The text mentions many people in the town using the product.
A compact feature notes liquor license revenue reaching thirty three million dollars for government units last year. It also highlights saffron’s origin and historical use from ancient Rome to modern cultivation in Persia Afghanist an and Europe.
Learner rewrites a fragment from a poem about aging and self doubt. The speaker admits feebleness and blindness yet insists their worth remains. The text blends archaic phrasing with modern diction to evoke a reflective, troubled tone.
Mrs Ray Quackenbush and her young son Lee return to their home in Bicknell after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Jas Watson on Tuesday.
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