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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1925
Page
6
Two city men visiting a rural area brag about urban charm and look down on locals. They rest on a mound where fire ants bite, sleep among poison ivy, and by next day their limbs swell as they learn rural life has hard edges.
Esané Newton of Sarnia spent a few days in Limehouse visiting John Newton and his wife. He walked through the sixth line church cemetery and bewailed its neglect, noting fathers of the community and United Empire Loyalists lie there and deserve a well kept graveyard always attractive and cared for.
Ashgrove saw the Ladies Aid present an Old Tyme Concert in Georgetown, with antique costume songs delighting a large audience. Refreshments followed. Frances Horne of Toronto visited her sister Mrs Claytor Dick. J G Wilson of Toronto was home for the weekend.
The U F O and U F W O clubs met at Mr and Mrs H Black's home with good attendance. An address by Mr Howly on How Canada is Governed was enjoyed. After business, a social hour followed with lunch, and the meeting closed with thanks to the hosts.
The Norval Cow Testing Association reports strong donor interest for dairy cow competition prizes. Donors include Acme Dairy Toronto and Georgetown Creamery with cash and goods. several banks also listed. Interest in herd improvement has doubled over the past two months.
Thos Hanna, longtime manager for the Marvey Lime Co and a resident of Rookwood, died Sunday morning April 19 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife Maggie Wilson, son, and daughter Gladys. The funeral was held Wednesday at the Presbyterian church after a private service at his home. Fancy plants and roses offered for sale by W Papst at his residence with set hours.
The Agricultural College at Guelph outlines 1925 experiments with corn sorghum buckwheat and other crops including Sudan grass and Hubam Sweet Clover. It invites Ontario feld crop growers to apply for participation with two choices, no charge, and requires a harvest report to be sent to the college. Also guidance on lambing time emphasizes cleanliness gentle handling and basic veterinary steps.
Marl is a good soil lime. Apply two to three tons per acre of air-dried marl on ploughed land and harrow in. Sampling and analysis before application is recommended. Marl dries and crumbles to a fine powder for even distribution.
The article notes chickweed as a troublesome weed in moist or sandy soils and varies by season. It suggests hoeing and band weeding to control it. It also mentions planting sweet peas and pansies together when soil is well rotted with manure.
An aphorism urges resilience saying people knock only from envy and never envy their inferiors. The claim highlights Pho Bidlinia as the world’s best seller with three million copies sold annually.
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