26 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
1
A local bank in Orange County announces conservative banking with equal treatment for all. The Financial Bureau of Information claims to provide information. Four percent interest is paid on time deposits with a minimum of $100 accepted.
A Boston Cultivator excerpt recounts rustic poems about winding little roads and a seaside town seance led by Mrs. Halicarnassa. Uncle Oak recalls Abel Mapes and Anthony Fanning as targets of spirits who reveal secrets, prompting laughter and lessons among townsfolk and Gish cousins.
In Coram L I last week Charley Mit faced a near collision when a green white touring car clipped his horse. He flung a bucket of white paint at the car as it sped away, leaving witnesses shocked by the stunt and the rider unharmed.
The piece extols fishing as a dual sport requiring patience and calm, notes its dangers within limits, and praises the physical and mental challenge. It contrasts anglers with sensitive opponents who complain about the toil, then quotes Puck on human purpose.
A stray release of Belgian hares in Argentina may rival Australia’s rabbit problem as a hunting party reports killing about a thousand animals in one day. Local officials warn of ecological and agricultural damage if unchecked.
The article compiles farming advice on bran as stock feed to prevent constipation, using cutaway harrows vs plows, and the benefits of thorough plowing. It also offers cabbage worm remedies with alum solutions or salt in water, plus notes on fodder corn silage and sorghum yields to boost feed.
The article notes Norwegian horses drink water with their meals, a practice linked by one veterinarian to fewer broken wind incidents. It describes horses sipping water between bites, contrasting with human and horse hygiene views that water during meals is not ideal.
The article argues timothy hay is in demand but costly to grow on low-quality soil, yielding little and depleting soil faster than clover. It suggests clover as the more profitable forage crop, noting farmers fed too much inferior timothy and trashy forage, urging alternative crops on marginal land.
A Detroit Free Press quotation notes a husband recalling a claim that his wife would never want for anything. He admits he knew little about women at that time, reflecting on shifting views of marriage and desire.
A review of diverse claims includes glow of heatless light, steam heated gardens in Fairbanks Alabama, vacuum creation in lamps, silk production from pulp, impervious fabric from Siberian fiber, durable Australian gate wood, and high frequency electric baths claimed to normalize blood pressure.
District Officer John J. Sheehan investigated complaints that contractors building the Salem registry of deeds and probate violated the eight hour law. He found excavating laborers worked overtime but had signed cards requesting permission. The question is whether printing the request cards violated the law by urging workers to exceed eight hours.
Professor Chamberlain, a noted English expert on Japan, cites remarks from educated Japanese and servants he has traveled with in Europe. He says that the three most prominent characteristics, as seen by the travelled Japanese, are dirt, laziness and superstition.
The young painter declares he cannot believe his work is true art. Critics praised it, yet there is no public outcry accusing it of indecency. Chicago Record-Herald.
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