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Newspaper
Our Church Paper
Location
New Market, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
4
George H. Hepworth argues that all natural impulses are not good. He uses a country garden analogy to warn that weeds overrun flowers and that character requires discipline. The sermon urges pruning selfishness and shaping the soul for steadfast faith and lifelong growth.
A magazine advises limiting fluids during meals to one glass to aid digestion. It also suggests drinking hot water fifteen to thirty minutes before meals, especially in the morning, to cleanse the stomach.
Modern Athens is a city of marble with many homes and businesses built of the stone. Most public edifices and even sidewalks along several streets are paved in marble.
A six year old, Tommy, explains a slate drawing shows a woman and a house. The teacher asks where the woman is, and Tommy replies she has gone into the house, leaving only the house visible.
U S Consul General Mason reports German tests on the military rail line between Berlin and Zossen achieved 93.2 miles per hour with three phase electric traction. The system runs on suspended wires and experiments are ongoing with a target speed of 109 miles per hour. Some jurors cling to law while others seek profit.
The article argues that correct scientific mating boosts poultry breeding. It explains shift from haphazard to single to double mating, highlights Barred Plymouth Rocks as a test case, and outlines pairings for cockerels and pullets to improve type, color, and pedigree across generations.
A poultry writer argues winter laying favors pullets over hens, noting pullets can lay strong eggs and boost vitality. He suggests hatching Asiatic pullets in March or April and Leghorns before July for true winter laying, and proposes raising and selling pullets as a poultry farm strategy.
The narrator and companions trek twelve miles by rail plus five to six on foot into Maine woods for a two week hunting camp. They describe log cabins, clean air, snowfall, a deer shot by a hunter, and shared camp life ending with return to town and boasting of venison sent to friends. The piece closes with a reflection on civilization and pride in their wilderness adventure.
A plan combines profit and shade by planting a row of raspberry bushes along one side of a poultry run. The bushes provide cool shade for fowls in hot weather, suppress weeds, and help deter hens from flying over the wire netting. Birds won’t eat the berries.
A poultry farm proprietor showed a telegraph order for one hundred pairs of squab broilers each weighing about a pound and dressed with feathers off. The price was $1.25 per pair, about 62.5 cents per bird, with emphasis on uniform plumpness and first class breast quality.
The McKinley strawberry promises vigor with dark green foliage and dark crimson firm fruit. It ripens early and is perfect in blossom, producing large berries that may be too soft for distant shipment. Tested on sandy soil, it shows potential for cultivation but should be tested on growers’ grounds before large planting.
The passage states that success in sugar making relies on neatness and rapid conversion of sap into sugar before fermentation.
In a courtroom exchange the attorney questions the witness about the plaintiff’s strike on the defendant. The witness confirms the assault was carried out with a mallet behind the ear and mentions it occurred with malice aforethought.
A comical exchange after a Philadelphia Press item shows Tom and his parents debating a single slipper mishap. The chatty scene reflects everyday domestic life and humor from the era.
A humorous Harper's Bazar note from Knoxville 1902 describes Buster’s desire to imitate adults while his father travels to Europe. Southern Railway issues return ticket deals to Knoxville for a Summer School event with multiple sale dates and a final return limit in September 1902. Gentlemen’s laughter quote ends the fragment.
A long list of Lutheran church books, music collections, sermons, catechisms, and related religious works with prices. Items include Church Postil Luther complete 550 pages cloth 1.75. Hermon Sacred Music 1.25. Life of Jos Salyards 1.40. various catechisms and pamphlets priced from 0.25 to 2.00, plus clerical prints and subscription details.
Southern Railway offers round trip tickets from Virginia stations to Chattanooga at one fare plus 2 for the Southern Education al Association meeting dates June 27 to July 1 1902. Return by July 6 1902, with extension to September 16 1902 by ticket deposit and 50 cent fee. Tickets require continuous passage. Contact nearest Southern Railway ticket agent for details.
Southern Railway offers round trip first class tickets from Virginia coupon stations to Nashville for Peabody College Summer School June 16 to July 28 1902. Tickets good for continuous passage with restricted return dates June 12 13 14 27 28 29 and July 3 4. final return July 31 1903. Extension to Sept 30 1902 possible with $0.50 fee by Nashville joint agent before July 31 1902. Contact nearest ticket agent for details.
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