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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
5
The writer notes caladium esculentum or elephants ears are popular bedding plants and advises buying smaller seed bulbs rather than large monster bulbs. Larger bulbs cost more and yield poorer plants, with the writer using small bulbs and selling off the big ones next season.
Weed seeds have more vitality than flower seeds with weeds appearing before blooms. Use a good weeding hook and soil stirring rather than hand weeding. Don’t spade when soil is moist. thin overcrowded plants. mignonettes and poppies don’t transplant well. transplant gladiolus successional plantings now for longer bloom. golden feverfew makes a pretty border. Remember the flower fragrance and beauty.
The article advises timing planting with frost retreat, mulching around shrubs and perennials, and applying bone meal if manure mulch is unavailable. It covers soil aeration when digging permanent beds, inspecting winter-protected plants for pests, avoiding early set outs, and sowing hardy perennials and annuals when the soil allows. It also mentions sowing cosmos early and spacing two to four feet, with light, rich soil and pinching for stockiness.
A United Presbyterian meditation on self possession as the highest form of wealth. It contrasts being slave to vice or to material possessions with being self possessed through surrender to Christ. True ownership yields enduring grace, inner wealth, and freedom despite external losses.
Fragmentary sermon text urges remembering God the Creator and the Sabbath as divine rest and recuperation. It links worship to the Lord’s day and cites God as Provider, noting contemporary science catching up with its significance.
The piece notes Alberta railway mileage has doubled to 4 097 miles in three years and describes strong Railway Commission control over rates and complaints. It highlights University of Alberta enrollment rising 1 000 percent in five years across sixty-one districts and includes a testimonial from J H Edward of Blackie about profitable farming, increased landholdings, cattle, crops, and good summers and winters.
A witty exchange notes the so called neutral stance of a woman named Belle How. The dialogue points to her fashion sources Paris Germany and London to illustrate a cosmopolitan yet neutral identity during wartime.
A dialogue about local suburban sites devolves into a remark that “lots of parasites” exist around the area. The exchange highlights tensions over neighborhood conditions and perceived pests.
The note lists advertising subscriptions and owners of lost dogs as income sources. It oddly references garbled phrases and brand colors while mentioning grocers and a satirical remark about heaven and rapid transit.
A Philadelphia reader describes relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites displacement inflammation bed pains and backache and claims six bottles restored energy sleep appetite and overall well being. The testimonial also mentions another unnamed woman and two named supporters in Providence Rhode Island.
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