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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
6
Betty Pake offers garden ideas for striking borders using scarlet salvia golden calliopsis brown calliopsis scarlet and yellow coleus and red or purple petunias with white margins. Discusses peonies propagation and care including bulbs seeds and planting in borders.
The article advises planting peonies in fall for best results with soil preparation, deep spading, and manure. It recommends buying strong plants, have them shipped by express, and not dividing plants to keep specimen quality. It cautions against delaying past October and emphasizes readying beds in advance.
The guide advises starting specimen canvas and dahlia in-house early, removing roots and cutting into single eyes before potting in four inch containers with rich soil, and repotting as roots fill the pots. It describes planting trees in heavy soils by creating wide holes with drainage, sod graded over, and then tree placement. It notes checking for ant pests and using tobacco tea with soap to clean, and borax with chopped tobacco stems as deterrents.
Sheriff Webb recounts a mob pursuit in the Ozarks that tied a noose to Claude Plersol to force a confession. Prisoners remain alive in a secret hiding place guarded by deputies, while the sheriff warns vigilance against renewed citizen fury.
In Butte Montana twenty seven men survived after being found at the 2400 foot level of the Speculator mine. Manus Duggan a 20 year old nipper directed bulkheading to shield men from gas and oversaw the rescue. Thirty seven miners were alive with twenty eight dead including J H McAdams. Duggan’s fate is unknown but presumed dead. Nuria Johnson reached surface first and described the revival effort. Johnson credited Duggan with saving the workers lives.
United States Marshal McCarthy and a raid by deputies and Secret Service operatives uncovered a powerful wireless telegraph setup atop a Broadway theater. Three men an engineer and two chemists were arrested and sent to Ellis Island detention.
The Navy clothing program accelerates as Charleston factory expands to 100000 white uniforms monthly and New York plant, aided by private contractors, raises blue uniform output from 20000 to 70000 monthly by July 1. Nearly 60000 workers added to the Navy this year.
Reports from Columbus say coal operators discuss asking the Federal Government to set maximum prices for coal. Some operators favor the plan and have proposed a run of mine price at the mine, which would yield higher profits than ever before.
London reports Italian troops occupy Janina in northwestern Greece. The Cabinet gathered to draft a protest after receiving the Athens dispatch.
A roundup of Indiana notes reports minor injuries from a runaway horse in Rushville and various local updates. Dynamite at John Skimmer’s house in Clinton. Deserter William Hodge arrested in Indianapolis. Replanting corn advised until June 15 by G L Christie. Edits on politics, church resignations, school boards, and upcoming dedications. Bridges, ore discoveries, and civil projects feature among the state briefs with multiple towns named.
An ad style feature extols Western Canada for wheat barley and oats seeding completed with rapid growth and potential high prices. It promotes affordable lands from 15 to 25 dollars per acre and free homesteads, plus range lands for cattle. It urges farmers to answer government food production appeals and contribute to rising prices.
The excerpt depicts a wartime era exchange between a gallant major and a convalescent. The major reassures the patient while hinting at suffering from illness and withdrawal symptoms. Read as a fragment, it captures tension between authority and fragility in a difficult period.
A concise proverb notes that women admire a brave man and are drawn to an audacious character, reflecting on perceived gendered appeal and daring behavior in a social context.
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