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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
8
Advice on rotating plants weekly, soil care, pest watching, and venting. Guidance on potting cannas and dahlias, hedges and vines, soap-suds citrus scale control, gloxinia seed sowing, and avoiding frost on tender plants. Also covers lawn care, woodbine for aging trees, deep spading, and early rose pruning. Cosmos sowing and staking methods included.
The article extols day lilies noting extensive hybridization has produced many colors and a long bloom season from May 20 to September. It adds day lilies can be grown from seed or division, tolerate poor conditions better than many plants, and recommends adding newer introductions to any garden.
Mrs Ayre Shaft comments on neighbors deciding names for a new thing while Mr Ayre Shaft offers Hugh and Cry as suggestions. The judge remarks on the humorous exchange during a quiet moment in court.
The piece argues that human life is fundamentally inequality and difference, with each person a unique world. It cites Wilde Emerson and Horace Bushnell, urging individuals to embrace their own uniqueness and fulfill a personal God given plan, despite universal themes. It emphasizes individuality over imitation and the need to pursue one’s own work and character.
The eight missions board of the Methodist Episcopal Church reports regular receipts for 1914 of 1 170 258.97, up 12 789.67 from 1918, the previous banner year. Special gifts added 418 496.32, beating last year by 93 487.64. A February gift of 175 000 supported Budapest and Petrograd projects and a 50 000 permanent fund. Retired missionaries fund grew from 75 000 to 50 000, and legacies totaled 81 248.57 versus 68 863.29 last year.
The Kansas City Star notes Osbornes’ Old Bill Shiftless visits a store for crape tissue two rolls costing ten cents each but balks at the price. He spends a dollar on chewing tobacco and half a dollar on cigars, eyes a Kansas City jug house consignment, and plans a trip to the San Francisco exposition amid health notes from St. Louis. Mrs Shiftless hopes to join but he fears leaving stock unattended at home.
In a rural scene, Jimpson asks if Joel is at work but learns Sereny is chopping steak for hash for tomorrow's breakfast. Mrs. Jimpson confirms with a light remark, noting Sereny’s effort as the sound of axes continues.
An old man claims a 140 word sentence is longest, a grouch corrects with a single word life. The dialogue ends with Life as the longest sentence.
A humorous ad mocks a marriage choice with a jab about the Robinson twins and Jinks. It promotes Marine Eye Remedy Co. products for eye issues and includes various confused slogans and brand mentions for Red Cross Ball Blue and a suggested “American eagle” order.
Two letters from Cleveland and Hanover women praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from left side pains and female trouble. They credit the remedy with avoiding surgery, restoring regular cycles, and enabling resumed work. A closing note promises confidential, woman-to-woman correspondence from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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