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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
3
The article urges strawberry growers to mulch to protect fruit from freezing and to keep berries clean and moist. It highlights using clean straw or leaves, warns against weed seeds like timothy, and advises removing part of the mulch in spring to expose greens while preserving moisture.
The article advises removing unwanted young shoots and dead wood from old canes, selecting strong shoots for new plantings, and spacing plans for family gardens two feet in rows and training to a wire trellis. It highlights Cuthbert, Golden Queen, and Cumberland varieties and outlines soil, manuring, and fall work to ensure healthier, firmer fruit.
Pick off all the blossoms from newly set strawberry beds to send strength into growth. It is unwise to set plants to fruit in the first season.
The new strawberry plantation should be made before any other outdoor work. Success hinges largely on early planting in cool, moist soil to promote healthy growth and yield.
Cherry diseases include leaf spot caused by a parasitic fungus and mildew on sprouts. Bordeaux mixture helps leaf spot at half strength, spraying repeated intervals keeps spores down. Brown rot threatens fruit, survives in rotted fruit, requiring removal of infected material.
The notice explains fungous attack on leaves and advises spraying per the calendar to save part of the fruit. It stresses careful work and notes that checking curculio helps prevent rot and protect crops.
Fruit growers are urged to shift from forestry to fruit cultivation. They train trees to produce wood and face late, dull crops. Pruning to let light and air in can induce early productivity and better fruit than timber.
The note warns on sowing seeds in rich soil and outlines disease risks for apples pears and other fruit. It covers dietary myths about apples delighting in liquor and tobacco and recommends removal of dead branches. It discusses spraying lime-sulphur versus Bordeaux and use of stoves or smudge pots for frost protection.
London reports the discovery of bones 170 feet underground at Galley Hill indicating a prehistoric Englander lived 170,000 years ago. The skeleton stood five feet one inch with a thick neck and narrow chest, and the find suggests a river terrace formed since Roman times.
A 1910s style field flower luncheon features wild flowers in blue and white pottery bowls as centerpieces. Guests solve flower themed conundrums on decorative cards at each place setting while enjoying dessert and tea, with prizes of a vase or potted plant.
Invitations on small note paper invite children to a Sweet Pea Tea at a private home with a flower contest for guests over ten. The event features a garden party table setting and a question list about flowers with answers such as buttercup and daisy.
A neighborhood wide shower for the bride to be organized by twenty girls. Each guest contributed a bowl and a spoon to avoid duplicates while two organizers purchased items to complement gifts. The event was an afternoon thimble party with each guest bringing a dish towel for sewing.
Invitations invited guests to a Saturday night gathering at Miss Katharine Jones home in costumes made entirely of paper. The evening featured a fully paper themed newspaper, paper tableware, lamp shades, and paper prizes for games, with guests wearing paper hats neckties and caps.
A bride to be announces the news through a party activity titled Progressive Hearts. Guests at tables shake lettered cubes forming the word HEARTS and score with candy hearts. Heart shaped aprons and ice cream convey the bridal reveal while cakes iced with initials signal the couple.
The piece highlights butterfly bows, circular collars, capes on afternoon wraps, and cameos on hats. It notes new patterns like Oriental palm leaf, oversized hats, beadwork continuing, and a rise in parasols, ostrich feather edging, and sheer fabrics for lingerie waists and decollete frocks.
The piece notes turquoise regaining favor alongside coral and pink in spring fashion. It highlights turquoise with pink dresses, silver and blue enamel accents, and Florentine styled concentrates using pearls, blue tones, and baroque details as refreshing alternatives to coral.
John Stipp a Santa Fe firefighter from Newton Kansas claims to have rediscovered an ancient Egyptian method to harden copper to steel levels. In a cottage lab near the railroad shops he says eight years of work culminated in a process that tempers copper to resist the hardest files.
The House of Lords combines spiritual and temporal lords. Peerages grant a seat by royal prerogative, with no fixed number. The body currently has about 68 remaining members, while Scotland and Ireland elect representatives for the Parliament per union acts.
The Horse Cave Kentucky Experiment Station reports two years of trials with 100 Rhode Island Red hens showing higher egg yield than national averages. They mature early, are hardy, and offer good feed efficiency, with 190 to 210 eggs per hen annually. The breed is praised for size, color, and mothering ability.
An article argues novices should not start squab farming with common pigeons as market demand favors nine to ten pound squabs. It warns such missteps hurt the industry and notes successful squab ventures rely on proper methods, market knowledge, and long term effort rather than casual poultry farming.
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