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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1932
Page
3
Joe Barry endures a kidnapping plot and escape attempt by Jamison Fullhouse and accomplices. Brooklyn mobsters subdue him in a hotel room and plan to transport him in a trunk, but police intervene with aid from Mother Brady as Joe regains consciousness and awaits return to New York.
Biographers argue Captain Kidd was not a pirate and that the ships he seized were lawful prizes. A trial could have hinged on two documents taken from the ships showing they sailed under French East India Company commissions. Kidd gave these papers to his patron Lord Bellomont, and they lay undiscovered for about two centuries in the public records office.
An illuminated glass window in Holy Trinity, Stratford upon Avon, shows the Seven Ages of Man across eight panels. The top center panels count as one age, with Infant, Moses, Schoolboy, Samuel, Lover, Jacob, Soldier, Joshua, Justice, Solomon, Slippered Pantaloon, Abraham, Sans Eyes, Sans Teeth, Sans Everything, Isaac represented.
The text explains that weed seed vitality depends on seed coatings, soil type, and plow depth, with surface germination occurring in the top two to three inches. It notes that seeds in heavy soils can remain viable long, and that air moisture and heat start germination. It mentions summer fallow and cover crops as weed controls and discusses Equisetum horsetail spreading by spores, plus signs of sour soil such as moss and the use of ground limestone to sweeten soil.
Smut infection in oats ran high in 1981, reducing yields on many fields. Treating against smut should be standard this spring as new formaldehyde methods cut costs and prevent kernel damage. Spraying with formaldehyde or Mercurie dusts offer convenient, effective seed treatment for oats, barley, wheat, and rye.
Dr. Henry G. Knight of the U S Department of Agriculture says only a portion of farm by-products profitably used. He notes farmers gain more from using waste materials like cornstalks than from boosting existing crop production when many crops are already in surplus.
Farmers plan to reduce potato acreage by about 1.4 percent for the coming summer. The intention-to-plant reports to the USDA show 3,328,000 acres this year versus 3,382,000 in 1931. The decline mainly affects commercial states, while Indiana Ohio and Illinois may boost home and local production by around four percent.
The article covers acidity correction timing for clover, Virginia raspberry fertilizer rates of 500 pounds per acre of 6-10-4, weed management to cut apple growing costs, corn ground preparation and delayed cultivation, preplant weed kill emphasis, hog market outlook with limited price rise, farm livestock value declines, Wyoming sheep and wool production figures, reforestation to restore hillside fertility, and the timber crop as best suited for reclamation.
Travel note extols Hongkong as a premier Far East city with Victoria Peak views, botanical gardens, the peak funicular, Queens Road, and Canton trips. Describes harbor life, boat types, sampans, and hotel dining, framing Hongkong as a cosmopolitan trading center with scenic drives and modern amenities.
Rome excavations under Mussolini reveal earthquakes and neglect caused more ruin than invaders. Dorado Ricco reports uncovering toppled colonnades from 801 during Pope Leo III era, challenging barbarian destruction narratives.
The wife reports hiring three new maids this morning. The husband confirms plans as the first starts tomorrow with two more on the tenth and fifteenth.
The Detroit News notes Europe with long industrial history and scarce land has many more working men's gardens than the United States where industrialization is newer and population density is lower per square mile.
Mrs. Rose Davis of South 5th Street hails Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a wonder for blood and colds. She also praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for weakness and nervousness linked to a woman's ailment. Drugstore options include fluid or tablets with free medical advice upon request.
C. H. S. Parsons son of Rev. Dawson Parsons of St James Sheffield acted as organist and played the bridal march as his bride Miss Nellie Howarts entered the church. He then joined her and walked to the altar after the ceremony.
A physician promoted Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a safe laxative stimulant to energize sluggish organs. It claims quick noticable improvement in vitality, aids liver and bowels, and helps prevent bilious days for children, available widely and affordably.
Mrs. Harriet Adams president of the Society of Woman Geographers will send weekly radio messages to Mrs. Elizabeth Dickey explorer in the South American jungles. Mrs. Dickey travels with her husband Herbert Dickey to locate the source of the Orinoco river.
The lines present a terse, ambiguous dialogue about vigor and recognition. It reads like a stylistic fragment, with a question about whether a friend sparked energy and a reply about signaling when something has been lit. The excerpt suggests intimate lyric questioning rather than a full narrative.
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