Hopeville's Cheer Master Bets on Rail Wealth
In Hopeville Phillip Dawes, leader of the annual town celebration, unveils a plan to attract a resort by promoting Lithia Magnesium water from a farm ravine. The revelation threatens to expose Bradley Bross and his wife Nellie Hortor, whose modest homestead hosts the sought aquifer.
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George Elmer Cobb
Jared Bross
Hopeville
Phillip Dawes
Byron
Dawes
Bross
Bradley
Nellie Hortor
Philip’ Dawes
Miles Drata
Growlers
Bress
W. G Chapman
Science or Sense in Dress Distinguishes Self Display and Aesthetic
A London brain specialist argues two women differ by motive in dress self display versus aesthetic sense. The observer fears the flashy versus sensible divide may exist beyond one sex, though it is more noticeable there.
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London
Bride Confesses Nerve Lost When Father Gave Her Away
In a courtroom exchange the bride recalls losing her composure as her father handed her to Charley during the ceremony. The judge remarks on the emotional moment highlighting the marriage scene and family roles.
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Bride
Charley
Canning Clubs Promote Waste Reduction In Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture stresses conserving farm products and reducing waste through steam canning. Demonstrations, clubs, and lectures guide farmers and families in home and farm canning, with prizes for best goods and widespread spread across states to boost profits.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United S’*eg
Best fall months for lawn making
The best fall months for lawn making are August and September. With well prepared soil a deep rich base gives a good start and protection after freezes allows roots to form during mild intervals, so by spring the lawn will be far ahead of seeds set later.
Essential Training for a Reliable Colt
Proper care from birth including careful handling, stable living, good feed, regular exercise, and daily attention builds a dependable horse. Early steady training reduces trouble and danger, producing a mount you can rely on.
Most Profitable Feed for Hogs in Growth
The article argues that feeding that yields steady speedy growth is most profitable for hogs. It cautions that pigs stunted early should not join the breeding herd.
Early Training for Chicks Cuts Farm Time
Instructions suggest teaching chicks at a very young age to come and go at set times and feed in specific ways to save labor and reduce annoyance on the farm. The method aims to streamline daily tasks and improve efficiency.
Setting Peach Trees For Best Growth
Guidance on peach tree planting warns many plantings bury trees too deep. Plow deeply but dig holes only deep enough to cover the roots and protect them, ensuring proper root exposure and moisture access.
Keep on Hoeing in Strawberry Bed and Email Fruit Patch
A brisk note urges continual cultivation work in a new strawberry bed and around all email fruit. The guidance emphasizes persistent hoeing and garden-like care across the planted areas.
No Ground Left Idle Between Crops in the Garden
The note urges continuous cultivation with no idle ground. As soon as a crop is harvested, clear the soil and plant another to maintain soil fertility and steady yields. The guidance emphasizes rapid succession planting for productive gardens.
Greatest Enemy of Chicks and Ways to Prevent Loss
The article warns chilling and lice as major causes of chick losses. It recommends dusting setting hens, applying lard on the chick’s head, regular inspections for lice, and thorough brood coop spraying with coal tar preparations or sheep dip. It urges clean, warm, vermin-free conditions to prevent disease and improve poultry outcomes.
Handy Sorting Potato Machine Described For Handle Tubers
A New York inventor presents a potato sorting device featuring a sloped frame, a hopper, angular rollers and a wire mesh belt. Potatoes are poured into the hopper and spread across the belt to separate by size as they pass through the machine.
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New York
Automatic vegetable sorter belts out uniform sizes
A belt system sorts vegetables by size as potatoes pass through openings and smaller ones drop to a chute while larger ones stay on the belt for a separate receptacle. The method speeds up sorting and prevents mixed sizes in each batch.
Lime Prevents Disease in Poultry Houses
Advice to scatter air-slaked lime during damp weather inside poultry houses and on yards to prevent illness, stressing that cleanliness and dry quarters are essential for effectiveness and disease prevention.
Forage for Ducks and Turnips
A patch sown to turnips can soon yield forage for ducks. The birds love the young turnips and often peck them straight from the ground.
Disinfecting Whitewash Formula Described
The recipe instructs to slake 25 pounds of fresh lime in water to make a paste, mix in 15 pounds of flowers of sulphur, add 30 gallons of water and boil for one hour, then dilute to 50 gallons and spray with a bordeaux nozzle.
Source of Contamination in Dairy Utensils
Cracked or worn utensils harbor objectionable ferments that contaminate milk and cream, leading to significant dairy trouble.
Spraying for Green Aphis in the Garden
Garden notes advise using strong tobacco water or a kerosene and soap emulsion to combat green aphis. Repeated spraying is necessary to control the infestation.
Quarters for Hogs Avoid Unhygienic Stacks
A local agricultural note warns against forcing hogs to sleep in straw stacks or manure piles where they would wake steaming and sneezy. The guidance emphasizes humane, clean housing for better hog welfare.
LANC RUNS OVER BY OWN CAR INJURES MAN
Joliet report says Harry Lewis a toilet banker cranked his car in gear while rushing friends to Union station. The vehicle ran over him leaving a two week hospital stay. Other city briefs note verdicts and local incidents across Illinois.
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Harry Lewis
Joliet
Lewis
Union Station
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James Price
Spore
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Duquoin
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