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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
8
The guide favors plants that produce the most corn, with short thick stalks and good stand. It warns against sparse or sap-heavy ears, stresses selecting ears from top producers, drying promptly, avoiding prolonged husk storage, and using binder twine for stringing ears in open sheds or lofts.
A study argues for regular fertility in active orchards, estimating nutrient use from apple wood leaves and fruit. It notes total plant food demand exceeds wheat in all major constituents except phosphorus, urging replenishment to avoid reduced production.
Agricultural expert H Benton advises farmers to size machinery to farm scale to avoid excess costs from depreciation and interest. He estimates 10 percent depreciation and 6 percent interest, noting a $1500 system costs about $195 annually. using half could save $97.50. For 80 acre farms, four horse power is unnecessary. rent or test machines before purchase and compare net crop returns and labor savings. Consider whether a new machine is worth the cost, and if funds yield better returns elsewhere.
Instructions to discard sour swill and banish the sour swill barrel. Ensure hogs have plenty of pure water and that feeding areas remain clean and dry.
Long ago a panther in the woods near a southern river tells a boy and family the tale of the Wild Boy who avoids the treetops, befriends the bear, and is tricked by the panther into a dramatic chase that ends with the panther learning the Wild Boy’s alliance. A second note offers a dominoes trick illustrating Euclid’s hypotenuse theorem with simple square constructions.
A classroom exchange imagines eight boys and one apple to explain fractions. Willie replies with humor, saying he would wait for the visitors to leave and eat the apple himself, illustrating a playful take on dividing quantities.
A fragment from a classroom scene shows a teacher urging quiet and a boy reacting with a terse comment. The exchange highlights a moment of discipline and tension in a school setting.
A jumble of stray lines and garbled text airs random musings about marriage, rail tickets, and odd word fragments. The readable portions resemble a misprinted column or proof with scattered names and phrases.
A brief exchange ponders whether gold and silver money should be in relief. The reply favors relief if it serves personal benefit and comfort.
A brief quip from a grocer and customer plays on the obstacle of meat in the shop. The customer notes price as the barrier, turning a shopping moment into humor about cost.
In a formal exchange a parent asks about guiding the daughter in her familiar tango style while a lover asserts confidence from his many prize winnings in tangoing. The dialogue hints at guidance, affection, and pride in dance mastery.
On the last day of the Ennis Assizes Chief Baron Green acquits a man charged with highway robbery. The judge asks the sheriff if any other indictment exists. Receiving no further charges, he requests to hold the man until the judge has a thirty minute head start on his way to Limerick.
A dialogue shows Mr Hardappe arguing with a collector about a debt moratorium. The collector corrects the term as meaning indefinite postponement, and plans to return tomorrow.
In a 13 year old girl’s life Rosabelle Jackson grows in the Deenes’ home where she is trained as a maid. As an adult she asks a startling favor to be buried with a tombstone bearing her name and the mark of the Deenes.
A Springfield Illinois woman recounts years of nervousness and heart trouble improving after abandoning coffee and using Postum. She says coffee caused decline and Postum rebuilt her health, noting months of freedom from nervous spells. The testimonial cites Battle Creek Michigan and lists Regular and Instant Postum products and prices.
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