June spraying guide for roses and fruit trees
During June spray roses weekly with potassium sulphide and water. also use whale oil soap or kerosene emulsion to control plant lice. Spray fruit trees with whale oil soap or kerosene emulsion to curb leaf curling and aphids. Apple trees need Bordeaux mixture with Paris green or arsenate of lead. melons and cucumbers use Bordeaux every two weeks. mulch strawberries with clean straw. grapes require Bordeaux with poison and arsenate of lead as a preventive until rose bug season ends.
Dry weather cuts Sheridan strawberry crop
Strawberries fail to ripen as a long dry spell ends the season early, leaving many families disappointed for winter uses and short berry availability. Blackberries and raspberries are reported as the heaviest crop in years, with cherries faring fairly well and more home canning expected if fruit remains accessible.
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Sheridan
A Real Taste Of Summer And A Dry Indiana Trend
Summer heat thrives as storms boost corn and berries while Indiana records show 594 saloons closed since January. Cities like Montpelier Valparaiso Hartford City and Portland join the dry column under remonstrance laws, matching or surpassing 1907's yearly totals in five months.
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Indiana
Montpelier
Valparaiso
Hartford City
Portland
Court Sets Bond and Auction in Atlanta Area Partnership
A Red Men receiver bond is fixed at $500 and a public auction sale ordered. The partnership of 15 farmers near Atlanta ends after a year long dispute over an unprofitable horse. Abe Cline and Ernest Mills sue Clarence Griffin and county officials to collect owed fees. Jonathan Garver and Henrietta Garver divorce in Sheridan. April term jury discharged. court adjourns until October.
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Atlanta
Abe Cline
Ernest Mills
Adams Township
Clarence Griffin
Cowgill
Horace Pettijohn
Griffin
Jonathan Garver
Henrietta Garver
Garver
Sheridan
Court House Column List of Transfers and Licenses
Court notices show transfers of land and real estate in multiple towns including Washington Jackson and White River with prices from 1500 to 5100 dollars. It lists marriage licenses for six couples and two legal actions including partition and garnishment proceedings.
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Chas W Jones
Everet Goin
Washington
G Pettijohn
Jnok Eilar
Jackson
Wim C Kendall
Otto Kendall
Ai Adams
Xaver Martin Et al
C. B Scherer
Cicero
Blanch
Kraus Et al
Ethel Cline
White River
Alto AM Lauudig
Kraus
A M Laudig
Revival meetings at M. E. church begin July 5
Miss Angie Godwin deaconess will direct four weeks of revival meetings starting Sunday July 5 at the M. E. church. The Epworth League urges all young people and everyone to attend during the four week series.
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M. E. Church
Angie Godwin
Epworth League
Origin of the Octopus in Mail Order Trade
A historic note on how mail order business grew from a St Joseph clerk to a Chicago pioneer. Montgomery Ward’s ideas of direct-to-consumer sales emerged from observing distant customers and rural demand, expanding into a nationwide system that reshaped local commerce.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
St. Louis
Missouri
Jin
Trenderson
Greenridge
Montgomery Ward
Home Trade Homilies on Supporting Local Merchants
A columnist urges residents to patronize local shops over distant mail order catalogs. Citing Governor Johnson on trust-busting, the piece warns that buying from city suppliers drains local wealth and harms the town’s future. It frames reciprocity as essential and notes money circulating locally depends on local purchases.
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Johnson
Horticulturists to Meet in Greenfield August Congress
The Indiana State Horticultural Society accepts Greenfield Hancock county invitation to host the Mid-Summer Congress of Fruit Growers Truckers and Horticulturists on August 19 20. Eminent horticulturists from Missouri Michigan New York and Indiana will discuss modern strawberry growing soil fertility orchard management and other topics. The meeting is free and open to all interested in fruit flowers and vegetables. For details contact W B Flick secretary at Room 11 State House Indianapolis Ind.
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Indiana State Horticultural Society
Greenfield
Hancock County
State Horticultural Society
Missouri
Michigan
New York
Indiana
Central West
Indianapolis
Interruban
W. B. Flick
State House
Ind
Indiana Pharmacists Begin Lake Wawassee Retreat
The Indiana Pharmaceutical Association session opens at Lake Wawassee with members C. E. Elliott Jno. Gifford and C. E. Gregory and their wives in attendance as the group vacations through July 1.
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Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
Lake Wawassee
C. E. Elliott
Jno. Gifford
C. E. Gregory
Farm for Sale Near Boxley on Eighty Acres
For sale the Wiles farm consisting of 80 acres located two miles east of Boxley. For particulars contact E. E. Phillips on the farm or reach J. H. Wiles at 6003 Prairie Ave., Chicago, Illinois.
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Wiles
Boxley
E. E. Phillips
J. H. Wiles
Prairie Ave
Chicago
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First National State Bank
U.S
U. S
Total
Hamilton County
Luke E. Wright
W. H. Taft
A. B. Johnson
Mercury
Pearson & Pearson
Court House
Minnie M Thistlethwaite
Chas. Thistlethwaite
Clarence R Griffin
Jas R Breaks
Emma M Glenn
Earl Cox
Grayce McCoy
John Ensey
Elizabeth Humphries
Levi Collins
Maude Lamb
Wm H Compton
Bertha G Bitner
the Farmers’ National Bank
National Bank
Cardner’s Barber Shop
American Steam
Frankfort
J. B. Johnson
Prop
S Gargy
Je Rao
A. M. Stephenson & Co
Real Estate and Loans
Wawassee Lake
Pharmaceutical Association
Kr, c. Foland
Tipton
Sam & Harry Griffin Lawyers Office
Farmers’ Nat. Bank
E. E. Newby & Company
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