Thirteen year locust brood warned for southern states
The Bureau of Entomology at Washington issued a circular to map the 13 year locust brood expected to appear in January across the southern states east of Texas and the Mississippi valley. It urges reporting its spread to compile a complete record and notes limited expected damage unless in new orchards. It recommends bagging or umbrella trapping at dawn or dusk to reduce egg-laying and suggests Bordeaux mixture or lime wash to deter locusts near nurseries and young trees.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Jane
Texas
Florida
Ohio
Missouri
Bureau of Entomology
Bureau
Remarkable Claim On Electric Cures For Mixed Doctor Diagnoses
Winterton New York resident Abraham Brown recounts a clash of doctor opinions alleging heart disease kidney trouble blood and liver and stomach issues. His wife advised Electric ters which she says restored his health after a single bottle, claiming it cured ailments doctors could not.
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Abraham Brown
Winterton
N. Y
Rand
Robertson
Take It Easy and Worry Kills Quote in Prose
A reflective line cautions that worry is insidious and deadly, urging a calm approach and to enjoy the journey by picking wildflowers along the way rather than dwelling on repair. The tone is aphoristic and poetic, verschenen as a midcentury mood piece.
First Steps Attractiveness Award at Watnimony
The Yonk ers Statesman notes a First Steps award honoring a woman for her initial achievements. The brief item highlights the event and acknowledges the recipient in a concise local manner.
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Watrimony
Yonkers Statesman
Commissioner's Sale in Washington County Kentucky
Washington Circuit Court orders sale by commissioner on June 24 1907 at 2 PM at Springfield Court House to highest bidder on credit six and twelve months for a tract of land in Washington County Kentucky bounded by Long Lick Creek and Billy Arnold with a stone corner. Purchaser must provide bond with security and comply with sale terms. Leachman M C W C.
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Maggie Hays
Es L. Moore
Washington Circuit Court
Springfield
Washington County
Kentucky
Billy Arnold
Mr. Leachman
Weather Bureau Visit Reveals Hidden Contract Heist
In a tense office confrontation, Lucius Werner of the United States Weather Bureau uncovers a clandestine theft plot linked to a missing Lassell Construction contract. A clerk, John Alston, is exposed using a hidden lamp and caustic matches to taint fingers, confessing to theft and collusion with Lassell.
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Lassell
Uty
Lucius Werner
Werner
Laxsell
Alston
Lansells
Hie Tower
Laswell
Engineer’s Department
Anth
Weather Bureau
Tits Tower
John Alston
Els
Mr. Alston
Alstan
Wim
How to Handle Rubber Plants and Iron Tablecloths
The article offers home care tips for rubber plants including avoiding overwatering, weekly leaf washing, yearly repotting, and removing yellow leaves. It warns against glazed pots, stresses light and air, treats mealy bugs with whale oil soap solution, and recommends watering and fertilizing. It also covers ironing tablecloths with proper moistening and starch to restore stiffness.
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New York American
How to Lengthen a Candle’s Lifespan
A practical note: light a new candle, let the surface flatten, blow out, and sprinkle fuel powder salt over the surface and wick. This reduces the flame size, extending burn time as a makeshift night light when supplies are low.
How to Remove Rust Blemishes From Nickel Plating
The article from Woman's Life prescribes treating rust on nickel plating by covering spots with mut ton tallow and letting stand for several days. Follow with rubbing using rotten stone powder, then wash with strong ammonia, rinse with clear water, and finish with dry whiting for polish.
How to Wash Discolored Lace and Boil Cracked Eggs
Warm water with soap lather soaks lace for twenty four hours to cleanse very dirty lace without rubbing. Then readies the eggs by placing them in water with a teaspoon of vinegar. cracking gently helps the eggs hold their form and cook evenly.
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Egke
Lever
Springfield Market Goods Glazed Incoherent List
Market catalog items list various groceries and meats with erratic spellings and prices. Entries include bacon hams butter chickens dried apples ducks corn meat flour oil and onions with scattered prices per pound or per barrel. Many terms are garbled and several items lack clear quantities or units.
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Springfield
Subscrib ers Free Column Bulletin From Springfield Area
Classifieds fragment shows private sales and offers. James E Hagan seeks brood sows with 15 000 to 25 000 feet, A R Shultz Jr lists a pony for sale, lumber sales noted, James C McElroits arranging rennin Mobis, W G Gibbs offering 100 000 pounds wool, Ky seller listing posts salts. W G Grundy of Vi Hi notes additional sales unclear.
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James E. Hagan
Springfield
A. R. Shultz, Jr
James C. McEtroits
Rennin Mobis Ween
W. G. Gibbs
Fae Ky
W. G. Grundy
How to Sharpen a Rotary Cutter With Emery Paste
A Popular Mechanics method explains sharpening the cutter by removing five wheels and changing pinions, then rotating the cutter backward as drive wheels turn. Tighten front bolts to raise the stationary cutter, apply a thick emery paste with oil, and turn a drive wheel to achieve a perfect edge.
How to Color Soups in Culinary Guidance
Instructions describe coloring soups with browned flour or burnt sugar for brown tones, vegetable leaves pressed in cloth to yield green, tomato juice or strained tomato to redden, and grated carrot for amber hue. Steps include squeezing leaves, adding near the end, and using sieved tomato for depth.
How to Improve Flavor of Ham
A brief recipe note advises soaking ham in molasses and water before broiling or frying to gain a deeper flavor and a brown color. Use about a tablespoon of molasses per cup of water, ensure the meat is well dried, and then cook over moderate heat. Subscribe for The Sun $100.
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Perhauis
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