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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1911
Page
7
The piece argues that boys should start work early to form habits and responsibility. It stresses regular tasks with clear roles, rewards, and ownership of earnings while involving them in family decisions. It warns against over-assistance and selfish pride and suggests hobbies to aid future work.
A humorous essay on how boys face puberty and self image. It divides them into three groups by hygiene habits and explains how looks influence behavior, confidence, and social relations as they grow. It highlights the shift from cleanliness to personal style and self awareness.
Eight O. Miller explains turning waste apples from un sprayed or under cared orchards into cider vinegar. Clean fruit and equipment are essential. pulp by hand if no mill is available. Use molasses kegs or prior vinegar barrels and maintain 70 to 75 degrees with ample air for fermentation.
Forethought and skill guide cultivation as plants develop. When rain has packed soil into a hard, waterlogged mass, it may be necessary to till deeply without harming roots to aerate the ground properly.
The article advises beginners to avoid three and four year old trees and warns experienced planters prefer yearlings but recommend planting only two year olds for best results. It stresses selecting younger stock over older, implying higher success with yearlings.
Kansas City planted 4 042 hard maples and white elms along streets and a large number by the park board in boulevards and parks.
A customer noting well arranged fruit in clean packages seeks the grower’s name and finds it via stencil and rubber stamp branding. The article outlines the role of packaging labels in identifying source and assuring quality.
Neighbor orchards in the season show repeated spraying patterns. The note urges comparing fruit quality and quantity when one orchard has not received spray.
The note states customers see flies arriving from dining off dead animals or manure piles and crawling over fruit, making purchases unlikely. It emphasizes contamination and divisive effect on sales.
The article extols a low wheel wagon benefiting daily farm use. Wide tires reduce ground pressure, keep the load on top of soft ground, and lessen draft by 25 to 50 percent. It highlights durability in corn fields, hauling hay, manure, and tools, with less back strain and year round utility.
Popular Mechanics reports Prof. L. G. Delamothe claims a secret electrical process can turn flowers fruit and even animal tissue into metal. The stated method supposedly converts life grown material into dead metal with natural coloration preserved in the grape illustration.
An excerpt features a flirtatious exchange about beauty between two speakers and shifts to a satirical remark on colonization. It includes a line from Frances Willard and a quip about white strangers loving the land the Redmen walk on.
A seasoned jurist from the Sunflower State lauds Grape Nuts as a staple food. He credits it with health benefits, appetite satisfaction, reduced pastry intake, improved complexion, and says one small dish equals a pound of meat for breakfast. Endorsed by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Practical notes encourage grafting plums on peach stock and spraying currants. Warn against selling contaminated fruit and cutting limbs without reason. Neglecting an orchard hurts yields. rabbits wounds should be wrapped. Water generously, avoid poor soil, and discard tainted fruit to avoid ownership hints.
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