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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
3
The article laments increasing use of free trialty showing menace to shade trees as public service companies string wires with tall poles. It notes little regard for trees or laws, harming symmetry and exposing branches to high tension lines, especially maples. Elm trees are less obstructive but not universal.
A 19th century note lists guard types for electric wires including porcelain gowell and porcelain guards noted as cumbersome yet useful, and a wooden sleeve option.
The article outlines iris care for German, Japan, and related iris types. It covers planting depth, timing, light soil covering, weed control, and regular hoeing. It recommends November manure dressing, deep planting for crowns, and consistent watering, mulching, and hoeing for best blooms. It lists numerous iris cultivars by color and vigor.
A fragmented note discusses cultivation pruning and spraying to improve apple yields, citing Grimes Golden from a small orchard. It mentions starting with 63 trees and achieving a reported yield of 4 000 bushes, indicating early horticultural guidance and rural farming practices.
The article gives gardening advice on nasturtiums and Acacia lopantha, noting maintenance like removing leaves and seed pods, avoiding root binding, stressing water and mulching for moisture-loving plants, and using pits to rescue belated blossoms in surface bed summer conditions.
Practical instructions on light, air and soil for ferns and roses. Advice on preparing house plants for seasonal changes, veranda sheltering, bulb turning to ensure even sun exposure, and using wood ashes as fertilizer. Notes coal ash has no value.
A critique challenges Cesare Lombroso and followers who claim genius equals madness. It argues insanity among geniuses is no higher than among others and urges focus on training and environment to foster higher human potential. The piece cites historic figures and ends with a war-time vignette from the New York Evening World.
Kyoto coronation plans reveal a full uniform for the emperor based on a Shogun design 670 years old. Tailors study Atsuta shrine costumes to ensure authentic fabric and making methods for the fall ceremony. The Atsuta dresses will be brought to Tokyo by request of the household department.
Recent figures from the Japanese Foreign Office show 358000 Japanese subjects living overseas. The United States hosts a large share with sizable communities in Hawaii and other states.
A fragment shows a dialogue where an ailtruist warns that judging others harshly may reflect internal bias. The peset mist responds that the fault lies with them, echoing a joke about seeing a broad yellow streak in others.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clearing pimples blackheads redness and itching and freeing the scalp of dandruff and dryness. It invites free samples by mail and notes a Boston address for requests. A separate item mentions a twelve year old Italian boy asking to adopt an American name Patrick Dennis as a womanish political jab.
A quirky exchange among hobos centers on a pollen inspired tale and a knife to eat pie with. The dialogue blends street humor with a mock mystery about deception and behavior in a car scenario.
A brief note hints at plans for a summer resort featuring retained legends. Public chatter and local gossip are cited as the motivation behind the venture.
A reflective line notes fame is a bubble yet suggests letting others inflate your renown. The aphorism implies caution about personal exposure and appreciates collaborative or external validation in shaping public perception.
A Georgia congressman recalls a tale of a village poultry counter where a customer questions the price and whether the farmer raised the birds. The exchange leads to a joke about marriage as avoiding a man. The clipping includes a New England housewife with a hobo doughnut request and a remark about clothes needing pressing.
An odd quip from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a light moment about a cat named Carmen Tf and contrasts it with officeholders who complain about burden yet resist resigning.
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