Apple Crop Disease and Nut Diet in 1912 Report
The report notes cedar rust as the leading apple disease in 1912, with severe losses in the Appalachian belt. It urges cedar destruction near large orchards and reports 1913 recovery after cedar cutting within 12 miles. It also discusses nuts as a concentrated, valuable food and potato use and starch production in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Appalachian
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
West Virginia
Department
State Experiment Station Pathologists
Fertilizer Boosts Rome Beauty Apples Growth Significantly
An experiment compares two Rome Beauty rows on the same land, one fertilized in 1911 with five pounds of nitrate of soda and acid phosphate per tree, the other unfertilized. With identical mulching spraying and care, the fertilized row yields a 900 percent increase by 1912, demonstrating the impact of fertilization within eighteen months.
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Rome
Drainage of Poultry Yard
E S Miller emphasizes locating a poultry yard on a southern slope or raising ground to improve drainage. He notes sunny south exposure dries yards quickly, reduces disease risk, and helps hens lay eggs. If relocation isn’t possible, raise the yard and clear the south side for sun, plus install a north windbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Miller
Don’t Market Capons too Early Expert advises delaying marketing and fattening capons.
An expert says the key error in capon raising is marketing too soon and not having enough fat. After caponizing, grow until full size for ten to twelve months, then fatten in two weeks by confining in a dark coop and feeding cornmeal middlings with milk three times daily.
Water for Stock Causes Winter Losses Says Farmer
A farmers guide warns that providing live stock water in winter that makes animals shiver reduces growth. Even slight shivering wastes a day of progress for the herd.
A Winter Misadventure Sparks a Brookville Romance
John Lane travels to Brookville with a holiday hamper for Muriel Ward and meets misfortune after losing his way in a snowbound night. He recovers at the Ward home where Muriel nurses him as his affection grows, while a missing husband abroad leaves a vulnerable widow and three children benefited by a stray act of generosity.
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John Lane
Brookville
Ward
John
Muriel
Mr. Ward
Australia
Happy Home
Mr. Bernard
Sterling
W. G. Chapman
Royal Basket Gifts Lead Lovers to Prosperity
A destitute family in distress receives an anonymous basket that sustains them until the husband returns. The giver, Mr. Bernard, tracks the donor to John Lane and Muriel, leading to a warming romance and Lane starting a business, ending in happiness.
Homing Instincts in Bees Show Darwin Fabre Experiments
The Fortnightly Review recounts Charles Darwin and Henri Fabre testing bee homing. Bees placed in a dark box and moved away from the hive still returned home 30 to 40 percent of the time, despite deliberate disorientation. Darwin's rigorous approach pushed Fabre to follow strict experimental methods and discard failed hypotheses.
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Henri Fabre
Charles Darwin
Darwin
Fabre
Parasitical dependents myth swept aside by editor Crowninshield
Francis W. Crowninshield of Century Magazine rebuts the notion that married women are helpless dependents. He argues men bore responsibility for marriage rates and criticizes a boorish Red Rover type husband. He says modern wives seek cultured, literate partners versed in arts and social movements.
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Francis W. Crowninshield
The
Century Magazine
Brieux
Arthur Schnitzler
Matisse
Elevator Shaft Trial Ends Theories In The Big Proposition
A character recalls being promised a ground floor stake in a major deal and finds another party in gloom. The revelation arrives as the elevator metaphor exposes a collapse in opportunity and prospects.
Rail connections emerge at Terre Haute in old timetable note
In a fragmented timetable fragment Southeastern Indiana agents are listed with routes to Chicago Peoria St Louis and points west and northwest. Connections from BeeHun ter Bedford Seymour Westport link to Indianapolis Vincennes Greensburg Cincinnati and more. Central Passenger Association mileage honored by J T Averitt Chicago G P A for timetable details.
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Terre Haute
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Beehunter
Vandalia
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Bedford
Monon
Seymour
Pennsylvania Lines
Louisville
Cincinnati
Westport
Big Four
Greensburg
Central Passenger Association
J. T. Averitt
Ils
Spiritism Debunked as Demonism in Bible Study Booklet
A pamphlet argues Spiritist communications originate with fallen spirits who impersonate deities and even the Creator to ensnare followers. It cites Scripture and examples, warns of possession and madness, and offers the booklet for ten cents via the Bible and Tract Society at 17 Hicks Street, Brooklyn.
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Bible and Tract Society
Hicks Street
Brooklyn
Notice to Contractors for Sullivan Gymnasium Bid
The School City of Sullivan invites bids to erect and complete a gymnasium on Central Building grounds. Bids due by 2 p m Monday May 11 1914. Separate contracts for heating ventilating plumbing and fixtures. A 500 dollar bid bond required. Plans at architect F J Nicholas office and 10 dollar plan deposit. The district may reject any bid.
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Board of School Trustees
South Court Street
Sullivan
Indiana
J. R. Crowder
F. J. Nicholas
James M. Sinclair
Newspaper Offer: Terre Haute Star and Union One Year Deal
Local circulation ads advertise a bundled subscription for one year at 2.50 dollars, combining the Terre Haute Star and the Union. The offer targets readers seeking a consolidated rate for two papers.
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Terre Haute
THE
UNION
Attorney at Law Opens Practice in City Office
A new attorney announces he will practice in all state courts and any others needing his services. His office is located in the Citizens Trust Co Building and he pledges prompt and careful attention to business entrusted to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan State Bank
Citizens Trust
Citizens Trust Co
Notary Public C A Price at Hunt’s Drug Store
Notary public C A Price operates at Hunt’s Drug Store in West Siaorrido area. The snippet references the location but lacks additional event details or dates.
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Attorney At Law Notary Public
Qver Hunt’s Drug Store
West Sia
Brown Schroeder Abstracters of Title Sullivan County
Jas R Brown J H Schroeder operate Brown and Schroeder Abstracters of Title in Sullivan County with the county’s only abstract books. They specialize in examining and perfecting titles and managing and settling estates. Office located in Dr Crowder building E Side.
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Jas. R. Brown J
Schroeder Brown & Schroeder
Sullivan County
Crowder Bidg. E. Side
Hunts Gambill Attorneys at Law Ad Portrait
Chas D Hust Gilbert W Gambill of HUNT and GAMBILL announce they will give careful prompt attention to all business. Office located over the National Bank at the corner of Washington and Main Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. D. Hust
Gilbert W. Gambill
Hunt & Gambill
National Bank
Washington and
Main Streets
Lawyer Offers Services Across All Courts
A legal practitioner announces readiness to practice in all courts where services are required. Office located on the North side square, upstairs.
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North Side Square
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Germany
United States
Mildred Caroline Good Ridge
Southeastern R. R
A.m
L. O'’Neil
Southeastern Indianase Ee Eee
Laurent & Thompson Attorneys At Law
Old
Shelburn, Ind
W. P. Stratton
Sullivan Woolen Mills
Brunger
Die Fen
L. A. Stewart
Art Dentistry
West Washington Si
C. F. Briggs
Briggs
Walter N. Thompson
Buff & Stratton
McClanahan’s
West Side Public Square
Lindley
N. Side
Isaac H. Kalley
Hays & Hays
John C. Chaney
A. G. McNabb
C. A. Price
Walter F. Wood
Usref’s
Lee F. Bays
Co. T. Howard
Indiana Veterinary College
Park & Wible Livery Barn
Sullivan, Indiana
George Knapp
Vincennes Davis House
C. T
Howard Veterinary
Parks & Knotts Barn
Public Square
Clayton A. Price
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