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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1907
Page
6
A detailed discussion of budding as a cheap, efficient method of plant propagation. It covers shield budding technique, stock sizing, timing, wrapping, and care, noting peach and apple pear differences and practical steps for tying and untying the bud as the season progresses. Also mentions general garden advice for a productive vegetable plot and soil care.
A writer describes a ten to fifteen foot hotbed using two oil stoves, elevated on wooden blocks for access. It must be sheltered from wind yet not enclosed near a building to prevent fire, with a diagram showing a raised structure and a false bottom of sheet iron across iron rods.
The article describes hotbed construction using a wood frame and sheet iron bottom with air circulation to avoid stove fumes, and advises on fungus in seed beds. It explains steam sterilization via a simple two inch pipe network under soil to kill low organisms, enabling healthier plants. It emphasizes cleaning frames and disinfecting soil and manure with copper sulfate before replanting.
A collage of farm tips covering pork fattening, orchard planting, clover use, grain feeding, milk quality, and storage. It highlights practical farming methods, grain comparisons, manure and water hygiene, and urges adoption of better practices, forestry notes, and careful handling of fodder and equipment.
The article discusses fruit export potential and orchard renewal since 1860, noting rapid growth of commercial orchards in America. It highlights fertilizer use, careful fruiting, and straw stack management, with examples of strawberry and raspberry profits in New Jersey and Missouri.
Walter Wellman, famed Washington correspondent and explorer, plans a daring pole voyage by dirigible balloon. The massive airship, 184 feet long with 62 foot diameter, carries 6,800 gallons of petrol and a 70 horsepower motor for a 2,500 mile range. The crew of ten and twelve dogs will rely on provisions for ten months, aiming to reach the pole about 600 miles north of Spitzbergen despite the fate of Andree’s failed attempt.
Indiana ex governor Winfield T. Durbin, famed for defending Evansville jail from a mob, recently said he refused a $93,000 bribe to surrender Kentucky governor William A. Taylor to Kentucky authorities. Durbin, war veteran and two-term governor (1901–1906), earned national praise from President Roosevelt for militia action.
Edwin W. Sims district attorney of Chicago rose from Bay City Michigan roots to lead high profile cases against Standard Oil. A University of Michigan graduate 1894 he built a legal career, led Republican party efforts, and secured key district attorney posts before tackling interstate commerce law violations that made him a national figure.
The piece argues Southern voters may favor a Southern Democrat for president with Gov. Robert I. Glenn of North Carolina emerging as a potential standard bearer. It notes Glenn’s apparent stance against federal authority during a dispute over railroad passenger rate laws and a Supreme Court appeal on constitutionality. The column also includes unrelated items about eyelash implants and social chatter from Milwaukee, with terse commentary on local figures.
A writer from Suburban Life explains how bees, by carrying pollen and fertilizing blossoms, dramatically increase orchard productivity. He notes trees previously unfruitful or lightly yielding produced abundant fruit after bees settled nearby, sometimes doubling the cash value of orchard products. Regardless of honey, fruit growers should keep colonies and feed them if blooms pass and nectar is scarce.
Describes Belgian landscape with earth banks and lack of fences, notes crops like beet root flax and renowned asparagus. Reflects on envy, a man’s ring with an intaglio, and a plan to mail the ring. Includes an idea about underwear design and a discussion of women writers and artists at home, noting mothers supporting sons financially through steady work.
A Swim engineer unveils a folding ladder system attached to window frames. Each ladder links to the next below and, via crank operation, unfolds all frames beneath to form a descent path to the ground. The design aims for rapid escape from upper stories.
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