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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
7
Col. J. B. Killebrew addresses the Ten meusee Road Convention urging federal support to build roads for rural mail delivery. He cites constitutional post road power and argues good highways will ease urban congestion and attract country life, noting current poor road conditions hinder movement.
A historical column argues for major federal funding of land highways over waterways. It contends that vast sums already spent on rivers and ports would better serve the public by building and upgrading roads between cities, boosting wealth, commerce, and national progress.
The article urges early and regular combat of potato beetles using paris green and natural enemies. It emphasizes yearly, multi-stage emergence and the need for systematic effort to reduce future infestations. It also notes milk quality depends on cows, their care, and post production management.
The Farmers' Review states a dry, well ventilated cellar with a cement floor is essential to protect stored produce. Avoid dampness by preventing ground moisture from entering and keep doors and windows adjusted to balance heat and cool air. Investing in cellar improvements pays off in quality, sanitation, and overall farm value.
A guiding note on keeping farm gates from sagging uses two braces to hold the outer end in place and stresses sturdy material and proper pinning for durable support. The advice cites an illustration from Frederick O. Sibley in the New York Tribune.
Plant no fruit trees unless you intend to feed and cultivate them. Set out a diverse supply for home use. Peaches prefer elevated ground. plums need stiff damp soil. By autumn there will be 42 beet sugar factories in the U S. Copperas frees cabbage worms but pine tar is better. Old orchards with sound trunks may regraft after a few years for profit. A British plan in Uganda aims to domesticate adult zebras to aid transport, leveraging their resistance to tsetse fly and horse sickness.
A selection of humorous snippets and wry anecdotes drawn from papers like the Chicago Post Brooklyn Eagle and Chicago Tribune. Bits range from clever liars and sensational lightning tales to domestic gaffes and social missteps, illustrating light verse and punchy news humor.
A snippet from the Chicago Daily News notes men toil through the night while bill collectors press for payment, their tasks never ending as dawn approaches. The refrain highlights persistent debt collection amid exhausted labor.
A quoted line from Bombe likens the speaker’s shame in Miss May’s presence to being examined at school, capturing a humorous, awkward social moment with a formal, period voice. The fragment hints at personal dynamics and classroom imagery without broader context.
A Windsor Star style note mocks illusions about fun and fate. A charity committee member visits a poverty stricken family claiming 15 dogs illustrate their hardship. A Chicago Tribune quip links drinking water from a spring to stubborn behavior.
A crude dialogue from a New York weekly depicts a quarryman demanding kerosene to heat a fire and thaw out his dynamite. The exchange suggests dangerous intent and a prelude to an explosive act.
The verse suggests bachelors prefer independence while married men enjoy superior homes and better living spaces due to having a wife. It contrasts independent bachelor life with the advantages claimed by married couples in domestic comfort.
An odd Cincinnati Enquirer snippet describes Betsy chasing a furniture item with a mirror to check if a hat sits right. The scene blends comic banter with rural dialect and playful mishap.
A playful collection of quotes from Philadelphia Bulletin New York Times and Tit Bits reveals a model chaperon admired despite age and deafness, a daughter marriage plea to a father, and a witty remark about a heroine’s six gown changes reflecting reader intrigue.
A wrathful young woman challenges a society editor's notice claiming she is engaged. She insists she never agreed to marry the specific young man cited and clarifies the report is wrong, stating a different matter was involved.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune shows Mrs Smith’s cooks for a year and a scene with a tramp asking for any odd job. Deacon Ironside voices alarm at higher criticism as a man with spompadour retorts about the Apostle Peter.
A father points out Mars in the sky and wonders if shooting stars originate there. In a separate scene, a college graduate rejects a mere chance in favor of seeking a real opportunity, illustrating ambitions and observations from newspaper pages.
A fragment from Catholic Standard and Times shows a child May being reproved by ma for talking. The exchange highlights a humorous moment about a child’s urge to speak and a parent’s patience.
Quote notes a fatherly warning about a man named Billy regretting a misstep and avoiding a woman with extravagant ideas. The piece uses dialect to convey moral caution about romance and possession, reflecting press-era voice and social norms.
A collage of short humorous snippets and quips from late 19th to early 20th century papers. Observations on ambition, memory, youth, and politics mingle with light social satire about college ties and family visits at the beach.
A tutor to a nobleman’s son at a funeral tells a wry line that the young clergyman wept not for the dead but for the living. The noble patron of the living laughs, labeling the pun a fine one and bestowing a “same” upon the ready speaker.
Residents of Long Inland and Evergreen Landing watch a 15 foot thrasher shark and a small whale clash between Hussey Sound and Peak Island in a half hour battle. The shark leapt six to eight feet and water foamed as the whale surfaced. Crowds gathered along the shore before both animals swam back to sea.
New York and other cities report mixed results as flour, grain, and livestock prices shift. Wheat oats corn butter eggs and cheese quoted with regional highs and lows. Beef, veal, hogs, and lambs show steady to strong demand, with cattle and hog prices varying by market.
A gnarled collection of humorous anecdotes and snippets includes a memoir style memory of a passenger on a rolling steamer hearing a wailing child and a puzzled mother debating breathing with the ship’s motion. Other pieces include etymology jests, a moth story about a scholar, and a divorce inquiry tale with a humorous telegram exchange.
A collage of quips and jokes from various papers includes lines about hash for breakfast and a question about public servants. It combines snippets from Mrs Minnie Lee memories and humorous exchanges on politics, heiresses, taxes, and letters, reflecting lighthearted newspaper miscellany.
An 19th century illustrated ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to rest tired feet and ease corns bunions and sweating. It urges asking dealers, notes it fits new or tight shoes, and offers a 25 cent price with a mail sample to a New York address.
A Courier-Journal item notes undigested food in a Siberian mammoth's stomach dated around 50 000 years old, claiming a record insight into chronic dyapepsia. The piece also mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption as a deemed infallible remedy for coughs and colds attributed to N W Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey.
Vintage ad style snippet shows a dialogue about love with a character named Puck and a medical reference to Hoxsie's Croup Cure Noopum priced at 50 cents. The text blends dramatic romance with patent medicine copy.
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