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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
7
A practical guide on grape care for home or vineyard use, detailing trellis systems, concrete grape posts, wire management, pruning timing, soil needs, row orientation, and general farm practices for healthy yields. It emphasizes durable posts, proper wire height, and timely pruning to avoid vine weakness.
The Cornell spray tower folds flat by removing a hinge pin and lowering onto the spray rig. It allows easy riding atop the saddle rail and keeps free movement of the pole. The bough catcher and pipe braces lift limbs without damage while the operator remains on the rail. Built sturdy for long use, it can mount on the tank or over the engine. Prof. H W Riley details construction in a circular from Ithaca.
The article argues placing the small end of a post in the ground makes it last longer. Water collects in cut ends and worm holes, so the downward end dries better. It notes posts on wire fences last longer when small, not large, and that posts should be well seasoned and set in concrete. It also urges dairymen to sow soiling crops to maintain milk flow when grass fails.
Calves from two herd-clans of cows, six to eight months old, should average about $75 a head. Expenses for feeding and care are higher than for mature cattle. Corn for fattening, starch, and other rations are used. Protein supplements and ash are also noted to aid growth and overall feed efficiency.
A traveling salesman in a Maine forest village is humorously rebuked by a lumberman who crafts a makeshift period on a cardboard card. The episode ends with the New Yorker accepting the token and returning to bed as the camp crowd laughs. The scene captures rustic wit and social clash in a frontier town setting.
A tramp steals cherries at night and climbs a tree to escape a dog placed by the owner. The dog sits unmoved as the tramp spends the night in the tree, finally waking to dawn and telling the owner he hid there to escape the animal. The tale ends with the line that it isn’t safe to call him “stuffed dog” now.
A rural parson confronts an absentee parishioner William who explains his reasons for staying away. He cites objections to overbearing speaking from the pulpit and excess singing, and reveals the strongest reason: his wife attends the church.
Wholesale prices of commodities rose about 16 percent in England and 30 percent in Germany between 1890 and 1910 with intermediate gains in France. Raw materials for industry climbed 25 to 6 percent across major countries.
Astrology was studied by civilizations from Chaldeans to Romans and once popular in Renaissance Italy and France. Shakespeare mocked it as foppery while science rose. Today astrology is treated as a “fact” though it remains as plausible as other beliefs that grip credulity.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Mrs Gaddy and her daughter as notorious climbers who enter houses by card play. It mentions bridge whist and a question about how iron was discovered, with lines hinting at discussions by Jimmie and an unclear older relative.
Archibald Butt disliked a Dixie parody at Taft's Chicago dinner. The incident drew comments from guests about the singers and the hurt expression on Butt's face as he compared the mockery to mocking the Lord's prayer. The piece also lists light social exchanges about engagements and marriages.
James Greenman of Ionia Michigan describes severe kidney pain and urinary weakness leading to a tormented bed stay. He says after taking Doan’s Kidney Pills he passed forty kidney stones, recovered fully, and credits the remedy with restoring health and vigor.
A garbled OCR sample presents stray phrases and obscurities including references to marital tension, samples and quarters, sales figures, and unrelated names. The text lacks coherent narrative, identifiable dates, places, or clear entities to anchor a concise news summary.
A salon dialogue features a remark by Mrs. J. G. Phelps Stoken on education and poverty. The page also markets Paxton Antiseptic, Jerthing for infants, Bingle's wife quip, a lawn mower tease, Whoslow's Syrup for children, Ted Crow’s Ball blue, and Garfield Tea as a liver remedy.
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