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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
8
Polly feigns leaving after packing and drama, then returns to reveal an April Fool. Merriman wrestles with fear of her absence, notices Polly asleep with a placard reading April Fool, and learns they both endured a joke about trust. They agree to drop such stunts to protect their bond.
Government experts tout sulphate of iron as a weed killer that can replace hand pulling. The article notes the solution, applied with spraying equipment, dissolves into water and targets weeds like dandelions and wild mustard. Trials at North Dakota and Minnesota stations, plus Cornell and Wisconsin oat fields, are cited as evidence.
A historical diagram shows a smokehouse lifting system using a top pulley and rope to raise hanging meat bars to cleats, enabling loading without ladders. It also discusses the broader idea of integrating poultry with orchards for mutual benefit, plus notes on fencepost tops, rutabages, and a humorous Egg-throwing magistrate exchange.
A long period piece offers practical chick rearing guidance from incubation through feeding, housing, and progression to later diets. Practical tips cover temperature, watering, grit, greens, and avoiding bad feeds, with side notes on mischief and humor about a local farmer’s venture. It includes a testimonial for Bucklen's Arnica Salve and a note on a local drugstore.
An old farm feature article explains affordable rustic gate designs using locust posts and cedar rails to attract buyers, plus simple post treatment methods to extend life. It also offers garden tips on soil readiness, weed control, and a boy’s garden patch to foster pride in farming tasks.
The notice lists subscription options for various publications with discounted rates for a year and instructions to obtain samples by mail or in person. It also announces regular examinations for teachers certificates at the West School Building Greenville Ohio on the first Saturday of each month, Patterson exam on the third Saturday of April and second Saturday of May, with officials Crowell Garribon Browder presiding.
Every Family In Darke County should be well supplied with good reading. The Greenville Journal can be mailed to any county address for 1.00 per year, six months for 50 cents, out of county 1.15. In a year the Journal provides two thousand nine hundred twelve columns of reading matter for less than two cents a week. Subscribe and consider gifting a year to friends or distant relatives.
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