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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
4
The piece discusses Taft as likely Republican nominee with Bryan opposing, and notes Roosevelt era governance themes. It highlights governors conference as a catalyst for conserving resources and federal state cooperation, and forecasts Congress activity and budget figures for the 60th Congress. It mentions Hughes as plausible running mate and emphasizes inter state solidarity.
Fragmentary record shows a Republican party convention in Springfield Ohio on May 8. Delegates and alternates from counties including Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Madison, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby are listed with total 127 delegates and 64 needed for a choice. Joseph A. Dyrk chaired. EP. Vavuitas served as secretary.
Report from Washington states all governors at the White House conference back the plan, with Indiana Illinois Wisconsin and New York among those not in agreement. The item notes broad support but names the excluded states.
The article surveys political clashes including Republican majorities in both houses, AFL leader Samuel Gompers urging free patronage, and Japan’s pivotal election with results delayed. It notes Taft cabinet nominations as the next agenda, and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills with a refund offer at Wm. Kipp's Sons.
Sale of real estate in Robinson Brandon estate and other estates reported. final accounts and inventories filed. guardians appointed. last will of Christopher Yoder admitted to probate with John C. Yoder named executor. Marriage licenses issued for Teaford Marker and Baumgardner Hollinger. Common Pleas and decisions list numerous damages, divorces, and property transfers in Darke County courts.
Professor Forbes reports corn supplemented with wheat middlings or oilmeal yields the best cheapest hog fattening ration. Experiments show 100 pounds of pork from five parts corn and one part oilmeal at $2.75 per hundredweight, and 100 pounds from two parts corn and one part middlings at $2.88. With pasture, costs drop further. corn at 90 cents a bushel yields about $2.79 per hundredweight, blue vein and rape combos lower it to $2.60.
Durum wheat shows steady production growth in northern Minnesota and North Dakota, with exporters eager for supply while elevator firms need special bins for handling. The grain, used for macaroni and bread, is praised for gluten content, nutrition, and drought tolerance, boasting yields 50 to 100 percent higher than traditional wheats.
The article explains cowpeas as legumes that fix atmospheric nitrogen via root nodules. It details inoculation methods, how nitrogen fixation varies with soil richness, and shows that leaving roots benefits soil humus. After harvest, sow rye to store nutrients, and plant cowpeas after corn. use drill or row methods with specific seeding rates and cultivation notes.
An Ohio poultry raiser explains scaly legs can be cured without harm to birds. He notes kerosene emulsion is more effective than grease, sharing a method using a few small fruit cans filled with kerosene to dip the affected birds for a complete cure.
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