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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
8
A fragmented historical piece recounts reserve counting with many garbled names and phrases. It mentions a character named Daley and a narrator reflecting on attention, obligation, and Provident duties amid a chaotic, decorative flow of text.
Daisy confronts Barker and Mr Greenwell over a missing reserve and a suspected cover up. Amid tense exchanges the president and Daisy consider consequences as hints point to a larger deceit involving Walling and a troubling debt.
A blind newsvendor on the corner of Borty-second Street and Third Avenue was approached by a passing young man who guided him across car tracks. A woman then led the newsman back across the avenue. Both actions occurred without words in a scene typical of the cast of New York’s immigrant district.
A description of a farm workshop plan emphasizing a horse barn style workspace with a ramp and door access for easy harness repair. It calls for a lever vise, iron and wood working tools, leather work, nails bolts rivets and harness trimming hardware, plus straps yokes and near by iron trim to support general farm forge tasks.
The Kansas experiment station reports corn yields under rotation with other crops. Corn after potatoes averaged about 50 bushels per acre over four years. After soybeans about 70 bushels per acre. After corn 74 bushels. After small grains wheat barley oats and emmer gave lower yields, while corn after sorghum and possibly other crops produced the lowest yields.
F W Taylor of the New Hampshire experiment station tests light versus heavy oats for draft horses. Three Percheron pairs were fed heavy oats then light oats, and vice versa, over 60 days with ad lib hay. Results show similar pound for pound value but not volume.
Stable manure should be hauled directly to the field and spread immediately to minimize losses. Rotting manure is preferred for many crops, especially market gardens. Spreading promptly yields quicker, smoother, nicer root crops and reduces losses across the year.
Guidance on manure handling from spreading to storage to minimize waste. Discusses proper equipment use, optimal application rates, bedding for absorption, mixing manures, pile compaction and moisture control, and the role of absorbents and covering to prevent fermentation losses. Recommends direct field hauling and timely spreading to reduce washout.
A.K. Kolsely states that excess nitrogen promotes leaf and wood growth but weakens fruit, while phosphoric acid and potash aid development of fruit buds and seeds. Too much nitrogen yields tender wood that may not ripen and suffers in winter.
The pig tat is compelled to rustle for his living until penned to be fattened for slaughter. He will make very little bacon unless pushed from the start and every day. There is no other way to keep hogs profitable.
A brief regional note advises patience in breaking a young colt. It warns against using force or whipping and urges a steady routine with an experienced horse and handler. The piece promotes the Journal and Cincinnati Poet at 62.50.
A Nebraska delegation selects Tgnatiun J. Krann as a delegate to the national Democratic convention in Denver to nominate William Jennings Bryan for president. He is Omaha attorney and among four delegates at large named by the state convention.
A cartoonish anecdote about Senator Chauncey M. W. Depew reforming his storytelling. He says the change is partial, now stopping a tale when he detects a gleam in the listener's eye indicating they may have a story of their own to tell.
Rev. F. Starbird of East Raymond Maine recommends Bucklen's Arnica Salve for a longstanding army wound and various obstinate sores. He also notes success applying it in his veterinary work. Price 26 cents at Win Kipp's Sons' drug store.
Practical guidance on incubators, brooders, and chick care. Discusses cradle sizes, overcrowding dangers, temperature rules, ventilation, and handling of hatchlings. Includes warnings on overheating, space needs, and maintenance tips for brooder equipment and bedding.
The notice advertises special offers for new and old subscribers for 1902. It states sample copies are not mailed except for this paper and directs requests to the paper’s office. It explains pricing in two columns, showing regular prices and subscription rates for one year.
Notice to teachers announces a regular moot meeting for applicants in Greenville Ohio at the Went Soloo building. It lists monthly dates with April eliminations and optics on the third and second Saturdays. Signed by Board of Examiners identifying Crowell Garrison Browder and others.
Every family in Darke County can receive the Greenville Journal for 1 year at 1.00 a six months for 60 cents and out of county 1.16. The paper promises two thousand nine hundred twelve columns of reading material per year at a cost under two cents per week. Encourage subscriptions and refer distant friends.
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