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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
6
Excerpt from the Dasver Republican describes a wartime landscape on Custer Battlefield. It portrays the stark clash of brown hills and distant Watlew, with Penryn’s hillside shading the field. The passage notes marble traces and the toll of war as men fall, the meadowlark’s note masking the scene.
Aug 2 1813 marked the fame of Maj George Croghan who defended Fort Stephenson at Lower Sandusky. With 160 men and one cannon he repelled a 500 strong British Indian siege, earning a brevet promotion and a gold medal, and his grave was later reinterred at Fremont on the battle site.
A reminiscence by Prof Jones A Celer of the charge on Vicksburg recounts the participation of his brigade in the assault. He details rash tactics and heavy casualties in the Thirty third Wisconsin Twenty ninth Illinois Eighth and eighteenth Indiana units under Benton's brigade during the Thirteenth corps.
Bliss Perry in the Atlantic recounts Underwood proposing a Florida sawmill during Civil War occupation. A copied letter to Lincoln endorsed by Boston elites and officials claims emigration benefits, stating Lincoln fully approves subject to military discretion. The anecdote highlights a whimsical editor's dream rather than a real venture.
The Navy expects fourteen of twenty one rear admirals to retire by year end. This month Admirals Lyon Walker and Snow retired. Four captains will reach rear admiral, joining eleven rear admirals slated to quit next year. Robley D. Evans, a prominent rear admiral, will sail the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific in his final year.
The American coke industry over the past three years shows a steady fall in coal per unit of coke due to by product manufacture, which increases coke yield from coal. In 1900 the total coke value is reported near $1,000,000 with average value just below 2.5.
Instructions describe building a heavy road roller using a wheatron cylinder placed on end with a 2 inch pipe through the center and a frame built around a wood carriage. It details soaking planks, bracing the pipe, filling with concrete, and mounting a removable tongue for towing.
A Tennessee agricultural survey reports humus, the dark organic matter from decayed plants, is deficient in much of the state. It warns that soil structure worsens as humus declines and urges building soil by adding vegetable matter, deep plowing, cover crops, and erosion controls. It also cautions against overreliance on mineral fertilizers without manure and cropping systems that maintain organic matter and nitrogen.
A casual essay argues kindness and social grace aid reception wherever one goes. It notes farmers may invest more in selective cattle, claiming cows are mere machines converting feed into output. It insists comfort and quiet life improve results and that belief in human betterment should translate into personal action.
Research hints that butter flavor varies with bacteria. Some microbes interacting with butter materials may produce altered odors, suggesting microbial action affects overall aroma without a settled theory yet.
McLean County rural carriers report extensive road dragging on 212 miles with 364 drags on routes, two thirds of rival routes. Nine routes exceed ten miles, average six and a quarter miles. Many drivers urge timely dragging before freezes and during winter thaws, praising the drag as a cheap, effective road improvement used where properly applied.
Prairie Farmer describes a compact nine by nine foot well house built with rough 2x4 framing and a concrete foundation. The structure uses pine siding, a shingled roof, double sheeted doors with air spaces, double glass windows, and packed walls to stay warm, enabling the pump to operate even when temperatures drop to twelve degrees below freezing.
An 18 inch small dairy cow hoards nourishment for fat rather than udder milk. If she diverts nutrients to beef, she fails as a milker and belongs to beef cattle. If she develops mill producing traits and concentrates on milk, she is likely a success for dairy farming and investment.
The notice argues that feeding clover hay on farms yields fertility returns equal to the hay’s price. It urges feeding as much clover hay as possible to maximize here and now farm productivity and feed efficiency.
Rev Geo A Troutman of Mt Washington Missouri writes that he and his wife are strong believers in Peruana. He sends best wishes for Peru na and mentions health terms catarrh and la grippe. The note reflects a personal endorsement and faith in the remedy.
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