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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
6
Judge Henry Clay Allen recalls a 1864 episode near Alexandria Louisiana where a mounted Union detachment captured a Confederate regiment with minimal firing. The captor unit surrounded 30 enemy horsemen, seized officers, and gathered 600 prisoners, then secured a battery and retreated without bloodshed.
Gen Charles H Howard recalls Ulysses S Grant's traits during the Appomattox celebration. He notes Grants thoughtful, calm leadership, restraint with profanity, and steady attention to battlefield details. The reminiscence includes stories of discipline and dignity amid postwar recollections.
Manitoba officials plan a Winnipes to Hudson Bay line linking Winnipeg with a port on Hudson Bay to shorten routes to Europe. Supporters claim annual savings of millions. explorers report open water about six months. The 600 mile rail would pass through bogs and rivers, with a coasting option during delays.
The article describes quick tile formation using tin molds two feet long, a custom horse fixture, and a three to four inch depth for different tile sizes. It explains how to assemble molds, release the tile, and cure them slowly with water to avoid cracking.
Entomologist Dr Forbes provides step by step directions to protect seed corn for about 45 acres. Mix lemon oil with denatured alcohol, stir the corn thoroughly, and apply a pint of mixture per bushel while evenly distributing. Allow the treated corn to dry in a shade kept grain sack and plant within half a day.
A writer from Farmers Voice argues that careful crop rotation preserves soil fertility better than continuous cropping. He describes a 40 acre field shifting between timothy, oats, corn, and wheat with clover and timothy sown to improve soil, noting yields of 40 to 50 bushels per acre for oats and eventual meadow profits, while acknowledging some fertilizer need.
A simple potato chute extends from the wagon box to a cellar opening for storage. Narrow boards form a dirt and potato fall channel with a funnel at the bottom when space is tight.
A fragmentary rural advice note urges timely weed control and equipment checks. It mentions examining farm implements daily, tightening nuts, attaching wrenches properly, sowing rape in July or August, five pounds of seed per acre for pasture, and marking a ten foot pole with stakes for measurements.
The article states milk must be free from objectionable bacteria in harmful quantities and uniformly quality. It emphasizes healthy animals clean premises sterilized utensils and workers with clean hands and clothes to meet certification.
A humorous anecdote from Success Magazine recalls Representative and Mrs. Plank returning from Baltimore. Mrs. Plank laments an umbrella left on the train, mocking the congressman's oversight as a joke about national affairs and domestic life.
Gov Hughes argues the existing New York insurance law broadens reform and should be given a thorough trial before amendments. He notes past mismanagement cost policyholders about 20 cents each, while current and future policyholders gain far more in cumulative benefits. Equitable Life reports high expenses in 1900s but strong dividends to policyholders, with expenses to income improving to 9 percent by 1906. The Legislature chooses to leave the law substantially as is.
A train stop in Charlottesville carried a basket of fine fruit with a Grower’s card tied to it for President Roosevelt. The White House sent a grateful letter to the orchardist praising the gift and the fruit. The head gardener was expected to hear of the gesture through his staff.
A man, buying a large lot of stamped envelopes and postal supplies, requested string for easier carrying. A clerk refused string by department rule, prompting the man to request red tape instead, which was provided.
A Maryland woman reports coffee worsened her health and says she switched to Postum. She claims weight gain and better digestion after starting Postum, praising it as pure and healthful and claiming it fully replaces coffee for her.
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