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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
6
The fragment recounts a tale set in a cemetery about an old man with mental undevelopment and flawed economy. He planned headstones for four deceased wives, inscribing Christian names and a guiding phrase under each, but found inscriptions costly and altered the plan.
An elderly English club guest in Hong Kong grows furious after a Chinese greeted letter bears insulting Chinese inscription. The white haired man, a scholar of Chinese, discovers the hall porter misread the envelope note and confronts staff over the slur.
A reader raves about Cuticura Ointment curing eczema after repeating summers of misery. Another anecdote mocks a restaurant bill's "green bluefish" as a joke about seasonal fish, noting a waiter’s light explanation.
One way tickets at special low rates on sale daily through March and April from all points on The North Western Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound. Daily conducted tours in tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line double berth only 7.00 through from Chicago. For full particulars write A Hutchison Man a Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago MI or contact a nearest ticket agent.
The readable text sketches odd events and phrases, mentioning headaches and a spring roof idea, with scattered references to October colds and a scene about actors urged to start fresh. No clear names or events emerge beyond vague observations.
Capt John Tarkington recalls a Civil War incident involving Samuel Martindale of his Company A, 132 Indiana, who shot a deserter escaping a stockade. A surgeon later recounted a man mortally wounded yet miraculously revived, leading Martindale to believe the deserter survived and lived on. Mr. Martindale, later Newton County auditor and treasurer, is still living.
Wartime anecdotes recount a dense fog that trapped troops near Petersburg during the Civil War, including a daring fogbound Confederate trap that turned into a plunder reversal. Diplomats buy Washington homes as Latin ministers settle amid unstable regimes. Deforestation in Africa dries rivers and soils in the Sudan region, shown by J Dybowsky’s warnings.
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet recalls a war joke about a colonel and a mufford warrior. It then profiles Possneck, a 16 year old who lost both hands in an Arnstadt machinery accident and earned a speed certificate for shorthand with artificial hands funded by the Duke of Saxe Meiningen. He writes at 116 words per minute.
A Chicago Daily News quotation exchange features a moralizer noting the ladder of ambition has no top rung and another quipping that it often has nothing to Joan against, reflecting a sharp, wry tone about ambition and gender.
Samuel Nesbitt describes a simple rack built in a shed using 2x4s and boards to create six inch gaps for cattle to feed, reducing waste and aiding bedding. The passage also provides farm tips on feedstuffs, pig care, horse feed, pasture benefits, barnyard hygiene, and handling diseased fowl.
The text describes a quick method to prepare corn mush by mixing meal with cool water to form a stiff batter before adding to rapidly boiling water. When poured in all at once and stirred briefly, the mush separates into a smooth, lump-free product that thickens quickly. A bushel of finely ground corn yields twice as much mush as the old method.
A veterinary note explains high piglet mortality at birth and around weaning due to improper feeding. It cites the danger of corn heavy diets causing fevers and starvation, and recommends feeding fresh and skim milk plus frequent meals to improve survival and growth.
Prairie Farmer explains an improvised feed rack built from old harvester wheels and wagon gearing. The design uses 2x8 planks, 7 feet long, with gaps of two to three inches from the wheels, extending to 16 or 18 feet reach and central cross boards for support. Uprights of 2x4s hold a frame with edge boards to support grain and prevent spillage.
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