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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
6
A multimillionaire sits in a barber chair in a puzzled mood as patrons speculate on his thoughts. They guess railroad mergers and Generalda in Wall Street, then he reveals he is not studying files but enjoying a joke about doing handsprings on the ceiling.
A poor but nervy suitor wins after his vow to avoid the jealous father's home. The father bans him, the suitor promises to return with a bright red coat of paint, and soon a chase ensues involving a Scottish coachman a French chauffeur and an English bulldog in comic pursuit.
Mande E. Fo from Leesburg Virginia writes Mrs. Pinkham detailing months of feminine illness. After taking the vegetable compound and following prescribed treatment she feels strong again and thanks for the recovery.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ills. It claims to cure displacements inflammation irritation fibroid tumors irregularities backache and other symptoms and invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Readers learn how road surfaces degrade under rain and traffic from two contrasting clay hills. One path becomes dangerous when wet, the other remains drivable, while rains quickly dampen and expose ruts. Observations from D Ward King highlight road durability and maintenance implications.
A historical recipe describes making a resin lime mixture using five pounds resin one pound concentrated lye six gallons water and fish oil. Melt resin with fish oil and one gallon water then add lye and half the water boil an hour until it unites with cold water. Dilute to five gallons. For spraying mix one gallon of stock with three gallons milk of lime four ounces Paris green and sixteen gallons water.
A reader suggests using baking powder cans as dry grain storage near a coupe to protect chick feed from rain and sparrows. Fill the cans in the morning so they stay ready for feeding through the day, with snug covers to keep contents dry even if tipped.
Prof Burkett discusses functions and forms of plant foods. Key elements include iron for chlorophyll, potassium for starch formation, sodium as a possible substitute, calcium for woods formation and acid neutralization, magnesium with nitrogen compounds, and phosphorus as phosphate in protoplasm and protein movement.
Farmers should inspect orchards for spring canker worm rings on twigs if last season showed presence. Remove egg masses with a knife, burn them, and delay until leaves appear. A light, active boy is best for the task. early removal saves future work and damage. Department Bulletin.
This dainty cream colored bartiste dress features an embroidered yoke and princess front panel with matching trim, puff sleeves with embroidered cuffs, and is offered in three sizes 11 to 17 years. Materials vary by size with precise yardage and embroidery needs. send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and number.
Pattern description for a seven gores plaited skirt with side front hip plaits and inverted box back plait. Sizes 13 to 17 years. Material yardage given for various widths. Include 10 cents and address for pattern order. Also discusses the word bonus versus bonum and its Latin origin and misuse.
The note advises fertilize spray plow and cover crop rotation for fruit beds. Grafting may still be possible this month and Hordeatx mis ture helps prevent fungous trouble. Recommends early planting of cherry plum currant gooseberry shrubs and a balanced orchard fertilizer of bone meal and muriate of potash per acre.
A gigantic metal planeing machine, built for Pittsburgh Iran Works, touted as one of the largest in the world. It can plane vast slabs and beams of steel with ease, weighs 846,000 pounds, features a 60 foot table, 80 foot stroke, 25 foot height, and 14 feet between uprights. Powered by five electric motors totaling 207 horsepower.
Minnesota Representative Adam Bede recounts a boy with a dirty face sent to the town pump for cleansing. The boy returned pale at the chin and lower face, while the cheeks and forehead remained dirt stained, provoking laughter from the children as the teacher pressed for an explanation. He replied he had washed as high as his shirt would reach.
Instructional note on testing linseed oil for paint quality notes adulteration detection by surface iridescence and smell, plus a free blowpipe test from National Lead Company. Then a string of literary snippets about Gelett Burgess and small village papers, a child’s moon question, and a fable-like exchange about a metal scale.
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