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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1896
Page
2
Rhode Island experiment station reports on water in soil for apples, mulch to conserve moisture, and avoiding lower limb trim. Fertilizers with phosphoric acid boost growth, while complete NPK blends improve wheat yields with rotational crops. Emphasizes reading, agricultural societies, and progressive farming methods to boost stock, barns, and fields.
The article explains that orchard trees gain fruiting power from sunlight. It urges preserving lower limbs to increase top surface area for light. limbs fully exposed to sun produce more fruit buds. Experiments show sunlight boosts bud formation and yields in apples and wheat with fertilizers and manure improving outputs in rotations. The piece promotes progressive farming and adaptation to changing conditions.
A preacher outlines Armageddon as a cosmic final battle between diabolic and angelic forces, listing regiments such as alcoholic, infidel, Mohammedan, and ecclesiastical entities, led by Michael the Archangel, with Jehovah-Jireh as commander. He contrasts regiments and emphasizes divine victory, inviting listeners to join the conquerors.
Judge Catron, territorial representative of New Mexico, nominated one son to Annapolis and the other to West Point with alternate guarantees. Annapolis exams have produced a winner, while West Point results arrive in March. This dual nomination by a single congressman is unprecedented for the territory.
A garbled dialogue references a special providence and a line about something good not belonging to another party. The fragment mentions Mr. Ferry and a cryptic 00 1o, suggesting a lost or garbled source segment with unclear context.
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