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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
5
Verbenas are versatile, creeping annuals forming ground-covering carpets when in full bloom. They grow from cuttings, layers, or seeds, with early February sowing for Washington DC area and mid March outdoor sowing. transplant 10 to 15 inches apart, with bright sun and rich soil for continuous bloom from early summer until frost.
Portulaca is a bright flowering low annual with thick leaves that thrives under harsh sun and dry, sandy soil. It suits beds, edgings, rockwork, and as undergrowth, self sows in Washington and southward, grows about six inches tall, and tolerates late sowing with minimal care.
Hollyhocks are attractive against hedges or backgrounds and come in a wide color range from white to black. They are hardy perennials, but sow seeds yearly in April to June for finer flowers on young plants.
Final transplanting should allocate a foot or more space around each seedling to permit full development. Hollyhock averages about four feet in height, though many varieties are shorter and an equal number taller than the average.
Coreopsis is a genus of showy annual or perennial herbs valued for bouquets. For northern sowing, start seeds in March indoors. southern regions can sow in May outdoors. Plants need thinning to 10 inches apart and staking. ideal for cutting, especially coreopsis grandiflora and C. lanceolata.
Cockscombs are prized decorative garden plants with red and yellow forms. Dwarf types edge borders, tall forms form striking groups, and mixing with low plants creates contrast. Red varieties dominate in color and winter bouquets. Seeds sowing in April with gentle heat yield transplants by May. Transplanting into rich soil enlarges flower heads. blooms from midsummer to frost.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture urges increasing feed to support early breeding of sows by May or June to ensure fall litters. It recommends breeding, flushing, and fattening sows for stronger litters, using purebred boars, and careful feed to promote growth while avoiding overfatness.
The shortest definition of patriotism is service for one's country. Readers are urged to boost home food production with larger gardens and canning, diverse crops, soil-building crops, and livestock emphasis. Plant more corn kafir wheat overlap, and improve manure use. Focus on potatoes sweet, cow peas, turkeys, and pest control.
George H. Glover explains heel fly infestation in cattle. Flies lay eggs on hind legs. larvae enter cattle, migrate through the body, mature by spring or early summer, then exit. Cattle fear the pests and seek water to escape.
The text explains the life cycle of a fly from egg to larva to pupa, noting the larva may emerge through skin. It warns that botflies reduce flesh, milk, and hide value in cattle. It prescribes pressing out grubs with a knife, then applying kerosene through the opening, and using pine tar or coal tar dips to deter flies.
Dr. C. W. McCampbell of Kansas State College warns Monday sickness from Sunday feeding. He notes cold and illness follow idle rest, advises lighter grain, steam bran mash with salt, and turning horses to pasture with shade when possible.
Shoats for early market should have millfeed slop twice a day in connection with an abundance of green feed. Keep a box of wood ashes and charcoal, a small quantity of salt may be mixed in the ashes under cover in the feeding pen, where they can eat what they need.
Mr Billtops humorously notes that each person has a single quirk friends must indulge. He details Mrs Billtops love of sheltering under an umbrella, which always misaligns with his aim, dripping rain on him while protecting her hat. After rain and ritual quarrels, he finds gratitude in her enduring serenity.
Boston's Historic Hill recounts Copps Hill as the northern Baston summit once called Windmill and Snow hills. It notes Copp the cobbler and the second burial ground opened in 1666 atop the old mill site. An ancient inscription dated 1662, tied to Thwing and Berry, may have been altered. British troops reportedly used gravestones as targets during the revolutionary era.
The kingdom of Israel lasted centuries with over twenty kings beginning with Saul who reigned from 1095 B C to 1055 B C followed by David Solomon and others ending with Zedekiah who began his reign in 597 B C Saul was chosen and anointed by the prophet Samuel who named David as successor The kingship was not strictly hereditary but claimed divine authority All kings are listed in the Biblical book of Kings.
Quoted essay urges contentment with modest means and steady ideals. It extols a quiet home, personal books, worthy friends, and a devotion to right, tempering bigotry with trust and hope to resist empty worldly joy.
At breakfast Mr Jagsby asks about a friend he went home with last night. Mrs Jagsby feigns indifference and suggests the friend returned to his beat. The exchange ends in uneasy silence.
A man with a visionary look offers a radical invention to a wary capitalist. The capitalist reacts with alarm, asking if the speaker is a sparchist, signaling skepticism about the proposal and its potential impact.
A lively exchange questions rainfall value for agriculture. The speaker jokes about whether farmers growing water cress benefit from recent three days of rain, prompting a humorous remark about farming priorities.
A satirical verse notes how advertising promises improved teeth, tobacco, warmth, home storage, mobility, refinement, skin, reading, travel, and rapid promotion. It contrasts these idealized images with reality, imagining a world where such ad clichés could deliver instant benefits.
London pays policewomen six dollars weekly while Texas grants pensions to dependent mothers. England anticipates women farming nationally. Teodora Zavilla emerges as Philippines rice pioneer. Edith Rosecrans named attorney for Blairstown. Women outnumber men seeking U S navy enlistment. Twenty five American women drive ambulances in Saloniki Milo. Jeanne Tardy appointed attache of French finance ministry.
A collection of humorous wartime proverbs and advice focused on frugality, efficiency, and home life. Highlights include lines about waste not want not, efficient duties for wives, prudent use of tools and provisions, and playful moral quips about gardens, crops, and household management. The tone mimics a period newspaper snippet blending humor with domestic guidance.
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