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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
8
A Cornell cited guide explains three essential plant foods ammonia phosphoric acid and potash drive wheat growth from germination to kernel filling. Availability of these nutrients determines yield kernel quality and straw strength, with recommendations for 200-400 pounds of fertilizer on loam or clay soils and adjustments for sandy soils.
A reflective snippet discusses varied views on marriage and duty, noting some men avoid marriage by choice while some women collect marriage certificates. It suggests selective belief at sixty and ends with a claim about widespread faith in eternal punishment for enemies.
A German organist in prewar St Petersburg finds gold purses after wearing a cap sold by a tailor. Investigation shows the cap was a gang emblem and each purse was planted by confederates. Police trap leads to apprehension of the pickpocket ring.
A Manchester street scene centers on a police sergeant near a quiet church as bagpipes echo from a top floor where a musician practices on Saturday afternoon. The sergeant, with a highland accent, notes the tune the Barren Rocks of Aden with four beats per bar.
The hall of brave dogs drew crowds at a London dog show with ten heroic canines on a purple-draped stand. Sammy the retriever is praised for saving a ill owner from a bed fire by barking and dragging her to safety. Five years earlier Sammy foiled a lunatic assault in Epping Forest by grabbing the attacker until help arrived.
Congressman at Large Stephen H Cummins of Springfield Illinois showcases a campaign orator role aiding the Republican party in multiple races. A proponent of women’s suffrage, Budget system of appropriations abolition of the pork barrel, protective tariff, preparedness, and a rural system of credits for farmers. A son of a Mexican soldier, Cummins is a self made man who rose from farmer’s boy to teacher to reporter to bank cashier to attorney general aide and successful lawyer. He has known every governor and U S senator since John A Logan and owns two Sangamon county farms.
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