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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
7
A Cleveland Plain Dealer humor piece recalls a prank at an automobile club where a newcomer is labeled as Blank the new member who is not popular. The gag hinges on the line that he is always trying to start something and owns a motorcycle.
An informal banquet spilled by the Cleveland Plain Dealer reveals Old Man Longwind was asked to speak when another speaker canceled. He rose and addressed the gathering for 40 minutes with no prepared speech, only a improvised talk.
In a brief exchange a farmer and a city man discuss the rigors of rural life. The farmer affirms eating the same grub as summer boarders and asserts the farmer's life is hard.
A reflective piece notes that friends may seem foes in disguise based on actions. It references Mrs Winelow's Soothing Syrup for teething and teases how gossip affects reputation. It also contrasts a woman disliked for silence with a man’s louder concert.
Windom Kansas resident Mary Horner reports relief from bladder trouble and female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad cites decades of testimonials and urges letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential guidance.
Practical guide by W. H. Grinstead on planting and shaping compact hedges using Japanese barberry or California privet. Details include fall planting advantages, double versus single row spacing, ground preparation, heavy manure, pruning to three inches, and pinching shoots to encourage bottom growth for dense, pyramid shaped hedges.
The New York experiment station reports four dwarf apple orchards show no clear financial or quality benefits over standard trees. Dwarfs bear slightly earlier but not enough to save costs. care is more expensive and trees are shorter lived. No future for dwarf trees in commercial orchards beyond fillers. McIntosh and Lady varieties fare slightly better on dark stocks.
Plum Raspberry notes from Northern New York describe black cap varieties maturing quickly with thick firm berries. The canes stay compact if started in spring and regularly pinched, with 80 young canes not exceeding two feet in height to avoid staking.
Poultry expert Prof James Dryden notes fattening rations vary by local grain, with oats and barley as strong bases. A balanced mix of ground oats barley and middlings with bran and milk yields a soft, dripable feed. add animal meals if milk is scarce. Feed twice daily, no green foods, restrict exercise, and consider dark cramped pens or lamplight for feeding.
The routine on a poultry farm starts with opening houses for air then breakfast drinking water and cleaning the night’s droppings. Tasks include trapping nests repairs incubators brooders chores feeding at night and dusk gate checks. Monotony wears beginners who crave variety and quit early in life.
A compact brooder uses a tight box with a single joint and two elbows of stove pipe. An ordinary lamp provides heat at the lower end while a tin damper on the upper opening regulates warmth for a safe practical device.
Egg eating starts when hens are out of condition or fat and when there is a shortage of time in the coop. Soft shelled eggs break during laying and hens develop a taste for them. Gather eggs several times daily to prevent breakage from crowding on the nest or newly laid eggs striking others.
A brief instruction details moving trays from left to right with every turn. The note emphasizes shifting positions as the cycle progresses to maintain balance and order.
The report notes excessive moisture harms chick hatches, stating too much moisture has caused higher mortality than too little. It emphasizes proper humidity control in incubation and hatchery management for healthier flocks.
International section presents a Sunday School lesson by E C O Sellers from the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. The piece outlines instruction for the evening department and aims to guide teachers and students in biblical study.
The lesson analyzes Exodus 14 19 31 focusing on Israel facing three options escape forward or return to bondage. God directs Moses to use a staff to part the Red Sea providing protection and deliverance. Pharaoh pursues but God paralyses his army and the waters return, saving Israel while Pharaoh’s forces perish. Israel’s faith falters after the event.
A passage from The American Magazine recounts a country boy who as a child observed Ned the hired man. Ned’s tall blue eyed humor masked a volatile habit but his raw talent as a first baseman shone in barehanded catches and five home runs. The tale notes Ned once played professionally and later became a famed outfielder with a great team.
S. O. Garden of Clarkfield Minnesota describes a long standing itchy leg rash that spread and caused nights of scratching. After trying many salves he used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for six weeks and was completely cured. The ad notes Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide with a free 32 page Skin Book.
Mildred Lawson, an American dancing girl, debuted in London last month. English critics praised her dancing but complained about scant costumes. Lawson forwarded some criticisms to a New York agent and wrote that fussing over her dresses is pointless.
A compact quote drives a feature about ambition and sacrifice. Two men chase fame, one attains it while the other ends in tragedy, illustrating contrasting outcomes and costly choices in pursuit of public attention.
Classified sale notices list 800 acres near Montezuma Gray County Kansas with a house barn and outbuildings citing John Tox 319 Chicago and 160 acre rice farm in Lonoke Arkansas with complete modern equipment offered by W H Hicks Lonoke AR R 8.
An Englishman touring the world learns a local paper printed his return with a misspelling. The report claimed his friends were surprised that he is un changed due to the compositor omitting the letters oc from unchanged. The error caused amusement.
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