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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1890
Page
4
The narrator recalls visiting Barrie Ontario sixty six miles north of Toronto. He purchases a pocket knife, encounters a heavyset English laborer with a wad of money and a threatening dog attack. In a tense moment he defends himself with a knife as the dog lunges and the man strikes, sustaining a minor sleeve wound.
A man subdues a bull-terrier attack with a knife after a dog fight injures his hand and face. He alerts the police. the dog owner is later identified as a prolific criminal and is captured. The bull-terrier is described as fine despite its head wounds.
A discussion on the origins of social customs argues they are slow evolutions rather than deliberate inventions, with fashion treated as transitory while habit and history shape norms. The Printing Business section lauds printing growth as a century defining phenomenon, noting rising paper use, the newspaper's influence on public opinion, and its role as an educator alongside schools.
A detailed Ohio bulletin summarizes experiments feeding sugar beets to dairy cows and compares beets with corn based feeds. It notes higher milk outputs with beets but questions economic efficiency, and cites yields of beets versus corn and land requirements. It also covers green manures for wheat and a tale of a captain’s nerve with a salmon fly.
A Breeders Gazette correspondent reports a Jefferson Indiana case where a barn burned from spontaneous combustion of newly stacked wheat and hay. Ten loads of heavy wheat and hay, stored to roof height, ignited with no flame source found. Losses include barn, contents, tools, harness, and carriage. insurance entries fail to cover all. The writer warns farmers to avoid storing green or newly cut grain in barns and to be cautious during haying weather.
A method uses a flexible hoop with adjustable circumference tied to a crossboard frame forming a wheel with four spokes. By inserting a tuning fork shaped board and a center pin, the device measures areas. three wheel turns equal one rod and 88 turns in one direction with 38x38 in the other.
A rustic guide discusses calculating area with turns and rods, noting 1440 turns per acre and 450 square rods per three acres. It offers practical farm tips on orchard management, mulching, training, and weed control, plus a cheap roof brace method and notes on plantings like ivy and plums.
American Agriculturist notes that nailing rafter ties from top to beam or studding creates a strongest roof. Ties across every second or third rafter pair prevent sagging under slate or heavy snow. The plan adds strength, costs little, and is more effective than simple cross-nailing.
An OCR fragment lists travel promotions for Southern routes including the Byaxsville Route and Chicago connections, with one fare excursion details to the Great West and multiple dates in 1800 era. It also includes assorted medical ads and patent medicine claims for Dr. Pierce and Carter’s pills, touting cure claims and money-back guarantees. The varied items reflect a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page with travel, medicine, and consumer notices.
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