Wallingford area notices and public sale details
A scattered local update notes neighbors in the Wallingford area, mentions Margaret Fenn visiting Granttinger, farm families harvesting corn despite weather, and an upcoming public auction on the Person farm December 17, 1909. Auction lists livestock, machinery, hay, corn, and oddments with sale terms and contact. Auctioneers and clerk named A H Preeson, We Fusutin, C O Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Person
Wallingford
McCormick
A. H. Preeson
We. Fusutin
C. O, Anderson
Bucklens Arnica Salve Promises Skin Beauty and Healing
Advertisement extols Bucklens Arnica Salve as a cure for pimples eruptions sores and boils. It claims to soften skin cure cold sores cracked lips chapped hands and even heat-related issues while highlighting a local drug store supplier Sy H Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Williams Drug Store
Notice of land sale under judgment in Mabberville district
Nottes is hereby given that by virtue of a special execution issued from the District Court of Lowen county a judgment directs sale of real estate in Mabberville town. The administrator Joe Pies is to sell the property to satisfy a debt of four hundred forty six dollars and sixteen cents plus costs. The sale is set for the first day of December at the court house in Mabberville with bids to be opened to the highest bidder. Dated at Mabberville November 2.
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Nottes
District Court
Lown
Kanmet
Wb. Ihodes
Mabberville
Eunmet
Eudil
Aldou
Furvas
Motheryville
Pown
Thita
Nuyeuther, Woo
Bump Lea Sheelit
Apple Moth Threatens Crop in Historic Control Guide
A detailed, period style pest note describes the codling moth as a major enemy to apples. It covers lifecycle from egg to worm, how worms enter fruit, signs of infestation, and control methods including spraying arsenate of lead, Paris green, and Bordeaux mixture after blossoms drop and again a week later. Winter bark scraping by woodpeckers and nuthatches is noted as natural aid.
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Paris
Potato Digging Machine Digs And Delivers Potatoes
An Indiana inventor designs a horse drawn potato digger attached to a wagon. A rear axle plow lifts earth and potatoes, while a chain driven elevator tosses potatoes onto the wagon. The device aims to speed harvest with no peeling integrated yet.
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Thoes
Indiana
How to Make Hay Stacker in a Rural Guide
A Missouri Valley farmer describes a simple hay stacker that one man can build in about three hours using common timber and a pulley system. Materials include a 2 by 1 foot crane base, several thin and medium-sized timbers, two 8 foot poles, a ladder, and a collarless rope setup. Three men with a horse operate the device, pulling the load via a top pulley and a ground pulley.
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Missouri Valley Farmer
Horticulture Notes from a Wet Season
Horticulture notes advise thinning peach trees as rains cause heavy fruiting to ensure quality. Excess moisture may trigger blight with heat. trees should be touched and cared for. An eastern grower suggests that soil stirring is less effective than watching crops, while apple orchards can yield more than corn once bearing. Buckwheat cover crops enrich soil and feed hogs.
Dusting Potatoes to Control Potato Bugs
The guide advises hand picking early in the morning to catch torpid potato bugs. It recommends dusting with paris green mixed in dry plaster to kill worms, detailing amounts per acre and adjustments for dense foliage, with emphasis on using plenty of dry plaster and early application.
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Patel
Fertilizing Orchards and Plant Growth
Fertilizing orchards and soil management are discussed, noting how nutrients influence growth and the practice of using careful cultivation. The text explains moisture, temperature, and leaf surface effects on plant health, highlighting how shade and evaporation impact orchard conditions.
Unclear OCR Item on Local Crop and Markets
Fragmentary text discusses vegetables and localities, mentions exports and storage issues. Contains numerous garbled words, no clear people, places, dates, or concrete events. Unable to determine a coherent news item or outcome from the readable fragments.
In Praise of Georgia Grub and Far East Seed News
A Washington Post interview with James Jackson of Macon praises Georgia goober country cuisine and hospitable farmers with possum, goobers, corn pone, and buttermilk. Separate dispatch notes Pistacia chinensis seeds from Shandong China, their drought tolerance, long life, and potential use as pistachio stock.
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Georgia
James Jackson
Macon
Washington Post
Mr. Jackson
South
Mr.Jackson
California
Bureau of Plant Industry
China
Forest Service
Shantung
Confucius
San Francisco
Cal
Father Was Wise To Game A Student Debts
A University of Pennsylvania student led a lavish life funded by his father. The father refused to send money after the student's watch vanished in the Schuylkill river, joking that it would be cheaper to soak the watch where it is.
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University of Pennsylvania
Schuylkill River
His Important Service in Roundabout recollections
A humorous anecdote from Roundabout recollections recounts a Irish station encounter where a head waiter’s tip becomes a costly token of service. John Augustus O'Shea cites a clever plea from a young porter who bluntly asks for lip while delivering news of a missed train.
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Hibernian
John Augustus O'Shea
Ireland
Dublin
Port Arthur Barracks to Become Industrial School
Furious Lt and officials report after the great war between Russia and Japan. The Japanese power has decided to convert the Russian barracks at Fort Avtluy into a high industrial school. Official Gazette announces the plan and lists the faculty details.
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Port Arthur
Hussia
Japan
Ile Japanes Puwermulent
Fort Avtluy
Furiglug Yao
Almost Unpardonable Cream Incident Inspires Pusscase Joke
A small amount of cream was spilled into a cup of coffee and deemed unpalatable. The recipient handed the beverage to a cat, prompting amused derision and a cheeky quip about a pusscase as bystanders reacted with hisses and shouts.
Exchange Quip Highlights Bright Pupils Exchange
A playful exchange between Miss Winsome and Mr. Sweetly features a pun on bright pupils. The menacing line lampoons schoolyard wit as a teacher smiles at the quip.
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Little Brighteyes
Remarkable finger regrowth operation by Dr White in Trenton
Surgeons nationwide follow progress of a case in Trenton New Jersey where Dr E B White formerly of Melii ley hospital performed a pioneering procedure on ten year old Walter Barry. After a hay cutter injury severed a finger, initial stitching failed. The doctor removed bone between the first and second joints and let body secretions fill the gap, effectively growing a new bone in place.
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New Bonn
Trenton
N. J
E. B. White
Meliiley Hospital
Walter Barry
White
Chinese Secret Societies In Java Ordinance Targets Dutch Indies
An ordinance enforces penalties in Java for Chinese secret societies. A fine of 100 guilders or three months in prison applies for Chinese found with society documents or emblems or wearing marks. Leaders hosting meetings at homes or failing to report gatherings face similar penalties, with crimes extending to recruitment and support actions. The text also contains garbled dialogue from a court scene referencing McMurt wit Vicader and Pleader, plus a dentist quip.
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Java
Netherlands
India
Chinameh
Thea
Kidney Remedy Praise From Claremont Woman
Mrs S Jorgce of Claremont New Hampshire writes that about a year ago she bought two bottles of Wolsey Kidney Remedy which cured a long standing kidney trouble. She says it is a grand good medicine and heartily recommends it.
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Mra. S. Jorgce
Claremont, N. H
Jay .Johnsten & Co
Hee s Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs Quickly
A brief ad notes Hee s Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and strengthens lungs. It claims a genuine yellow package and mentions Jay Sohnaton & Co as the sellers in a well located high room modern house setting with easy terms.
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S Foley
Jay Sohnaton & Co
Fletcherism and Walters in dining critique
A restaurant owner ridicules Fletcherism as bad for business noting diners who chew by rule slow service and reduce tips. He cites two regulars who chew 100 times per bite of bread, arguing waiters dislike Fletcher and his followers and that lunch crowds neglect the movement.
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Fletcher
Flying fish arrives aboard Henrietta near Varallones
A. Paladini, a local fish merchant, displayed a flying fish on the deck of his steamship Henrietta five miles off Varallones. The creature, about a foot long and weighing nearly two pounds, was netted after leaping onto the deck during voyage along southern California waters. Captain Alexander brought the fish into port for display.
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A. Paladini
Henrietta
California
Alexander
San Francisco
Epicurean Literary Man Prevost Parades Odd Taste
The French novelist M. Marcel Prevost, reputed to be an elected academician, is described with eccentric culinary quirks. He favors fattened ortolins, insists beef stews cook slowly for two days, and will only eat lamb raised by two ewes devoted to that single lamb from birth.
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M. Marcel Prevost
Lucullus
Estouitade de Boeuf
M. Prevost
Hone
Absent Minded Barber Tale Captures Local Character
A humorous exchange recalls Wilkins as the most absent minded fellow. He supposedly sat in a barber chair and wrapped a newspaper around his neck like a towel to read, prompting amused comments about his distraction.
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Wilkins
Notice of Administration and Creditors Rights
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned appointment as administrator of the estate of Julia Uamuudaon, deceased, requests all creditors to file claims with the clerk of the court in Mitnerville, Iowa, sworn and properly proved, by a stated date to avoid costs. Signed by AL UD. MAH and CAROLINE WM. GAME N, Administrators.
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Courk
Biamet Ouundy
al Towa
Gaucutria
Lhd
Julia Uamuudaon
Mitnerville
Iowa
Caroline WM
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