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Grape Vine Trials and a Virginia Creeper Misprint
A humorous tale by Max Adeler recounts failed grape vine culture experiments misled by neighbors and experts. The narrator replaces a trellis with string then bean pole, pays a ten dollar consult, and learns the plant is actually a Virginia creeper. The piece ends with brief notices of a tombstone dispute and a Ludlow Iowa burial in a pauper’s grave.
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Pitman
Adeler
Cooley
France
Sol
Danbury News
Hast Haven
Conn
Ludlow
Iowa