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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
5
Verbena is a low growing annual with a creeping habit and shoots that rise to five to seven inches. It forms a dense flowering mat in mass plantings and is ideal for bedding, borders, mounds, and window boxes. Seedlings grown from seed are vigorous, sowingFebruary in warm rooms for early bloom near Washington DC, March 1 for general outdoor planting.
This portulaca is a low growing, hardy annual with vivid blossoms and thick foliage. It tolerates extreme heat, light sandy soils, and sparse water, making it ideal for beds, edgings, rockwork, and undergrowth. Seed germinates in hot weather, self sows southward, and can become weedy in some soils. A concise, period-voiced horticultural note.
Hollyhocks are hardy perennials best planted in groups against evergreens. They offer a wide color range from white to deep rose and almost black. For best blooms, sow seeds yearly in April to June. young plants produce finer flowers than old ones.
The text advises giving each seedling a foot or more of space in final transplanting to allow full development. It notes hollyhocks average four feet tall, with many varieties shorter and an equal number taller than the average.
Coreopsis, a showy yellow flower genus, includes annuals and perennials ideal for bouquets. For New York area gardeners, sow seeds in March indoors or in heat, or in May outdoors south of New York, with blooms from August to frost. plants require thinning to 10 inches apart and staking. prized varieties include Coreopsis grandiflora and C lanceolata for cutting.
Cockscomb Celosia crist a prized for odd ornamental value in gardens. Dwarf forms border trim while tall varieties form striking clusters, red and yellow colors most effective. Harvest for winter bouquets by picking before full ripeness and drying indoors. Seed sowing in April with gentle heat then transplanting in May yields bright blooms from midsummer to frost.
United States Department of Agriculture urges increased feed and strategic breeding to secure fall pig litters. Sows should be bred by May or June to ensure October arrivals, with emphasis on weight gain before breeding, proper flushing, and use of a purebred boar. Early breeding and careful feed can speed market readiness and expand meat supply.
A short guide urges patriotic service at home through expanded gardens and canning. It advises more corn, potatoes, and wheat rotation, plus cover crops like cowpeas, manure application, and boosting poultry and livestock. Emphasizes pest control in orchards, gardens, and fields for a banner year.
The article describes the life cycle of a grub that burrows in the ground and may hatch on hair, with larvae entering the skin. It notes grubs cause flesh and milk loss, degrade hides, and advises squeezing out grubs through openings, then using kerosene drops via an oil can to destroy them. It also suggests pine tar or coal tar dips to deter pests from cattle.
Work horses show more sickness on Monday than any other day, hinting at flawed Sunday feeding practices. Experts warn that heavy idle feeding on Sunday leads to Monday morning illness and even death. Suggest a lighter Sunday grain, steady quality, and possible turnout to pasture with shade, plus warm bran mash with salt if needed.
In Colorado, readers report heel flies disturbing cattle in summer. The half inch black flies bite no, but their larvae cause internal damage as eggs are ingested and larvae migrate through the body. By late spring the grub matures and exits to the outside world.
Shoats for early market should have milifeed slop twice a day with abundant green feed. Keep a box of wood ashes and charcoal under cover in the feeding pen and allow the animals to eat what they need.
It is my observation that each person has one peculiarity friends must indulge. Mr Billtops describes Mrs Billtops who must be humored over her umbrella. He humorously details rain, feathers, and shelter as he endures her constant umbrella-related complaints.
Boston historic Hill Copps Hill once Windmill and Snow hill. Named for William Copp, a cobbler. It served as the town’s second burying ground from 1660 known as Old North burying ground. An inscription dated 1662 for John Thwing and Grace Berry is thought altered. British troops used gravestones as targets during occupation. bullet marks remained for years after the revolution.
The kingdom of Israel lasted several hundred years with more than twenty kings from Saul, reigning 1005 B C to 1055 B C, through David, Solomon, and others to Zedekiah, who became king 597 B C. Saul was anointed by Samuel who named David his successor. the throne was not strictly hereditary but claimed divine authority. The kings named in the biblical book of Kings are recorded.
A quotation from David Swing urges learning contentment with simple living and steadfast devotion. It envisions a quiet home, self planted vines, a few inspiring books, loyal friends, joyous pleasures without pain, and a religion free of bigotry that inspires trust, hope, and love.
At breakfast Mr Jagsby asks about a friend who did not return, while Mrs Jagsby deflects with a remark that he likely went back to his beat. The terse exchange creates an uneasy, unresolved mood.
A man with a visionary expression urges a skeptical capitalist to invest in an invention he claims will revolutionize the world. The capitalist resists, shouting for the idea to be taken away as he questions the inventor’s expertise.
The piece notes skepticism about continued rain as farmers debate its value. It questions whether all farmers benefit from the three days of rain and if watercress growth is affected, in a humorous rural tone.
Poem style line urging idealized traits from various ads. Quotes a Pucek line about a world as advertised. Ends with exclamatory note on how wonderful it would be. Potentially references teeth tobacco steam radiators filing cabinets rubber heels shaving soap complexion magazines steamship and correspondence school ads.
London pays policewomen six dollars weekly while Texas grants pensions to dependent mothers. England seeds farming to women this year as the Philippines cites Teodora Zavilla as leading rice grower. Edith Rosecrans named attorney for Blairstown. Women outnumber men seeking Navy enlistments as 25 American women serve as ambulance drivers in Salonika. Jeanne Tardy appointed attache to the French Ministry of Finance.
A collection of wartime adage style lines mixing moral counsel and domestic wisdom. It blends thrift, efficiency, family duties, and kitchen common sense with playful rhymes about garbage, crops, gardening, bread, and grocery routines. Names or dates are not present.
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