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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
6
A narrator climbs from a rusted iron shaft into a dark tunnel toward a river. He finds a folded coat and whisky flask, then a sudden lid crash seals him in. A foul air rushes in as a shaggy creature and a rat menace him, prompting a leap into the water and a frantic swim to shore.
The narrator braves a fierce autumn storm to reach a manhole and confront a masked assailant. After a brutal struggle across lawn and fence, he loses his coat and gains a glimpse of his foe, who is revealed as Jenks connected to the Cary-Croft mystery.
A fragment describes a person dashing to a room seeking whisky and dry clothing, implying a hurried, informal incident that interrupted a domestic setting. The readable text suggests a rough, anecdotal scene rather than a formal report.
The narrator returns home and reads a note tied to a pistol. The Bruce woman’s hand wrote the brief message aimed at Jenks urging him to return the pistol to Mr. Ware’s room and to be cautious. Do as she says.
Maine lawmakers hear calls for an open season on beavers after lumbermen blame dam builders for widespread damage to standing timber. The dispute centers on dam activity versus forest protection and the cost to the logging industry.
The article notes 20,000,000 Spaniards with only about 35 percent literate and 62 percent illiterate. It describes illiteracy in the south where many postmen cannot read addresses, and letters are paid for by recipients, costing at least one cent per letter. It mentions the postmen are not state paid and that recipients judge letters by those addressed to them.
President Kingsley of New York Life Insurance pledges strict economy and broad publicity. He calls for maintaining the company as a world wide institution while pursuing lawful growth and placing policyholder interests first.
Mrs. Jones tests a phonograph with a recording of In Old Madrid sung by her husband. Polly the parrot reacts with surprise and debate, culminating in the bird exclaiming Great Scot Youve got the old man boxed up this time. A second item provides DIY tips for protecting newly transplanted garden plants with simple frames, burlap covers, and wind management to conserve moisture and shield from frost.
Dr. Juliet Severance recalls a 1958 medical college case of gout and rheumatism. Dr. R. T. Trall advocates strict abstinence diet as the patient groans he cannot give up enjoying life while alive.
A speaker who spent a week on the farm discusses the morbid fascination with watching people eat with knives. He notes the knife as an unpredictable instrument and describes fear of surprise cuts and the urge to look yet dread of harm.
Testimonial advertisement asserts health gains after replacing coffee with Postum Food Coffee. A speaker credits elimination of stomach and nervous troubles to Postum, noting similar improvements among family and neighbors who quit coffee. The piece ends with a nudge to read The Road to Wellville.
The Ontario Bulletin explains London purple is made from dye residues and lime forming calcium arsenite and arsenate with sand and moisture. It notes variable arsenic content and greater water solubility, making Paris green the safer choice for foliage protection.
The article notes limbs are more vulnerable to winter damage than roots and advises focusing on ripening new wood. It recommends early season cultivation to stimulate growth, a cover crop after July, and avoiding fall plowing which can trigger new growth. Dry seasons, wet falls, and severe winters threaten partly ripe wood.
The article urges beautifying the country home with shade trees to raise farm value and beauty. It stresses protecting pears from blight, preserving water spouts for wood growth, soil nutrient management in orchards, and vigorous nursery and orchard inspections to improve results.
The four principal diseases attacking grapes are black rot, downy mildew, and anthracnose. The remedy for all is spraying every two weeks with Bordeaux mixture from bud swell in spring until ripening begins.
A simple transplanting tool is described by bending a tin or steel tube open along a side. A baking powder can with bottom removed serves for large plants. Insert it around the plant, compress to hold soil, lift and transfer to pot or garden hole. withdraw tube and roots remain nearly undisturbed.
To drive off striped bugs keep cucumber and melon vines covered with bone flour or tobacco dust or netting. Poison potato beetles with Paris green. Use tobacco tea for flea beetles. For cabbage worms keep buhach on hand and dust on plants. California insect powder is strong may be mixed with flower or bone meal or used as a solution.
Measurements in Swedish forests show spruce trees growing at about two percent per year after reaching a substantial size. While this is healthy for mature trees it is slow for young saplings. The summary notes lack of data on the initial tree sizes, which crucially affect percentage calculations.
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