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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
7
A simple DIY method uses a 2x4 pine pole with a wide cleat nailed at one end to grip the ladder. A 1x3 piece serves as a hook across the middle to catch the third rung. A variant adds a button to flip the first rung, allowing quick removal and storage.
A Farm and Home correspondent describes planting one ounce of tomato seed in March, frost setbacks, and regrowth. Despite poor sandy soil, deep plowing, and careful fertilization, insufficient last plowings and nitrate application reduced growth. yet the patch yielded over 400 two pound cans.
The article explains growing legumes like peas and beans in gardens to enrich soil with nitrogen. It notes crop rotation benefits, shading, and soil organisms, with nitrogen absorbed from air and returned to the soil as plant matter decomposes.
Oliver Black of Pittsburg Pennsylvania reports a record harvest from 3,429 plants yielding 3,600 quarts. Prices ranged from eight to fifteen cents per quart, averaging ten cents. All berries were described as fine.
In a Farmers' Review column the author urges clean orchards to deter rabbits and mice, noting small trees are most at risk and recommending chicken wire, veneer wraps, and careful fencing. The piece warns against oily paints and ends with a proposed poison mixture to deter Brer Rabbit.
A simple grape trellis built from white pine posts seven feet long and 2x4 feet long feet rest on bricks. Crosspieces and braces use 1x2 stock with a strap iron brace nailed to the foot and driven into the ground to prevent tipping.
Worms left to feed on currant bushes will ruin them. Avoid deep hoeing to protect plant roots. Promote strong root systems in straw berries for next season. Cut back monthly rose bushes after the first blossoms fade to guarantee a second growth.
Practical patterns for maids and nurses aprons from Paris pattern No 2467. Describes two designs with bib and bretelles, embroidery flouncing options, and material suggestions in Victoria lawn cambric jaconet. Four sizes 32 36 40 44 bust. yardage details and edging required. send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
Mrs Enos Shearer of Centralia Washington describes years of weakness sleeplessness and swelling. After four months bed confinement and three doctors pronouncing no cure she used Deans Kidney Pills and recovered. she says she soon left bed and regained health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt recalls three year old Allan who, told by his aristocratic grandmother that he must avoid lowly children, proudly shows a bloody finger. He explains he is not crying from pain but because it is only red blood and his grandmother said he had blue.
Emma offers cake to Tommy warning that spoiling the piano will cancel her next piano lesson for two weeks. The playful exchange centers on cake sharing and practice penalties.
A suburban boy Bobby floods a tub by turning on both taps. With the stopper in place the tub fills rapidly and he pleads in prayer for relief. His sister overhears and shuts off the water, sparing him from maternal slipper punishment.
Mrs. Frank Donahue of Kokomo Indiana describes a case where a boy developed widespread itching sores. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for four nights, the child recovered fully.
Describes a summer petticoat in eight sizes 23 to 36 inches waist. Materials vary from cambric to satin and silk. Details include flounce options, embroidery, lace edging, ribbon beading, and precise yardage for a 26 waist.
The Pioneer Mail notes that while Anglo Indians may criticize extremist Swadeshi methods and economics, they broadly back the Swadeshi movement’s goal of fostering indigenous industries and new ventures essential to India's future prosperity.
A musician offers a quip about teaching pretty girls to whistle. He notes that if the girl is not a wife or sister, puckered lips often tempt a man to kiss, leaving no chance to blow a note.
A clerk, relocated from the national department, asks whether the recipient will take a piano or if it should be sent. The exchange centers on handling the instrument during the transfer.
Dr Arthur T Holbrook relates a joke about a man named Evans who arrives at heaven’s gates and is told he does not belong there until 20 years late. The guardian checks the back of the book and confirms the man’s place, with the punchline asking for his doctor.
The editor notes the third chapter is blurred and difficult to read. The author mentions a London atmosphere and fog as key mood elements. The passage reflects on missing life’s meaning by waiting for glamour rather than small opportunities Grace Willis remarks.
The essential in onion growing is thorough cultivation at the right time. Keep weeds down and soil loose around young plants. After each rain, as soon as ground is dry, go over the patch. For hand cultivation, plant in drills 14 to 16 inches apart.
An exchange notes that the figure of the fish hook has remained constant for about two millennia while remarking that the shape of the fish itself is equally unchanged. The remark underscores continuity across eras in design and nature.
Col. Walsh of St. George's barracks recruiting station says females are eligible to act as recruiting agents for the army. London Woman reports the new and profitable vocation aligns with women’s employment opportunities.
A petrified toad encased in bark was discovered by E. J. Healy at Indian Rock in Connecticut. Thought to have been killed by a lightning strike 25 years ago, the tree show evidence of the incident.
A Washington physician credits Postum with ending periodic headaches and sleeplessness after abandoning coffee. He details initial dislike, proper preparation, and benefits including weight gain and clearer memory, aided by wife and sister in law who also switched. The testimonial endorses Postum as nourishment and invigoration and cites The Road to Wellville.
In a county seat county courthouse a hallway disturbance led the sheriff to arrest two tough men Danny Flannigan and Jake Jenkins. Judge Gillette, renowned for old-fashioned dignity, asked quietly which of the two had won the fight, revealing a sly sense of humor about the incident.
A lawyer writes En peck's will in which the testator bequeaths all property to his wife but only if she marries within a year. The lawyer asks why and En peck explains he wants someone to be sorry that he died.
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