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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
7
The article argues plowing mastery hinges on mechanical skill and soil filling. It notes many farmers lack this turn of mind and that improper furrow orientation reduces yields. Example Fig 1 shows furrows standing on edge and nearly perpendicular.
The discussion explains how well turned furrows cover sod and why shallow plowing is usually undesirable, especially with witch grass. It stresses using a skilled plow and checking a share's performance before purchase, noting common errors from haste on old land and the impact on soil exposure and air.
To prepare an asparagus bed use the warmest land, spade deep in September and mix in horse manure. Plant from seed or roots, set out in spring after spading, allow two years for root growth, and begin cutting in the third spring. Harvest after mid June with a sharp knife and cover with coarse manure in winter.
A poultryman reports liver trouble in fowls not limited to turkeys and notes many seemingly healthy birds die from it. An autopsy showed massively dilated liver due to blood from the heart and body, suggesting a germ disease.
A short verse notes a child’s night reflections on race and ethnicity with images of Indians Esquimaux and Chinatown residents. The narrator questions whiteness and propriety while observing a world seen from a child’s fragile, curious perspective.
The Boston Watchman quotes a poem praising love as the source of beauty, thought, and divine praise. It argues knowledge and power are lesser without love, and true strength lies in love which consecrates mortal life and hints at a hopeful afterlife beyond the grave.
The Washington Star quotes a reflection on June’s beauty and happiness as fragile ideals. It contrasts a lush, balmy midyear promise with the harsher sunlit reality that may parch the earth and test life’s joys that cannot be kept.
A short verse describes a little girl whose tears are dried by her sister. A sunbeam replaces sadness as laughter returns. The speaker imagines April showers giving way to Baby Spring as summer follows to comfort the child.
A compilation of short verse items shows a scene of humility before a rich man in a Chicago Record-Herald poem, a playful schoolboy love letter from S. E. Kiser, and a hopeful verse by F. L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution. The pieces reflect mid-20th century newspaper poetry and light anecdotal verse.
Poem excerpt from Emma C Dowd in Youths Companion. The lines describe pursuit by a fame seeking figure drawn through marshes and blooms, lured by lilies and serpents, tormented by sun and night, finally grasping a wreath of laurel that will perish with tomorrow.
In a humorous dialogue, Aunt Betsy and Josh discuss why Washington weather forecasters sometimes predict up to 48 hours or a week ahead, while local forecasters stay within 24 hours. Uncle Josh jokes that the Washington man has more sensitive coins, implying better fortune or luck.
A Kansas City Editor quips that a bride who triumphs in a wedding aisle walk later faces ordinary domestic chores with no society coverage. The contrast highlights social spotlight versus daily home duties.
An admiring friend praises the dreamy poet for being forever filled with divine inspiration. The poet modestly concedes the point, adding that such inspiration is largely all he has to offer in general.
In Somerville Journal style, the ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a constitutional treatment for catarrh. It claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars to any failing case, with pills also advertised.
At the annual meeting of the Boston beanband the speaker addressed the ladies with a comic preface promising a direct truth about the subject. The remark carries a playful tone reflecting the era’s social milieu and public speech style.
Try Grain O. Ask your grocer for Grain O the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it with no injury and adults like it. Grain O resembles Mocha or Java in rich seal brown but is made from pure grains and gentle on delicate stomachs. Priced 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.
A Chicago Record-Herald exchange questions whether a family can live on 2.50 a week. The responder doubts the figure but offers sympathy, saying she would be a sister to Arthur.
An advertisement claims Kemp's Balsam stops coughing instantly and offers a free sample bottle at druggists. It promotes large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents and warns that delays are dangerous.
A Yonkers Statesman quotation notes Philadelphia residents rarely play chess as the game is slow and requires staying awake, reflecting cultural views on activities in the city. The exchange contrasts New Yorker assumptions with local habits and hints at urban pastime norms.
The Baltimore American quotes a humorous exchange about Hoxsie's Croup Cure offering relief in one hour for 50 cents. A reader from Trinity Springs Indiana praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as unmatched for coughs and colds.
A collage of text items includes a baby and mother dialogue, an advertisement seeking a competent nurse, and health remedies such as Hale's Honey of Horehound and Pike's Toothache Drops. Wry quips point to social norms, gossip, and light humor from Philadelphia and Missouri papers.
The markets list grain prices for flour wheat corn oats and cash values for cattle veals sheep and hogs across several cities including New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo East Liberty and Cincinnati. Prices show mixed moves with flour and wheat varying by location and livestock largely steady to lower in some markets.
Miss Anna Bryan in Washington supports Peruna as a tonic for catarrh and nervous symptoms. Bertha Kockler of Brooklyn commends Peruna and Manalin for relief from nervous catarrh of the stomach and improved appetite and weight.
Miss Marie Coats of the Appleton Young Ladies Club presents Peruna as a spring and summer remedy. Testimonials from Mrs. Al Weitzel of Terre Haute claim it restored senses and vitality after years of weakness and nerve troubles. The ad asserts Peruna cleanses mucous membranes, supports digestion, and aids female pelvic organs, inviting readers to request Dr. Hartman’s free guidance.
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