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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
7
Amateur billiard champion Calvin Demarest recounted a stormy country summer night in which he and a companion sought shelter in a tavern. The landlord showed a crooked, patchy table with identical white balls and claimed players would learn them by shape.
Japan's whaling industry has grown since the war, with twenty steamers catching whales last year, 400 of them in Korean waters, compared to 268 in 1906.
New York City could earn about 24.27 million dollars annually from marketing its Catskill water supply at current rates. The ongoing building improvements are projected to cost roughly 310 million dollars.
In Cork the Paddy's Market on Saturdays preserves old world features as vendors, mostly elderly peasant women, sell religious pictures, periwinkles, furniture, clothing, and oddities. Treasures arise from patient digging, including a Cheltenham man and mid, Toby mug, copper luster mug, and mahogany tea caddy, though finds require weeks of searching. guidance to visitors ends with a note about kilts.
Methuselah the 250-year-old tortoise at London Zoo has died after a long hibernation period. He awakened briefly in early November before peacefully passing away last week, leaving Henry the 200-year-old tortoise as the new zoo doyen.
An article touts Sloan's Liniment as a treatment for hog cholera also called swine plague. It advises isolating affected hogs, fumigating pens, and giving a tablespoon of a milk mixed dose nightly for three days. Testimonials from Idaville and Peru praise rapid improvement and claim no further losses. A free booklet on animals is offered by Dr Earl S Sloan of Boston.
Five bandits attacked Cristoforo Villasenson a senior merchant in Sahuayo and stripped him of money and valuables. They knelt and asked him to bless them so they would not fall to the police. Acquaintances later found his horse and saddle and searched for him.
W. H. Hobbs ties bridge damage from quakes to valley bank convergence. His study spans earthquakes in the United States, India, and Japan with research dating back to 1886.
Readers are warned of rampant scavenging in urban markets with sharp observations on cross cultural behavior around the Lee and Liffey cities. The piece likens local habits to traditional Mrs Grundy standards. It emphasizes spirited market activity and social commentary.
J Claude White recounts an extraordinary night in Bhutan where a mountain torrent froze solid in a single night. The travelers awoke to a silent frozen landscape, with everything including their saddle of mutton turned to ice and tea made from melted ice.
The four cables of the Manhattan Bridge over the East River will use 23 100 miles of wire weighing 12 570 000 pounds and costing 1 567 125 dollars according to construction plans.
The article explains how soil bacteria in nodules on clover roots help plants absorb nutrients and boost growth. Ontario Agricultural College reports show 66 percent gains from inoculated alfalfa and 55 percent for red clover, with varied results for peas and beans. It notes ongoing refinement and 1909 distribution of cultures at 25 cents per bottle for 60 pounds of seed.
The article notes optimal germination temperatures for crops like wheat and corn and explains how soil temperature and depth affect sprouting. It discusses irrigation and soil type effects on warming. It also cites a Swiss cooperative study comparing farm profits by size, showing high returns on small well managed plots and the dominance of animal dairy poultry products.
An inquiry in Washington found the nine trees live long ages with life spans ranging from 700 years for a length of life to 410 years for a holly specimen near Aschaffenburg, Germany. The silver fir lasts 425 years, larch 275, red beech 245, aspen 210, birch 200, ash 170, elder 145, elm 130, and oak heart rot begins around 300.
Farmers aim to maximize cattle nutrition by pairing corn with fodder and silage along with clover hay. They favor protein rich supplements such as cottonseed meal or linseed cake to balance energy from corn and improve feed efficiency.
Farmers are urged to plow early to curb rag weeds and other weeds on low moist land. Early cultivation prevents weeds from seeding, protecting fields next year. Separate note discusses a German method using coke to keep potatoes from sprouting, attributed to Dr. Schiller.
The flesh of guineas is dark and juicy with rich flavor similar to the ring-neck English pheasant. White guinea meat is lighter, and crossing with the pearl variety makes the meat of the offspring nearly as light.
The text warns against moving stock onto pasture too soon after rain. It advises waiting until the ground firms and grass has a good start to prevent soil damage and ensure cattle gain from the forage.
Farmers Bulletin No. 49 reports lambs fed a mix of two parts cornmeal and one part cottonseed meal for ten weeks with pasture. The regimen produced about 2.95 pounds weekly gain per lamb, using roughly 8 percent of body weight per week of the mixture.
A leading Ohio apple grower applies arsenate of lead in Bordeaux mixture to control fungi and the coddling moth. He sprays at least four times after bloom with a formula of 3 pounds copper sulphate 5 pounds lime and 50 gallons water.
Soak seeds with hard coverings in warm water for two to twelve hours then sow immediately. Morning glories after this treatment will bloom about six weeks from sowing.
North Dakota farmers claim millet harms horses if fed exclusively, citing kidney effects joint swellings and lameness. They note millet is safe when used with other feeds and cut at the proper time.
A fragment notes U S egg prices from 1899 to 1908 with 11.15 to 17.7 cents per dozen区 and claims profit hinges on smart handling of pure bred stock and timely selling of young stock. It also mentions bees replacing queens as they age and relying on good stock for long term savings.
Boggy Depot, twelve miles east of Lost, Oklahoma, once a Choctaw and Chickasaw trade center. Col James Boggy established a federal post here in 1882, treaties moved payments here, salt works supplied southern Indian Territory and northern Texas, Civil War era kettles survive, and notable natives include Senator Owen’s wife, Charles D Carter, Dr E N Wright, and Rev Frank Wright.
The Polly, built in 1805 at Amesbury Massachusetts, remains the oldest American schooner afloat in active commission. Once a privateer, it was captured by the British and later escaped, sailed to the Golden Gate in 1849, and circled the world several times. Commanded by Capt Jeduthun Upton of Salem, its decks once bristled with guns before capture by Phoebe. The Daughters of 1812 seek to preserve its full career records.
A French chemist explains a simple technique to frost glass using a uniform layer of glue on a tumbler or bottle. As the glue dries it contracts and slowly causes tiny slits, creating a frosted look, with added salts enhancing the effect.
The Young Turk movement uses the term Ottomans to refer to all residents of the empire including Muslims Christians and Jews, signaling a unified national identity beyond religious lines.
A Baird Texas resident recounts how a neighbor's advice led him to quit coffee for Postum. He notes rapid relief from dyspepsia, kidney and bowel issues, improved digestion, and restored strength. His son also benefited, and the family now prefers Postum to coffee. There is a promotional offer inviting readers to try Postum and read The Road to Wellville.
In Paris a new nervous system remedy involves vinegar soaked towels. A patient enters a dark room while a doctor thrashes the body with a vinegar saturated towel, redips it, and then rubs, clothes the patient and irons the body with hot irons.
James Greenman of Ionia Michigan recounts severe kidney trouble with back pain weakness dizziness and weight loss. He avoided surgery using Dean's Kidney Pills passing a half inch stone and numerous smaller stones then recovering fully. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Scottish household prepares for an inevitable death as a dying man secretly desires a savory stew. His wife responds with dark humor, noting the stew is for his own funeral and cannot be eaten. The tale blends poignant resignation with macabre wit.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet and cures corns bunions swelling sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Sample mailed free Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
Dr. C H Parkhurst warns at a banquet that charity is misinterpreted as the master misreads scripture. A New York Tribune note recalls a journal entry about generosity and discipline after a thief is caught, with a man returning a cloak along with his coat.
Eastern Colorado presents cheap land from 10 to 20 dollars per acre with crops tied to eastern farming. Lincoln County stands out among agricultural counties as W S Pershing of Limon guides many to solid locations. The message notes high investor interest as eastern prices rise. It also cites the Metropolitan Museum of Art totals for 1908: 5686 acquisitions with 1983 gifts and 3703 purchases.
Public confidence spans over fifty years for Hamlins Wizard Oil hailed as the standard remedy for aches and pains. A note on Deaf bicycle riders in England uses a badge for safety. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething claims gum relief and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. Brain weight claims compare male and female aging.
The statement explains that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna meet strict quality standards. It notes that California figs provide taste while active medicinal ingredients come from carefully selected plants. Purchasers are urged to buy only the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co through leading druggists.
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