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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
13
A garbled legal notice from a probate filing references a lands dispute involving an heir named Frank W and an estate tied to Tawnehith Warret. The fragmented text mentions shares, heirs, and a valuation around four dollars and four cents, with unclear terms and parties.
Public sale of personal property including items described oddly with misread terms. Names such as Reid and Thy, Wm Burd, Jamee Deremer appear in broken phrases. The fragmentary notice hints at assorted goods like harnesses and rubber items, but specifics remain unclear and OCR errors obscure the sale scope and parties involved.
A scan of society items from Weehawken to New York shows a stream of personal mentions. Residents Anne Lends of Oxford and Miss Anna Stites visit friends. Mrs. Elwood Mitchell hosts family. families from Hampton, Jersey City, and Port Monroe attend gatherings and Easter events. Deaths and hospitalities mix with school and board of education notices as neighbors share events from April vacation, visits, and upcoming teaching vacancies.
A farmer explains a simple hog house door that helps hogs learn to operate it. A padded bracket supports a movable rod end so hogs can push the door open for entry and exit, with practice teaching them when to go in or out.
A man wandering in a daze tries to buy a novel for his wife using a memo. He misreads Cobb’s Cortatinea on a clipped note and searches a clerk’s list, unable to locate the book, then frets about returning home empty handed.
A guide to judging sheep by wool quality emphasizes long wool breeds show coarser fiber than short wools. It advises on fleece characteristics: thick clean fleece, bright and grease-rich, minimal dark or greasy spots, and rippling ribbing in mid wool. The method to open fleece involves placing hands palms down and pulling apart to avoid breaks.
The Accompanying sketch shows a bay door with a V shaped wind guard and rope layout for safe operation. A Minnesota farmer notes dogs deterred by a man holding a stick near sheep, but the piece degrades into warnings about bogus men and harsh calls for punishment.
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