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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
6
A solemn remembrance of fallen soldiers and sacred graves. The poem honors brave leaders and their men, defending their homeland, while enduring memories and national glory illuminate the quiet fields where they rest.
The New York Tribune notes Brazil’s varied resources and rising exports led by rubber and coffee. U S buys half of Brazil’s coffee exports, worth 46.9 million dollars in the year ending June 30 1904, with Britain and Germany as top suppliers to Brazil. Baroness Rosen is highlighted as a prominent Washington figure married to the Russian ambassador. A Baltimore witness recounts a courtroom moment about not being rattled by questions, citing years of training and four generations.
The article analyzes Brazil’s trade in 1904, noting Brazil imported mainly cotton manufactures iron and steel breadstuffs wine provisions and coal while its exports centered on coffee and rubber. It highlights foreign capital in Rio de Janeiro and a US push to gain more trade share, hindered by the weak American merchant marine and ports growth.
Dialogue snippet shows Mrs. Houston and Weary Willie discussing work with Willie claiming he is too strenuous to start and keeps passing the moment to work. Published in the Philadelphia Press.
A humorous dialogue from Tales from Le Figaro notes Penman uses two secretaries, one to write and one to dictate. Critics mock the notion that Penman does not author books under his name, suggesting outsourcing the writing process to others.
A humorous exchange on distant relationships contrasts with a man who changes business against his wife’s wishes and faces lifelong scrutiny for the decision. The dialogue notes the irony of pursuing risk versus staying close to home.
A World To Day correspondent describes plans to weigh the earth by swinging pendulums at the apex and center of the Great Pyramid. The method compares Earth's weight to the pyramid to derive the world’s total mass through proportional forces and prior geologic estimates. The piece also notes ant behavior in a separate observation about insect intelligence.
The article recalls the origin of lynch law in Ireland and cites Thackeray’s Irish Sketch Book to illustrate how the custom grew from folklore among Irish and Scotch settlers. It notes the spread of this harsh practice westward into Kentucky and Tennessee and reflects on its enduring notoriety.
The article explains using gravity comparisons to estimate the sun’s mass as far greater than Earth’s, and plans to scale weights of Jupiter Saturn Venus Uranus Neptune from the sun, starting with an Earth weight derived from a pyramid and plumb bob experiment. It cites old figures for volumes and weights and references a Galway historical anecdote from Thackeray and the New York Times.
Lord Aveling recounts an ant born without antennae wandering aimlessly then attacked by another species. He intervenes to separate rivals and notes the injured insect later being picked up by a fellow ant from the same nest to be carried for care.
A New York Press excerpt recounts a shopper asking the slipper maker to wash his hands before sewing. The clerk notes workers in light colored slippers wear white gloves, changing them up to three times daily to keep materials clean, a costly but worthwhile habit for the producer.
The article argues that inbreeding near Messenger blood and key sires has boosted speed in trotters and endurance in runners, while noting increased failures and the need for selective infusion of new blood. It cites Diomed and other sires for thoroughbred improvement, while warning of risks and promoting real kid wool identification. It ends with a critique of shifting work from fields to markets and a demonstration against sheep skin fraud in Wilmington.
Discusses glutin meal as winter feed for dairy cattle noting it should be balanced with bran and cornmeal and not given daily with all rations. Describes a salt box construction for cattle and cautions against overfeeding. Also outlines careful pruning of large trees, delaying heavy cuts and allowing grafts to establish, with grafting possible on pear, plum and cherry as well.
F G Bartlett of Socorro County New Mexico sold 12000 pounds of scoured wool from his flocks and claims a profit of 1200 dollars. He described his comment about leaning on the hoe as a joke.
Rhode Island Experiment Station notes numerous inquiries about frothy masses on grass shrubs and trees. The froth is produced by spittle insects true bugs that live inside the froth and resemble frog hoppers in appearance.
The two pole stacking method uses poles leaning on taut guy wires to hang a fork over a load. A horse pulls a rope with a pulley near the ground, lifting hay to the pulley and drawing the poles over to hang the fork over the stack. The strip is then thrown and the load is discharged onto the stack.
Turnips and rutabagas are likely the best roots for sheep, especially lambs, preferred over grain. Purple-top pedal and strap-leaf turnips perform best. sow thickly and thin to four to six inches in rows on ridges. Add a small amount of turnip or radish seed to help early cultivation. Common varieties include mammoth Long Red Golden Tankard mangels and Mastodon carrots.
Guidance on cabbage maggot control using lime wood ashes or a soap carbolic acid emulsion diluted in water. Also excerpts on large meat freezing capacity in colonies Argentina and Britain with millions of carcasses and imports in 1905, plus clover seed adulteration and dodder contamination concerns.
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