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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
6
A gardener traps a mole by drowning it with a hose, describes the creature's six inch body and slate fur, and notes its digging paws and nearly blind eyes. It also includes a Mississippi logging camp tug of war over a hog and a Chinese pigeon protection device with wing tubes that whistle.
The Chicago Record describes the star nosed mole’s elaborate burrow system with five spreading tunnels, earth pillar roofs, and firm leaf-lined floors. It details keen eyesight, powerful digging muscles, star-shaped nose protuberances, feeding on worms and beetles, and rare bird predation. It notes moles’ swimming ability and daytime sunning, with cautious foraging patterns near nests. The article also mentions Klondike productive area estimates from 1,000 to 1,800.
An experimental bulletin from an Nebraska station reports four acres divided into four one acre tracts tested for shallow versus deep cultivation. Shallow three inch depth yielded 66 bushels per acre versus deep six inch depth at 9 bushels. The study notes shallow cultivation keeps air shallow to prevent root drying in low rainfall and avoids root damage from deep tillage.
Farmers face frequent hauling to obtain water near fields. The task involves lifting water in buckets to barrels or a wagon and pouring water into containers, a demanding routine in rural work.
A four foot wide water barrel sled with five inch runners shows mortised cross pieces for strength. Blocks from a 2x4 are nailed to the cross pieces to cradle the barrel and prevent rolling on uneven ground. The small light sled suits light farm hauls needing at most one horse. A separate tip advises dusting with a soft brush then applying oil and polishing with leather.
A column argues against anti expansionist arguments by revisiting the Louisiana Purchase debate. It contrasts fears of a vast empire with the nation’s long record of expansion, noting figures like Jefferson and Quincy and asserting that the Philippines will bring quicker access to Asia and economic growth through future trans Pacific lines.
An analysis of Mayor Samuel Jones of Toledo pushing a U S court injunction against Joe Kerr Jones & Spellecy of Lima to block a rival sucker rod and protect his patent. The piece contrasts his theory of brotherhood and anti competition with plain business reality and historic partisan stances.
The Athens County Court of Common Pleas issues an alias order to sell for cash or credit a large tract of coal and mineral rights across multiple parcels in Dover township. The sale, set for September 8, 1899, details numerous tracts amounting to hundreds of acres including sections 6 10 11 12 13 14 and 15, with minerals and mine rights reserved, and appraisal totals listed for each tract. The sale will occur at the courthouse front door in Athens, with parcels offered first as a whole then by lot to reach the highest price, under the sheriff’s authority and terms of sale by Porter and associates.
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