07 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1911
Page
1
Amateurs can greatly boost tomato yields by mid summer pruning and headed back growth. Maine station trials show increases up to 50 percent with 68 percent weight gains in field crops. Training vines on five to ten foot wires improves light exposure and harvest ease in any garden.
A middle aged farmer named Herman Onnes arrived aboard the Holland America Noordam and, as per the ship's carpenter with the lead line, stood nearly two hundred inches tall. He plans to roam the Northern States to survey land in several states. Onnes modestly claims seven feet two. A separate note urges careful garden crop management, advising prudent land use and fruit and garden cultivation alongside livestock.
Farmers advised to continue cultivating sweat potatoes and maintain mulch to endure drought. Proper care promises strong potato development once late summer rains arrive.
Cabbage remains in steady demand across the U S market and trucking farms with large acreages in New York Pennsylvania and Virginia. The plant group traces to wild cabbage and includes collards kale and sprouts. Crop success hinges on early maturity uniform heads and high quality seed for marketable yield.
Practical farming advice on cultivation depth and timing. Highlights include shallow cultivation to protect corn roots and moisture, attentive care for trees and hedges, and planning successive crops like beans and lettuce to ensure continuous harvests throughout the growing season. Also notes road quality with bridges and dry beds.
A paper by Nobel laureate Albert A. Michelson at the Illinois State Academy of Science meeting at the University of Chicago argues that iridescent colors in birds and insects arise from surface light absorption linked to shape rather than pigments or interference. He notes limited sample size but calls evidence conclusive for surface films as the color source. Professor John Coulter adds that botany is addressing practical plant breeding and drought-resilient crops, warning against hasty arid-land investments while stressing long-term breeding for hardiness and grain quality.
Cambridge essay cites Olive Schreiner in Woman and Labor arguing that women must enter the industrial field or other productive work to avoid societal decline. The author condemns women of leisure as parasites unless they contribute to hard labor or motherhood, urging hard work to improve the race.
Eugene Carl, an Allentown sign painter, fought a copperhead in Dorney Park meadow as it coiled to strike. He beat the snake with a paint brush and kettle but the fangs only bit his clothing. Calvin Nyse killed the reptile with a stick. The snake measured about five feet. Nyse later found its mate with 34 young ones and dispatched them.
A Warwickshire escapade near Nuneaton depicts a well known baronet his wife a cavalry officer and a baronet’s heir disguising as Italian musicians with a piano organ. They tour nearby estates amid orders to leave by a squire and local servants eventually returning home unrecognized and the tale becoming village talk for those at the Atherstone hunt.
New York physicians identify synesthesia as a condition that may underlie delusions and hallucinations in the insane. It causes cross sensations such that sounds provoke colors and colors or tastes provoke sounds, with varied forms from colored hearing to odor and taste confusion. The article notes nervous involvement, rarity, and potential relevance to neurasthenics and treatment.
New York inaugurated its first free clinic for mental diseases at the Long Island state hospital for the insane. The goal is early detection of incipient insanity to prevent progression to incurable mental illness.
Little Mrs Hendricks enjoys neighborly care in a new town but faces pressure from her husband and Mrs Fisher. A tense scene reveals social scrutiny and the threat of a divorce as the couple contemplates leaving for Boston.
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