01 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
1
The note urges weed control and vegetable planting to beat meat shortages. It advocates sowing peas, tomatoes, and earlier rows, mulching late potatoes with hay, careful cucumber spacing, and using clover or rape pasture. It cites blue grass seed export profit and silo harvest timing, encouraging tidying up grounds as weather improves.
The pest did not reach America until 1876 in New Jersey on dune grasses, with Maryland in 1886 and Washington D C in 1889 on red and white clover in the White House lot. It gradually spread westward and was found last year in an alfalfa field near Pullman, Washington.
A Racine county market gardener devised a simple clip attached to the seat of a truck wagon to hold reins when not in use. The clip lets lines be clipped in and held securely, keeping lines handy for quick access if the team is frightened. The attachment is inexpensive and easy to make by a skilled blacksmith or mechanic.
William E. Greene of Imperial California shares a detailed drawing and notes on a capping melter that melts honey cappings at high volumes. The device uses a corrugated iron pan with a water tank heated by a single low flame, a hot air oven below, and a central heat distribution hole. Greene reports extracting about 20 pounds of wax from over a ton of honey daily, with the water reaching boil in roughly 20 minutes.
Howard H gross argues rural decline stems from limited social life and schooling. He praises good roads and consolidated township schools as remedies enabling teens to stay home while receiving a high school level education and social opportunities, arguing roads boost farm prosperity and bond investment yields.
Farmers are urged to test seed vitality by placing a sample in warm moist soil before planting. The warning notes that sowing dead or weak seeds drains millions in losses and that testing costs nothing, helping avoid disappointment and expense.
The United States spends tens of millions yearly to replace decayed timber in railroad ties bridges and buildings. Wood decay, caused by fungus, prompts an urgent study by the forest service and agriculture department to improve preservation, utilization and market value of lumber.
Barbuda in the West Indies is owned by the Codrington family since Cromwell times. The head of the family, known locally as Maria Codrington, acts as governor and lawgiver, issuing rules from beneath a palm tree. Fishermen and enslaved residents pay tribute with fish and fruit.
Popular Mechanics reports the first lighthouse for airships has been built atop a small railroad building in Spandau Germany. It uses 88 powerful electric lamps to cast a bright beam skyward to guide Germany army dirigibles at night.
In a boarding house tale Miss Harkins laments a misdrafted census list and a busy landlady who insists on copying Nora’s details. The scene unfolds with household schemes, odd misreadings, and a clever bid to stop an overbearing enumerator from recording private facts, revealing social nerves in late 19th century life.
A fragmentary OCR item presents unclear text about a purchase or sale event. Key names, dates or places are unreadable, leaving minimal concrete facts. The readable portion hints at a possible transaction but provides no verifiable details.
Fragmentary lines show a couple discussing newlywed life and a baby. The speaker muses about a possible future career in barbering, reflecting lighthearted domestic tone. Names and places are not provided in readable form.
Commentary argues about Richard Nixon's honesty with supporters and critics split on whether he could author an impartial autobiography, reflecting heightened public interest in his legacy and credibility.
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