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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
2
A patchwork of quirky observations and satirical quips ranges from oneoff curiosities to social witticisms. Topics include political figures, science claims, and humorous remark about debt, aging, and naval misfortunes. The tone is breezy and opinionated, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper style.
A home built seed corn tester uses a 24 inch square crate divided into 100 squares by wire. Each square labeled A1 to be filled with six grains from various points of the ear. A glass or board testing tray with cloth and string divides into 100 squares and aligns with the crate.
An Iowa reader asks about timothy joint worm a newly discovered crop pest resembling wheat joint worms. The insect, common in New York and eastern states, appears in central states with bay movement. The department has studied its habits for years and provides excerpts from a recent circular detailing findings and rearing the adult insect from timothy across western regions.
The Kansas Farmer describes a new drag devised by Prof. J. L. Pelham of the Fort Hays experiment station. Pelham, a Kansas Agricultural College graduate, improved the drag to raise road efficiency. The illustration shows the drag with a rear scraping board positioned differently from the older 45 degree angle forms.
A study compares a revised drag to the traditional King drag. The front board handles cutting while the angled rear board smooths the surface, reducing team effort and boosting performance. Both forms remain in use, with the old drag kept for rapid, large-surface work.
The note discusses garden pounch buds and how they may symbolize sunshine or shadow for readers. It mentions oil sprays for San Jose scale gaining merit, a Kansas proprietary poison for prairie dogs and gophers made at the experiment station, and urges gardeners to plant onion sets soon. It also recommends extending garden rows for easier work and notes onions can withstand spring frosts.
A farmer recounts using treacle and lye on shingles placed under stables to kill rats, claiming 40 corpses the next day and that the pest is driven from the farm. The item then promotes Defiance Starch as a stronger, thinner option for home laundry to avoid thick pastes obscuring fabric.
While cutting a Bath stone block at Exeter works of Collard and Sons monumental sculptors workmen uncovered a cavity containing two to three dozen live bees. The insects revived after air was admitted and several were able to fly within hours.
A collage of humorous lines and ads from a period magazine style page. It includes a flippant remark about milinery, praise for refined starch brands claiming new strength, a quip about society women at receptions, a plug for Allen’s Foot-Ease, a vignette about job seeking after a pardon, a Castoria safety note for mothers, and a tease about Mae Wood's notoriety.
A fragmentary note mentions using Red Cross Hall Blue to whiten clothes and references agents and gifts. The text is garbled and limits clear facts. No verifiable incident, person, or organization details are readable.
An old navy sailor faced Capt Evans of the Indiana over a meal chest incident. The man claimed he did not take food, saying there was none in the chest and that a cockroach appeared weeping as if guilty. The exchange, recounted from Harper's Weekly, reflects on discipline and humor aboard.
A Lincoln county girl writes to the Kansas City Star offering practical advice to young women, urging them to work, save money, and avoid loafer companions. She claims to save more yearly than nearby young men and warns against drinking and idle dancing. The page also contains early 20th century ads for eye balm and patent medicines.
Mrs A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence St Denver writes to Mrs Pinkham claiming she was practically an invalid for six years due to female troubles and, after an operation, only worsened. she seeks guidance and recounts a friend's experience.
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