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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
7
A lullaby poem titled by singer Jeannette Burrows Lord from Chicago Advance brims with cradle imagery and soothing verses. The speaker comforts a baby with lullaby lines about dreamland and angels guiding a peaceful journey to dawn.
In a New England village, Amasa Holden’s stingy nature clashes with neighbor Silas Brown over a sugar bush. After a tense bargaining, Silas insists on a fair price and secures a two-fifths share plus half of one of Amasa’s fifths, while Amasa believes he won a square deal.
A Arkansas tale recalls a southern Negro’s Boston hunger and a Boston front door rejection. The piece contrasts harsh prejudice with a stark Washington scene of aging women clinging to government posts, often aided by relatives, amid political shifts.
In dialog from the Washington Star Mrs Tor kins questions paying dollars to watch an actress for a few hours while Charley compares it to $40 or $50 spent to watch a horse run once around a race track.
The Society of Hotel Keepers at Rome plans brilliant fetes next season in the Coliseum to draw visitors. They intend to revive wild beast shows of Nero’s era under modern humanitarian conditions.
A brief quip contrasts views on freedom and equality with a witty exchange about men and women. The line notes women’s supposed boldness and social voice in a Chicago daily context.
A farmer's hotbed guide explains simple construction using a standard three by six foot sash. Build with east west layout and a six inch slope toward the sun, front plank ten inches wide and back plank sixteen inches, ends cut to match pitch, and a cleat to hold the sash from slipping.
Instructions from Ohio Farmer by C. H. Hickox detail a hot bed setup with a stay across the top, frame sizing, manure filling, soil layering, sash use, and daily ventilation. The guide covers shelter, sun, drainage, a rainproof shutter, and practical steps for sowing radishes lettuce onions cabbages peppers and eggplants in March.
A Farmers' Voice advises farmers not to expect all crops to succeed each season. Variety helps balance risk as vegetables come from diverse climates. Plan by planting a wide assortment and consult the wife on flower and vegetable seed choices for a steady supply.
A heat wave grips Kansas and Missouri with readings up to 100 degrees in Concordia and 96 in several towns. Dry ground, lack of rain, and scare showers threaten vegetation as St. Joseph reports rising temperatures and dust storms.
A hot dry wind at 30 mph from the southwest rose to 74 degrees by 10 am in Wichita area. Wires were down and wheat suffered as temperatures peaked at 94, the highest April reading in 16 years, with soil drying rapidly and damage to crops reported.
Omaha records show eight o clock temperature at 72 degrees, two degrees cooler than Sunday, with Valentine at 44 compared to 48 Sunday. A strong wind sweeps Omaha and much of the state as officials forecast another hot day.
Napoleon LaJoie formerly of the National League sues to play for the Philadelphia American League club. The supreme court reverses the court of common pleas, upholding the reserve clause in NL contracts and potentially affecting players now with the American League.
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