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Newspaper
Bowen Weekly Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
3
A poem recounts a struggling man who croaks through changing skies and hardship. It notes job loss, rising expenses with twins, and sorrow after a child's death, ending with hopeful imagery of a better realm with golden harps.
A man in Omaha discovers a long buried coin stash from 1855 and turns it into a fortune. He hides the find, uses gold to launch a real estate career, and rises to wealth while maintaining secrecy about the treasure. The narrator hints at the owner’s identity without naming him.
A collage of humorous snippets from multiple papers. Cartoonish exchanges feature mistaken quarrels in conversations about music and manners. One piece recalls a dramatic charity misstep at a theatre, while a recovering worker jokes about cog travel.
A Chicago exchange notes springtime population shifts to rural areas as city dwellers seek rest from bustle. Summer fascination with soil grows into autumn return temptation, with October beauty delaying reentry. Even winter can’t cool suburban ardor as trains run and snow clears paths to hospitality and perpetual town gaiety.
Acworth and Grafton New Hampshire yield massive beryl crystals with one stone at 2 900 pounds and another about 214 tons in theory measuring 45 by 24 inches. Utah produces gypsum crystals four feet long. The Engineering and Mining Journal notes a spodumene crystal measured at 30 feet long from Harney Peak district South Dakota per E O Hovey.
At a Biological Society of Washington meeting, W A Orton reported experiments showing maple sap flow in early spring is caused by increasing heat expanding gases in wood cells, expelling sap. He argues this mechanical trigger contradicts the belief that flow is solely due to plant physiology.
In a brief town exchange, Dorothy claims every electric light is powered by telegraph lines, while the Judge comments on the same theme. The remark reflects a playful urban pride in modern communications and electricity.
The piece describes a specialized cattle restraint rack for dehorning mature cattle. It outlines frame construction with scantlings, uprights, crosspieces, floor planks, sideing slats, a front windlass slot, head tie, and a neck peg. The windlass draws the head tight against the front board for safe dehorning.
Farmers in Pennsylvania focus on road improvements as a political issue. Edmund G. Harrison of the U S Department of Road Inquiry cites national transport costs on common roads at 25 cents per mile, totaling about 900 million dollars, versus eight cents per mile with good roads. Building costs average about 3000 dollars per mile, promising two thirds savings in transport. City residents recognize highway benefits, suggesting Philadelphia would not revert to cobblestone paving if public buildings and land were at stake.
Rural World notes the dairy profit lies in milk returns. It argues against long beef-finishing for dairy cattle and suggests selling animals when they cease productive milking. Bull calves should be kept thriving whether for market or breeding.
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