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Newspaper
Cape Girardeau Democrat
Location
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
7
W. H. Jenkins notes farmers in isolated districts gain profits through private and cooperative telephone lines connecting farm houses to village markets and city facilities. The system enables instant orders, price checks, and smoother marketing of produce such as berries, with costs typically around 30 dollars per farmer including installation and annual taxes.
Instructions describe a hay rack built on a standard farm wagon. Side sills use 2x4s or 2x6s, depending on wagon height. Four strips attach at the bottom edge with half inch bolts through semicircular arms. Ends get 1x4s bolted so hind wheels pass through. An arch over the hind wheels is formed with three pieces of wood.
Bent in the form of a half circle or two strips cut with an elongated circle and belted to the one by four inch strips and covered with short pieces of thin boards. The front guard or standard should be fastened to side rails by a full length rod and just back of front arm and attached so as to be raised up or down. The stakes at rear end fastened in same manner. This renders it more convenient to store away under some low shed when not in use.
State Commissioner Budd of New Jersey notes that built roads reduce transport costs for farmers. Broad tread wagons now carry 120 to 225 baskets of produce, up from 50, and manure loads rise to three to five tons. Ferry traffic to Philadelphia reaches 2,440 teams daily. Roads cut intermediaries, save commissions, and lower costs by ten to twenty dollars per load for individual farmers.
A Farmers' Voice excerpt urges wide tires on heavy farm wagons to protect roads, noting lighter draft and smoother surfaces. It counters spraying skepticism by arguing birds do not prevent fungus like apple leaf scab and Bordeaux spray. It praises shade trees, recommending elm and hard maple for homes.
A discussion from American Cultivator explains that grass or surface crops in orchards detract moisture, risking fruit drop during summer and fall droughts. Manure from hoed crops and grazing sheep could enrich soil, but irrigation mitigates moisture loss.
A Perak elephant repeatedly attacked a goods train, backing it with its forefeet on the rails. The engine forced the beast off. a wheel ran over its hind legs, ending the elephant’s life. Earlier, a bull elephant died after colliding with a Bengal Nagpur railway engine. These events show dangers to both wildlife and rolling stock, a point London Standard notes.
The Supreme Court in Buffalo orders a permanent injunction with costs and full accounting of sales against Paul B. Hudson and a Brooklyn retailer for producing and selling Dr. Clark's Foot Powder, declared an imitation and infringement of Foot-Ease owned by Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy, N. Y. The ruling upholds Foot-Ease trade-mark rights and targets others infringing on the mark and common law rights.
The notice advertises Margarite on Lake Superior as a charming summer resort accessible via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It highlights healthful location scenery hotels and immunity from fever, inviting readers to request The Lake Superior Country description by sending four cents for postage to Geo H Heaford General Passenger Agent Chicago.
A Paris physician reportedly drank a long life elixir to extend his life into the afterworld as described by the Boston Globe. The item contrasts an implied tonic with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, noting it contains iron and quinine in tasteless form and offers no cure.
A collage of snippets includes a Bronx River remark about a worker, jokes about teething powders from Dr Moffett, horse racing banter from Stillson, a tease about a medicine company ad, and a Cleveland lightning joke. The items reflect period humor and advertising dockets from the era.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as the premier remedy for female illnesses, claiming Mrs Pinkham’s long 20 year track record and vast experience ensure knowledge and success. It urges readers to obtain a bottle immediately and write to Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
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