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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
8
The piece reviews May weather with no electrical disturbances, discusses farm economics including fertilizer costs and land value, cites Sir Walter Siemens on Niagara power, and notes butter prices, refrigeration advances, and orchard prospects. It also compares cheese making to butter, and asks readers about planting wild peas as a field crop.
A steel windmill needs proper earth grounding to avoid danger. An observer notes a farmer plowing 20 acres with a single horse, suggesting drought era wages of four to five dollars daily. The piece cites July molting in wild fowl and a historical note on Sioux hunting in North Dakota with aggressive male swans during molt.
A midsize survey of farming life notes crop hoarders who cling to grain and the dangers of drought. It highlights a Minnesota farmer who swears by sowing two quarts of clover per acre to boost fertility and pasture, hay, or plow crops.
A Minneapolis reader asks about a commercial apple orchard near Lake Minnetonka. With good site, varieties, and care, Wealthy apples thrive. 120 bearing trees per acre by year six. Small crops from interplants and a clover crop boost yearly income, with potential $100 per acre over 20 years and added value from a cold storage plant for better spring prices.
The Terre Haute Express notes that U S bank deposits have grown by over 700 million in five years with wage earners and those in modest means owning the bulk of the increase. The article frames this rise as a testimonial to national prosperity and the middle class.
Report of the school in Independent district No 5 Benton township for month ending June 6, 1902. Fifteen pupils enrolled, nineteen days taught, average daily attendance eighteen. Students neither absent nor tardy: Cora Mitchell, Myrtle Mitchell, Clem Edd and D. M. Clark. Those not absent but tardy: May White, Olive White, Rilla White and Ray White, Ray Eckerman. Hattie Gookin, Teacher.
Report notes a trend among young men who wear towels around their necks as a collar substitute. The towels are typically worn on the head, signaling a quirky style adaptation.
MicHsrL Gearheart of Detroit testifies that Dr C D Warners Compound of Seven Cures cured George Chipp who suffered leg enlargement and danger of amputation from typhoid fever. Chipp recovered after six months of use. sold by O R Kirk.
The Baptist church of Janesville Wisconsin created a children’s church during the morning service hour to allow parents to attend. Young women staff rooms with dolls and toys for babies while older children receive kindergarten style activities. The program draws many youngsters who resist leaving as mothers end services.
This month’s bargains outshine prior offers as a local furniture house advertises its goods at right prices and fulfills promises. Investigation ranks the store as Chariton’s furniture headquarters, claiming the greatest bargain sale of the year due to pre price-advance purchases.
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