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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
8
A 1902 column by J S Trigg offers practical farming tips and commentary. It covers crop care, manure use, seed storage, and equipment efficiency. discusses fall planting, mortgage pressures, electric power prospects, and turkey buzzards in Florida. notes beef prices tied to bloodlines, butter aroma, Jersey cattle impacts, and land values in western states.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a U S naval and military buildup despite peace. It cites fortifications heavy guns new infantry bayonet with untrenching tool improvements in submarines armor plates and projectiles. It warns the navy lacks officers to command ships and that shortages will grow in a year.
Miss Nort Stanton Blatch, granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Branton, will resume her grandmother's work. She was the first and only woman to enter Cornell University's civil engineering department, signaling a notable stride for women in engineering.
The article discusses how different states are associated with certain crops such as Connecticut tobacco Wisconsin peaches New Jersey sweet potatoes and Iowa Minnesota and Nebraska butter. It argues that climate soil and regulation influence crop suitability and calls for expanding agriculture to new areas through improved practices.
We completed the last of September in close and critical examination of 2,800 apple trees in our orchard hunting for borers. It is hard, back breaking work and demands careful attention from laborers and foremen alike as we search trunks and roots for signs of infestation.
The article notes the need to inspect fruit trees for borers by removing dirt from tree bases. Of 2,800 trees mostly four and five years planted, 300 showed borers likely to kill fruit trees within four years. It contrasts modern life with autumn scents that evoke memories of forests, ducks, squirrels, and deer, and recalls simpler times while these leaves decay.
In a time of strong farm prosperity farmers on easy street began quitting milking to ease labor. As a result several creameries halted operations in longtime localities, threatening rural dairy markets and farm incomes.
The piece argues every man should work and save to reach at least $10,000 for old age. It warns that more money brings more worry and probate costs, noting that the hardest workers often do not need extra wealth and may view it as a burden.
Canada’s western wheat belt yields 46 million acres with an 100 million bushel crop this year potentially rising if prices justify. The piece also discusses officer marriage policy, suggesting a prohibition would push many to marry and leave service, reflecting general wartime social debates.
An American visitor at Windsor noticed no banners on Lord Roberts's Garter stall. The king conferred the order amid a payment dispute with court officials demanding about £4000. Roberts refused the charges, arguing such fees should be government paid, highlighting the heavy costs tied to British honors and wealth requirements for recipients.
The Chicago Chronicle notes that despite additions and renovations the White House is an uncomfortable residence. It suggests the current occupant could easily find gentlemen willing to take the lease if he chose to relinquish it.
The Chicago Post notes that higher wages for men would give Mitchell substance, while union recognition by operators would yield a shadow. In any event, the consumer will bear the cost.
A brief scene shows a husband inspecting a house and lot with intent to buy. The dialogue reveals a comical, overblown description of the lot as tiny and unsuitable for a flower bed, as Willie and a quirky character discuss a folding mower.
New Orleans Times-Democrat reports Gulfport, Harrison County, advances as a major port and rail terminus. Gulf & Ship Island Railroad spanning 181 miles with branches, plus dredging to 24 feet depth and a 6400 foot pier, enable loading for 80 vessels simultaneously. Investments exceed 5.5 million dollars for hotels banks electric power and city improvements under Captain J T Jones.
President Gompers notes AFL membership rose about two hundred thousand in the last year, a gain likely setting records. He attributes much of the surge to broader industrial activity and favorable market conditions, while acknowledging trusts’ role in expanding labor unions and the need to counter large capital combines.
The article argues that replacing jockey-led starts with a no-recall system and barrier bell gate, controlled by the official, improves fairness and efficiency. It credits Lord George Bentinck’s early assistant starter with a second flag and traces English and American racing history to the modern radical change. Judges and starters gain real start authority, reducing recalls and disputes, though few outside the starter grasp the shift.
The Wisconsin State Labor Bureau surveyed 769 girls to learn why many prefer factory and store work to domestic labor. Responses cite better treatment, independence, humane handling, and avoidance of kitchen drudgery, while noting social distinctions and burdens still press on servants.
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