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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1902
Page
8
A long Corners column reviews varied farm topics from 1902 notes. It covers storms, orange yields in Florida, Russia oil, wheat and corn markets, poultry, hog cholera, cotton and dairy trends, grafting apples, water rights in Colorado and Kansas, and the value of the cow. It shares anecdotes on farming life, hedges on costs, and weather tempered advice on thrift and optimism for farmers nationwide.
Carter Taylor showed an out of white corn with 24 rows and asked if it could be heated. T. N. Patterson stored 10 bushels of potatoes to freeze atop the hen house after drying. Meadville Messenger reports from local country items.
Rev Felix M Lepore of Mt Carmelitan Denver Galo, a priestly innovator, claims to have devised an airship capable of about one hundred miles per hour and safer than present locomotives. He has pursued fresh discovery from study, lab, office, workshop, and electric plant, aiming to evolve a practical airship.
A Scandinavian farmer notes his seventeen year old son gained practical knowledge from a thirteen week winter course at a Western agricultural college. The boy learned to repair machinery, judge stock, balance rations, and treat sick cattle while continuing farm work in summers. The father calls the $326 investment the best he ever made, as the boy now applies methodical, intelligent approach to farming without boasting.
The agricultural department at Washington describes its work as nearly a romance. From three tiny trees or seedlings imported from Brazil, only one survived, developing into something considerable in scope and impact.
A quotation from Puck mocks reformers as weak and ineffectual, questioning their influence and unity. The line suggests disdain for reformers and implies they lack the strength to clash effectively.
Washington dispatch notes Mrs Roosevelt overseeing White House silver and tableware. She hopes new china arrives for the cabinet dinner on Dec 18 but doubts persist. The silver room holds Monet trunks, De Tuyll trunks, thousands of forks and knives, and diverse pieces from terrous to teapots. A Mayflower silver ship and a Centennial mirror accompany French gilt glass used at state dinners.
The state of Jowes faced a large contract to cure dipsomaniacs by sending them to insane hospitals. Inebriates find restraint irksome and many escape. Without real imprisonment or escorts, thirst drives reform dreams. resulting in a system that shunts offenders to schools infirmaries and prisons.
Winter fashion features a wide range of waists and stocks for general wear. Fabrics include flannel and velvet trims with plaited fronts, yokes, and lattice ribbons. The article notes vibrant stocks and the rise of handmade embellishments using leftover trims and buttons.
A Savannah GA article reports a Florida visitor's claim that farmhands and horses are becoming obsolete due to gasoline powered traction engines and electric motors. The device, compact and efficient, can plow, reap, bind, thresh, and haul wagons, needing only three operators and costing about $1,000 after the initial purchase. The piece notes regional differences, with large western farms embracing machinery while southern small farms remain labor intensive, and it cautions that horses may persist on smaller holdings for years.
A fragmented regional commentary questions appointing more colonels in Georgia while existing officials struggle for space and support. The writer critiques political ambitions, urging focus on practical governance rather than grandiose plans.
In a Washington Evening Star fragment a bright young woman questions a powerful organizer about his pursuits in spare hours. He responds with a candid denial and a sudden, even comic, admission that he is a coin collector.
Prof Garner argues that monkeys have a language of their own after seven years studying African primates and collecting 200 phonograph records. His theory, while controversial, has already mocked by many and undermined his own standing in the field.
War department plans to supply 1 percent of army meals with sauerkraut and candy to boost soldiers' appetites in the Philippines. The New York Sun notes soldiers may combine the two items in one dish, hoping their digestion stays strong and spirits high.
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