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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
2
The common white butterfly pest, called the green cabbage worm, attacks cabbage and related plants. Adults and multiple broods occur. attempts with contagious disease failed. Hand picking remains effective for small areas. insect powder or pyrethrum should be mixed with flour and dusted on plants.
A compilation of practical farm guidance covers winter poultry feeding with corn, clover hay, bone meal, and grain rotation. It advises keeping apples in barrels for storage, using a horse to husk corn shocks, and improving fodder with wind protection. Additional notes discuss draft horses, potato yields, winterr yard management, sheep rations, and trends in Buff Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns.
Professor Edward Pickering of Harvard Observatory analyzes lightning with the spectroscope and reports hydrogen as a compound, perhaps foundational to all elements. He notes striking similarities between lightning spectra and Nova in Perseus, drawing parallels between terrestrial storms and cosmic explosions.
Notes on Kate Greenaway, admired British artist of children books and reformer of child dress. Highlights her Kensington and Slade education, breakthrough with Under the Window in 1879, success of Birthday Book for Children, and Hampstead home. Also brief items on French army glove cutbacks and forgotten mortar craft from London and Paris correspondents.
A Kent school inspector quizzes a class on arithmetic. He asks John how many rabbits if two are given and one more by a friend. John answers four, but the pupil corrects him with a home joke about a top-eared hare, reflecting a humorous exchange from London Spare Moments.
The article notes a crystal baptismal font used for imperial christenings in Saint Petersburg. The font measures 24 by 18 inches with a resin center and is elaborately embossed in gold filigree featuring olive leaves. Tourists may view this historic object in winter ceremonies.
In Rooks County a father of two placed two dummy figures on a railway line to secure evidence for a damage suit against a Western railroad. A speeding express train nearly killed another man who tried to jump from the cab, believing an obstruction was on the track. The engineer stopped the man as the train passed.
J Ao bertson, a loyal blacksmith, suffered rheumatism that warped his days and nights. He pondered quitting his shop until Todd's Kidney Wills were tried and relief came. Now he works daily, without pain, proving the remedy effective.
An exchange notes how a stunt provokes debate while announcing the Big Four will operate Pullman sleepers from Chicago and Indianapolis to Jacksonville and St Augustine starting Jan 6 1902. The route passes via Cincinnati Queen and Crescent Southern Railway Plant System and Florida East Coast Railway with dining and observation cars. Inquiries go to J C Tucker Warren J Lynch or WoT Deppe at specified offices.
A fragmented 1901 clipping mentions a poker dispute over a $2 wage, a comment on Wise's Cure for Consumption for children, and a jokey social scene. It blends stray quotes and ad-like lines, including dye products and mysterious notices, with an odd London Tit-Bits reference and a Philadelphia address.
A London household mishears a stray cat fear tale as police patrols at night. A frightened lady shouts I see you villain while others hear a mysterious cry. The piece blends eerie fiction with consumer ads for children's remedies and tonics from that era.
The following schedule changes take effect the 15th between Moville Sargent’s Bluffs and Sioux City. No. 5 will depart Moville 12:00 a.m. arriving Sargent’s Bluffs 12:40 p.m. Sioux City 1:00 p.m. No. 66 will leave Sioux City 3:00 p.m. for Sargent’s Bluffs and Moville. Accommodation Nos 1 and 2 run with adjusted times. trains stop at Lawton Bronson Wall Lake Carroll and connections noted with Kingsley and Moville line. Connecting northbound service from Sioux City arrives St Paul and Minneapolis with other listed routes.
A chatty exchange shows Magazine Editor complaining the form lacks clarity while Assistant provides a rough draft. The dialogue hints readers may understand it despite the muddled phrasing.
An OCR fragment discusses deafness treatment claims touting Hall's Catarrh Cure with free circulars. It mentions limited local applications and a need to remove inflammation of the mucous tissues to restore hearing. A literary exchange about a retired businessman on a farm appears at the end.
An array of old ads offers Ray's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal catarrh and notes it preserves healing properties without drying secretions. The page also mentions a novel railway built with bark stripped logs, grooves, and wheels. Other items include Garfield Headache Powders, Goode Tea Co staples, and Red Cross Ball Blue in a Philadelphia ad scene.
A 14 year old princess testimonials Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for ovarian trouble barrenness and womb issues praising its herbal nature. Dr P Vimogra of Lansing Michigan endorses it claiming it can prevent surgeries and restore health though a warning notes some testimonials may be genuine forgeries.
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