14 Jun 1900
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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
1
A farmer may avoid building a cave of refuge by combining safety with convenience. A cellar or secure inner space keeps the family within reach during sudden spring and summer cyclones, allowing quick shelter with minimal exposure to wind, rain, and hail. The design emphasizes safety and economy for rapid access in danger and easy recapture after storms.
A description from Orange Judd Farmer details a cellar refuge designed to protect occupants during a cyclone. It describes a table shaped structure in the southwest corner with paired posts, shoulder cut tops, and bolted three inch oak planks. Additional posts and boarded sides guard against debris. It recommends keeping tools and seating boxes inside.
The piece argues for wide wide-tired low-wheeled wagons to protect roadbeds during thawing. It compares French practice with four to ten inch tires and reflects on graveling, grading, rolling roads, and maintaining better beds to reduce wear. It also notes reliance on modern wheels for smoother roads and cites Progressive Farmer. It then covers tree planting to cut evaporation in western irrigation districts, recommending belts along ditches to shade reservoirs and reduce alkali concentration.
A Millies Dollars a Day. Poultry interests in this country total over 300 million dollars annually. A statatician forecasts that 1900 senate returns will show the hen yields a million dollars daily. The piece notes the poultry sector’s size could support stock gambling, yet the hen remains hard to corner because she is too flighty.
The office of public road inquiries guided by Gem Boy Stone reports steady progress over the past year. It highlights correspondence, distribution of road education literature, and numerous road conventions and legislative assists. Steel road experiments show usefulness for western states and underdeveloped areas, urging a national, well-regulated highway system.
A farmer can cheaply build a rail fence from old rat fences. Use six foot wires, two posts, rails between, and sturdy staples. Alternate panel ends on posts, eight rails high, replacing rotten posts as needed. By J G Allshouse in Farm and Home.
Farmers in Pennsylvania turn to the good roads issue as a major electoral factor. Edmund G. Harrison of the U S department of road inquiry cites U S transport costs on common roads at 25 cents per mile, versus eight cents in states with better highways. He notes higher road costs for building and argues better roads save about two thirds of transportation costs. Philadelphia residents also see benefits, contrasting modern highways with cobble and guttered streets.
An OCR fragment mix highlights Bradfield's Female Regulator touting health benefits for women, followed by scattered jokes and snippets from Chicago Times-Herald, Puck, Tit-Bits, Detroit Free Press, and other periodicals. It notes a dollar price and Atlanta publisher claims amid miscellaneous humor and ad-like lines.
An old rail brochure lists multiple passenger and freight services going north and through Cedar Rapids, with special half-rate excursions to Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, Rapid City, Deadwood, and more. It promotes through tickets, agent contacts, and travel via New York steamship connections, plus local sale notices and farm for sale ads.
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