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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
3
This article describes the soy bean native to Japan, its culinary uses including a brown sauce made from fermented beans, and its role as a human food limited by high gluten and cooking difficulty. It also covers livestock feeding value, plant structure with upright branching stalks, many pods per plant, and nonprominent flowers.
The strawberry root louse Aphis Forbesi threatens New Jersey and Maryland crops. Ants aid its spread by carrying rice and tunneling near roots. To combat it, plant new beds on clean ground away from ant colonies and curb honeydew exudation to deny feeding sites.
A Vick's Magazine note recounts water lilies and aquatic plants becoming garden staples. Any person with water and a two gallon pail may cultivate aquatic plants such as water hyacinths water poppies parrot's feather and miniature nymphaeas in wooden vessels or tubs and even a pyramid of four tubs supports a lotus in central height while red blue and green nymphaeas thrive surrounded by rocks and moisture loving companions all summer.
For water lilies use casks two thirds full of rich loam. Plant the roots two inches deep and place in a warm sunny spot. Keep tubs filled with pure water. pour off water at frost and store in a warm cellar or under greenhouse benches for winter.
Secretary Hitchcock asks the Department of Agriculture for aid as the Division of Forestry launches a months long impartial investigation into sheep grazing in western forest reserves. The study covers effects on water supply, soil, and forest reproduction, with fieldwork across multiple states and reserves.
Entomologist at the Colorado Experiment Station notes the beet army worm appears in sufficient numbers to threaten beets. Last year a first brood damaged thinning plants. control advised by dusting Paris green or London purple at one part to twenty parts flour before sunrise, or after leaf moisture.
In hot weather and tough soils a mulch of fresh grass hay or straw two inches thick extending two feet on each side of the row preserves root soil moisture and cools roots. Apply when vines are a foot high, reducing weed growth and surface drying. If mulching isn t possible simmer soil with frequent shallow cultivation to keep a fine loose mulch and minimize evaporation.
H W Conn discusses the rising importance of cream ripening in butter making at Connecticut Experiment Station. Ripening improves yield and flavor, with flavor being the key driver of butter price. Proper ripening reduces risk of poor market pricing and supports creamery profitability amid consolidation into large creameries.
The Common Yellow Bear or Spilsona virginica is a very common hairy caterpillar in Minnesota. It damages grapevine apple currant and gooseberry leaves and can infest corn beans and peas. Eggs are yellow and laid on leaf undersides. The miller moth is attracted to rooms at night. Destroy caterpillars soon after hatching by dropping them into kerosene.
The text explains how caterpillars curl and drop when touched, simplifying pest control. It notes that heavy infestations require arsenical poisons and references an illustration showing caterpillar, pupa, and adult stages with labels a, b, and c.
Farmers are invited to share methods for sowing rape for sheep pasturage. Broadcast sowing yields spindly stands, while careful drilling and thinning can produce a denser crop. Readers with experience are urged to reply by post for the benefit of fellow farmers.
Farmers face a rising pest war as insects threaten crops across the country. The essay notes historic low pest levels sixty years ago, but warns current science fights a sprawling menace with costly methods. It details currant worm control, sawfly sprayings, and curculio outbreaks in cherry and plum trees, signaling ongoing battles through the growing season.
Farmers face curculios, sparrows, cat birds, and codling moths attacking cherries, plums, and apples. Large white sheets and tree shakes trap curculios. netting protects fruit from birds. Codling moth and blossom-eating pests require London purple sprays before petals fall, with repeat applications to save crops.
An essay argues that youths must be born with brains and drive to seize the vast opportunities of modern America. It urges courage, steady preparation, and continual effort, noting luck plays a part but decisive success requires initiative and firm resolve.
Handkerchief fashions vary from narrow hemstitched edges with or without embroidery to colored borders and monograms. Pure white is no longer required as French handkerchiefs feature borders and motifs in color. Monograms, crests, or signatures are popular, with delicate lace, raised embroidered flowers, or stamped color designs. Exquisite sheer linen pieces include appliqued lace designs with transparent effects.
During his Ireland tour in 1826 Sir Walter Scott viewed Glendalough show places including St Kevin's Bed. He became the first lame man to climb the Bed, and after he left, Mr Plunkett said he was a poet. The guide dismissed the remark as a joke.
A compact aphorism notes that marriage resembles a dyed seck, yet only true love preserves color while a mismatched bond wears and cracks. The piece hints at relationship quality and lasting commitment.
A witty line from the Indianapolis Journal describes Professor Pounder rushing to his car in distress after witnessing three women chewing gum and failing to keep time, illustrating exaggerated nerves over a trivial scene.
The article notes Japan’s concern about many residents emigrating to our country, drawn by misrepresentation. It compares such deceit to claims that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures indigestion, constipation, and dyspepsia, warning against false medical advertising.
The Indianapolis Sun quotes Rev Mr Goodsby urging brothers to limit Fourth of July spending. He notes a drop in contributions and warns that altering personal conduct should precede fireworks. He cautions against foolishly spending a cent on freworks without change in lives of those being led.
Northwestern inventors are named for recent patent grants. Thomas Forstner of New Ulm received a vehicle pole attachment patent, Hans L. Hegland of Cyrus for a pneumatic straw stacker, Pierpont Langdon of Audubon for an automatic car axle lubricant, and Anton T. Peffer of St. Cloud for a merchandise exhibitor.
Mrs Smythe questions Mrs Perkins plans after her husband’s death and Smythe insists on taking in boarders because she cannot cook. The exchange highlights skepticism about Mrs Perkins’ ability to manage a household after a death.
An Atchison man who left a church after thirty minutes timely, as was his habit, died recently. The preacher, noting the long sermon tradition, delivered a funeral sermon lasting an hour and fifteen minutes.
Read the advertisements for amusing stories and excellent bargains. Advertisers send what they advertise, providing a glimpse of items and deals available to readers.
A witty exchange about a stylish housecleaner features Harry and a man who “heats the carpets with a golf stick” in a humorous Indianapolis Journal clipping. The quip contrasts style with unconventional tools and attire in a light newsroom moment.
The Friends of the Veterans of the Civil War protest slow action by the General Land Office on soldiers extra homestead rights. Senators and Representatives allied with veterans are urged to investigate. The Washington Star notes the exchange about a door closing reminder between Henrietta and Mr. Meekton.
A fragment of a 1900 era newspaper page features snatches of quotes and advertisements. Items include a New York Sun remark about Chinese boxers and a mob in St. Louis, a pitch for Allen's Foot-Ease in shoes, a Ram's Horn quote on pessimism, Spanish wage remarks, and several patent medicines and cures such as Hall's Catarrh Cure, Piso's Cure, Winslow's Syrup, Carter's Ink, and Dandruff cures, with scattered promotional lines and dubious claims.
A story from a social gathering follows Grace Darling after a dance. Girls discuss the evening paper's claim that she wore a white dress with a black girdle, prompting Grace to defend her image and blush at the implication.
An advertisement proclaims Allen s Foot Ease powder relieves tight shoes and foot ailments. It claims to cure swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions with trial packages free by mail. Ownership and contact details point to Olmsted Le Roy New York. The ad ends with a flippant line about the height of sweetness depending on the size of the girl a fellow loves.
A long time prompter in a Wiesbaden theater is revealed to be a woman who has served in that role for fifty years. Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo North Dakota notes the elderly prompter’s remarkable tenure and place in theater history.
A woman from Easton, Pennsylvania, describes relief from an ulceration of the uterus after two years with two top city doctors, crediting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She says four bottles and three washes restored health, enabling her to work again with no pain.
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