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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1900
Page
3
A long extract on horticulture discusses beetle habits a foe or friend to strawberries, San Jose scale concerns in Georgia peaches, and Jersey cattle breed origins on the island of Jersey. It notes strict cattle import laws, small holdings, tilled arable land, and the island climate aiding a healthy herd.
A historical note details insect helpers for farmers. The Spined Soldier Bug pins, impales, and drains victims described as a “Stink Bug” ally to horticulturists. The Fiery Ground Beetle is praised as a cutworm lion, with larvae that ambush and devour cutworms in their hiding places.
Texas stockman W G Hughes notes Angora goats thrive on brush and weeds where others spare land, enriching open ranges with droppings. They can graze with sheep in large flocks, but kids are kept in pens until about two months old to prevent overexertion.
The Jersey islands lie in the English Channel about 30 to 60 miles from southern Great Britain. The largest island is 13 miles from the coast of Jersey and is 11 miles long and 6 miles wide. The Bureau of Animal Husbandry describes its geography and notable characteristics.
The corn worm or boll-worm injures cotton bolls. Adults are yellowish gray moths with olive tinges and dark markings. Eggs are laid at ear tips. larvae tunnel through kernels, then bore into the earth to pupate. Full grown larvae overwinter in pupal chambers. fall plowing can disrupt chambers and destroy insects.
Oklahoma wheat trials at Stillwater station show early plowing and early sowing yield best results. Seeding September 15 to October 15 produced 37 to 35 bushels per acre. middle to late September recommendations advised. Hard wheats favored in west, soft in east. Sibley’s New Golden yielded 44.52 bushels per acre, while several varieties underperformed. Seed selection and milling quality cited for stability. more seed-willing mills suggested to reduce runs of failing varieties.
Purvis Bros of Las Animas report on 1897 and 1898 range grazing showing sheep and lambs prosper on abundant grass with alfalfa pastures, night corralling risk from coyotes, and coyote hunting. They note bloat losses around sixteen hours in corral and expect alfalfa-fed lambs to weigh about 75 pounds by October. In wheat trials Pennsylvnia station finds Hessian fly damage, winter killing, and yields: Reliable and several bearded chaff varieties high, Fultz Mediterranean very low, late sowing fares better.
Growers report a surge of green pea louse from Maryland to the eastern states, now affecting red and crimson clover. The pest may spread further west as the infestation likely grows next year. Current sprays fail. manual removal works in row crops but not when peas are broadcast, as lice drop into shade and survive.
L A Goodman of the Missouri State Horticultural Society compiled notes from 500 correspondents in 84 counties under August 10. He reports abundant rains and good growth making apples larger than last year and overall better than usual, with about half the crop merchantable due to local injuries from canker worms, grasshoppers, frost, and the cold February 1899. Prices are expected to be fair.
A St Louis man rejects a tame ride, saying his home life has him used to being blown up at every street corner, a jab reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The joke contrasts pacific transit abroad with explosive anecdotes at home.
The article contrasts 1873 silver dollar value with 1896 gold prices and asserts Hostetler's Stomach Bitters as a constant standard medicine for indigestion dyspepsia and kidney troubles. It promotes the tonic as the unchanged remedy for half a century.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer humor item notes Wooley's wife stating a man with his complexion should never eat ice cream. The punchline reveals she still eats his share, highlighting household comic irony.
A vintage advertisement promises relief from ailments ranging from headaches to cancer by “putting your bowels right.” It touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a natural, gentle cure with easy movements, priced at ten cents to start, and warns of imitations despite the genuine boxed tablets stamped C. C. C.
Quotation exchange from the Boston Transcript about high drug prices and a pharmacist defending his rates. A customer jokes about exor bitant charges while the druggist asserts fairness in his pricing. Endsley of Van Buren Indiana signs the item dated February 10 1900 and recommends Piso's Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung ailments.
A Hilltown Herald reporter and editor clash over Breefless coverage. The reporter claims he labeled him a thriving young law yer, while the Philadelphia Press notes the word thieving appeared in print.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims gum softening, reduced pain, and relief from colic with a price of 2 cents a bottle.
A sharp exchange questions reviving Shakespearean drama. One man argues revival is useless without awakening capable actors and a true grasp of the work. The Washington Evening Star quotes a cynical observer urging authentic talent over mere revival.
The Philadelphia North American reports a Camden ceremony where Elizabeth Haines of Philadelphia marries Burrell Bland, an aged black farmer near Woodbury. Justice Colding officiated as the couple, who had no prior marriages, exchanged vows. The bride lunched with emotion, declaring love despite gossip, as the old groom blessed her.
A young Virginia woman pinned a rose to a Capitol police officer’s blue uniform and declared him country’s defender. The officer, surprised, admitted he fought bravely in Santiago, then retreated with the flower still on his lapel.
Dialogue captures two characters discussing their acquaintance length. She asks how many years they’ve known each other and he replies he’s unsure, calling it a great many. She insists she already feels as if they’ve known one another for two or three days at the sea.
A 1890s style advertisement claims mothers guide daughters through puberty with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Miss Good and Miss Pearl Goon recount irregular menses easing, improved color, and renewed vitality after use, urging broader female use for relief and happiness.
A hotel guest vents his frustration at bizarre names from all over the world. He mocks Boer and Chinese names and says he will stop reading the news until the “Chinese and South African business” is settled. The scene ends with the guest revealing his own lengthy name, Jedekiah Ezekial Squeeldock, Pas samaquoddy, Maine.
A jumble of ad lines and a school tale appears, noting Pasuza Harm Bateau for hair color and Hindercorums for corns, plus Putnam Faceless Dyes and a classroom joke about ferment. The clipping repeats brand names and a playful definition example from a Chicago News recap.
List of patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors includes Herman G. Dittchener of Minneapolis for steam feed for saw mills. Alexander McDougal of Duluth for dredging apparatus. Alfred Peterson of Duluth for a ratchet wrench. John L. Wiggins of Duluth for fence post. William R. Wood of St. Paul for apparatus handling locomotives or heavy bodies. Merwin Lothrop and Johnson, patent attorneys, St. Paul.
In a Chicago News style snippet a claim about ancient witches is quoted by a cultured Filipino. The leader laments a long 100 mile journey and fantasizes about becoming a centipede as a humorous street remark.
A short cluster of clippings includes an internal use claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents, plus a literary excerpt about Lot and Lot's wife and a remark from Carter's Ink advertising Inklings. Also a note on Nature’s system from a Baltimore American anecdote and a real estate quip about Kentucky’s distance from water.
A humorous telegraph snippet shows a doctor joking about marriage and affection. A suitor asks for a daughter, the doctor quips about appetite and pulse, and asks five dollars, ending with a proverb and a doctor’s name in a random byline.
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