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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
3
Up-to-date hints on soil cultivation and wintering of pansies. Select a cool moist seed-bed, sow thinly in late summer, mulch as needed, then transplant to beds or a cold frame. Protect with straw or leaves, or glass sash frames to start early blooms. air frames on warm days and cover with snow when needed.
Prof F E Emery describes building a milking herd at North Carolina Agricultural College starting in 1891 with four cows from the station stable. He uses simple yearly records to identify profitable cows, compares regional yields, and notes early herds reaching 3,000 to 4,000+ pounds, highlighting record keeping as a method.
The Montana Experiment Station director discusses pasture fencing for pigs. He compares lumber, barb wire, and smooth woven wire fences, noting barb wire fails to confine pigs while smooth wire offers a durable, humane alternative. He also cites Ames Iowa college farm yield of oats and barley for dairy cows at 70 bushels per acre and mentions barley’s limited adoption in American dairies.
A summer project in Washington Oregon California and other western states studies causes effects and prevention of forest fires. It aims to record all major fires in U S since 1754 and estimates annual losses at least 20 million dollars with many more likely. Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin report the worst damage and press figures tend to understate losses.
The article urges feeding pigs warm cooked food in cool weather to aid thrift and disease protection. It notes germ-killing benefits of cooking and stresses germ-proof feed and water for healthier animals. It cites Manitoba wheat at 11 million bushels versus 40 million earlier estimates and Indiana at 8 million versus 25 to 40 million.
The 1900 wheat crop losses in Ohio Indiana and Michigan are linked to Hessian fly and soil fertility as shown by Ohio Station tests. Delaying sowing to late September to early October reduces fly damage but requires entire districts to coordinate. Emphasizes soil prep, liberal fertilization, and two bushels of clean seed per acre.
Cautions against mercury containing ointments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy without mercury. Recommends buying genuine Hall's Catarrh Cure from Sol,y Druggists with price 750 per bottle and notes testimonials are free.
An Arctic explorer watches a relief expedition circle the bay and mockingly refuse aid. They beat about and leave the explorer to starve to death, a grim public incident noted by the Detroit Journal.
8,000,000 acres to open for settlement advertised by The Kiowa Chief. Subscriptions include a Morgan's Manual settlers' guide with map. One year for 91.00, single copy 10c. Free illustrated book on Oklahoma offered. Morgan’s Manual priced at $1.00, map extra. All above $1.75. Address Dick T. Morgan Perry Oklahoma Territory.
Detroit Journal notes a plot against the life of the Prince of Wales and reports police arresting many who do not appear well in the new frock coat.
An odd Chicago Tribune snippet touts Putnam Faceless Dyes with a washing like dyeing claim. The text features a talking lobster and a mixed zoological cast debating walks and rain as a humorous aside.
A fragment from the Washington Star quotes two women debating a man seen in evening clothes at breakfast. They wonder if he is from Chicago or a Newport fashion plate attempting a stylish, original look, prompting local curiosity.
A tavern landlord points out an elderly local, Uncle Zimri Tarpy, as the long-time resident of Yaphank near eighty-six years. A skeptical Summer Man muses whether the figure will settle permanently in the village.
A reader from Trinity Springs Indiana on February 16 1900 declares there is no equal to Piso's Cure for Consumption for coughs and colds. He asserts its superior effectiveness and recommends it to others.
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago, a leading ethnologist of Mexican history, describes how he recruits Otomi subjects. He says officials demand cooperation and may imprison villagers to ensure capture of twenty five women, while men comply out of curiosity.
A renowned actor recounts stage fright early in his career but recalls a dramatic moment during his last Western tour when a man at the stage door drew a revolver, shocking passengers and nearly killing them. The exchange contrasts fear with a startling security lapse tied to his fame.
The passage argues that a woman's silk bundle, diamonds, and caparison exist to please others in public life, not for her own enjoyment. It compares social adornment to a chandelier whose glow is experienced by spectators, not the bearer, highlighting external judgment and lack of private benefit.
The notice lists Dr. J. H. Rindlaub of Fargo as a specialist in eye, ear, nose and throat care. A quoted dialogue from the Glasgow Evening Times notes a husband and wife exchange about a lodge-related meeting and a plan to return home.
The excerpt features dialogue about police and romance with a joke on manners and a quip about golf trousers making a man look like he is bagging his game. The tone is light and opinionated with brief exchanges.
A gongeons costume flashed under ballroom lights as the queen of society and her dressmaker labor over a finished dress. The piece links fashion pressures to nervous prostration and related ailments, praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for vigor and happiness.
A bashful suitor and his beloved struck a political bet as a prompt to marriage. If McKinley won he would wed, but she countered with Bryan. They soon married the following week, per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Harry Knowles a bartender in Aberdeen South Dakota faced a severe cold burn when carbonic acid gas used to push beer through taps escaped a cylinder. He wrapped a damp towel over the outlet and froze his hand. a doctor expects the hand to be saved but he will be laid up for weeks.
List of patent recipients including George Berthold of Great Falls Montana for phosphor tin. Matthew J. Dooley and T F Carroll of St Paul Minnesota for loading operations checking device. John H Rickman of Gladstone North Carolina windmill. Charles B Talbert of Minneapolis Minnesota artificial tooth. Edwin E Thomas of Minneapolis bandsaw mill. James A Young of St Paul upholsterer's button. Merwin Loth and Johnson patent attorneys. 011 and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul.
The guidance urges hot applications when ordered and attentive nursing. It stresses careful care of the glass drinking tube, modest drinkware, and using fine linen for mouth care. It also advises tender presence near the patient and lifting the head with firmness to aid comfort.
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