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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1912
Page
2
Review of the World's Events 1 18 notes congressional push to regulate wireless use along the Atlantic coast, rising station numbers pressuring lawmaking to curb interference. It mentions naval officers warning of staffing limits, and widespread power and wavelength issues causing chaotic receptions at nearby transmitters.
A jumble of anecdotes and quips from Washington and New York papers highlights remarks by D. Rockefeller Jr on valuing what matters, rimshots about a Tarrytown fiancée, Admiral Schley on obedience, Fenry Clews on American travel, a tale of a Newport dinner, and a San Francisco chat about tying.
The article discusses methods used by muskmelon growers to produce seeds and critiques the quality of farm seed handling. It notes that mesons are harvested and processed in a facility, but suggests individual melon growers can, with care, produce better seeds at home for a profit, stressing seed selection from vines.
Crop losses stem from weather and pests, but soil fertility and moisture conservation remain key. The piece urges resistant seed varieties, seed treatment, and careful breeding, plus improved crop practices like parsley and general garden care, with notes on winter plant care and dairy feeding to avoid overly rich milk.
A historical look traces the rise of mail order through a St Joseph clerk turned merchant. It explains how distant rural shoppers sent small orders to urban centers, enabling a national, price competitive system that drained local communities of dollars while promising low prices and honest goods.
A detective narrates pursuing a bank thief named Jarvis who fled toward Philadelphia aboard a 10:8 train from Jenny City Pennsylvanie depot. A cunning old woman helper turns out to be Jarvis in disguise, and the chase ends with a courtroom twist as identity and papers collide.
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