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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1907
Page
4
M Cale of north of Yakima Washington grows a single remarkable peach tree that may bring a fortune. He has refused 3000 and is offered 16000 for his place due to the fruit a new variety created by pollenizing a peach with apricot blossom. The sweet fruit ripens and is gone by June 1. Cale has budded other trees from a plant.
A short miscellany notes a man said to lack principle supports reform of spelling while contrasting a sugar snow with sweetness. The terse item hints at satire and local opinion in a Sioux City setting.
In a discussion on Ohio River floods United States forester Gifford Pinchot argues floods arise from deforestation of the Allegheny and Monongahela watershed ranges. He cites clear cutting and subsequent fires that strip ground cover, leaving barren slopes where rainwater rushes off.
A letter from A B Funk to the Spirit Lake Beacon recounts a gathering of several hundred former Iowans in Mission Heights. It highlights strong Iowa attachment, debates on moving away, and urging locals to seek prosperity while acknowledging coast advantages and shared national ties.
Practical guidance for poultry farming covers mating strong hens to vigorous cockerels, nesting, and housing conditions to maximize egg production. It stresses grit and shell supply, early pullet laying, age preferences for hatching eggs, and the economics of caponizing cockerels for market.
Advice on cleaning an iron bedstead and linoleum, removing glass safely, and recycling worn carpet ends into a low cost rug. Suggestions include washing with paraffin and soap, using Fuller's earth on glass, and sewing carpet ends into a bordered rug with a matching fringe.
An essay advises overcoming bashfulness by taking interest in others and forgetting self. It notes people seek amusement or instruction and that helping others aids personal growth. A World’s Fair anecdote shows two bored ladies befriending each other after a chance conversation. The piece appears in The Commoner.
Benjamin Taylor praises Glasgow as well managed though divided in approval. City affairs rest with ward representatives elected by ratepayers for three year terms with no term limits. The council includes many able business men, though criticism remains warranted.
A blend of municipal finance warning and a weather crops bulletin is presented. The piece warns against short sighted council expenses while noting a mild winter, early spring, rapid seeding progress, light rainfall, and favorable farming conditions. It also cites Leslie's Weekly reflections on youth thinking and attention.
A collection of vivid anecdotes profiles Jim Hill's temper in response to bad service from Bell Telephone and a dramatic office rampage in the Great Northern. The piece contrasts his infamous outbursts with reflections on childhood fear of the ghost and evolving attitudes toward danger and precaution on icy sidewalks.
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