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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1901
Page
3
A sparrow, after living beside grasshoppers in a cage for a year, learned the insects’ shrill chants. After the grasshoppers died, the bird retained the memory and continued to mix their song with its own for life, a fact noted by French naturalist Monsieur Coupin.
Government report cites Oxford Furnace New Jersey 1834 where William Henry first applied hot blast to pig iron. Waste heat heated pipes delivering blast, raising furnace output by about ten percent. In 1835 a hot blast oven atop the stack used arched pipes to reach 900 degrees, charcoal fuel. Electrical mining apparatus valued at about $100 million.
An antique ad promotes Ayer’s Pills claiming to act directly on the liver for biliousness and constipation. The copy touts sixty years as the standard family pill and advises small doses for cures.
A giant mammoth skeleton unearthed in East Siberia will be moved to St Petersburg this winter. The 6 000 mile journey to the nearest railhead at Idkutsk requires cutting the skeleton into pieces, arsenic treatment, and cow hide casing. From Yakutsk the Lena River and 2 000 miles of swampy forest must be traversed by sleighs, using at least 50 horses.
Paris installs a citywide public clock system using compressed air controlled by an electric master clock. The city is divided into sections, each with a central substation and air pipes delivering brief pushes to clock hands every minute via electro magnets receiving signals from the central station.
Elephants in the Indian army are fed twice daily. At mealtime they stand before piles of food and receive ten pounds of raw rice wrapped in leaves and tied with grass in five two pound packages. On the command Attention each elephant raises its trunk and receives a package. Not a single grain of rice is wasted.
Mrs Emma E Felch treasurer of Fond du Lac Wisconsin and member of the Social Economic Club describes her experience with irregular and painful menstruation and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief. The testimonial highlights women's health concerns and the product as a remedy.
Scientific notes report a British consul general announcing a margarine substitute named vegetaline made from coprah oil refined to neutral taste and smell. The item appears alongside science notes on heredity prizes, deep sea mining at Hodbarrow, kangaroos, insect play, and oxygen therapy findings.
The column notes a rising pattern of apoplexy deaths among prominent business and brain workers, arguing stress from sustained mental labor accelerates vascular wear. It cites Bishop Littlejohn as a stark example, describing an extensive hemorrhage that ends life swiftly and spares lingering suffering.
The guidance notes using Bordeaux mixture for fungus diseases, kerosene emulsion for sap-sucking insects like plant lice, and Paris green for chewing pests like the potato beetle. Kerosene emulsion can injure some plants if not well diluted.
Advice on storing harvests like heets, carrots, and turnips to prevent frost damage. Pits or mounds can seal produce until spring. bins with dry earth or sand work, but packing in large bins with oats provides even temperatures and preserves root quality without harming the oats.
The article notes that converting dead animals into fertilizer is situationally advisable. Pasteur demonstrated that burial can bring disease germs to the surface via earthworms, spreading illness to grazing animals. It recommends consuming diseased carcasses or treating them with sulfuric acid after death to destroy germs.
Favus is a parasitic fungal disease in poultry attacking the comb and neck. It spreads rapidly, contaminates flocks from an infected new bird, and is often fatal if not treated. Recommended treatments include warm water baths with castle soap, ointment, nitrate of soda and lard, and red oxide of mercury.
D T Stephens on the Epitomist notes sorghum as the best fodder plant for many regions. It is easy to grow and can be cut with mowing equipment when broadcast or harvested as corn. Early sowing helps curing in hot weather, with seed removal when feeding to cows carrying calves.
A Maryland experiment assesses hydrocyanic acid fumigation of stored grain and seeds. Dry seeds resist gas exposure for weeks without harming vitality, while damp seeds weaken after two to three hours at pest-control strength. Feeding treated seeds to mice shows no food danger. conclusions support fumigation to control pests without harming germination or food safety. The report also notes an unprecedented drought affecting wheat and corn crops.
Farmers consider feeding wheat to livestock as a substitute for corn. Ground wheat causes gumminess and handling issues. mixing with oats or kaffir corn improves results. Ground or crushed wheat is best, with gains shown in horses cattle hogs sheep and poultry. Wheat straw offers another feed option during roughage shortages. J T Willard of the Kansas Experiment Station notes straw preservation could aid farmers and fellow citizens.
An 1890s agricultural note discusses preparing a fine seed bed, planting in hills, and using a sulky cultivator to manage weeds. It covers handling scabby seed potatoes, pest spraying with green, and timing harvests for chipped potatoes. A separate note highlights grass sands binders aiding coast erosion control and Cape Cod experiments.
A sturdy boy defends a flower girl at a city loop, challenging a rushing man who knocks her down. The man apologizes to the girl and then commends the boy, saying real size lies in character. He affid the boy with a lesson on maintaining the world’s self respect.
Pearson's Weekly notes two monarchs with leverage to shift power Edward VII of Britain and the Indies and Wilhelm II of Prussia and Germany. Both know the other's politics and society. Bach speaks the language of the realm of his imagined adoption with ease. Kaiser Wilhelm a half English, King Edward a half German. The difference between self esteem and conceit is the difference between you and your neighbor.
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