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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1902
Page
2
At dawn a modest trill echoes from unseen birds praising the new day. From tiny throats a hallelujah of notes greets the born day while at sunset rosy light fades and woodland shadows deepen as birds quiet. The piece ends with a tranquil hush and a note of sweetness.
The eccentric chemist Roy Fetherngill lived in a secretive lab and planned his will to be read from a coffin. Sculptor Peter Vandenbroek aided the setup and four witnesses watched as a moving coffin revealed Fetherngill’s final proclamation. His bequests included large sums to his wife and children, stipends to staff, art and science funding, and a chair for Vandenbroek, ending with a dramatic explosive twist.
A Washington Star quotation contrasts social opinion with economic ambition. A wary skeptic notes that once a food trust is underway, public opinion matters little if neighbors surrender their money. The exchange underscores tensions between communal perception and corporate power.
The term meander derives from the river Meander whose winding path inspired its name across many languages. The river’s deceptive bends gave rise to a broad linguistic footprint, influencing modern tongues with a new word for wandering curves.
The piece notes whales are no longer hunted as before and New Bedford has lost its whaling supremacy. It cites Rockefeller's end of whale reliance and a government report of a New Bedford bark destroyed by a fin back. It contrasts the petroleum age with whale oil demand and sketches a shift to steam whaling and coastal boiling stations.
Edinburgh summons Sir Walter Scott to join the Edinburgh army reserve in 1803. Dated Lasswade Cottage July 22 1803, Scott writes from 12 years in the Edinburgh troop of the Royal Melbourne Lothian Volunteer Cavalry seeking exemption as a volunteer cavalry member. He instructs alignment with Colonel Dundas and Mr Adams for verification. Scott remained eager to drill, despite his tame demeanor, and was a popular volunteer.
The yakamik or trumpeter of Venezuela, a crane species, is noted for high intelligence. Natives use it as a guardian and herding helper, and it reportedly finds its way home at night no matter how far it roams with the flock, driving all entrusted creatures.
Guidance on brooding young chickens advises letting them rest under the hen for at least 24 hours after hatch. They should not be hurried outside. Food is unnecessary for a day or a day and a half. Move the brood only when chicks are strong enough to leave the mother.
The soybean adapts to many soils and is mainly used where clover fails. It is an annual plant yielding foliage for silage and hay while allowing the bean to ripen as a rich seed for feed. As a legume it fixes nitrogen. sandy loams suit its growth best and use as a soil renovator has become widespread.
Tobacco dust is an undervalued aid to successful truck growing. It serves as an insecticide and likely pays for itself as a soil or crop fertilizer. Use a fertilizer drill to mix it into the soil before seeding at about 400 pounds per acre.
A farmer abandons a modest cattle operation to build a Jersey dairy empire, rising to local prominence as a respected stock buyer. The piece notes his dramatic results, with cows yielding 65 dollars per season two years prior, illustrating how decisive change can redefine a profession. It then shifts to New York Tribune Farmer guidance on swarm management in out-apiaries for comb honey. A western beekeeper clips queen wings during bloom to equalize colonies and reduce swarming, placing supers early and using bait sections to stimulate early work. Regular yard visits and shade help control swarming, enabling a single worker to oversee 400 colonies with minimal labor.
Wild barley spreads rapidly across Iowa after spreading through Wisconsin and Illinois. An annual plant forming 1 to 8 foot clumps with 2 to 4 inch leaves and 2 to 4 inch pale green spikes. It propagates via many seeds per head and thrives unless cultivated or cut before seed ripens. Awned heads injure livestock, especially sheep.
A fragment notes how mucous membranes and flesh can be affected, leading to inflammation and potential tooth death or loss, referencing Pamme of Iowa in New England Homestead.
Advice on preparing for spring lambs with summer crops. Emphasizes feeding ewes well with clover or alfalfa hay, corn, bran, ensilage, and root crops. Highlights selective breeding for twins, careful ewe health, and planning winter feed to avoid loss when buying market food. Includes guidance from E. P. Smith in American Cultivator.
The article argues for staking tomato vines rather than sprawling. It explains that staking reduces rot, eases picking, and aids worm control. Training on a trellis-like twine system improves sun exposure and enables longer fruiting, with pruning advised mainly for large varieties.
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