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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1900
Page
7
J C Ulrich describes ditch riders as key to canal operation across irrigation districts. The rider patrols, adjusts wooden gates, reads weir depths, and blocks leaks with sacks. He travels daily by horse or cart, repairs banks, and carries tools for gate movement and embankment protection.
An agricultural note says hot water treatment for oat smuts is best done with care but many farmers lack facilities. Formalin offers a simpler method using one pound per 50 gallons of water or one gallon per bushel of oats. Oats can be sprinkled, watered, or dipped, then left to stand two hours before drying.
Smooth brome grass is a hardy perennial ideal for hay and pasturage in dry regions. Sow 18 to 20 pounds per acre, broadcast then harrow, with fall plowing preferred in most areas but October or November sowing possible in CA OR WA. It yields 1 to 4 1/2 tons per acre, tolerates extreme cold, and forms a compact sod with strong drought resistance.
A cut shows a section box largely used to store comb honey in marketable form. A crate of sections is shown with a shipping case of honey in sections and three sections resting on top. In the center a section is folded into a square with dovetailed ends driven together.
An old saying notes beans grow on many soils but perform best on light warm dry sandy land. On heavy or highly manured soils vines outpace seed, so plow early to destroy weeds, avoid wet fields, and plant in ridges if moisture is a concern.
The Orange Judd Farmer notes Colorado wheat sown in April should receive the first irrigation around May 20 when plants reach six to eight inches. A second soaking about a month later uses about half the first amount, with some advocating a third when heads appear, though rust risk makes it uncommon.
In western Kansas high altitude cools nights delay maturity and frost kills SKaffir corn while Jerusalem and rice corn mature with 23 to 50 bushels per acre in other regions. Bird's eye olive disease reduces with Bordeaux mix. Michigan beet sugar falters but Indiana North replanting. Fresh manure aids corn smut. Dwarf Essex rape sowing in standing corn yields fair crops.
A crowded streetcar causes passengers to sway. A mechanic clings to a strap with a dinner pail and snaps loose, landing in a richly dressed woman’s lap. He apologizes, calling the situation a favor from the street car company, which she accepts with a smile.
An old health column argues a lazy liver is a symptom of overall undernourishment. It warns against drastic drugs and recommends Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to restore stomach function and digestion, improving liver activity.
The Nickel Plate Road announces a spring timetable effective May 6 serving Ft Wayne Findlay Fostoria Bellevue Lorain Cleveland Painesville Ashtabula Conneaut Girard Evie Chautauqua Lake Dunkirk Buffalo and New York Boston and intermediate points. Chicago departures at 10 30 am 3 30 pm and 10 80 pm offer drawing room sleepers with through dining cars to Boston and New York. Train to New York City leaves Chicago 3 30 pm with daily arrivals and east of Buffalo overnight observation on the Lackawanna line. Sleeping car reservations encouraged via Central 2057 Chicago with J Y Calahan as general agent.
A collection of witticisms and maxims offering humorous takes on virtue pride love ambition and self awareness. The notes venture through truth consistency reputation discretion and personal growth with witty aphorisms attributed to the Chicago News.
The article surveys several case summaries on legal qualification for judgeship, burdens of proof in homicide, highway defect liability, railroad liability, hotel contracts, and sea jurisdiction. It notes Jamieson v Wiggin on attorney eligibility, Tucker v Johnson on defense burden, Bartram v Sharon on highway defect penalties, Tullis v Lake Erie on railroad liability, Meacham v Galloway on leaseholder liability, and Humboldt Lumber v Christopherson on coastal jurisdiction. It concludes with a complete review of sea jurisdiction authorities.
A compendium notes lions and tigers lack lung power for long runs, while stage acts like Dancing Jim Crow and Pharaohs Serpents earned large sums. It lists populations, Confucius descendants, six vice presidents dying in office, and historians recounting France’s 1889 banquet with tens of thousands of guests and vast feast preparations.
A Quakerhoim tale describes Voltreman Skinner pursuing a red colored man near Washington Square. The suspect claimed the square housed an old graveyard and pleaded not to be taken across. A crowd gathered as the man was released after the trove of Revolutionary soldiers buried there was noted.
An extended ad roundup promotes Boschee's German Syrup for severe throat and lung trouble, claims it heals and relieves inflammation, and cites samples at Jos. Emmert. It also touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, Foley's Kidney Cure, Chamberlain's Colic Remedy, Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and a Boston port commerce note, with testimonials from Wm. Shipman and P. E. Grisnam.
The ad argues modern stomach distress makes people slaves to indigestion and related ailments. It claims Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets digest food without stressing the stomach, regulate bowels, prevent foul gas, and give the stomach rest to receive the next meal.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers a fare and one third on the certificate plan for upcoming meetings. Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters in Chicago May 8-12, tickets May 4-10, return May 16. Western Drawing Teachers’ Association and Michigan Superintendents’ Association in Grand Rapids May 9-11, tickets May 6-11, return May 15. Inquiries through C. G. W. agents or F. H. Lorp, G P and T A, 118 Adams St., Chicago.
The New York Tribune editorially backs Republican policies and a prosperous future under high prestige leadership. It touts the Daily, Tri-Weekly, and Semi-Weekly editions with extensive features, market data, and illustrative supplements as valuable for business readers and distant subscribers alike.
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