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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1896
Page
8
A historical look at pin production from a 16th century method to modern automation. The piece describes early manual labor, long days, and the shift to a machine that spins out pins at 200 per minute, detailing wire feeds, pinchers, grinding, polishing, and tinning to finish each pin for market readiness.
Poet Mel Sturtevant, leader of a California branch, entered a banquet hall with Wendell Phillips at age ten or sixteen, and during their conversation she referenced suffrage victims. Phillips urged her not to waver in faith, predicting a time when the nation can be saved only by steadfast daughters.
A fragmentary column reflects on mental epidemics of prejudice and hostility, cites Rev R Heber Newton, and notes contributions to Armenian relief activism. It mentions Mine Modjenka, Mrs Mary Sargent Hopkins, Helen Young, Dr Sarah Hackett Stevenson, and Eleanor Kirk and references Ayer’s Almanac and a Boston Theatre benefit.
A fragment from a Grange and agriculture column discusses political caution, urging readers to avoid reform efforts and focus on moral guidance. It cites a Harvard source claiming tuberculosis indicators in blood relate to livestock health and notes concerns about distillery effluent affecting cattle and hogs.
The writer argues hedges should be replaced by a sturdy wire fence. Hedges are unreliable in snow, costly to maintain, deplete soil, and harbor vermin and insects. A Cyclone Wire fence with iron anchor posts is proposed as a permanent, improved fencing solution.
The article catalogs five original maize types named by indigenous tribes and explains hybridization challenges among Flint and dent corns. It notes test results from Ohio on cross fertilization, then shifts to a Kansas experiment comparing balanced rations for steers and livestock performance versus traditional methods, highlighting better gains with balanced feed.
The Michigan state board of agriculture and the state grange push farmers institutes statewide. 85000 yearly for 1895 and 1896 funds northern counties with 13 institutes already held and more planned across Menominee Dickinson Iron Ontonagon Cheboygan and others. Lecturers from southern counties visit to share knowledge, boosting agriculture development and home opportunities.
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