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Newspaper
Heppner Times
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1904
Page
2
The narrator rises as overseer of Pendragon mine and recalls a perilous voyage with Redruth. A visit by Ephraim Johnson exposes safety flaws and the mine’s risky expansion into a joint stock, while family plans hint at a betrothal between Hugh and Annie as deeper feelings emerge.
Johnson arrives with the London company and stays at a local farmhouse while Inspector. I resist changes to dangerous mine areas and close the outer gallery. Johnson and Redrath gain trust, while my uncle and aunt exchange knowing glances about me. I learn of hidden communications amid late tea and looming work shift.
A comparative view of London and New York describes New York as entering from the sea and inviting with immense skyscrapers. London presents a forbidding initial face with crowded slums and dreary streets, though later reveals refinement and luxury behind grim exteriors. The piece notes rapid rebuilding in New York and slower, tenure driven changes in London, with limited similarities beyond apartment living in both cities.
Gaxsam compliments Bickers saying his wife is a woman of her word. Bickers affirms, noting she is also a woman of a good many words, highlighting wit and talkativeness in a concise exchange.
On many railways cement ties are displacing wooden ties. The quip about arguing with a woman contrasts with the notion of pleasure to the woman in a separate joke.
A prairie village learns farmers can press for better prices as railroads widen markets. West farmers, prosperous and prudent, now move crops via independent channels, shipping corn later as cattle and boosting local creamery yields. O M Harger notes rural progress and independence.
A simple bag holder uses a 30 inch two inch plank two holes drilled 1 1/4 inches, two 3 foot 9 inch sticks fitted into 3/4 inch holes, and two hardwood blocks 4 1/2 inches long with small walls to grip the bag. The long sticks spring to keep the bag tight and blocks slide on side strips to adjust length.
The Indianapolis News argues farmers misjudge poultry raising, noting it can pay better than some crops if managed with proper feeding and market access. An example: one acre devoted to poultry, buying live fowls wholesale, fattening them, and selling dressed, shows steady profit despite high feed costs. Success hinges on understanding fowl needs and feeding efficiently.
A reader recounts a year in dairy farming beginning January 4, 1908 through January 1, 1904. The note mentions starting with four cows and describes the early stages of the small operation and its initial results.
The text outlines growing fodder rye as a spring feed crop. It notes ready-to-feed timing in late April to mid May, rapid maturation after head beads appear, and options to cut or graze. It recommends thick seeding, rich available phosphoric fertilizer, and a spring top dressing of nitrate of soda for best yields.
The cattle industry across the Southwest is described as an investment approaching 200000 dollars, excluding land and improvements. Ranch sizes range from under 41000 to 1900000 acres, with only three exceeding 1000000 acres. Major holdings include the X IT ranch in the Texas Panhandle at 1500000 acres, the J A ranch nearby, Mrs King’s Corpus Christi area ranch, Colonel C C Slaughter’s three ranches totaling over 1500000 acres, and Major G W Littieneia’s several ranches in New Mexico.
The Department of Agriculture explores introducing wasabi to the United States and notes Japan use as a meal component. It discusses the black winter radish, German eating habits, and cautions about overloading teams. Practical farming tips cover seed selection, early cultivation, and record keeping for chores and crop work. Canadian beekeeping reports show severe winters with high bee losses, depending on protection. A reminder to carry a small memorandum book for timely tasks is given.
A Frankfort report describes petrified milk from skimmed milk as a versatile substitute for horn turtle shell ivory and other materials. It details a chemical process creating a yellowish brown milk stone used for handles forks paper cutters pipes and decorative items, with Austria already using 20 000 quarts daily.
A testimonial from Mrs Poa of Hot Springs Arkansas praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes years of pain and weariness ending after three months of use, noting relief from uterine inflammation and overall restoration, with husband’s renewed affection and a rebuilt health. The letter mentions the sender as Mrs Cuns from Cedar Terrace and references a damaged original.
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