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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
4
A long extract of weather, crops, livestock, and agricultural advice covers drought, clover, beets, sugar, and cattle breeds. It notes milk standards, Nebraska and Michigan programs, and export lines to Britain and the Philippines. It cites hunger, pricing, and trade shifts, urging prudent farming, soil care, and market awareness.
The article blends a Native American legend of Mondamin and Wakanda with discussions on farm prosperity and hard times. It covers cornfield mythopoesis, Mondamin’s defeat of Wakonda, and the harvest blessing. It then shifts to phases of national prosperity and decline, cotton’s evolving soil and fertility, and cautions about King Cotton’s reign. It ends with opinions on Irish and Scandinavian domestic labor and the importance of maintaining good credit.
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