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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
3
The redfish runs in Idaho lakes are dwindling compared with twenty years ago. The piece cites gill nets, pound nets, weirs, and destructive salmon wheels on the lower Columbia as key causes. It notes nets extend upriver and harm migratory salmon, while locals and industries learn spawning grounds and seasons, threatening future runs a thousand miles from the sea.
A collage of old time medicine and advertising claims includes Allen's Foot-Ease and Foot-Hane powders for foot ailments, Kiine's nerve restorer, Mrs Winslow's teething syrup, and Fiso’s Cuxa for consumption. Mentions of European gallstone estimates, Australian railway signals, and a note about signatures with cross marks. Ends with a sardonic remark about heroes and the dead.
The article argues there is no excise for farmers to replant a crop due to seed quality and warns against Jafernoy seed as it will likely fail. It advocates using only the best seed and offers a manure preservation plan by dedicating a barn corner as a manure room with a plank floor removed to keep manure value intact.
Practical guidance from early 20th century farming columns covers manure packing to reduce odor, dairy butter quality improvement, turkey raising tips, and chinch bug control methods. Topics include bedding stock on manure, proper churn temperature, satin butter notes, incubator limits, and dust furrows with tar and kerosene to curb pests.
Great Egg Eatera in New York eat more eggs per day than any city. Estimated daily consumption reaches 4 160 000 eggs. The gray buzzard is noted as the heaviest flying bird with young males approaching forty pounds when food is plentiful. Cocaine use noted as an extensively used intoxicant in India.
R G Dun & Co notes bright agricultural prospects despite labor disputes retarding trade. Fall demand rising, distant deliveries booked into next year. Railway earnings up 3.9 percent, 21.8 percent vs 1900, iron and steel favorable, coke ovens in Connellsville active, machinery and hardware steady, leather and glass sectors mixed. Exports down, imports up, 196 U S failures this week. Tug Superior raised from Puget Sound after sinking.
An advertisement cites women praising Peruna for female weakness and headaches, with testimonials from Mia Milner and Mamie Groth. It features Dr. Hartman offering free advice on female catarrhal diseases and urges readers to write for guidance and assurance of results.
A northern Canada perspective argues game will not vanish despite fears of extermination. Census data from Labrador shows one person per 36 square miles, highlighting sparse populations across Ontario, the territories, and British Columbia. The piece warns against overhunting for fashion and cautions future scarcity for always fewer game animals.
Secretary Wilson laments the lack of emphasis on scientific agriculture by colleges. He notes the department relies on graduates with strong training in scientific agriculture, while many experts leave government service for other calls. Approximately 2,000 in the agriculture department work in scientific agriculture, yet few are fully equipped when joining. Fifty agricultural colleges seek competent teachers and 60 to 70 experiment stations offer openings for trained scientists.
A new process for manufacturing artificial marble has been patented in Berlin Germany. Asbestos dyeing materials shellac and ashes are pressed under high pressure to form a tough rich material that polishes well and closely resembles genuine marble.
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