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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
8
A Rural New Yorker writer describes 1921 planting of Latham and Cuthbert strawberries and bush fruits in favorable 1924 conditions. The account covers soil, mulching, row spacing, staking, irrigation, pruning, and yields of 70 to 100 quarts after a late storm and recovery.
Wisconsin horticulture expert James G. Moore advises orchardists pruning fruit trees between leaf fall and spring growth to seal cuts with asphaltum paint. The paint does not heal wounds but blocks insects and diseases, creating a hard protective surface for healthier spring crops.
Experts urge early spray for flack rot in grapes while second growth is small before shoots reach 8 to 19 inches. They warn against lime and sulphur after green tissue appears due to severe burning.
In Henry T. Inck’s book Manteal Laughs a German hotel resident complains of constant piano practice. A maid delivers a note granting the request with Anton Rubinstein’s signature, “Very sorry to have annoyed you. Your request is granted.”
National Geographic Magazine notes the plague’s spread from a Genoese fort in the Crimea to Constantinople Genoa and the Mediterranean. England’s first death reported in Dorset in August 1348 and by 1349 the island faced widespread devastation reducing Norwich's population and crippling agriculture.
A veteran observer reflects on the adventures of cub reporters and the insular world of newspaper offices. The piece notes how outsiders rarely hear the tales of newsroom life and recounts the familiar tale of a timid cub interviewing an irascible capitalist.
The Santa Scala flight of 28 white-veined marble steps in the church of St John Lateran in Rome is said to have belonged to Pilate house and to be sacred by Christ’s feet. Penitents climb on their knees and boards cover the stairs for protection due to heavy pilgrim traffic. Martin Luther, ascending as a monk, reportedly heard the line The just shall be by faith and left in reaction to the perceived superstition.
Popular Science Monthly cites a London 1774 book and a Franklin Institute letter clarifying Franklin s kite experiment. The description shows a pointed wire on the kite and says the electric fire is drawn from thunder clouds when approached by a finger, energizing the twine fibers.
The phrase Sit on the Woolsack signals the lord chancellor as presiding officer of the House of Lords. The wool sack, a large red cushion, sits in the chamber to remind lawmakers of England's wool wealth and the push to protect it through Elizabethan acts.
The Bureau of Biological Survey notes patience matters in training parrots. Start with the bird isolated in a room with three sides of the cage covered and avoid talking except repeating a single simple phrase each day. Gradually add more phrases as training progresses.
The union of Wallachia and Moldavia was publicly proclaimed at Bucharest and Jassy on December 23, 1861, with the name Rumania given to the united provinces.
A woman carrying a pet monkey halted a London bus by refusing to alight. Police arrested her for blocking traffic and she faces charges.
The article notes Eskimo groups rely on snow houses during travel while residing in tents of sealskin in summer and semi subterranean rock igloos in winter.
A chiropodist notes that most dentists suffer foot problems from standing or leaning on the same foot during long procedures. He warns the habit can cause persistent discomfort and advises alternating weight and footwear checks.
Laura Little endures a morning with a uncooperative landlord and a day of petty indignities at home. A misunderstanding with her maid leads to a temper flare and a chaotic dinner as family and guests drift away. The piece closes with Laura reflecting on her enduring bad habit.
A Kansas City Star writer argues fighting is brutal and should be avoided when possible yet notes value in experience. He claims boys gain self respect and manhood from controlled battles, learning that a whipping can be better than cowardice and that fear fades with repeated combat exposure.
A reader notes Spanish cedar can be kiln dried but warns case hardening risks when drying thick slabs. Steam curing followed by gradual hot air drying could work, yet most cedar is used in thin boards or veneered sheets. Producers prefer thick flitches or squared logs to reduce handling and waste.
Dr. C. D. Perrine of the Argentine National Observatory at Cordoba urged at the Pan American scientific congress the development of higher speed photographic plates and films to boost light gathering and reduce grain in negatives used for precise astronomical work. He stressed research to produce such super plates for future telescopes.
Amos Cady of Bolivar Missouri once played six instruments at once while blind. After regaining sight he can only play one, explaining that acute touch sensitivity from blindness faded when sight returned. He performed harmonica banjo bass drum cymbals triangle and bells with various body parts.
While serving two years at Atlanta prison, a inmate developed a portable ice making machine now in production. Another convict created a shoe making tool and, after release, joined a shoe firm earning $5 000 yearly. A banker built a $300 daily prison investment income. A murderer confined in a New York asylum invested $20 000, growing it to about $250 000.
A narrator contemplates Colonel Race as a possible husband while noting her own confidence and daydreams. She recalls the boy scouts mantra Be Prepared and recalls how women view every man as a potential match for themselves or a friend.
An examination of social classes reveals the modern girl’s varied aims from shorthand training and professional paths to marriage and independence. The piece notes middle class hopes for work and romance, and upper class pursuits of pleasure, money, and self-analysis, concluding that the true want may be to avoid being asked what she desires.
A Loulsvide Courier Journal column argues happiness in relationships comes from supporting a woman's independence and also pursuing her, suggesting balancing autonomy with effort to retain harmony. The piece frames happiness as a joint responsibility beyond mere agreement to independence.
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