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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
1
A playful verse describes two noblemen at breakfast, one hungry and one deep in thought, and a host who hints at a costly meal. Laughter erupts as the scene unfolds with mispronounced words and comic mishaps, ending in a joyous display that leaves the narrator amused by the viscount and baronet.
A wife Pearl Horton wrestles with temptation as her husband Dr. Horton intervenes to protect their marriage. Jack Langdon pursues Pearl while a public scandal unfolds at a cafe. The couple ends the night visiting a dying patient where the whispered name of Langdon shocks Pearl.
After a Harrisburg crash, newspaper men learned claim agents had settled with injured passengers and secured releases. An Arkansas passenger in a southern line wreck refused a $2,500 release, noting the fall and injuries while the coach rolled off embankment.
Doctors warn against the harm of ultra high heels as a fashion fad. The piece argues such shoes force the body forward, distort carriage, and may harm the throat with age. It cites ancient Greece for natural beauty and notes footwear fashion as dangerous. The anecdote ends with a Boston Herald quip about a private still mixup.
The countess of Northbrook formerly Vicountess Daring is praised as one of London’s handsomest women. During the late Earl’s life she was his principal hostess at Hampshire country home, arranging shooting parties and supervising guest comfort. He was devoted to her and cherished many portraits, praising her as his "beautiful daughter in-law."
New York residents open summer homes to sanatorium style care for potted plants. Families away for the season leave pets at risk of mice or being taken to the pound, while florists reject the idea of plant boarding with signs reading sanitarian for plants.
In a Massachusetts town a gaunt man asks how to introduce Jacob A. Rils to an assembly. Rils jokes to say he is the most distinguished man, which prompts the speaker to acknowledge he does not know Bils and has never heard of him. The introduction follows with a flat, ironic claim about the supposed status.
The Farmers' Review reports Professor Olin at the station trialing summer seeding of alfalfa after wheat harvest. Seeded August 22 1903 and first cutting June 14 1904 yielded 2 tons per acre from a 22 inch plant. Weather permitting, alfalfa could guard the ground and fit into a rotation with winter wheat.
The chick pea also called gram and Idaho pea traces to the East possibly Asia Minor. It was an early legume known to Greeks and Romans but now largely unknown in the United States. In Asia and especially India, about 4 million acres are devoted to it as horse feed with yields of 10 to 25 bushels per acre under favorable conditions. It has been grown experimentally by USDA and Rocky Mountain stations, but its comparative value remains unclear.
An ancient maxim about increasing food supply and public benefit is traced to Roman and Carthaginian agricultural writers and likely older origins. The saying endures because it expresses a universal truth: increasing the world’s food production benefits all.
A farmer reports rare nubbins from fields once bearing corn for years. He notes that corn grown on soil with continuous corn suffers reduced ears when rotation is neglected. Ten years ago some argued corn could follow corn, but views have shifted.
Jessie Winship of Clarke County Iowa notes long term drought resistance from manure enriched soil. Dense root and leaf growth reach deep moist soil, keeping vines productive during dry periods. Recommends adding manure and using leached water barrels to irrigate cucumber patches.
Advice on protecting moisture around young fruit trees emphasizes mulching with straw hay or cut weeds to reduce soil evaporation. Spading around roots without mulch dries soil and stresses saplings, especially in dry seasons, while sweet clover can improve soil nitrogen as it rots.
English demand for American and Canadian apples expands as U S fruit appeals for color and flavor. England’s climate hinders color and long keeping quality, boosting imports from New York. Much of England’s crop to London vanishes before holidays. shipping cost to London Hull and Liverpool runs 48 to 72 cents per barrel.
Weeds are the main foe for strawberry growers with grass as a major problem. Narrow strawberry rows with mulch or cultivation help suppress weeds. pull weeds before they seed.
The oleo battle draws little attention as makers of colored oleo push to color and lower taxes. They argue color and lower levy are needed to compete with butter, but the oleo law has stood for years and proven successful. Little oleo is sold as butter today.
Wool sorters face contagious sheep diseases with anthrax as the most feared. An Italian chemist developed a serum used by some wool sorters when at risk, and reports say the death rate dropped from 25 percent to 6 percent.
Elizabeth Ellis, a Harlech condo owner, sued W Westwood for £1 damages after falling into a drain neglected to be fenced or covered. The court noted her quip about the moon as spectators laughed. Meanwhile, Cocoanut rafts are described as light enough to be towed with bark fiber strands, one native can haul several rafts.
The Prince of Monaco reports discovery of luminous shrimps in the Mediterranean during deep-sea fishing. These shrimps inhabit depths from 1,100 to 1,600 fathoms and are studded with small phosphorescent spots that light their way in the dark waters.
A church sits in a farmyard at Fornham Delabere Eng with the sole entry through the yard. The unusual placement offers limited access and stands in the middle of the farmstead.
An exposé argues that many breakfast fakes fail to digest starch, while Grape Nuts uses a slow, sprouted barley process to convert starch into sugar. It claims predigested, readily absorbed nutrition supports brain and nerve health, with strict secrecy on exact formulas and emphasis on purity and skill in production.
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