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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
4
A village blaze in France lasting four hours scorched rows of pear and apple trees and sparked an unexpected second flowering. Lilacs and plum trees nearby also bloomed anew, with blossoms appearing as if May had returned. Researchers note buds formed in August may be linked, suggesting heat-induced desiccation could drive forcing and merit further study for plant cultivation.
The Santa Maria Novella convent in Florence kept the world’s oldest beauty shop 400 years ago. Monks cultivated herbs for waters, balms, and perfumery used by popes and princes. They served as doctors and chemists, shaping health and beauty in one craft. The orms powder of Santa Maria Novella was famed as the finest in the world.
A provincial paper reprints a critical piece on author errors in famous works. It cites misnamed characters in Don Quixote and Ivanhoe, misattributed phrases in translations, and other noted slips by Pope Kingsley Alison and Hugo, with commentary from The London Academy.
The article notes Belgium with forty two miles of coastline has no navy, joining landlocked Switzerland and Servia as navyless in Europe. It contrasts Bulgaria’s small navy with Monaco’s tiny army, and mentions Belgium’s neighbor Holland possessing eight ironclads and a large flotilla of steamers.
A dream told by Mrs Howling of Penge claims her eleven year old daughter was washed ashore at Hastings and later struck by a pantechnicon near home. The wheels reportedly crushed the chest, the girl badly injured and taken to Beckingham Cottage Hospital in serious condition. Also notes on the Pope's gloves, cotton supply, a 50 ton meteor in Mexico, and early Chinese chrysanthemum cultivation.
A herd of fifteen to twenty lions attacked Chorumo near Elephant Marsh game reserve in British Central Africa. They killed at least seven natives and one escaped, then tore through huts injuring watchmen and a mother and child. The town’s livestock suffered, and survivors fled to the Shire River by canoe.
The Bureau of Plant Industry reports a winter lettuce seed variety that resists disease and grows large heads. Developed near the department chief's offices, the seed promises to save the winter lettuce industry facing collapse after years of greenhouse losses. Researchers ensure seed is tested, distributed to greenhouse men and state stations to prevent ruin and extinctions in production.
A historic note explains that game dogs are bred over generations to reject eating game such as birds or rabbits. The master cites a dog that refused a partridge bone while eating a mutton chop, illustrating how hereditary training becomes a physical aversion to consuming game.
The Chicago Journal notes Chinese dominates as the most spoken language but counts 382 million Celestials across dialects. Excluding Chinese, it lists English at 120, German 70, Russian 68, Spanish 44, Portuguese 32 million, with a playful two foot rule ratio mapping these languages to inches and feet.
Spain remains a major bull fighting nation with the season running from the first Sunday after Lent to October. Seville and Madrid host tauromachia as bulls and horses stay in the ring while expenses mount. O Shea notes about 2,400 bulls and 3,500 horses killed annually amid poverty influenced reductions.
The Richmond Times argues that many potential geniuses fail to contribute greatly because society does not identify and nurture them at the right moment. Institutions aiming to discover and develop exceptional men are noble in mission, and even discovering one in a generation justifies their work. The exceptional individual inspires others to act as well.
Do not exhaust yourself over pet care and avoid losing control of nerves. Work with purpose, rest when needed, and separate work from play. Do not fret or nurse trouble, for such habits lead to harm in this supposedly happy world.
Description of Vere a butchering device enabling hanging hogs or cattle by a long top stick with improvised hooks. Uses spread stick, rope, and halting gear wheel and worm from a machine shop. Folds compactly by removing two bolts for storage.
Care of frozen trees advises slow thawing and planting or packing roots in soil or sand, avoid water immersion, as per Country Gentleman. Luxuries of the Farm notes 1905 dairy fruit and poultry products totaled nearly $2 billion, three tenths of gross farm value, with demand outpacing supply and public underfed in high grades.
The cow horn turnip is praised as a soil ameliorator that improves texture and humus content. Trials on Hope farm and nationwide show benefits when grown with crimson clover, especially in poor soils. methods include August sowing in corn and September sowing for winter coverage with mixed seeds and manure.
Portable hog houses are described as practical and easy to relocate with a full build plan. The article details materials priced at 23 per thousand for flooring and 15 per thousand for 2 by 4 scantling. A six by foot platform with skids and a raised roof frame starts the construction and outlines initial steps for framing the slanted roof.
Farmers in Kansas oil fields report a novel method using crude oil to control pests in hogs and poultry. A thin layer of oil in hog wallows and oil on henhouse interiors allegedly removes lice ticks fleas and parasites. Oil is cheap and proposed as a regular farm aid to protect livestock and profits.
The article compares methods to cross small depressions in fields using earth levees flumes or pipe siphons. Levees are cheapest but leak prone, wooden frames decay, while clay or cement pipes, though costlier upfront, prove cheapest long term.
A irrigation ditch weed control note says banks should be graded and alfalfa sown along banks to suppress weeds. also describes a simple wooden brace to hold swing gates open, attached by a spike or hinge and snapping beneath a spring when not in use, as explained by American Agriculturist.
A Kansas Farmer article advises proper machinery ownership and care to protect profits. Buy standard, reliable equipment even if costly, maintain and oil bearings, keep bars tight, and run machines well. Shed idle gear to prevent rust, and inspect after field use, noting repairs for off-season servicing.
The article describes constructing movable hog houses with 2 by 4 supports, swinging doors, and ventilator holes, plus tips for winter comfort by bedding straw and moving the unit. It advises simple upkeep like spreading manure, avoiding road water, and reusing ashes for lawns. It also covers watering fowls in winter with wooden troughs and tepid water to prevent freezing.
In 1904 Ohio faced unusually severe damage from a blight on French June field peas planted with oats as forage. The disease attacked stems near the ground, created dead leaf spots, and the mycelium invaded pods and seeds, forming brown seed surface marks. Varieties differed in susceptibility, with green Market Garden peas more affected than Admiral.
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