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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
3
Hog cholera ravages swine with high contagion and a ten percent annual death rate in Indiana. Quarantine laws exist but lack funding. Purdue station makes limited serum via Dorset Niles method, used with virulent cholera blood. Vaccination involves temperature checks and careful administration. farmer-led enforcement and field work by veterinarians.
The article explains moisture as a key factor in crop production, impacted by rainfall, soil texture, organic matter, and cultivation. It emphasizes shallow, well-timed cultivation, dust mulches that stay loose and dry, and avoiding deep or excessive tillage to conserve soil moisture and suppress weeds.
Purdue extension article explains substituting rice for potatoes in desserts and savory dishes. It covers washing, boiling rice gently, draining and drying to keep grains separate, and using a fork to stir to avoid mashing. Emphasizes selecting good rice and avoiding wasted nutrients from imperfect grains.
Dick Ferris of Los Angeles rose from a Washington street vendor to leader of the newly proclaimed republic of Lower California. He financed a filibustering expedition that overthrew Mexican authority, was elected president, and has built wealth in theater, oil, and orchards before entering politics as a lieutenant governor candidate. The article notes Ferris’s early injury, support from Frank Hatton, and views his current presidency as lasting, not fleeting.
Edgar S. Cooke, former Cincinnati road treasurer, is acquitted of embezzling 24000 from the Four railway. The trial linked to a 643000 shortage involving Charles L. Warriner ended with Cooke’s verdict amid prior indictments and a prior jury deadlock in Jeannette Stewart-Port’s case. Mrs Cooke showed emotion as verdicts were announced and Cooke embraced his attorney.
The abdication of George Gould from the presidency of the Missouri Pacific marks the end of a long struggle with Harriman, the New York Central, Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, and other rail interests. Once promising to unite a transcontinental system, Gould’s bid faltered after the 1907 panic and the four roads fell to receivers, ending his control and revealing a decisive Wall Street victory.
The Pacific Coast Democrats may nominate Francis G. Newlands of Nevada for president. Newlands, a current senator in his second term, is noted as a key Democratic leader with a strong record on irrigation, foreign affairs, banking and currency, and the Reclamation Act.
From Whipple's account in Literature and Life, the famed humorist Rabelais faced death with a grin, declaring he would not have the friends cry more than laughter. A dying quip to Cardinal Du Bellay and a posthumous will reveal his sardonic, benevolent humor and the claim of leaving “the rest to the poor.”
A London Tit-Bits item notes a maid Maria with short hair, explaining that the regiment was ordered to leave town and she cut a lock of her hair to give to acquaintances as a keepsake. The exchange shows social proprieties and wartime mood reflected in a domestic scene.
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