Army worm outbreak stretches around Dallas Fort Worth
The army worm has cut a wide swath around Dallas and Fort Worth Texas with concerted control efforts underway. Entomologists urge farmers east of the Rockies to watch for the pest until cool autumn weather. The moths fly in large numbers on prevailing winds to lay eggs in favorable spots.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Army worms blamed for big losses across states
In eastern states experts estimate millions of dollars of grain and forage crops vanish to army worms over thirty years. The pest feeds on grasses and grasslike grains including millet and corn, with oats rye and wheat affected, alfalfa harmed in the southwest and clover occasionally attacked.
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S. Department of Agriculture Ental
Army worms threaten crops with voracious feeding and mass migrations
Descriptions detail army worm appearance with greenish brown body and dark stripes, its hungry jaws heard as it devours blades. Caterpillars march in daytime or night, massing before moving to new food, sometimes eating each other. Pupae and moths follow, with plowing and digging as barriers to slow advance.
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Department of Agriculture
Deadly snake venom and the Pierce laxative blend
A historical medical quack style advisory warns of venom like symptoms from improper digestion and liver strain. It promotes Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a May apple aloe and jalap compound, ready-made and sold for 25 cents by druggists, dating to about fifty years prior.
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Pierce
Insect Control Advice for Caterpillar Infestations
Farmers urged to act quickly with ditching and targeted sprays including Paris green and arsenate of lead, plus bait mixtures. Recommendations cover grass and forage crops, corn, and precautions about grazing after spraying, with notes on lime and molasses-lemons bait and general monitoring. Local note: good cream desired at Wiedemanns.
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Paris
Dainty Early Flowers Poetic Echoes in Meadows
A brief reflection on early flowers and their simple loveliness among common herbs. The speaker notes their unobtrusive presence and the gentle heartbeat of those touched by such delicate beauty, as expressed in a Willis quote.
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Willis
Portrait of La Follette Shows War-Timed Strain
The latest image of Senator La Follette reveals how time has affected the truculent Wisconsin veteran who has endured a stormy wartime term in the Senate.
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Senator LaFollette
Wisconsin
Fragmentary Local Text Notes From Old Newspaper Page
A garbled passage references royal grooming and a throne, mentions a “dressing of the hair” and a beard removal for a young king. It includes stray lines about a “coughing bean,” gas dangers, calls for reform, and a county teachers examination noted with Grace Wiley.
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Mies
Grace Wiley
Baldwin Orly
Daily Thought on Scholarly Love of Coming
The quote reflects that a true scholar values the love of what is yet to come rather than clinging to present attainment. It emphasizes forward thinking and anticipation as marks of genuine scholarship and curiosity.
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Daily Thought
Nfucius
Portrait of Dickens Sparks a Wry Student Remark
During a discourse on individuality a schoolmaster held up a Dickens portrait and asked what stood out in the features. One bright pupil replied that the face shows a lot of whiskers, adding a humorous note to the lesson on genius and countenance.
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Charles Dickens
Revolt Leader Mas Aniella Suppressed in Naples History
The seven day Mas Aniella born 1022 led a revolt against the Duke of Arcos in Naples on July 7 1047 forcing abolition of the tax on provisions. He ruled Naples briefly before being assassinated July 16.
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Saverpos
Masaniella
Thomas Aulelia
Duke of Arcos
Naples
Fienewe Carbon Paper Reuses With Open Flame Method
A vintage note describes extending carbon paper life by applying heat from a flame with the carbon side down. Melted wax from the unused portions flows into thinner sections, potentially preserving used sheets.
Animal Disease Costly and Farm Losses Highlight Epidemics
The piece notes hog cholera and foot and mouth disease cause heavy yearly costs to farmers and the public. It claims reforms will yield about 200,000,000 in annual benefits now lost to epidemics, and ends with a quote about art and the cathedral being surpassed by a grand tree.
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