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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1902
Page
8
The agricultural department invites farmers to share brief, pithy opinions and experiences for publication. Readers with a few lines to contribute should send them for editorial selection, aiming for concise exchanges over long essays.
A farmer recounts telling a white hen that her days of setting are gone as she reveals a plan to hatch chicks with a newly bought incubator. The old hen asks to send for a brooder to raise the hatched chicks. The verse, attributed to Julia F. Main in Twentieth Century Farmer, conveys humor and rural life.
Wakefield’s Rufus Kendrick describes brown tail moth habits, from eggs laid in July to the yearly cycle that ends with a wingless worm becoming a moth around July. The piece also notes dairy tips from Prof. Sanborn, wind protection for cattle, and a satirical aside on New York milk standards and whiskers.
The article cites Napa and California yields with raisins averaging five tons per acre fresh and fourteen tons cured. It notes olive oil imports near one million dollars annually. It gives France’s 1901 wine vintage as about 1.406 billion gallons. It warns against nostril administration of horse medicine and mentions strawberry acid as a rheumatism agent per a Washington physician.
The piece extols staying loyal to cows and clover as foundational on farms, praising red clover while admitting limited success with alfalfa. It urges valuing long-standing methods and friendships with livestock, followed by practical notes on whale oil soap and lime sulfur sprays for San Jose scale and tree protection, with timing around late March to early April and cautions on over-spraying.
A collection of agricultural statistics and plant care tips, including costs to fumigate trees, spraying guidance, and wheat and rye yields from 1901. It cites the US Department of Agriculture figures for average yields, newly seeded areas, and winter wheat conditions compared with prior years. Also lists standard box measurements for various volumes and a humorous note about the Tenderfoot climate anecdote from the Indianapolis Sun.
The document analyzes U.S. potato production from 1891 to 1900, noting an average annual production of 211,040,767 bushels versus consumption of 212,088,908, with imports exceeding exports by 1,048,141 bushels. It discusses fluctuations, crop failures, and the limited ability of imports to offset shortages, plus recent ten-year trends and 1901 eleven-month trade figures.
A city clergyman notes signs that Maine Grange halls may supplant the church in rural social life. He cites a shift from prayer meetings and family gatherings to fraternal and literary groups, yet praises the Grange's focus on home improvement and mass education as driving social, industrial, and educational gains in farm life.
A Maine Farmer excerpt argues that churches have reduced social work while the grange grows stronger. The piece contends the Patrons of Husbandry should ally with churches to enhance social, educational, and religious life, guiding the farm and state into the twentieth century with broader public influence.
Ainslee's Magazine notes weeds loosen subsoil letting air and moisture reach nutrients. Deep rooted plants lift potash and nitrogen, enriching surface soil when plowed under. Florida beggar weed shown to alter soil texture, retain nitrogen, and boost future crops. experiments quantify potash, phosphoric acid, lime and nitrogen content per acre.
John Bates Clark discusses the twenty first century in Atlantic January, arguing international courts will shape trade relations and global cooperation. He praises evolving morality, wealth, and virtue, warning temptations persist yet confidence remains that future generations will face lighter tasks with greater strength.
A Pennsylvania Quaker argues in the January Atlantic that Quakers did not reject force outright. They supported fairness and reason, resisted illegal methods, and acted to defend rights, backing non importation protests with Dickinson and aiding the American cause during the Revolutionary War.
The Housz Department of the Lowell Weekly Journal invites household readers to send in recipes hints and suggestions for the columns. A friendly housekeeper welcomes timely ideas and practical lowell household tips from ady readers.
A reflective verse on how men build houses while women shape homes with enduring love. The piece emphasizes divine praise for women's role in weaving a home’s priceless beauty through loving deeds and steady presence across generations.
An essay on keeping rooms stylish through furniture changes and chair placement. It warns against late breakfast chaos, stresses neat serving portions, and notes concerns over adulteration of spices and sugar. It highlights centerpieces, plant care, and pineapple preparation as practical touches for a well kept table.
A Good Housekeeping tip suggests fastening velvet scraps over the first left hand finger to keep nap from matting or dampening while hemming on the wrong side. Another suggestion advises cotton coverings for bedding to protect dirt and dust, noting red ants visit annually and sulfur may deter them.
A New York Post note says placing a crust of dry bread in the cooking water of greens such as spinach dandelion greens and beet tops prevents the strong unpleasant odor that often fills the house. The bread absorbs the strong flavor and makes the dish more delicate.
A nostalgic piece on pre wedding rituals where brides are showered with gifts and well wishes. It notes the custom of umbrella ceremonies at feminine gatherings and the exchange of decorative handkerchiefs bearing givers’ cards, highlighting enduring wedding traditions.
An afternoon tea honors a bride-to-be with a horn of plenty of flowers in a doorway. A hidden cord dumps a flood of linens, doilies, napkins and embroidered kitchen items, while a “glove shower” and comic dishware gifts amuse guests. The event binds memories of girlhood to wedding plans.
Winter care for hands includes using oil-rich soap, tepid water, and regular use of cold cream on nails. Avoid extreme water temperatures, add borax to wash water, and apply glycerine after rinsing. Indian meal on the skin helps prevent chapping, and rose water lemon juice mix with glycerine softens and preserves the skin.
A brief fitness note on stair walking for leg development and balance. Proper form keeps the body upright, lands on the ball of the foot, and keeps knees flexible to improve vitality and reduce back strain. It also suggests a nerve rest pose lying flat with arms raised to stretch the body before repeating.
Tobacco mysteries persist as a smoker’s judgment defies scientific proof. The piece notes that even with identical soil and seed, genuine Perique or Vuelta Abajo cigars resist universal replication. It argues taste and personal testing trump theory, while urging cautious, skeptical scientific temperance education.
A Philadelphia Ledger note discusses the quirky puzzle of women’s “ways,” focusing on how men misread gendered signals in letters and gossip. It praises clearer, linear writing and laments the old practice of skipping around pages to track gossip and weather notes.
The London Lancet recently reprinted a medical lecture critique from 1823 on digestion and vitality in substances, using the story of Jonah in the whale as a thought experiment. It argues Jonah could not have been digested if he remained alive, and if alive he would be revived on reaching dry land with minimal disruption to his garments.
In a Boston Transcript anecdote from about twenty years earlier, Charles Francis Adams on a school committee considers giving Christmas gifts to needy pupils. The teacher suggests avoid mittens or shoes, and that year each boy gets a sled and big red apple while each girl receives an orange and a dressed doll.
A St. Louis minister with a congregation of about 300 says only twelve marriages occurred last year and blames women for not proposing. He argues women should exercise the same right to propose as men and never wait for a man to take the initiative.
The baritone M. Campanari was misled into a private house for a Vanderbilt engagement. He sent telegrams requesting two chickens and two bottles of wine for five o'clock, only to learn the host arranged a dinner with guests and musicians, while his colleagues went elsewhere.
Grand Duke Carl Alexander of Saxony Weimar visits a prison and pardons the last three years of a life prisoner who confessed to murdering his father. The ruler’s kindness contrasts with the convict’s grim appearance as officials inquire about his future.
Rochester England humorist Dr Reynolds Hole, famed as a rose grower and witty churchman, publishes Then and Now. A Rochester milkman joked about serving the late dean and Hole replied he would imitate Dr Scott in all his ways, even in his milky way, securing the patronage.
The speaker criticizes self praise and bragging about personal success. He cites Mr. Moody and argues that earning wealth or rising from poverty does not merit boasting or determine one’s place in heaven. He condemns the “self made man” narrative as tiresome and hypocritical.
The great orchid farm at New Rochelle New York covers 140 acres and holds plant and stock valued at 1 500 000 dollars. Water is pumped from artesian wells by windmill and steam pump, with eight boilers and an eighty horsepower engine providing heat for the orchid houses.
Washington Post notes that repeated breaking of resolutions to quit drinking weakens the will and strengthens the habit, undermining any chance of reform as both grow weaker and stronger in different directions.
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