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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
10
The department invites Northern Middlesex farmers to share brief, pithy paragraphs on farming experiences and opinions for the agricultural editor to edit. Long-winded discussions are discouraged. readers are urged to contribute concise lines instead.
A Harper's Weekly verse contemplates life's progression like weaving on a loom. The child, youth, worker, and elder all contribute to a single fate as time threads through deeds and time. The poem ends with the shroud of death as the loom completes the mortal fabric.
Editorial reprints a U S Department of Agriculture remedy to treat ant nests in lawns. Drill holes to 1 2 feet, pour 1 2 ounces carbon bisulphid per hole, cover or explode fumes as advised, and water surface after treatment to limit diffusion. The piece also covers milk prices, potted strawberries, Angora goats, clover sod, and silage timing and methods.
The article explains clover use for soil improvement and feed. It argues clipping the first crop before full bloom and leaving mulch aids moisture retention, root growth, and organic buildup, enabling quick second and even third crops. Plowing down mature first crops is discouraged as it wastes root and mulch benefits.
Prof Burkett formerly with the New Hampshire station urges cow peas on every New England farm. He notes seeing them thrive last summer in the poorest rocky fields he has encountered.
A Maine Farmer urges growers to plant cow peas now to test their performance. He argues the crop deserves attention for its price in New England agriculture and suggests a small patch to observe growth potential.
A reader notes the astonishing speeds of migrating birds such as the northern blue throat and Virginian plover. Birds reach altitudes with low air resistance to achieve these rates, while France experiments with automobiles in farming, catalpa trees are grown for ties, water glass preserves eggs, and carbon bisulphide kills ants.
The article cites Professor Sylvester D. Judd noting native songbirds curb weed seeds in fields and roadsides. It lists weeds like ragweed, smartweed, bindweed, pigweed, lambs quarters, amaranth, dandelion, purslane, knotweed, chickweed, and coarse grasses. It highlights sparrows, finches, larks, blackbirds, cowbirds, quail, grouse, grosbeaks, and others as major seed-eaters, with examples of seed counts from various birds and regions.
Prof Lounsbury the British entomologist in South Africa orders 20000 lady bugs to curb a pests near Cape Town. F C Tobey of West Stockbridge Mass hires 100 children to fill the shipment as the beetles are collected in large numbers from the Berkshires.
The article extols the lady bug as a vital natural pest controller. It details its global presence, lifecycle from eggs to larvae to full grown beetle, and its diet of plant lice and other crop pests. It notes two wings, defensive spray, and its role in eradicating harmful aphids, with a historical example from California where Australian lady bugs fought cottony cushion scale, yielding substantial profits.
An article describes earthworms as natural gardeners vital to soil health and farming. A boy’s jar of worms becomes a microcosm of their world as worms tunnel through white sand and mould, feeding on cabbage and onion scraps and maintaining their improvised habitat.
A wry remark notes that his father grants both doctor and undertaker a share of the estate preventing the undertaker from monopolizing it, a pointed jab at the probate row and family influence in heirs.
A Chicago Post excerpt describes earthworms as essential to soil fertility. It notes their burrowing aerates soil, transports nutrients from deep layers, and supports plant growth. The piece cites estimates of worm density per acre, tons of soil uplifted annually, and historical impact on ruins and construction.
A Cleveland clergyman condemns modern sports mania calling ping-pong a melancholy example of wasted time. He says only an apologetic man or a trivial, indolent woman would resort to such kill-time games.
Prices current from Lowell grocers include butter creamery 30 cents per pound and various staples like tea Young Hyson 60, coffee per pound, sugar brown 5 to 20, raisins, prunes, and canned goods. Wood prices list white pine 3.50 to 4.00 per cord and common 5.00 to 5.50. Frequent vendor names appear among the figures.
The About the House department invites ady readers to share practical housekeeping tips recipes hints and thoughts for these columns Readers may mail ideas to the About the House department Lowell Weekly Journal for timely domestic guidance and community contribution.
A humorous verse from The Baltimore American recasts Mary and her lamb as a series of meat dishes with escalating bills. The piece concludes with Mary adopting vegetarian ideals, contrasting feeding costs with her new plan.
The piece argues coffee is not always harmful and can energize the day, noting variations in taste and preparation. It surveys trends in beverages, glass tubs, asparagus, strawberries with cream, and the rise of women’s travel suitcases with multiple pockets for gloves and ribbons.
Rural dialogue and jokes surface in clippings from Christian Work and Philadelphia Press. A doctor’s advice to take queen ann eternally and rub anarchy on joints appears alongside musings on a piano key in order to elicit humor. A Newed joke about a chocolate cake ends with mistaken hissock imagery.
A concise recipe explains chocolate as a drink often disliked when poorly prepared. Use two ounces of unsweetened chocolate with half a pint of cold water. Break chocolate fine, soak in water until soft, then heat to boiling and cook exactly one minute.
A New York Post recipe advises serving hot chocolate quickly with whipped cream and warns against overcooking to avoid a harsh taste. Also includes a modern cheesecake method using lemon juice and rind with penny sponge layers, butter, eggs, and a cold serving suggestion, plus a cold lamb or mutton mince with rice and green peppers for a simple, lightly cooked dish.
The guide explains sweeping by drawing the broom rather than pushing. Keep the broom inclined and avoid forcing dust into the air. Beginners should sweep from the side toward the feet, lift the broom high before returning, and avoid swift strokes that raise dust.
An essay notes that age is tied to zest, curiosity, and effort. It contrasts a child's boredom after a party with a seventy two year old’s lively photograph, urging lifelong learning travel and benevolence. It recalls Shakespeare and condemns indifference cynicism and inactivity as marks of age.
The article outlines refined dining linens including double damask fabrics, fine momie cloths, and hemstitched hems. It notes matching napkins of three-quarters yard square, lace insertions for tea and lined cloths, and plain damask breakfast cloths with five eighths yard napkins. It also describes restrained color in centers under jardinières and white needlework centerpieces.
A brief note notes that Tots A Tha Kind You Have Always Bought bears the signature of Tots A Tha Kind You Have Always Bought. The item references a product origin or brand tag linked to a person or company with the same name.
A physician claims indigestion stems from a cold stomach and endorses KINS&S' GINGER FRUIT COR DIAL as a tonic that warms the stomach boosts circulation and aids digestion. Marketed as non alcoholic, suitable for women and children, 25 cents. Available at grocers and druggists, with samples at The Zopher Co.'s store. produced by G Hines & Co., Boston.
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