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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
8
A farmers column invites short, pithy notes from readers in Northern Middlesex. The piece includes verses celebrating farm life Everett Maxwell and Angora wool notes, advice on calf care with cider vinegar and coffee, urging humane horse restraint, and a humorous dialogue about a son pursuing college versus returning to the farm.
Maine farmers report Ben Davis apples sold for four dollars a barrel and up, with sellers gaining the best end. Agricultural notes urge grass seeding after corn hoeing, caution unconstrained poultry, and promote fairness. Mosquitoes and house flies are linked to disease. kerosene films on stagnant water and cleanliness are advised to curb pests.
Sunflower seed proves excellent for poultry in East Wilton Maine. A flock of eight Angora goats, originally from New Mexico, contributes to the agricultural scene with their distinctive origin and breed presence.
A midwestern agricultural digest argues ground bone and dissolved bone offer similar phosphoric acid after acid treatment, noting bone adds ammonia and slowly available fertilizer. It contrasts bone meal for pastures with bone or rock for quick crops and discusses alternatives to clover and benefits of level culture for crops and weed control.
E. J. Brownell remarks in Farm Field and Fireside that the direction has been well pleased with the results of level culture. The statement reflects approval of agricultural advancement and sustainable practices promoted by the publication.
R W Cartter manager of River dale market garden West Springfield has marketable sterilizing device for soils poisoned by long crop cycles. Steam pipes heat soil to 200 degrees Fahrenheit, sterilizing up to 1000 cubic feet daily at about $1.50 per day including setup. Tests by Hatch station professors and others acclaim its effectiveness on greenhouse diseases and weed seeds while also irrigating land. Portable sections weigh under four pounds each and four machines can sterilize a 300 by 50 foot hot house in a day.
The U S Department of Agriculture will issue Farm Bulletin No 131 detailing two household tests for identifying genuine butter, renovated butter, and oleomargarine. The boiling test and Waterhouse test show distinct foaming and fat behavior to distinguish products.
James Smith in Germantown Telegraph argues that cultivating a young orchard beyond soil turning and weed removal, by planting and turning under crops like cowpeas, stores fertility for future use. He cautions that cultivation after July diminishes benefits, and stresses enriching land between rows to prolong tree life and boost annual harvest.
The apple maggot prefers early sweet apples and thrives on sandy sheltered orchards. Spraying is useless. destruction of windfalls is key. Deep spring plowing kills pupae, and cleaning fruit refuse, bins, and pomace prevents reinfestation. Regular removal by workers Aug 1 to Oct 15, or allowing livestock to graze the orchard, will reduce maggot numbers for the next year. Prof. E Dwight Sanderson notes in American Agriculturist.
B P Watson recalls Captain Ericsson's fierce honesty and defiance against critics in a June Engineering Magazine piece. He describes confrontations over hush money offers and insistence on truth regarding the Monitor. The anecdote paints Ericsson as a principled and volatile figure in naval innovation.
A Lowell Journal column invites women readers to send household hints and suggestions for the “About the House” department. The text blends whimsical verse about a ship rocking toward a calm harbor with practical tips such as washing the face with warm water and rubbing hands with lemon to keep skin soft and white.
L A Coolidge in Ainslee's portrays Wu Ting-Fang as a remarkable diplomat. The piece highlights his London bar admission, service to Li Hung Chang, and mastery of Western manners. It emphasizes his universal intelligence, quick wit, wary cross-examination style, and imposing presence.
The piece muses on rhubarb pies sweetened by conscience, pancake hats with flat crowns, the rise of homemade candy, and child friendly attire. It also recalls eggs at breakfast and a boy's remark about a neighbor’s simple morning meal, ending with toast eggs and coffee.
A home recipe note outlines making a strawberry sponge with gelatine, lemon juice, sugar, egg whites, fresh strawberries, and an ice set. It adds a vanilla sauce with sugar water cornstarch vanilla and butter. A fudge method uses sugar water cream butter and chocolate, with optional nuts or coconut, describing test for soft ball stage.
Margaret E. Sangster urges girls who leave home for work to write frequent, intimate letters to parents and old friends. She describes a mother in the kitchen and a father awaiting news, stressing thorough, affectionate notes as a weekly duty and comfort.
A guide on hanging water colors, black and white prints, and oils, noting mixed media should not cluster in one room. It warns against level alignment, stresses proportional balance, and cautions against heavy pictures over light ones while praising varied shapes and worth.
Household hints discuss beeswax and turpentine as furniture polish old fashioned but effective. Instructions include lemon juice on strawberries, leather care with egg white foam, and refreshing straw matting with salt water to prevent splitting. A lemon kept on the toilet table is advised for juice uses.
Herbert W. Horwill argues in the June Atlantic that small colleges foster healthier social intercourse through daily contact among diverse students and staff. Larger schools breed cliques and less personal knowledge of each student, reducing wholesome influence and true fraternity.
Leicester Allen notes in The Engineering Magazine that a hundred competent designers would produce engines with wide variation in size weight and cost while aiming for a 2000 horsepower output at 50 rpm and 72 inch stroke. Despite identical specs some would meet steam economy at different speeds and many would fail to meet efficiency and steam consumption limits.
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