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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
2
The article describes angular handle clips with riveted mower knife sections for weeding tools. It details adapting old forks and scythes into weed removers and introduces a “psi hoe” made by bending a hoe shaft to project the blade for garden and grave path use.
A rough instruction row discusses leg grip while pushing to reduce strain, weed handling, and field technique. It also covers maple sugar clarification issues, pan design, and condensation, with a method for clarifying sap using acid wash, cheesecloth filtration, and settling to produce clear syrup.
The Iowa Homestead notes western clover seed supplies are largely ample but show local scarcities. Samples are highly discolored and would not grade well in top clover markets, though germination tests indicate decoloration did not significantly harm seed viability.
York Herald reports a sensational tale noting Generals Aguinaldo and Munson as figures of a daring ruse in the Philippines during the Spanish American War. British attache Lt Col Arthur H. Lee commends American ingenuity while predicting Aguinaldo’s likely deportation and a potential American St Helena on Guaman.
R A Greer of Beaumont says a test of the Lucia oil gusher produced about 70 000 barrels per day. The flow filled a 35 000 barrel tank in 12 hours and 48 minutes. At 40 cents a barrel, revenue could reach 28 000 daily and over 10 million yearly if sustained. Eight nearby wells are expected to come in within ten days.
A Boston board of health discussion embraced a plan for a seven story hotel for horses in Back Bay. Projectors seek an apartment-hotel style with six stalls per floor, stalls, pantries, carriage room, staff room, janitor, speaking tubes, rear goods entrance and separate chutes per suit. The $250,000 building aims to serve horses of fashionable owners avoiding individual stables.
The New York Times notes that flannel suits will dominate late spring and summer wardrobes with striped patterns becoming unfashionable. Dark blue flannel lounge suits at budget shops are deemed unsuitable for a well dressed man while blue serge reemerges as a reliable option for the season.
The article discusses the origins of 19th century immigrants to the United States, noting 10 million of 13 million coming from Britain or Germany, with nearly 1 million from Scandinavia. It explains westward movement, shifts in destinations to cities, and the role of factory towns, noting 1900 immigration near 476,000 with notable arrivals from Austria Hungary and Italy. It also covers land purchase prospects, rail grants, and labor demand for mill hands, artisans, and farmers adjusting to changing conditions. It ends with remarks on market gardening practices and the benefits of greenhouses and early-season vegetables for farmers and families.
The account recounts Maurice Barrymore facing Jim Curry, a bold “bad man,” in Texas and Chicago era tales. Curry fired at Barrymore, hitting a crew member and was later acquitted after a nakedly brave past, while Barrymore boasted of a dramatic incognito Chicago make up anecdote and gun-safety conviction tempered by self reliance.
Major Hugh J. Gallagher chief commissary in China writes to General Weston with warm remembrances of Peking. He praises winter climate, details Chen-mien street trades and Imperial gates, and notes troops well supplied by rations and stores, with February purchases near 16 000 dollars and inventories enough to last to April.
Kansas City dispatch to the New York World recalls General Funston’s long disappointment after he failed to win a West Point cadetship about 16 years ago. He was praised for pluck despite not graduating from the University of Kansas and losing the competitive exam to Charles Crawford, ending his bid and souring him for months.
EB J Hoffman of Omaha says he has forged a new fuel by burning earth mixed with crude oil and two secret ingredients. He claims a coal like burn with cheaper cost, asserting 75 percent earth content and a $2.40 per ton price. The Chicago Record notes the invention as a significant claim. A second item reports St Paul firms agreeing to hire only through a central employment bureau, with promoters confident the plan will control who is employed.
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