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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
2
The piece reflects broad farming themes from dairy and poultry to corn and hog production. It critiques food trends, highlights dairy and creamery work, notes farm economics from 1807 to 1901, discusses fertilisers and stock feed, and urges practical, nutritious feeding for livestock to ensure healthy herds and profitable farming.
A fragmented farm column discusses farm labor, breeding, dairy cows, and pest control. It notes Jersey cows and bulls, the impact of milking on butter yields, and the need for irrigation and crop choices. The piece surveys farm life, weather uncertainty, and optimistic prospects for crops and land demand.
Improved transport and railways have raised land values for American farms yet lowered rents in England. Cheap beet, pork, butter, and grains push rents down as land becomes more productive. The church figures and parishioners endure reduced provisions while feeding on scraps, signaling a shift to fertility of soil as the future value driver for farm land.
The piece argues that urban day laborer wives face harsher, unseen hardship than farmers wives. While farmers’ spouses receive attention, city wives with large families endure scarcity, social isolation, and constant care on meager resources, yet are excluded from sympathy and social comforts.
The piece discusses how agricultural communities evolve from grain to dairy and meat production, noting debt reduction and visible prosperity over time in states like Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Kansas, and Nebraska. It warns against neglecting farm improvements and shares a South Dakota anecdote about land values and a man returning to his old community.
A definite farm policy pays best in the long run, selecting and sticking to a single breed of cattle, hogs, horses, sheep, and poultry, plus a crop rotation system. Constantly shifting breeds and crops causes tax-like losses. one cannot excel at all stock or all crops.
An English judge of meats is described as fond of large, rare beef joints and strong flavors. He is a prolific meat eater who values well cooked cuts, cold or hot, and pays top prices for prime beef, while staying active in scrapping and fighting. He is noted as one of America’s best beef customers due to his appetite.
The piece argues that farmers wielded strong influence on the eleomargarine law as lawmakers heard from home through their cow owning constituencies. It claims agricultural interests can drive favorable legislation when united, citing the oleo topic as a case study.
The agricultural department sent out missionaries last year to preach the gospel of improved highway making. They took the rock crusher and other appliances with them and would stop here and there and make a few rods of road. This may be as well enough in some places, but what the great west wants to know is how to take a black gumby soil and convert it into good roadbed when there is neither gravel nor rock within fifteen miles.
The New York Tribune outlines a strict Du Pont family system guiding who faces danger in powder mills. Leaders are chosen among Du Ponts, with a head of the family directing assignments to ensure capable management of the business, including risking life in dangerous duties.
The article discusses that temporary stays abroad do not strip a native citizen of citizenship or government protection. It notes voting rights depend on residence, with restoration upon return. It compares global practices and cites the phrase once an Englishman, always an Englishman, as historically quoted.
A correspondent from the Anglo Stussian recounts a comical inquest scene in Astrakhan where a coroner and clerks argue over the bottle on the table. They debate whether it contained English gin or vodka, finally noting an empty bottle and futile attempts to determine its contents.
Fragmentary quote discusses content in darkness and ignorance, valuing knowledge and light yet warning that pride can hinder understanding. It reflects on human limits, learning as ongoing, and the danger of overreaching without necessity.
From Lambert's Oaks in Woodmansterve parish England the Oaks stakes gain their name. The house was built by the Tinarers club under a lease from the Lambert family. It later housed General Burgoyne before passing to the eleventh Earl of Derby and his grandson the twelfth Earl who improved it.
Elbows and knees out of shape on coats and trousers should be dampened and folded, then ironed flat on an ironing board. Press under a cloth with a hat iron, and dry thoroughly. Sponging with borax water removes pulpy appearance from worn fabric and dross skirts.
A Turken describes impossible changes from reaching a rainbow and touching the orange stripe. A Greek saying warns that stumbling over the end of a bow will immediately change one's sex.
A kitchen disruption is mistaken for an earthquake as Mrs Houser notices a loud bang and Bridget calmly gathers shattered glass, clarifying the source was a small jar rather than a quake.
A fragment from the New York Herald discusses a husband’s response when his wife asks for money and he has none. It argues that under those circumstances any action would be judged wrong, presenting a moral caution about financial strain and moral choices.
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