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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1906
Page
10
An analysis by Guy Elliott outlines the annual toll from destructive insects on U S agriculture. It cites losses from corn and wheat pests, including the corn rootworm and Hessian fly, with billions in value affected and substantial costs for insect control and storage damage.
The article details widespread insect damage to corn, cotton, fruit, orchards, forests, and stored products. It cites losses exceeding 40.9 million dollars and an official estimate of 170 million annually, plus substantial unseen costs for storage, household goods, tobacco, screens, and mosquito control. It notes major pests like woolly aphid, codling moth, apple maggot, and boll w worm, with impacts on cattle and farm animals.
The Department of Agriculture received a seedless persimmon specimen from John H. Drury near the national capital. Officials note seedless fruit is rare in the United States and often becomes seeded when pollen from nearby trees is present. The sample is smaller than the average native persimmon, yet flesh was substantial and the core devoid of seeds.
A reader laments wasted meat and poor kitchen know how among American housekeepers noting German efficiency with scraps. He argues for slower simmered stews and pot roasts using cheaper cuts to nourish families, citing a real example of a miscooked piece of meat and urging basic cookery education.
The Department of Agriculture plans to monitor the Drury persimmon tree and, in season, graft seedless buds onto other stock. They aim to breed seedless persimmons and extend plain food rations to schools, promising a broad future benefit for the nation.
A vivid portrayal of a master fire engine driver negotiating a perilous street curve with precision. The driver’s skill is celebrated as onlookers witness him guide the engine safely through a complex bend, shouting to a companion and drawing admiration from the crowd.
A. M. de Groze engaged in a sword duel with M. Garbilot but withdrew, sending his second. Hap nny, the second, performed brilliantly, making the principal's absence unfelt as he defeated the adversary, a courteous act to spare the waiting opponent.
President Roosevelt may issue a privately circulated book of Irish poems he has translated from Gaelic. He learned Gaelic from James Jeffrey Rocke.
A puzzling dialogue features an instructor asking for instructions to craft eight Maltese crosses. The reply comes from a figure linked to the Naval Board, who provides a terse, cryptic directive.
Massachusetts State Board of Health reports show common foods contain adulterants such as nutshells in pepper, starch in mustard, high water content in lime juice, and preservatives like salicylic acid. A chemist claims formaldehyde neutralizes spoiled edges, enabling bakeries to use the mixture in cakes. this process harms health.
A memorial to Helen Peabody founder of the Western College for Women at Oxford Ohio is set in Pasadena California as a resting place for weary Christians. About $8 000 has been set aside for maintenance and Miss Peabody willed her other property to advance Presbyterian Church missions.
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