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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
10
Pocket gophers infest western states and spread through fields orchards and meadows. Trapping with specialized gopher traps is effective in small areas while poisoning with strychnine or carbon bisulphid offers broader control. A coordinated community effort is urged to prevent reinfestation.
The U S Geological Survey notes more than 40 percent of examined farm wells in the state are polluted, helping explain higher rural typhoid rates. The piece cautions that country water often lags city supplies in purity and that farmers trust generations of well use despite contamination.
The article notes the need to protect waste lands along fences streams and roads as gophers inhabit loose sandy soils and moist roots. It highlights how crop margins and public lands attract pockets of gophers and stresses careful site selection for wells to prevent contamination.
A report notes typhoid fever likely to persist while local habit of sinking wells in convenient spots continues. It stresses sanitation issues and the need for safer water sources in Rosa districts.
A report by David G Faireind of the Department of Agriculture notes Japanese persimmons, when cured in sake casks, become firm and edible within 6 to 15 days. The process uses airtight cask heads and preserves texture similar to a Northern Spy apple.
Experiments show that forcing rhubarb yields satisfactory meat results by growing roots from egg and forcing when plants are one year old. Drying or freezing roots achieves the same effect, reducing the long rest needed and producing a more vigorous product.
When grown in darkness the rhubarb shows reduced cat blade texture and absent green color. The skin becomes thin and the wall tent shows increased notes, with a general improvement in flavor. Prices cited show rhubarb commands at high prices despite altered growth conditions.
Strong light hinders pollen tube growth in some plants, possibly explaining poor fruiting of lomators and cucumbers in midsummer Arizona. Direct summer sun keeps leaves from the saltreon color, causing strawberry plants to yellow for about three months under shade. North-side shading by sorghum or cotton keeps plants green and vigorous all summer.
The article notes rapid growth of telephones in forest areas aiding logging and dam operations. It describes how dispatches to dam crews are now relay by telephone along river banks, replacing shouted messages. It highlights fire fighting use by wood wardens in northern and western forests and predicts phones will become as common in woods as in cities.
A large man resembling ex-president Grover Cleveland checked into the Great Northern Hotel Chicago Tuesday night posing as "Grover Cleveland Princeton N J." Bellboys scrambled to tend his bags and the clerk offered a luxury suite. He then signed as "RL Mackiney Lafayette Ind" claiming the double earnings trick.
James Lick, born to Pennsylvania Dutch roots in early life, became a piano maker in Pennsylvania before rising to prominence as the founder of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton near San Jose, California.
Scarcity of good match timber pushes production to use rotted paper spirals dipped in wax or tareine. Factories accelerate output to meet demand while facing quality and safety concerns.
A report notes Menellz King of Abyssinia sent a mission to President Roosevelt concerning elephants in the Nile region. The piece highlights a large-scale effort in African wildlife management and imperial-era administrative interactions.
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