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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
6
A rambling warehouse of rural opinions discusses high living costs, wages, and agricultural practices. It notes barbed wire prices limit schooling for rural families, praises crossbreeding and forage efficiency, observes smut and crop losses, and warns of economic strain from cheap dairy products and rising rents. It calls for practical work and prudent livestock feeding.
An old farmer recalls six sons and many grandchildren while discussing range stock trends and middlemen in agriculture. The piece notes arid land under irrigation, widow earnings, apple prospects, beef prices, and shifting crop yields, arguing water could transform deserts into gardens and farms must adapt to high staple prices and protein needs.
Discussion on training poultry to roost in a coop rather than trees or fences. Heirloom and breed instincts influence roosting habits with turkeys, Asiatic breeds, and Leghorns. Suggests changing breed if roosting vagrancy persists and notes domestic fowl differ in locality sense.
An unsigned letter discusses sparrow control methods, noting the cat as natural enemy and recounting London cat legends. It suggests destroying nests and egg incentives, winter ambush hunts, and shooting as ways to curb sparrow numbers, while deeming poison and grain-soaked bait largely ineffective.
Article advises widows and working women to improve livelihoods by turning small plots into poultry yards or productive gardens. Recommends pure-blood fowl such as Houdan Wyandotte Black Spanish and Leghorn, incubators, and selling fresh eggs. Suggests focusing gardens on high value items like asparagus celery strawberries radishes and herbs for better income from limited space.
A editorial argues water is unevenly distributed and stored. It urges floodwaters be captured near sources to secure drought supplies, criticizing past government focus on levees. It cites ancient Egypt and India for wiser water use and calls for reclaiming desert lands as productive via irrigation.
Describes an eight room three story suburban house with stone foundation, clapboard exterior, shingled roof, full cellar, and detailed interior. Features include a front vestibule, parlor, dining room, large kitchen, two upstairs chambers, a third front chamber with closet, and an attic large room. Exterior colors are specified and the total cost listed as $2,000 without furnace.
An advertisement touts Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy as a cure for nervous prostration, loss of appetite, and stomach trouble. Endorsing claims include rapid relief and restored sleep, with free examinations offered at 101 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
A handsomely bound illustrated book issued at 50 cents per copy covers early Northwest settlement with 1S pages of historical data and ten colored plates showing tribes and figures such as Blick Hawk and Red Coat. Review notes its value to pioneer history and urges libraries to acquire it, mailed from Chicago.
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