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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1901
Page
3
The article surveys state crops and farming issues from Texas apples and Nebraska cherries to Minnesota corn, California oranges, and North Dakota flax. It notes vast crop values, shifting climates, stock losses from cornstalk fields, and calls for efficient feeding and harvest practices. It cites production totals, land sales, and scientific debates while warning about waste and market prices.
The article surveys farm economics, crop yields, and livestock costs along with rural innovations. It cites a western creamery losing money on cows, drought-damaged corn, recycled railroad steel as durable ties, and a shift in olive prices. It also discusses an Iowa boy, farm land values tied to corn yields, agricultural surplus, immunization resistance among Indians, and the U.S. trade balance as exports outpace imports.
A discussion of small ten acre farming as a path to independence, outlining how poultry, cows, and pigs cover living costs and how crops like asparagus and celery can yield strong returns per square rod. It also covers essays on sugar tariffs, bird migration, and corn belt limitations.
A humorous caution on courting timing for a young farmer visiting a friend. It notes that limits depend on circumstances. If reconnoitering before the household retires, depart before bed. If a "goner," time loses meaning and midnight mail may be heard on the way home.
A Minnesota hunter tried to ship game illegally by packing birds in a trunk and checking it as baggage. While at the depot he heard a telegram about trunk 3400. He then swapped trunks, filled a second one with rubbish, altered checks, and reached Iowa with the birds.
The article traces myths from Milton’s daughters dictating Paradise Lost to Leonidas at Thermopylae and Belisarius begging, noting debunked claims about Cassar’s quote, the Colossus of Rhodes, William Tell, and early steam engine inventors. It cites varied authorities and clarifies timeline inconsistencies and fabrications.
The Rev Baba N Shabaz, returning from Persia to lecture in America, describes heavy censorship of religious books by Russian authorities and thefts in Naples. He recounts encounters with officials, Moslem priests, and gatherings in Persia, sharing his Christian message and a claimed conversion moment. He notes delays at Batoum and Odessa, and his continued effort to spread faith despite obstacles.
Massillon user Mrs Rose Remmele reports Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back pain by opening kidney function after a course of treatment. The ad claims rapid relief and urges readers to buy at Boltz store with Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as sole U.S. agents. Price 60 cents a box. Remember the name Doan's.
The Massillon Market praises Foley's Honey and Tar as a splendid cough and cold remedy while Rider & Snyder advertise Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil for quick relief of burns sprains and other injuries. Atwater and Cornwell cite cures and near-miraculous kidney and hemorrhoid relief. Independent office offers job printing.
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