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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
3
A collage of farm wisdom and domestic tips covers weed control on farms, cookery tests for crusts, and the male role in bird incubation. Notes praise white fowls, hardy Angus cattle, and hay storage, with cautions on barn-building, weed growth, and thrift in farming. It urges practical standards, prudent buying, and community standing, plus homestead weathering prompts.
Recognized experts say hens kept solely for eggs lay more and better when no roosters are in the flock. Poor barn care spoils edibles like ensilage, and well kept cellars improve comfort. Clean, well lighted spaces boost home life. Public school grounds mirror community homes, and neat schoolyards reflect on residents.
A citizen notes that English sparrows hatch three broods per season and the first brood will raise another. The speaker, mentioning a favorite elms tree in the yard, recalls four years of nesting in rotation by bluejays robins catbirds and mourning doves. This year a grosbeak sought the spot but failed to obtain it.
Farmers grapple with quack grass squirreltail burdocks and squash pest problems. They seek remedies for aphids borers cankerworms and poultry mites while also addressing sick cows calves and general livestock troubles on the rural frontier.
A writer notes that if highways are improved for high speed the law will cap speed for safety, making driving feel like twenty miles per hour on a fast mail train. A young friend begins building a cattle herd by purchasing three registered Poiled Angus heifers and two bulls. With proper care, he expects a thriving herd within ten years bringing profit.
A Minnesota farmer reports sowing four pounds of rape with early sown millet to boost next season’s pasture. Floods devastate the Mississippi valley by eroding sod and washing away fertile soil. Connecticut tests Sumatra tobacco under cover, yielding 1,000 pounds per acre at 25 cents a pound, with market value about $1.25. The author extols a Planet Junior cultivator for weed control and garden efficiency.
An observed scene shows a robin digging earthworms while a cock sparrow with a nearby family follows. The sparrow grabs worms before the robin can swallow them and carries them to its young. Remarkably the robin seems unfazed by this theft.
A brief reminiscence notes a wood pasture entrance guarded by straight black walnut rails cut over fifty years ago when walnut timber sold for 15 dollars per thousand feet. It recalls the stems being dug out and sold later at higher prices than the value of the meat in a slaughtered house, a curious economic aside.
The writer condemns humane feelings toward animals as excessive, arguing life requires animal killings for meat. He criticizes activists who oppose dehorning, tail docking, and animal cruelty concerns, claiming such mercy challenges divine order. Subjugation of nature is necessary, with force and harsh methods sometimes justified.
Article urges prudent home upgrades since mortgage is paid and funds exist. It notes a poorer family can improve its surroundings with paint cleaning and lawn work. Praises American women for taste and argues a well kept home yields pride, discouraging neglect and clutter on porches and walks.
Farmers increasingly adopt sorghum as a forage crop. It is eagerly eaten by livestock even when mildly mildewed. Best results come from sowing late May, thickly, and cutting late in fall, then bunching into 500 to 600 pound cocks to retain juices for winter feeding as a substitute for silage.
An agrarian note warns that the borer is the fiercest threat to an apple orchard. It casually worms under the bark near the roots, often unseen until trees wilt. Even vigorous blossoms can hide serious damage, making early vigilance essential.
A Pennsylvania reader asks how to combat the large black squash bug that damaged squash vines last year. The pest feeds on leaf undersides, hindering spray reach. The author plans three treatments this season bore powder, london purple, and paris green and will report results.
The article discusses whether planting small seed potatoes affects harvest size. It notes that selecting the smallest tubers repeatedly could reduce variety performance, but using culls from a good crop for seed likely won’t show a marked difference in the first crop compared with seed from the largest potatoes. An experiment compares walnut sized seed pieces to well selected large seed potatoes planted side by side and will report results.
An essay argues that fish suffer little joy in captivity and details scientific views on fish physiology and behavior. It cites Byron and George Cary Eggleston while contrasting hunting ethics with a Darwinian view of human dominion over animals. A quoted exchange ends with a humorous challenge to a fight.
A fragment from a 19th century piece hints at a reflective moment involving Horace Mann in his study. The brief text suggests a portrait of thought and curiosity, with no further context or concluding actions provided.
A読 Atchison Globe excerpt warns that a child who is slow at dressing wastes time and grows into adults who dawdle. It notes that delaying tasks becomes a bad habit learned early, with grown people often lingering over work that could take an hour.
A courtroom exchange shows a lawyer questioning a witness about location and actions. The witness replies indignantly that her boundary was not the same as the lawyer’s assumption, and she was arranging her hair at the time.
The Roman men of war carried about 225 men with 174 oarsmen on three decks. In fair weather these vessels could make roughly six miles per hour.
A social anecdote recounts rumors of Mr. Lowell’s second marriage. A devoted admirer wrote to him seeking truth, doubting her denial. He replied concisely that he was “like any other man,” ending the speculation with a single line.
A Philadelphia Record report quotes a contractor claiming Italian laborers refuse to work in rain. He describes workers seeking shelter, feigning illness, and quitting when showers begin, arguing it makes them unsuitable for outdoor trench work.
Fat crystals form distinct patterns when small quantities of butter lard and cheek fat are boiled and cooled for twenty four hours. Butter crystals are large and globular and polarize brightly with a St Andrews knot. Bird fat exhibits a stellar form while beef fat shows a foliated pattern. As freshness declines the globular crystal degenerates into rosette like forms.
The note references Samuel Rowlands 1610 Martin Markall where levterers are said to lurk in alehouses and range in highways. It suggests the word occurs in Mortimer Collins lyrics with Cupid lazeth amid fair ladies noted for fair complexions.
The Kudian legend explains Standing Rock’s name from a buck and a beautified squaw. She pleaded and cried, but the man stayed with his lawful wife, and the deserting squaw turned to stone where she stood, a standing reproach to her faithless lord.
A letter from a hopeful songwriter asks a publisher to consider two pieces titled Rustic Mill and its companion Waltz time. The writer claims long experience, offers both songs for 500 dollars, and proposes commissions on future sales. The sender requests feedback on room and an offer, signing as Mr. Ansur.
On April 28 1772 a celebrated vent died at Mile End. She had circumnavigated the globe twice, first aboard the discovery ship Tolphin under Captain Wallis and later on the Endeavour with Captain Cook. She was admitted as an in pensioner of Greenwich hospital but died before serving. Dr Johnson penned a couplet while the animal wore a neck ornament.
A London Chronicle note explains a method once used at the mint to read worn inscriptions on old silver coins. Heat a poker red hot, press the coin onto it, then observe a greenish hue revealing the inscription which fades as the coin cools.
A quip contrasts plain truth and considerate truth. A treasurer asks for a pen, sparing feelings, while noting the difference between boorishness and gentleness in conduct.
A young writer asks for a thesaurus to describe the show as the circus man jokes that they only have a rhinoceros and urges the writer to buy one. The exchange, captured in a New York Times snippet, highlights comic miscommunication about publicity material.
A judge comments that the production is a novelty with one critic noting that none of the sets begins with a servant dusting the furniture. The remark signals a playful, unconventional staging amid restrained audience response.
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