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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
8
Advice on planting pansy beds for shade, windbreaks with evergreens, and the importance of moisture conservation. Promotes dairy and poultry farming with breed notes, hog and cattle economics, and the future of wind power, refrigeration, and rural modernization. Includes tips on alfalfa, corn fodder, tree transplanting, and bee pollination.
Observers note silage storage shifts from cement pits to above ground masonry and wooden bins, now often built of staves like water tanks and placed anywhere. The key is air expulsion, which drives success, while rural malt delivery expands to include about one hundred thousand farms. Findings show more feed remains moved on routes, fewer farmers visit towns, and dairy literature broadens its reach. A dairywoman’s claim that sun-exposed cans harm milk is challenged. sunshine is viewed by some as a purifier and sweetener.
Professor C A Young outlines major Princeton preparations for the May 2 total solar eclipse. A large expedition will depart for Wadesboro North Carolina with a 12 foot telescope under Brackett and McClenahan, multiple cameras, a 23 inch Halstead observatory spectroscope, and various volunteers. Funds include a $1200 subscription from Taylor Pine and the John Green estate.
Clarence Richeson, a St. Louis street railway conductor studying for the pulpit, emerges as a leading orator in the strike. He counsels restraint, urges firm rights without violence, and vows to teach men to do right. Richeson, born in Lynchburg, Va, speaks of justice, fair treatment, and dignity for workers.
The first lumber from Manila to the United States arrived with producers christening it Luzon wood. A New York dealer sold a fine mahogany piece to a plans firm for a piano case, fueling early demand. Shipping costs likely prevent wide import use despite high quality.
The Isle of Grain fort will defend the Thames and Medway entrances. It will be armed with long range breech loading and quick firing guns and command all channels leading to the Thames.
The Denver Post reports that mascot goats with the British army in South Africa are fat while soldiers go hungry at night. The animals survive on discarded clothing left behind by Boer dodgers, highlighting hardships.
News of H Donahue of New Lexington Perry county being nominated Democratic candidate for circuit judge at Coshocton reached the city Tuesday evening. The nomination came on the first ballot with strong opposition from ex Prosecuting Attorney Alee Pomerene Stark county who gained up to sixty one votes on the fortieth ballot though needing sixty seven to nominate. Otto E Young had been suggested as a rival but praised the convention’s result.
Attractive summer resort features Winona Lake on the Pennsylvania Lines in Northern Indiana hosting Winona Assembly and Summer School. May 15 marks the season opening with excursion tickets on sale via Pennsylvania Lines. Inquiries to F. Van Dusen and S. C. Dickey, with Des Moines excursions June 17 21 for Music Teachers Association convention at reduced rates. An anecdote praises Dr Kull's New Discovery for coughs and consumption with trial bottles at Baltzly's drug store.
Union Pacific and North Western Line offer The Overland Limited at 6 30 p m and The Pacific Express at 10 30 p m with Pullman sleeping cars tourist cars free reclining chair cars buffet library cars and dining cars all meals. No car changes and fastest time. Tickets via Chicago and North Western Railway or W Aldridge 234 Superior Street Cleveland Ohio.
Pirrstone and New York markets show No 2 red wheat and No 2 yellow corn with varied quotes. Cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs moved unevenly at steady to higher ranges. spot wheat and corn traded firm while oats and dairy products displayed mixed values across regional exchanges.
A mixed page features Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised as a cure for pains burns and skin eruptions with a Hood's Sarsaparilla pitch for health. Also includes market tables showing wheat straw wool grain and fruit prices with standard farm commodity quotes and livestock costs.
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