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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
2
A Lucy Sherman Mitchell column blends social behavior with millinery trends. It notes how women seek to please partners yet face fashion pressures as hats evolve toward Directoire styles with rich plumes and bold bows.
Long passage notes General Merriam will replace male clerks with women in Washington Census Office. By July 1, 1,500 to 1,800 women to be employed, with nearly 6,000 total staff. Protests arise across parties as exams proceed and appointments are made from civil service lists. Reports Ohio elections show women voting large, including Cleveland and Ravenna, with several women winning school board seats.
Miss Caroline Morse, daughter of Fros Morse of Amherst, a 19 year old freshman at Wellesley, is famed for keeping a growing menagerie of snakes. She tamed a blacksnake at age ten and has since added garter snakes green snakes and a blacksanke, keeping them in a glass enclosure and recounting their escapes and discoveries with a fearless, nature loving passion.
This column emphasizes careful handling of young colts in their first year to build trust and prevent future issues. It covers early halter training, gradual harnessing, feeding for growth, and avoiding stressful conditions. It also warns about proper wintering, digestion, and the role of drainage and fertil ity in pasture management for healthy horse development.
The piece argues hogs need exercise at most life stages, noting suckling pigs suffer “thumps” without outdoor activity, growing pigs require room to move, and breeding stock must stay active to avoid laziness or sterility. It warns fattening pigs need less exercise near slaughter while still benefiting from routine movement.
In western areas, many residents voice concerns over ongoing land management practices and the effects on grazing, water, and soil. The discussion highlights issues with fertilization, pasture health, and the broader impact on regional ecosystems and land use.
An Ames agricultural experiment station bulletin highlights growing vegetables for home use. It details experiences of horticulturists at Ames with lima beans cucumbers and sweet potatoes. The notice urges farmers to obtain the bulletin by writing to the station director in Ames Iowa.
Advice on brooding chicks stresses the mother's heat role and consistent care. It covers feeding routines from pinhead oatmeal to raw foods, avoiding sour meals, and using bran, charcoal, grit, and green feed. Early morning feeding, evening sessions, and steady warmth reduce leg and bowel troubles and improve maturity outcomes.
An old poultry piece explores factors affecting eggs, noting that hens must be well fed comfortable and not overheated to lay. It discusses weather, feeding, and housing as influences, with observations on nocturnal egg formation and seasonal variation.
Memphis May 8 Henry Hooper of St. Louis recalls a winter 1893 freight tale from Sedalia to Jeff City. A hobo crawled under a pilot during a fuel fire scare and rode a cross braces until rescue at CharMois roundhouse, ending burned and battered but alive.
The keel plate for the largest ship in the western hemisphere was laid at the Carmos yard. The twin ocean grayhounds, built for International Navigation, will be 525 feet long with 20 000 horsepower engines, capable of 20 knots, and will operate between New York and European ports. They measure about 600 feet, 12 000 tons, with 12 000 to 14 000 hp, trading speed for comfort and profitability. The pair follows Kensington and Southwark success and aims to meet growing export demand with ten to twelve day transatlantic crossings.
A New Orleans steamer captain describes rat control on cargo ships. He uses wire cage traps reset with string to catch clever ship rats. Water kept in holds to deter thirst drives rats to seek drink, prompting climbs to rigging and even the topsails.
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