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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
5
Indiana experiment station reports clover hay outperforms timothy in steer feeding. Over six months, clover-fed steers averaged 2.01 pounds daily gain versus 1.0? pound for timothy, consumed more roughage and grain, and showed better coat and behavior while finishing profitably.
The University of Minnesota bulletin No 113 compiles work on hog cholera treatments and notes that control requires state and federal oversight. It explains transmission via infected materials, legal sanitation measures, and vaccine use to create immune and hyperimmune hogs. Also mentions River Plate policy on foreign livestock and Belgian market attempts, ending with Miss Kang Tung Pih of Canton registered at Barnard College.
Kansas City Star recounts the mid 1860s surge of Missouri River steamboats hauling gold dust from Montana. It notes 1866 67 profits on boats like Peter Balen W J Lewis Tacony St John Octavia and drivers like J B Hubbell, detailing perilous Mackinaw trips past Fort Benton to Sioux City with crews amid Indians and ice.
Garrett P. Serviss explains lightning as high tension electric discharge between oppositely charged masses. The process begins with moisture particles in air, cascades along a zigzag path, and releases strain by striking between cloud and ground or between clouds. A noted Admont incident shows a storm’s dramatic reach and multiple layered discharges.
Heinrich Schuetz of Frankfurt states to a Washington Herald reporter that England's efforts to build a strong Dreadnought navy do not by any means indicate sufficient manpower. He argues the British plans require more sailors to sustain a modern fleet.
The conviction runs in German naval circles that the English admiralty will fail to lay down enough new ships to meet the two power standard this year. Four more Dreadnoughts, seen as a token concession, are considered worthless. The flaw cited is Britain’s lack of trained crews to man the fleet, undermining naval strength despite a potentially fine collection of ships.
A New York Tribune report from a port arrival recounts how a shipful of travelers on a European liner found it risky to play bridge with a professional aboard. A curious passenger invited a man who appeared skilled, only to learn upon landing that the invited player was a professional.
A Georgia hotel clerk charges a dollar and a half for a room, revealing whisky on the table. Prohibitionists run a sting, a detective takes the whisky, and the hotel is charged with selling liquor without a license. The detective admits he did not buy liquor and is arrested for petty larceny after taking it. Local sentiment largely supports the hotel’s twist of fate.
Argentina reported imports of 268 million and exports of 387 million, yielding a favorable balance near 119 million. La Prensa notes ten year growth with imports up 150 million and exports up 200 million, while 1908 foreign trade exceeded 1907 by about 200 million.
A Paris municipal proposal would spend over 200 million dollars to cut new boulevards through old quarters, tear down fortifications, and create a 22 mile belt of parkland. Ten million would fund tearing down medieval blocks. ten million for updated electric tram lines. A five year plan is considered but experts urge spreading work over 15 to 35 years.
The Indian Trade Journal of Calcutta notes a Madras chrome tanning branch has specialized in curing skins of wild animals and snakes over the past three to four years. Snake skins particularly the python cobra and Russell viper are tanned while hair stays intact. Quality varies with time since last skin shedding.
A London letter reports Sir William and Lady Eden hosting preparations for their daughter’s wedding to Lord Brooke on the 29th. The ceremony and reception will occur at St Margaret’s Westminster with eight child bridesmaids from prominent society families, including the Dugdales and Grevilles.
Viscountess Helmsleys daughter and Miss Marjorie Plowden lead a line of young girls in liberty satin gowns with silver accents for the wedding. Attending them are three pages: Master Nicholas Eden, Viscount Knebworth's son, and Master Alaric de Forest, a notable young heir making his debut.
Fragmentary verse explores love and nature through vivid imagery of apple buds, birds, violets, and autumn death. Refrains urge bursts of feeling and contrast earthly bloom with dawns and the promise that love outlasts mortality, ending with a attributed line on love over death by John D. Long.
Two strangers used a bogus $200 check at a town bank. The cashier accepted it, and the pair fled in high spirits before realizing it was stage money. The incident showcases a comic miscue as the theater next door is identified. In 1908 Coburg doll and toy exports to the United States totaled $1,920,965, down from $2,862,446 in 1907. Tea imports into the United States ranged from $9,000 to $18,000,000 annually.
Lee de Forest argues wireless telephony cannot yet replace wireless telegraph as it precludes its use. Telegraph has wider range and weather reliability, making ship commanders prefer it. Officials are working to fix wireless defects, hoping future devices may surpass the telegraph in naval maneuvers.
A man in the dock pleads humanity over vice noting Swift Byron Poe and other writers are not his peers. The magistrate interrupts but sentences him to seven days and orders a list of associates read aloud.
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