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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
8
A Country Gentleman article describes a practical root crop cellar built with two by four studding and earth walls. It details excavating with a scraper, wall construction, framing, roof supports, and insulation with straw or leaves, plus placement of doors and earth banked around the walls for slope drainage and cool storage.
A Farmers' Review note urges careful attention to fruit exhibits at upcoming horticultural meetings. Awards spark competition but real value lies in the instruction gained, guiding variety selection, local adaptation, and accurate nomenclature for home orchards.
A National Rural notice discusses arsenate of lead as a satisfactory insecticide for the chewery, noting safe use by guiders and inexperienced workers. It provides formula proportions for mixing with water, and suggests variants for stock solutions. The seed harvest note urges timely removal of vegetable seeds as October winds reduce vitality.
Kizzie Torbeck of Prairie Farmer shares extensive experience on grinding cornmeal for dairy cows calves and horses. She advocates scalded cornmeal with milk for young pigs and calves, mixed feeds for poultry and cows, and stresses owning a personal mill to cut costs. She reports high yields and cost savings from ground corn and oats fed with Hungarian hay.
A brief farmer’s note emphasizes kindness and gentleness in dairy cattle handling. It warns against striking cows or causing distress and reflects on experience breaking heifers to milking, asserting patience will yield steady progress in gentleness.
Instructions describe using a rope tied around the cow near the hips and secured to a stall board to prevent kicking during milking. Gentle handling is advised, with a twist in the rope for vicious animals and feeding extra treats to steady behavior.
An es sayist described staking versus free growing of tomato plants. One hundred stakes yielded 16 tomatoes weighing 263 pounds in three weeks, while another hundred in two rows produced 774 tomatoes also weighing 263 pounds. Staked vines saved in shipping and reduced ground damage, though staking required more labor.
A rural column notes cows endure wind and frost while seeking grass and warmth. It cites a Farm Journal view that cows self-regulate to preserve heat, while farmers should promptly care for bean poles and tomato supports as crops near harvest.
Notes from the Paris Ex position describe the Singer Manufacturing Company of New York showcasing its sewing machine in Group NHI Class 79. The International Jury awarded the Grand Prize for superior design and adaptability to family and factory stitching, a distinction echoing Singer’s prior Chicago World's Columbian Exposition success. Readers are invited to visit Singer salesrooms across the United States.
The Rock Island arsenal will be equipped to manufacture small arms like the Brag Jorgensen rifles after a Senate appropriation of 1,000 for machinery. The War Department ordnance bureau delayed start due to a $500 error, but plans expect the plant to be operational in ten to twelve months and aid the National Guard with updated rifles through new legislation authorizing replacement of obsolete militia arms.
A California exhibit in Paris proves the state as the world’s fruit basket and forest giant. Wim IL Mills reports French fruit-growers impressed by California climate, irrigation, and wall and glass cultivation, with panoramas of Mariposa Grove and Vaca Vale forests underscoring the state’s orchard potential.
Ahmed Pasha, the Turkish admiral, returned to Washington from Philadelphia's Cramp shipyards. He praised US facilities for building and fitting out war vessels and said the United States has no superior. His stay may end soon due to ill health, with future contact likely by correspondence. An order to build a cruiser in the United States for Turkey has not yet been issued but is considered probable.
Consul General Dickinson in Constantinople reports a notable increase in American products entering Turkish markets. Wire nails and other American-made articles now dominate Levantine trade as boots and shoes begin to be ordered from U S suppliers. About 200,000 tons of railroad material for the new line is expected from American manufacturers, signaling expanding Turkish demand.
A vivid ballroom scene shows the society queen in a glowing costume while a tired dressmaker suffers from overwork and nervous strain. The piece links luxury with health risks and endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for nervous prostration and related female illnesses, citing a testimonial of ovarian inflammation and leucorrhea relief from six bottles.
A fragment from Spare Moments presents a humorous marital exchange. Elsie and Ada remark on a doctor's attentions during a marriage ceremony, noting odd remarks about the ring and a joke about kissing the tongue. The dialogue hints at playful awkwardness rather than a formal event.
Readers report a tense scene at a funeral where a man, identified as the one at the gathering, shows distress and appears unwell. An attendant asks a doctor about his condition, the answer being that he may be in danger of fainting or collapse.
In a blurred exchange, Mr. Honveck notes powers to decide in a case, as his wife and mother-in-law engage with the cogk, touching on a partition of China and American interests. The fragment hints at a debate on sovereignty and regional influence amid family discussion.
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