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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
2
The piece notes crops and animals with light humor, praising the strawberry's 11 percent non water content and comparing hogs, birds, and seasonal joys. It reflects on fall and September days as priceless, relaxing interludes amid labor and natural bounty.
In Rockford letters the writer notes quack grass follows grain, Hessian fly thrives after excess rain, and farm fires destroy barns and stock. They discuss assessors, mortgages, and property taxes, and urge balancing work with leisure for boys rather than idle fun at the circus.
The article notes sheep will seek dandelion blossoms over other foods on a lawn infested with the weed. It draws a parallel between water and wealth, stating both are abundant yet poorly distributed, with excess northwest water potentially aiding west Texas if it could be directed there.
The piece notes lightning rod salesmen roaming Pennsylvania farms and warns that seasoned farmers should avoid being duped by these persistent scammers. It portrays the con as an old and hairy swindle and suggests skepticism toward aggressive sales pitches.
Binding twine costs rise this year and may go higher by harvest. Minnesota has shown convict labor is best used in twine manufacture, a model other states should study for potential savings and efficiency gains.
A serviceable silo can now be built at about $1 per ton of capacity making it a top method to preserve corn and among the cheapest options. Any man with twenty acres of field corn and stock should consider the silo as a money saver.
The article notes a scarcity of heavy draft horses in the South. A few appear on city tracks and drays, but farm work is mostly done by mules or range horses. It argues for heavier animals as the current teams are too light for proper work.
A colt born on a western farm from a cross of standard French coach and Norman blood shows speed size and action. A Chicago horse buyer offered $250 for the unbroken colt, who when trained is expected to become one of the $800 drivers commonly sold at auctions.
The landowner who pastured neighbors’ stock at a per head rate this season adopts a new method of 2 cents per pound of gain. Stock is weighed in spring and fall to determine gain, replacing the prior uniform per head charge.
A farm crew toiled all week driving crops while a hired man, without permission, drove the team ten miles to see his girlfriend on Sunday. When rebuked he demanded to quit, leaving the farmer with no help during a critical harvest period.
If there is anything nicer to look at and own than a herd of Whitefaced cattle it is a herd of Daddies, and neither kind costs any more to keep than a herd of servbe.
The Bermuda onion is now grown successfully at La redo Texas. The crate package is used and the product sells as well as the imported article.
A western farmer exposed a moral depravity case by using his young son to pass off young squirrel scalps as wolf scalps to collect the wolf bounty. The scheme highlights fraud against the bounty program and family complicity in illegal deceit.
Citizens bemoan hardships in a wet period with damaged roads and a surge of mosquitoes. Prolonged moisture adds to losses and increases public worry about infrastructure and health.
The passage notes that a crop with a current surplus at planting time may become unprofitable to grow. Many farmers avoid it, ensuring a strong demand later.
Experiments show seven loads of barnyard fertilizer per acre with a manure spreader yielded the same first crop results as twenty five loads using the old method. The machine is described as one of the most valuable farm tools.
The article argues educated youths should pursue skilled farming, stockraising, or fruit growing for ample jobs and good pay. It warns ministers lawyers and doctors may struggle to find steady work and good living, urging practical choices aligned with regional opportunities.
The piece argues that while concern for a neighbor is good it is not wise to intrude into a neighbor’s private affairs. It adds the principle applies equally to women and men.
The article notes that near the border, chili con carne hot tamales and red pepper dishes are common. It wonders why warm-country residents crave such peppery fare and jokes that a person would need an electric plate stomach to handle daily foods.
The excerpt notes that Russian Jews in the United States typically avoid farm labor and common jobs, instead becoming peddlers, scavengers, or buyers of old goods. It claims few enter farming, teaching, clergy, law, engineering, or politics as they accumulate capital and move into merchandising or money lending.
The piece notes farmers often do what they can not what they wish and in the west excessive rain delays field preparation for corn. A new hand dropping method is used on wet ground with soil left rough until the crop rises and conditions improve.
A visiting delegation of German landowners and farmers tours the United States. They note the richness and cheapness of western prairie lands the novelty of popcorn and express concern over what they view as wasteful forest management by Americans.
A late April freeze dropped to 2 degrees and formed a quarter inch of frost, hitting plum, cherry and apple blossoms as they neared bloom. The frost damaged plum and cherry blossom buds and reduced fruit set, while apples fared better with less damage.
The article traces how cooking, table manners, and serving ware reflect civilization. It contrasts primal raw eating with fire cooked fare, then knives and dishes, ending in refined dining and social comportment learned at home and carried into public life.
The boom in northwestern farm lands has flattened out. Real estate agents and land gamblers crowded the roads while grangers once rising with quick profits now return to steady farming to pay old mortgages. Agents pivot to selling books lightning rods and stock foods to farmers.
Weather reports promise fair conditions tonight and tomorrow as floods recede in Iowa counties. The Mississippi still rises near Muscatine but is easing downstream from Dubuque, with levees secured in places. Farmers anticipate some usable land and hope for a robust crop despite areas still under water.
An ordinance outlining arbitration between Muscatine, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad and the city was finalized by the ordinance committee. The council plans to adopt the measure next week and forward it to Chicago. Debates included Front street paving supervision and depot plans, with Judge J Carskaddan slated to represent Rock Island at next week’s meeting.
Mrs Helen L Moore of York Harbor Maine recounts nervous prostration last year with sleeplessness and pain. After six months without sleep she found relief using Paine's Celery Compound praised as a blood purifier nerve bracer and system builder.
Pine Creek notes show August Kemper in Fairport, Fry Metz and Fixes in Muscatine, Ed Kemper visiting uncle B Kemper on the island, Julius Welsch moving team due to high water, Phillips bringing stock from the island, G W Dodge relocating to A C Brandt's house, T Dodge visiting relatives near Summit, Lily Nagle visiting, and Mr and Mrs Jakeman in Muscatine.
Burlington reports no infectious disease cases for over a month indicating containment and potential public health stability. Health officials monitor surveillance data and urge continued preventive measures.
A drumbeat testimonial touts Doan's Kidney Pills via a Muscatine reader Mr P D Wertz of Iowa City praising quick lasting relief from kidney trouble. Readers urged to visit Havercamp's drug store to hear customer reports while Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is sole US agent. Remember the name Dorans.
Grand Trunk Railway System issues a new summer tourist folder with descriptive literature. Available on application to Advertising Department, 135 Adams St., Chicago. George W. Vaux, A. G. P. listed as contact.
A Glenwood man seeks a divorce from his wife claiming she burned him with a stove poker during a dispute. The filing cites injury and ongoing conflict as grounds for the separation.
Report asserts the Illinois Central Railway supports a new Des Moines Iowa Falls and Northern line. Proponents cite improved regional service and potential freight gains while opponents raise concerns about costs and route impacts.
Amid widespread labor strife farmers have benefited from exemption yet face higher costs as wages for farm help rise. The trend pushes farmers toward mechanization, using machines and horse power to perform human tasks, seen as the only solution by many owners.
Claude Rulong, a farm hand employed near Chatsworth, was drowned while attempting to ford a swollen stream. The incident occurred during work-related travel when the current proved unexpectedly deadly.
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