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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
3
A Rocky Ford correspondent details methods for producing perfect cantaloupes and watermelons in a dry hot climate. He outlines planting, cultivating, thinning, watering, and pest control practices including lime dusting and kerosene for beetles, plus strategies to avoid shallow roots and encourage deep growth.
The latest report from the Canadian Experimental Farm presents preferred vegetable varieties. Asparagus Conover's Colossal is strong but rust-prone. Palmetto or Argenteuil are more resistant. Beans include Golden Wax Wardwell's Kidney Wax Early Refugee Refugee One Thousand to One. cucumbers Peerless White Spine Cool and Crisp Giant Pera. cabbage Early Jersey Wakefield Succession Drumhead Savoy Red Dutch. carrots Chantenay Guerande Oxheart. celery Golden Self Blanching Paris Golden Yellow. corn Early Cory Crosby's Early Henderson's Metropolitan Perry's Hybrid. note Country Gentleman extends the season. many options across varieties.
South Dakota cattle feeders report abundant cattle and unusually lush grass in 1901. With mild winters and well covered ranges they plan grass fed feeding at low cost, hoping to pressure beef prices downward while farmers seek better meat prices. They urge more corn and raising young stock to maturity. A tomato planting method is also described with deep planting and soil coverage to promote root growth.
A South Carolina agricultural station conducted a careful three year milk flow record on a herd of Mik cows to note the effect of dehorning. The study reports that dehorning with clippers affected bone growth and altered milk flow, with about 46 percent observed in the data.
A playful verse describes the snug snugglety bug as a cozy resident of warm homes. The warm creature enjoys daylight, dislikes bare walls, and hides in holes or old shoes. Its nickname is Content, proving itself a beloved guest in any cheerful house.
The article recalls Stuart Robson as a boy page in the U S House with James Douglas Calhoun and U S Senator Gorman in the Senate. Robson recounts Gorman’s quiet nature and a cafeteria collection for an old apple woman, and a page who later became a murderer. Roberts notes Toombs helped him obtain pageship with aid from Henry Clay and Jefferson.
Two identical glasses with rims aligned form a hermetic seal. When water is poured slowly over the top, the water expands on the upper glass and drips down its sides, collecting inside the tower glass, contradicting the expected overflow. Both glasses must be rubbed dry before the demonstration.
Generous hostess spreads the best, sends no guest away. Her house in the country offers birds and brooks as minstrels, art and sky as pictures, books overhead, music sweet and enrapturing. She welcomes every newcomer with gracious hospitality.
A New York merchant helps Jimmy the sick bootblack who is cared for by a circle of rough fellows. The boy explains every customer’s payment goes to Jimmy, who keeps only a dime, while all other earnings go to the sick lad. The scene ends with the merchant praising the boys as a rough diamond among them.
A simple two player game uses stiff paper cornucopias and twin strings stretched two feet apart. Players stand at each end and blow into the cornucopia mouths to propel a piece across the room, testing lung power and aim.
Marion wakes early after a long absence as her brother returns home. She jokes her yawns betray love while her mother scolds her half awake state and the siblings spar over who loves whom more.
Extract shows a blurry dialogue with a girl shouting Papal and a man stopping at the steps. A faint line asks What lady Bessie, and a final line expresses a wish to kiss goodbye. The text is fragmentary and uncertain in attribution.
A Pittsburg correspondent details Java fruits including the durian with its strong odor and custard like kernels, the serpent fruit with snake skin, pomelo like oranges, custard apple with turpentine note, breadfruit, jack fruit, and many bananas. The piece notes over twenty banana varieties and abundant pineapple and orange in Java.
A collection of Irish anecdotes and observations from London clergymen and Kerry men. The pieces recount confessional mishaps and marriages with religious misreadings and social quirks, noting rustic customs and dual meanings in phrases and gestures.
The article discusses ancient monetary terms in biblical references, noting that early “coins” often meant weights such as shekels and half shekels. It cites Mosaic ablations and Josephus’ explanation of a shekel equaling about four drams of Athenian value, roughly 65 cents in modern money, and mentions Simon the Maccabee issuing the first Jewish coinage circa 140 CE in shekels and half shekels bearing Shekel and Terael in Samaritan characters.
The Chicago Post notes a focus on athletic attire and asks what specific kind of outfit she would choose. It quotes her decision to study various costumes before settling on a style.
A fragmentary political pointer remarks on coalitions in gay politics and bedfellows rhetoric. It notes that alignment may be advantageous if it yields a good berth, with a Boston context implied by the transcription.
A fragmented report notes fish sold alive are conveyed through Japan in tanks, moved via streets by unknown handlers. The snippet hints at a curiously depicted practice without clear details on parties or timing.
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