26 Feb 1904
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1904
Page
1
A Century excerpt explains making a two octave xylophone from black walnut or similar wood. It covers cutting bars, drilling through bars for cords, tuning with a piano reference, stringing bars with washers, and shaping hammers. Clear steps show how a deft youngster can assemble a functional instrument.
A classroom demonstration explains atmospheric pressure by trapping water under an inverted tumbler. A nearly full glass is covered with linen and stopper, causing the illusion that heat bubbles the water, while the effect is due to air pressure rather than heat.
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt explains a glass and muslin demonstration showing air pressure keeping water in a inverted glass and creating bubbles like boiling. It also recounts a humorous tale of a lamb wishing to be Mary's lamb, meeting a girl named Betty who misleads him about school.
The New Republic of Panama emerges as Colombia dissolves, bringing attention to the isthmus’s role between the Atlantic and Pacific. The article contrasts colon’s harsh garrison life with Panama City’s modern develop- ments and notes Panama’s forthcoming status amid historical Spanish cruelties and native resilience.
Rufus Hatch created a panic by falsely claiming a terrible accident had struck the Battery. He rushed diners to the doors then quietly finished his meal as bystanders swarmed the street seeking the supposed ship sinking with many aboard.
An inexpensive farm evaporator design uses a 8 foot high roof, a 4 by 4 foot base, cleated trays of galvanized screening, a stove beneath, and a top outlet pipe. Trays slide on cleats. doors A and B feed and access the stove. With continuous operation two evaporators of apples and one of peaches can dry in a day and night. Sulphur bleaches apples per tray. Farm youths can run it and salvage cull fruit and peelings for vinegar and pin money for girls.
Italian literary figures approved a Shelley monument project in Viareggio but did not attend the unveiling. Speeches leaned political rather than literary. It notes Shelley’s drowning in Viareggio occurred eighty one years ago.
The number of persons in the peni tentiaries of Iown per 1000 population has doubled in 14 years.
The article discusses pruning methods for transplanted trees, noting that roots die from weak constitution due to poor living. It contrasts shortening all branches with thinning out weaker branches while keeping strong ones. It warns no transplant can be risk free and perfect pruning remains elusive.
The piece argues peach trees thrive in sandy or well-manured clay loams with crops like clover or peas plowed under. It champions frequent shallow tillage and warns against grass in orchards. It recommends selecting the largest one-year growth trees from the bud, planting, and caring for them to ensure mutual benefit.
New York Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva studied thinning in four growing seasons in commercial orchards. Results showed improved fruit size color and quality but reduced overall yield, so higher prices must offset costs. Bulletin 239 offers full details free upon request from the station director.
Rolling ground aids orchard vigor and potash helps fruit crops. Dead branches spread decay and pruning should be purposeful. Roses bloom better with measured pruning, not excessive cutting. Choose orchard stock for bearing, quality, marketability and keeping quality.
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