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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
3
Through Father Stulz, a likeness of the new Sleepy Eye St Marys Church is shown. It will be Brown county’s costliest house of worship. Corner stone to be laid by Bishop Trobee of St Cloud on the fourth of July. Ceremonies expected to be the grandest yet in Sleepy Eye.
A Scottish Echo recounts Sims Reeves ending up with a Scottish echo after a Glasgow engagement. The London agent claimed the choir would be perfect, Reeves missed rehearsals, and the echo delivered his lines in broad Scots. The tale ends with Reeves noting the audience saw nothing amiss.
A senator and acting vice president, Judge Davis, is approached by a sharply dressed woman claiming her family has starved for two days. He questions how she can own a gold watch while her children go hungry, then the woman storms out calling him hateful as she leaves.
A Washington Star snippet quips about a child who never washes, as an elderly lady laments the pravity of the lower classes and muses on organizing a society to ensure proper washing while the child replies that his mother washes him. The exchange reflects social satire and period voice.
A Philadelphia Record humor piece notes dealers selling adulterated tea, while a shopkeeper proclaims his product is purely pure. A professional humorist concedes honest tests are best policy in a lighthearted exchange.
A compact history explains lacemaking revival after the 1847 famine in Ireland. It describes Limerick lace, the ancient Irish point, and the shift from early netting to true bobbinet with six sided holes, including the 1768 stocking loom origin and 1809 John Heathcote breakthrough, plus Luddite opposition and eventual French adaptation. It also touches on ancient Egyptian fish lore and Phoenician influence on the alphabet tied to trade and fishing.
Detroit May 11 Hon William H Elliott Michigan member of the Republican national committee died at his residence after a brief illness. Elliott a prominent local dry goods merchant was 57 years old and leaves a widow, Hawaa Seensear S.borstburg Ontario.
Wyoming farmers widely start irrigation in spring for hay meadows, often by mid April and continuing to mid July, turning water on as early as possible to wash alkali from soil and soften land. For cultivated crops, irrigation depends on soil dryness and crop need, with judgment honed by experience rather than a fixed rule. Dr. Hilgard notes soil testing as the only accurate method.
A historical note explains the best method for destroying grasshoppers once half grown using a kerosene pan or hopper dozer. The device is made from stovepipe iron bent into a long shallow pan about four inches deep, mounted on runners for height adjustments, with a cloth back to prevent insects from jumping over. When ready, the pan is partially filled with kerosene to trap and kill the grasshoppers as they pass.
A Nebraska farmer describes a hopper dozer device using water and oil to trap and destroy insects. The ground curvature dictates crosspieces, with pan height ranging two to ten inches to suit crop and pest size. The machine can be 16 to 18 feet long, hand powered for small setups and horse-drawn for larger runs. When full, insects are removed, oil replenished, and the process repeated to capture many hoppers in a day. cost is minor and highly effective.
An 1899 to 1900 Canadian farm experiment tested potato planting depths in sandy loam with row spacing 2% feet. Best yields came from one inch depth, with most tubers forming near the surface. shallow planting relies on soil moisture and warmth, while dry seasons reduce root take. Though one inch depth excels in field culture, surface loosening and early weed control are essential for large tubers.
The article describes a practical hog trough device shown in an Ohio farmer's illustration. A swinging partition sits outside the pen and is controlled by a lever to keep hogs away during feeding and prevent feet entering the trough while feed is placed.
The article discusses irrigation water’s fertilizing value across climates, notes its mineral richness in humid regions, and cites a Canadian fruit storage house in Abbottsford Quebec. It details a large frame fruit house with cellar, loading platform, hoisting cage, and ventilation. It also praises the Merino sheep, wheat varieties Wellmans Fife and Stanley, and notes trials in Michigan and Utah related to forage and grain yields.
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