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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
2
The narrator and companions escape a wreck on a delayed train after Faraskiar’s plot. Kinko dies sacrificing for others as the group recovers at Fuen-Choo and telegraphs for a relief engine. The journey resumes toward Pekin with the treasure secured and Faraskiar exposed.
Four o'clock in the afternoon finds the narrator exhausted after long travel and seeking lodging in the Hotel of Ten Thousand Dreams near the railway. He plans to visit Mademoiselle Klerk tomorrow and to report Kinko's death, imagining the dramatic arrival of the box and the hoped reunion with Roumanian Mademoiselle Zinca.
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts how Liskum was dismissed by the editor over a third word story, with Tompkins insisting he wrote it. Liskum’s calm, crinkly smile and the old editor’s maneuver to placate angry staff mark a tense newsroom scene. A new assistant city editor is then appointed, while Tompkins retakes a place at the stove. The tale ends with a puff of newsroom humor and a nod to the old man’s steadiness. The piece shifts to an agricultural update noting a bumper wheat crop, with Department of Agriculture estimates for winter and spring yields and a projected total US harvest around 670 million bushels for the year.
A humorous exchange centers on turning pen to higher themes. The witty man notes lack of demand for skyscraper jokes at the moment, while a well-meaning friend pushes for grander topics.
A Montreal correspondent promotes a hinge free farm gate made from a hurdle that slides between two posts. The second bar rests on a cleat of inch lumber four inches wide and 12 to 14 inches long. Top greased, the gate slides easily and resists being pushed. The reader notes six such gates on a ranch with plans for more.
Sliding gate design described as cheap to make and easy to operate. It requires only ordinary fence posts and no hinges or latch. The text notes it does not lock into place and claims it cannot be easily forced out of order.
A report on beef production notes that younger animals gain flesh cheaper, but data are insufficient. Professor Mumford at the Illinois station conducts experiments with herds of varying ages to determine the cost of gain and the optimal point to stop feeding for profit.
An 19th century guide outlines methods to restrain kicking cows. It recommends tying hind legs with a figure eight rope or strap, sometimes to a floor ring, with an attendant holding the rope at first. The text warns against beating the animal and advises securing the cow so she cannot kick or injure herself.
The oat crop demands ample moisture through the season and the best yield comes from preparing the soil to conserve moisture. The old practices and soil prep methods are discussed as key factors in improving oat production.
The Ohio Farmer notes that seeding oats in corn stubble fails when spring soils are shallow and wet then dry to a hard bake. Rushing sowing is unwise. wait for ground to dry and loosen before plowing and sowing oats.
Detroit Tribune notes a peculiar shortage of feeder stock as Western sheep receipts at Chicago are expected to be limited late in the season. Feeder buyers find prices high and bargains scarce while optimism remains that wool and mutton markets will be profitable this year.
An angry exchange at a farmers meeting sparked a correspondence in which a claimant threatens to halt autos by force. He offers military training and a rifle for protection and suggests charging six pence per head with potential use of explosive or poisoned bullets.
The article notes Sunday milk yields are lower due to later morning and earlier evening milking, and gentler handling may boost output. It also mentions sharpening posts, sod houses with telephones in the Midwest, and profiles Lorin C. Collins and Francis Hendricks with career highlights. It closes with brief notes on Baron Rosen, Swiftwater Bill Gates, Rider Haggard, Josef Hofmann, and other scattered items.
Poultry guidance covers feed choices like cracked corn and green bone scraps, culling excess cockerels, dampness and sunshine as health factors, lime water for disease and soft shells, and flock size of thirty to forty hens with one or two males. It notes faster growth in ducks and egg production declines after three to four years.
Central figure in Chicago labor graft rumors has long been prominent in labor affairs. Elected secretary of the Associated Teaming Interests in 1903, he served until April this year. Born in Oswego in 1859, JOHN C. DRISCOLL moved to Chicago at nine months and studied at St. Ignatius College earning an A B. He left the Associated Teaching Interests claiming no team owner lost a dollar during his secretary term.
William B. Cramer lauded as a devoted publisher for 65 years in Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin. An editor who remained blind and nearly deaf yet guided policy, he wrote most editorials and kept news columns fair and impartial without bias or personal gain.
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