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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
6
A sunlit afternoon opens on a silent sea as a sleek British slave trade schooner nears a derelict merchantman. A lone officer boards the latter to find a dying captain lashed to a chair, with a surviving crewman guiding rescue and authority toward Foam.
A naval officer awakens a well man who reveals he is captain and bottle washer aboard. They discuss discipline and equality as yellow fever is suspected, the crew is wary, and the ship’s cabin shows improvised disinfectant using brown paper. The scene captures tensions of class and command aboard a fever-haunted vessel.
A foggy encounter on a fever ship binds Lieut Grace to Claud Tyars, a Cambridge man and possible cousin of a famed mathematician. Grace reveals a slaver vessel is near, as the crew and captain await their return aboard the yacht-like ship.
A brief exchange captures a cautious romance as a man asks to kiss the woman and she notes her prior wish for his success in all endeavors. The dialogue reflects restrained affection within a historical newspaper tone from the Louisville Courier-Journal.
An Expert declares extraordinary speed as chief requirement for stenographers. The applicant claims letter writing nearly matches stage speed. The boss then asks for wages in a dialogue reported by the Cleveland Leader.
New German army musketry rules mandate firing at gray colored human figure targets. Kneeling and prone positions use portable rests to support aimed fire during training.
A Russian woman named Zanaida Smolianinoff who mingled in Berlin society was sentenced at Leipzig to nine months in prison for espionage. The remark about a Congress member’s phrase appears in a separate excerpt.
A playful Baltimore American quip cautions against marrying an architect as a designing creature, paired with a tongue in cheek remark about mental power and fed brain.
A reader from Hankinson North Dakota shares a coop plan for sitting hens. Coops run in rows sixteen feet long with ten nests per row. Nests are near the ground protected by a board and sliding enclosure to shield the birds while brooding and hatching.
Detailed design for nest and feed coops with sliding doors and latch covers to confine hens to nest and run. Runs are four feet long and timing keeps hens under full supervision from morning to night. Also notes a water and feeding plan for horses in summer to maintain performance and comfort.
As chicks grow feathers after the down period green food supports happiness. Provide grassy runs in warm parts of the day if weather allows and monitor to prevent chilling. A noted poultryman grows lettuce in hotbeds for young chicks, a practical plan for early hatched birds. Do not raise chicks entirely on grain.
The Boston Globe notes that many farmers now recognize the need for business acumen. It warns the East and South must solve fertilizer and soil rotation issues as the West has, to sustain long term profits.
The passage urges farmers to plan each field before spring work starts. It recommends detailing manure, seed quantity, costs, field preparation, and timing, then weekly tasks planned a day ahead. A daily half hour to hour of planning, followed by execution, saves time and labor and reduces aimless movement.
An eastern fruit grower urges coatings for wounds to resist weathering and prevent bacterial and fungal growth without harming surrounding bark. He favors white lead paint for its adhesion and durability, noting Bordeaux mixture is good but not durable enough.
An Indiana farmer questions shredding corn fodder as a feed practice arguing labor costs are high and horses do not thrive on it. He favors a mix of corn oats timothy hay for horses and corn clover hay bran for beef cattle, with no concentrated feed. He notes average corn yields around forty bushels per acre and keeps five horses twenty five hogs and ten to fifteen cattle.
Straw corn fodder and rough hay termed coarse foods waste valuable feeding material in the United States. Proper preparation and mixing could utilize all such materials, boosting meat or milk output. Millions of stacks and much corn fodder rot in fields or are damaged, yet could be made to serve.
The Success tomato is hailed as a promising new variety with vivid red color and strong shipping qualities. It ripens evenly to the stem, has smooth skin, firm yet juicy flesh, and vigorous compact vines with abundant fruit set, signaling potential value for distant markets.
Advice on feeding young livestock emphasizes providing high quality hay as early as possible. It recommends ensuring proper stomach development before introducing hay, keeping the calf in a well lit clean stall with fresh air, and allowing proximity to the cow so the mother can see her calf.
The article describes a durable lighter fit paper horseshoe aiding those who assist animals and notes iron fittings remain in use. It adds that car wheels, especially Pullman wheels, have long been made from compressed paper.
An American De Forest Wireless Telegraph officer predicts pocket wireless and umbrella antennas will enable any person to send Morse code from New York City to Coney Island and beyond. Dr. Lee De Forest is in Ireland, hosting Lord Armstrong, with 500 words already transmitted to a temporary antenna atop Armstrong’s castle.
A Columbus Dispatch quote features a proprietor naming a new chef Poultney Bigelow. The punchline notes the chef is a fine roaster, playing on the double meaning of roasted offerings. The bit reflects light humor about a restaurant staff change.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt notes a man proud of premature gray hair and a calamine wash in his hair care, likening the look to poetry. A country woman dismisses compliments as a husband’s excuses, advising frugality to avoid poverty.
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