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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
2
A DIY clover cutter uses a wooden block with a slot guided knife to harvest green fodder safely. The article also covers practical cattle feeding advice, praising grinding corn and cob, five daily meals, and staged stall housing for better weight gain.
Up to date farming review outlines options for orchard spraying tools. A portable force-pump barrel unit suited to trucks costs about 5 to 6 dollars, while wagon sprayers and air-boosted systems suit larger orchards, from 25 dollars upward. Smaller options include brass bucket sprayers around 3 dollars and hand atomizers 50 cents to 1 dollar, with compressed air hand sprayers 4.25 to 6.25 dollars. Sold through hardware and farm supply dealers.
A farm fly wheel mounted on a cast-off cart wheel serves multiple chores such as keeping churns steady, operating a band separator, and powering a grindstone by treadle. The design uses hardwood strips to keep the band in place and suggests a thick, narrow tire on both edges to allow the band to run between them.
The Northwest Live Stock and Wool Growers Journal reports that a surge of prizes from Chicago proves stock can be grown and fattened profitably outside the corn belt. It notes Utah and Minnesota show rapid progress with lucern and alfalfa, while states from Montana to Oregon increasingly compete in profitable feeding operations.
Advice on managing soil between small fruit rows. If soil is heavy, hoe crops may grow between raspberry and blackberry plants the season after planting. potatoes or peas can follow, but fertilized soil may favor fruit plants over hedge crops.
Officials warn farmers that cattle lice in spring stem from careless housing and poor stable hygiene. If poultry roosts in barns or stalls lack cleaning and ventilation, infestations rise. herd conditioning before turnout and avoiding abrupt grain cuts help. A traditional remedy uses strong oak bark decoction to wash cows, followed by clean stables to restore vigor.
The article emphasizes preplant soil preparation for strawberries. It advises resting land in sod and using a crop like corn for two years to rid the soil of white grub, a major strawberry enemy, before planting.
Dairy animals should not be fed fattening foods. Avoid corn and barley and other highly carbonaceous feeds. Favor peas oats clover hay pea hay bran to promote proper flesh and health.
An Ohio Farmer correspondent claims grated calamus root mixed with bread crumbs made into small boluses will cure chicken cholera. The boluses are forced down the throats of sick fowl.
Dairy guidance discusses butter quality and profitability from proper feeding and milking. It emphasizes consistent quality, balanced concentrated and bulky foods, and using skim milk for calves after initial rich milk period. It notes the separator improves butter yield and milk efficiency.
Seventeen year old Irene Darcy meets Sir Hulbert Estmere by a Branlea Brook and vows to meet him again. The encounter unfolds against Irene’s memories of her artist father figure Santon Darcy and her grandmother Mrs. Cottel, as a tragedy of longing and fate begins to take shape.
Irene lingers by a brook where a barking dog interrupts her dreams of a hero. A tall dark-haired man and a fair Saxon stranger appear with Dido the dog, both gentlemen, one apologizing for the dog and introducing themselves as they meet Irene, the girl who feels drawn to the dark stranger.
A New York court scene described by a visiting lawyer shows the judge puzzled as a German witness testifies through an interpreter about driving to Cedarhurst. The exchange ends with a joke about a hearse, highlighting courtroom gravity and miscommunication.
Fweddy asked a dancer to join the next set but she handed him a card bearing the single word GABALD. Cholly examined the card and declared it plainly unreadable and ordered him to go away back and sit down.
A writer argues U.S. manufacturers must shrink packages for mule transport and switch to red wrapping. Red paper is deemed luckier to attract heathen purchasers, improving market reach.
The article estimates New York City wearing about 12 000 artificial eyes and nationwide figures around 240 000, reflecting widespread use and impact across urban and national communities.
The article states Russia yields about 68 million barrels of petroleum annually while the United States produces about 58 million barrels. The figures reflect comparative oil production levels between the two nations.
Miss Anita Martin earns the nickname turkey queen for her Texas ranch where she now upkeep 100 birds with two women and a boy. She sells to regular customers and reports a 2500 dollar profit this year. Eggs hatch by incubators and nuts fed on site. She urges women to enter turkey farming. Electric pumps will be placed along Roney trolley lines to douse contlay rats by switching current to pumps when needed.
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder offering a free sample by mail from Allen 8. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Claims relief for tired sweating damp swollen feet and makes shoes fit easier. Promotes as cure for corns and bunions and notes druggists and shoe stores sell it.
Mrs. Robert S. McCormick wife of the U S minister to Austria recovered a valuable emerald ring after a London hotel inquiry. The maid did not recall the ring being with other jewelry and a cable from the hotel confirmed its recovery. The ring reportedly cost more than 2500 dollars.
Miss Stone quotes the Chicago Record-Herald noting Mme Tsilka's baby softened brigands' hearts, praising the wonder of a child and lamenting that such a thing has become unfashionable.
The Medical Record notes doctors protest corset use and a French map claims only 30 of 100 corset wearers keep perfect health. It proposes a law forbidding any woman under 30 to wear a corset with penalties of up to three months imprisonment or a guardian fined 100 to 1000 francs.
The Chicago Record-Herald questions Santos-Damon’s claim that America is the greatest country on earth and treats his enthusiasm as questionable news rather than a fresh insight.
A Philadelphia City Hall project ran to more than 16 million dollars, reflecting substantial public expenditure tied to the historic building’s construction or restoration. The report notes the figure as part of city budget items and funding allocations.
Russell Sage protests a rent hike this span, urging saving for a future small dwelling. The Chicago Record-Gerald notes his stance and calls for budgeting ahead amid rising housing costs.
The Chicago Tribune reports a notorious collar buyer and seller, known for handling shirts with dirty hands, is finally facing widespread public condemnation as his activity draws attention.
An unspecified annual sea harvest earns about 51 000 dollars in the United Kingdom. The quantity comes from a fleet of skilled T40 fishermen.
Alfred IT Post of New York City announces that Santos-Dumont will navigate his airship three days weekly from Crystal Palace London on a 14 mile round trip around St. Paul and back.
A historical note identifies Mount Sangay as the most erisive volcano in the world, highlighting its extreme activity and notable eruptions that mark it among the planet’s premier volcanic threats.
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