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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1903
Page
2
A fragmented verse piece portrays a clash of Yankee and native hens, with satirical travelogue tones. The narrator questions native resistance and depicts Australian hens as bold, while American poultry and Yankee enterprise are framed in a humorous, chaotic travelogue voice.
Prairie Farmer notes field beans as a recent, profitable crop and warns that harvesting demands extreme weather vigilance. When pods near maturity and forecast is fair, cut promptly, gather more hands, and keep beans dry, using storage or straw to shed rain. A few wet days can ruin yield. beans fetch about $2 a bushel with 20 bushels per acre typical.
Winter covering of rhubarb asparagus and bedding plants hurts them. Hen economics are outlined: sixteen times weight in food, six times weight in eggs, food cost about 1 cent per pound, eyes worth 16 cents per pound, yearly egg value six times food cost. Colt breaking compared to nursing a sick man. First year most profitable for hens. Leghorn yields 175 eyes first year, 181.5 second year, 116.5 third year with profits 188, 118, and 97.5 percent respectively. Use cockerels for table at sixteen weeks. mongrels grow bone and feather if kept longer. Farm hens cost 47 to 83 cents yearly to feed when free-ranging. waste from granary is common feed. Water is crucial. two-thirds of the egg is water, ensure clear water supply.
An article outlines three methods to destroy gophers on Lomestead land using trapping poisoning and gas. Poisoning involves placing a starchen potato into fresh mound holes with a small amount of strchnine. Gas method uses carbon bisulphide poured along gopher channels and sealed. The gas is reported as highly effective though dangerous, with gophers killed quickly.
An article urges breeders to curb their practices by calling stock closer and culling undesirables, noting poor sales results from mixing inferior males. It also outlines ideal chicken-yard conditions, including space, turf, shade from fruit trees, clean water, and proper feed storage connected to the yard.
The article discusses dehorning feed-yard cattle as humane but argues it may be overdone. It notes horned animals help prevent excessive bunching, which can hinder gains and pasture use. Some suggest keeping a minority horned to reduce crowding and improve well being.
In this piece a narrator extols sheep labor on an established orchard. Sheep gather wormy fruit clean weeds manage branch height and keep tidy rows. Though not a horticulturist they support stock and help in off years when frost insect or market problems hurt fruit.
A Practical Fruit Grower excerpt advises delaying mulching until after leaves drop and perennials die, to preserve moisture and prevent evaporation. It notes that most plants benefit from mulching once ground is at rest, with an exception for strawberries which should not be mulched until growth ends and the ground freezes.
The Chicago Chronicle reviews worries over shrinking pearl rivers and rising prices. It notes India restricting pearl-fishing, Mississippi output drop, and a 1901 drop from 1.5 million to 1.1 million dollars. Prof Dubois in Paris experiments with pearl oyster colonies to produce pearls artificially.
The Iowa State Library reports nearly 100000 volumes with a strong law department. Brigham urges early completion of the state historical building and central expansion to ease library congestion. He seeks a bookkeeper for the department due to heavy correspondence and purchases.
Uncle Bill and the editor banter about human conceit and pretensions observed on the road and in town. They swap quips on vanity, pretended wealth, a streetcar seat jibe, and an epitaph about fools, ending with Uncle Bill reflecting on aging and self image.
Elizabeth signed Mary Stuart death warrant as Bacon and Shakespeare clash over plays. The text mocks stage trends and hints at tobacco's arrival in Valeizh era.
A fragment quotes a girl noting rain and a witty exchange about carrying an umbrella. The speaker suggests being ready since a parent may come home tonight, while another warns there is no hurry. The tone reflects playful local chatter from Philadelphia.
A terse exchange where a father explains a single minded woman seeks marriage as her sole aim. The son asks for meaning, and the father defines a “double” and “single” woman through a widow’s or maiden’s fixed life plan.
St Paul Pioneer Press reports a judge in a brief ceremony mispronounced the wrong bride as Marie Lecouer, then corrected to Minnie Washburn as Mrs. Harry P Robertson. The three left to celebrate with chop suey as the judge noted the signing bound the second marriage.
Little Archie Richards at the close of a Thanksgiving meal cried with tears as his mother coaxed him to name his wish. After attempts with cake and pie, the child confessed between sobs that he wanted some of the “out” he’d got in.
A brief opinion contrasts Panama with Colombia, noting Panama’s government as stable and accommodating. The remark appears as a cynical aside in a Minneapolis Times item reflecting on governance comparatives.
A Yonkers Statesman quip recalls a humorous morning after payday when a man finally dusted, prompted by his partner’s complaints about neglecting chores. The brief reads like a local humor item reflecting domestic life and timing.
The Philadelphia Press recalls a notorious Russian count known for taunting his enemies with a lethal phrase. The quote suggests a ritual of danger, as a man is compelled to utter the name before speaking, highlighting chilling power dynamics and peril.
Lena-May Skorcher flaunts a reused ride claimed new as she parades in public. The column mocks the transformation noting it is merely last month’s automobile painted anew, reflecting social commentary on vanity and thrift.
In Chicago News humorous dialogue, a wife asks about a gentleman, the husband reveals it was Spooner the famous composer. The punchline notes he manufactures a famous soothing syrups brand.
Mrs. Frank R. Lillie told a women's club that flaunting fine clothes mocks the poor and breeds discontent. The piece argues wealth used properly earns respect, while displaying money to show off and costly amusements offend the masses. It condemns vulgar displays and praises sensible, decent use of wealth.
The great clock in the lofty tower of St Peter's church in Munich is described as possibly the largest in the world. Fifty men could circle its rim when laid flat, with hands as long as an average door. The tower, a top city landmark, dates from the thirteenth century and later Gothic rebuilding after lightning. A scaffolding build for repainting cost $5,000. A weather device now signals fog obstructing the glow for visitor safety and visibility.
A Chicago News brief presents a string of pointed maxims on virtue, wealth, marriage, debt, and social behavior. It notes idleness as folly, heaven as earned by helping others, and love as exchangeable but not purchasable. It also jokes about cemetery residence, divorce, and happiness tied to stirring neighborly trouble.
An 88 year old United States Senator Pettus says his long life stems from not eating gravy with his meats. The reminiscence includes a dated cartoonish exchange about smoking and age, echoing a past New York Press quote about Black life and smoking habits.
A fragmentary collection of quotes and reflections on gossip, temptations, creditors, and fate. It cites Milwaukee Sentinel, a monarch with a dumpling apple joke, a cook's Irish remark, and a weather-tinged line about dew signaling a southern wind. Named figures include George III, and the piece reads as a miscellaneous quotation page.
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