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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
6
The Missing Man continues as Mrs. Hamilton discusses odor based recognition with lawyers Morley and Stevens. The case centers on a presumed twin heir and a man claiming to be Vane Hamilton while a nurse’s notes and a future advertisement may influence the trial.
In chapter XIX Constance’s note prompts Boles to Morley & Stevens where lawyers discuss the case against a tenant, focusing on rightful ownership and the plaintiff’s identity as Vane Hamilton. They note a fictitious name may be used, and consider issuing the writ against Victor Hamilton to avoid early identity confrontation.
A physicians meeting recalls John KF Russell of New York praising cures while recounting a ribald innkeeper tale from New Hampshire. A joker named Perley tricks the innkeeper with sour beer, prompting the landlord to swallow a full glass and praise its quality to disastrous comic effect.
In a light exchange, the speaker asks if he had luck fishing. He replies that he caught a number of fish, many weighing about three pounds. The dialogue playfully notes how many fish would amount to three pounds each.
A fragmentary exchange questions whether a person is an expert fisherman, noting skepticism about his expertise and referencing imaginative or informal chatter.
Since 1900 Iowa has seen a two percent population drop caused by farm consolidation as small farms are absorbed by larger operations. The piece argues this drives owners to seek land elsewhere or rent from landlords, lamenting the loss of the self owned farm ideal and urging improved methods for remaining small holders to preserve rural communities.
The article argues straw and old hay should be used as cattle bedding to keep yards dry and reduce mud. It cites Mumford experiments showing clean yards improve cattle health and that dry straw in covered yards creates bedding that becomes usable manure. Regular weekly bedding prevents wet, foul yards and supports composting and manure spread on crops.
When a disease has existed among the hogs on the place, the premises should be disinfected and the pen should be whitewashed. The guidance emphasizes cleanliness and sanitation to prevent further spread of illness among livestock.
Washington announces mature timber on National forest reserves will be offered for sale to the highest bidder. The policy aims to develop reserves by use while preserving restocking and forest improvement. Exports restrictions are removed except in Idaho and the Black Hills Reserve in South Dakota.
Mr. 8. G. Soverhill, a noted fruit grower, explains his method of “opening up” apples by removing inside top branches to create a sunlit, wide bowl from trunk upward. The approach increases fruit size, enhances color, speeds picking, and improves spraying coverage, according to Farmers' Review.
The Pewaukee apple, named after Pewaukee Wisconsin, was promoted by state and West Coast nurserymen but later rejected by many growers. It is described as inferior to other apples, unable to keep well, with weak flavor and appearance. Orchardists warn others to avoid planting it again.
Mr Soverhill recalls a grape vine planted at Robinson Farm when he was 21. He notes the vine has grown and borne fruit for about 49 years, remaining productive over the long period.
North of Naois, growers consider covering strawberry vines in autumn. Thin coverings are advised only after the ground has frozen, to protect plants without overprotecting them.
The text asserts that breeding can improve all farm plants and that generations of such work will revolutionize agriculture, highlighting the long term impact of selective breeding on crop improvement.
Paris Dec 7 the senate voted 181 to 102 to separate church and state finalizing a bill long debated It promises liberty of conscience with order safeguards and removes state control over religious affairs The budget for public worship will fall to about 6 8 million from 8 49 million Clergy salaries will end gradual clergy funding ends under the concordat era and Vatican reaction remains unsettled
Testimony in Indianapolis accuses Milas Rhoades, superintendent of the industrial school for girls, of cruelty. Myrtle Butler, a former inmate, described being caught after a runaway, handcuffed, chained, and kept three weeks in a punishment cell nicknamed Japan, with three days and nights in restraints.
Ten thousand tons of coal and ten coal barges worth at least 50 000 dollars were lost when the Coal City towboat, loaded with twenty barges, struck the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad bridge pier after the swift Ohio River current pushed it across the stream. One captain saved the day as ten barges up-ended dumping 1000 tons each to the river bottom.
In a statistical report W. J. Clay, state commissioner of agriculture, says that over the past six years the cotton boll weevil has destroyed about 2,000,000 bales of cotton in Texas, valued at roughly 100 million dollars. The pest has now reached nearly every part of the Texas cotton growing region.
Paria Dec 7 The foreign office here believes the clash between the powers and Turks is nearly resolved with only minor details and positions left to settle before a satisfactory adjustment can be reached.
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