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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1904
Page
7
A longreader piece on farm practice discusses the orchard as a family asset and a source of memory, then argues for deep plowing. It explains deep cultivation retains moisture, improves root growth, aids drainage, and boosts soil fertility, warning shallow farming leads to poverty and soil sterility across communities.
A historic note discusses hog breeding and feeding as central to profitable swine production. It stresses knowledge of breeding and feeding, aiming near ideal hog characteristics, market preferences for large fat hogs, and the role of market demand in shaping breed and rearing choices.
When an animal is off its feed there is trouble with digestion and a rest may restore health. There is no tonic like good hunger. If appetite is closed remove the animal from feed and let it grow hungry. If nothing serious is the matter it will recover after its rations in a short time.
A short verse celebrates pumpkin pies as a comforting winter staple. It contrasts barren orchards with the enduring appeal of the rugged corn fed pumpkin and the golden fruit used to make sweet mellow pies.
Instructions advise using a crowbar to open ant holes, pouring a measured ounce of bisulphide of carbon into each hole, then covering with an old blanket. The method is claimed to stop ant depredations quickly and effectively.
Harvard professor Shaler argues for plant intelligence, noting vines seek supports and roots pursue food, while plants digest inorganic matter into organic nourishment. He highlights varied plant outputs like tannin, sugar, starch, turpentine, gums, and respiration, contrasting with animals reliant on soil.
The article explains pruning aims to shape trees for easy harvest and stresses treating large cuts by making them flush with the trunk. It warns against leaving exposed stubs, endorses lead paint or tar as antiseptic wound dressings, and favors paint over grafting wax for protection.
The season shows overall good condition but with wide variations. Some areas suffered storms and heat injuring or destroying crops, late planting delaying maturing, and late frosts depressing Iowa fruit mainly apples pears and plums. Missouri felt a dreary July and August, making overall western crops uncertain and not safely above average.
Helpful pointers advise keeping a small, clean pen, daily housekeeping to reduce disinfection needs, and using nitrogenous feed. Broken eggs prompt egg-eating, cleanliness at feeding sites matters, inbreeding harms fowl health, and small frequent meals aid fattening. Fine lime in coops prevents croup, and darkened quarters with cooked foods help fattening.
A Duquesne flyer derailment near Dawson Pa on December 24 kills and injures many as wreckage floods both tracks. Rescue led by an operator at V R tower, with steam inhalation causing edema of the larynx cited as the deadly cause.
A great London tailor notes a trend toward knee breeches and fanciful outfits as society men revolt against somber evening dress. The king shows personal interest in reviving more becoming attire, preferring less evening wear and more varied attire, signaling a shift in Mayfair fashion.
Survivors recount a terrible freight train disaster with crew killed by crushing, scalding, and burning. The piece condemns inflammable paint and weak wooden cars and argues for steel construction to reduce death and injury risks.
A westbound freight struck a load of broken castings on bridge timbers near Laurel Bay, just minutes before a passenger train. The Atlantic engine, traveling 60 miles per hour, plowed into the embankment and sent baggage and express cars into the Youghiogheny river. The smoker struck squarely atop the engine, releasing escaping steam and causing further destruction as the cars burned and sank.
Farmers are urged to mow pastures before frost to cut down weeds and reduce moisture in the soil. The guidance notes that weed suppression yields high returns on farmland investments, arguing that maintaining weed-free pasture and meadow areas boosts productivity and moisture balance.
In the wreck all but the diner cars were torn from beneath the trains. Many injured, some killed, and thieves quickly robbed the dead and injured of valuables. Special officers and state police aided Connellsville to halt the ghoulish acts. Foreign survivors were blamed for looting victims.
William Blackman reports a sea serpent stranded on Ventnor beach near Atlantic City and later vanished. Richard Burbage from Pleasantville boasted a two foot oyster weighing twenty four pounds found in Lakes Bay after a struggle. John Winder figures a peat the a comple it to the text appears garbled and incomplete.
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Italian organ grinders in New York react as Salvation Army plans allow hand organ performances and monkeys in the streets. Soldiers with organ skills could showcase talents and raise money for the exchequer. Police Commissioner Greene received a request from Salvation Army commander Charles L. Whitman for an ordinance to permit street hand organ grinding and has forwarded it to Senior Inspector Cortright.
Rev. J. E. Herman of Milford New Hampshire has long studied law and is now admitted to the bar. He says the effort did not neglect his duties as a preacher and that legal knowledge benefits all professions, including ministry, viewing his congregation as a jury for persuasive argument.
A Chicago man returning from Europe recalls Paris rain lasting a week and a witty exchange where an American visitor’s farewell was misheard as Au reservoir. The Parisian, fluent in English, responded with T'anka, turning the moment into a lighthearted cross language joke.
The German Embassy in Washington shifts from a bachelor style to a more distinct home under the American wife of Baron Von Sternburg. The baroness, formerly Miss Laughlin, brings her taste and personality to the embassy, signaling a new era for the residence.
A historical note describes Justice Brown of the United States Supreme Court as a stout man who quietly boots his own shoes each morning. He reportedly enjoys the act as a personal gesture of pride and likeness to Abraham Lincoln, though the text is fragmented and light on further detail.
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