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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1903
Page
7
A fragmented, old style survey of agriculture and nature observations. Includes remarks on crops soils and weather, quail hunting dangers, plowing methods, city layouts, and a push for forestry and dairy farming with economic notes on stump processing and butter production. Mentions Washington Iowa Kansas Nebraska and Pennsylvania with assorted regional anecdotes.
A string of observations on farm life and crops across the country. Notes include elms and chestnut trees, wheat prices near seventy-five cents, plans for late sowing of buckwheat, milo, turnips, and corn for fodder, and guidance for northern corn growers. It praises Jerseys in cattle, notes on birds, Joliet Illinois scenery, and a German professor developing four or five leaf clover.
Proposes half mile of mud resistant road using available material as a test for cost and feasibility in each community. Notes natural plant grouping along railway rights of way and recalls a Canada town firing cannons to coax rain during a historic flood. Ends with a boastful line about getting what you want if you pursue it.
A western observer notes many old covered wooden bridges spanning rivers in Virginia and Pennsylvania. The wind force in the west would prevent such bridges. the covering has made them practically indestructible and long lasting.
The writer notes a cornfield in West Virginia wrapped with white cord tied to stakes beneath four feet high. They speculate the cords deter birds from pulling corn, and ponder how a large Illinois or Iowa farmer would adapt this for a hundred acres along railroad rights of way. They describe sweet clover flourishing on rail cuts to stabilize soil, yet failing to invade nearby pastures or fields, labeling it a useful weed.
An illustration of flood damage describes a northeast Missouri tract ten miles wide and sixty miles long that remained dry for decades. The land grew winter wheat near harvest and corn, but the entire area was buried under five to ten feet of water during the flood, destroying crops and best yields.
A narrator extols Pittsburgh and its iron and coal industries as the nation’s vital heart. Nighttime coke ovens blaze, blast furnaces roar, mills roll rails, and the region’s power fuels America’s progress. Shutting them would spell America’s death.
The article extols lightning as a swift, mysterious force capable of tearing wood, melting metals, and wrecking structures. It notes its immense power rivaling millions of horses, and its unseen mastery. It admires science’s progress toward controlling electricity for cooking, transport, communication, and healing.
A shortessay contrasts efficient work with the burdens of the wrong method. It argues many waste effort through dull tools, poor plowing, overwork, and dirty workyards, noting that knowing the right way leads to greater achievement and satisfaction.
Population pressure pushes farmers toward intensive cultivation to maximize output per acre. Higher land prices shrink farmed areas, prompting multiple crops per season and careful fertilization. Belgium, France, Germany, and especially China and Japan showcase small, intensively managed plots with diverse crops and fruiting trees.
The London Chronicle notes surprise at Lord Curzon's wish to extend his viceroyalty term. At forty he could have spent five years abroad without harming his career. He took an Irish peerage to return to the Commons, yet his succession to Lord Scarsdale on the father’s death will occur within years, as he turns 72 next month.
The wealthy countess declares she will marry for love or starve, saying she will spend her last funds this year and refuse marrying any man she does not love. At 85, she has a storied past including a divorce from an Italian nobleman and earlier engagement rumors with W. C. Whitneys party in Aiken. Her Irish father and French mother, and German education, are noted.
Ferdinand August Bebel a leading figure in the German Social Democrats and Reichstag gains has long led the party with Liebknecht. Born in Cologne in 1849 he trained as a wood turner and carver and has been an antimonarchist for decades.
Justin McCarthy recalled Chamberlain public debut in parliament as a contrast to Tory fears. They imagined a wild republican with a thunderous voice, but the young member appeared pale, delicate, neatly dressed, with a dainty eyeglass. Observers quipped he resembled a head clerk or a ladies’ doctor.
Sir Christopher Furness leads a turbine powered line between New York and England. One vessel with turbine engines has been ordered and a thorough test of transatlantic practicality is planned to realize the four day ocean passage.
Arthur Barclay, the newly elected president of Liberia, is of pure African stock and was born in Jamaica where his parents settled before moving to the republic in his childhood. He has held posts including postmaster general and secretary of the treasury. His inauguration in December will mark the thirteenth presidency since Liberia’s 1847 independence.
A Bulgarian prince faced a dangerous assassination plot linked to a Serb upheaval. Prince Ferdinand, crowned in 1887 after Alexander abdicated, sits on a shaky throne with four children including Boris. He is a descendant of Augustus of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and Louis Philippe by lineage.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, known as C B by colleagues, is praised for his good humor and irony at fate that shifts a hereditary banner bearer to leadership of the radical party. He is popular with followers and opponents, including his brother James Alexander Campbell.
Jonathan Lefevre of Salt Lake City, 91, has buried eight wives and marries ninth Mary Kersen, 40. Five generations attend as he displays thirty one children born to eight wives within ten years. Once a Brigham Young councilor, he supports Roosevelt’s race death argument and was moved to wed again. He is wealthy and respected in Utah.
A first person narrator recalls searching for a bone Tuart hid by Hagle Creek. He witnesses his maker fall from a bridge, is pulled from the water by another, and notes men offering fifty dollars for him. After a tiring swim, he hides by the bridge and later discovers a four pups pack, never learning how the pups arrived there. Indianapolis Sun.
Mary McDonald of Philadelphia reputedly 134 and a tobacco user for 124 years, smokes three pipes daily. Now small as an eight year old, she lives in a city home for the aged and infirm colored. A Daughters of the American Revolution committee verified her age. She recalls colonial times and issued "Rules of Right Living" on hygiene. Her frail appearance belies a keen intellect and strong hands.
A Tartary tale describes a corpulent Greek servant saved from desert peril by an emergency bath. The Kavass reports the Gur gis was unable to move due to epidermal abrasion, then submerged in brine for a tartar bath. After half an hour he emerged case hardened and rode another thousand miles to the Black Sea without distress.
North Carolina's apple harvest is projected at 7,200,005 bushels, reflecting a robust fruit season. Growers expect strong demand from markets and retail outlets statewide as packing sheds prepare for peak picking and distribution.
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