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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
6
A dramatic examination explains how a sixteen foot long torpedo, weighing 1200 pounds, can sink a battleship. It moves automatically from release, steers itself, and uses a gyroscope to aim, all traced to a child's toy origins. The piece contrasts calm practice with brutal war, noting the deadly power hidden in a spark of light and flame.
A Chicago Record-Herald aphorism notes that repeating a self evident truth many times helps it be believed, reflecting editorial voice on persuasion and public discourse.
An old gardener offers timely advice on back yard use and crop planning. He urges planting radishes and lettuce first, using narrow rows to allow easy crop changes, and suggests covering fences with chicken wire for vine growth. Vines with foliage create a green background for flowers and allow easy tying as they grow.
The piece argues that casting money into distant mail orders drains local economies and weakens communities. It urges shoppers to buy locally, warns that farm families may rely on distant centers, and notes tension between anti centralization politics and catalogue shopping. It calls for moving to better communities and supporting local merchants.
The pepper tree is touted as an ideal street plant if ground below is permeable. Roots and buttresses form above ground when soil is hard below, causing sidewalk and curb issues. Proper preparation allows deep rooting and minimal sidewalk damage, a principle for many trees.
Denver annually distributes young trees to citizens to promote and support urban planting efforts.
The article urges citizens to plant woodlots with species like catalpa black locust and soft maple, promising returns in 10 to 40 years. It also calls readers to write to district congressmen to back a strong forest policy against lumber interests, stressing national loyalty and congressional support.
The piece argues a dynamic director who directs pointed questions can elicit practical knowledge from non speakers, increasing the usefulness of farmers institutes. It stresses the role of the programme committee in making sessions valuable by guiding discussions and extracting experience from attendees.
A winter drive shows muddy patches on a shaded road caused by nearby trees. The article argues preserving trees is more important than road upgrades, suggesting thinning the row or adding gravel to shaded sections. A quoted exchange from Mrs. Lapsing and Mrs. Jinx appears as a dialogue fragment.
The poem portrays Boomton's rapid growth after Mr. Boomer uses a gun to spur development. Signs of progress appear with new stores Binks & C4, gilded façades, and multiple houses. Citizens joke that improvement follows a trigger movement despite earlier knocks.
The piece argues catalogue houses earn greater profits than retailers, growing rapidly by handling cheap goods with high markups. It claims they pay no local taxes and labels them Ishmaelites of trade as per Maxwell's Talisman.
The Philadelphia Record describes the elaborate crossing the line ceremony aboard American battleships as sailors impersonate Neptune and Amphitrite. Initiations unfold in a canvas tank with soap tar and coal oil, amid "bears" and "cops" guiding candidates under water before issuance of a certificate.
The United States established experiment station in Alaska reports tangible results under harsh climate. Animal husbandry tests show Galloway cattle adapt well to the conditions and can be profitably raised, indicating practical progress despite unfavorable weather.
The scarcity of box material prompts the forest service to test growing basket willows as a regular farm crop in the United States. Previously, basket demands were met by imports from Europe. proving domestication would supply a local source.
No reward or consolation comes from a farmer spending scarce summer time cultivating a corn stand. The labor yields little return and provides insufficient exercise for horses. On farms with such poor stands, horses are likely overworked and underfed.
An oak in Monterey displays a gnarly creeping form. Its limbs resemble a sycamore and take root wherever they touch soil. Each new root creates a fresh trunk, intertwining with the parent stem to spread across the area.
Pittsburg introduces a new head of highways and sewers Director Bigelow appoints BD Nicewaner as superintendent to tidy streets and improve repairs. Nicewaner favors burning waste paper in salamanders at wharfs and on carts to cut litter, with households urged to use salamanders to reduce illegal dumping and ease bureau burden.
In Washington a naval officer known as Admiral Walker urged sailors to wed and shunned nautical bachelors. While strolling in New York he greeted a young ship broker with praise for marriage and joked about his belt keeping him busy raising funds to pay his wife's bills, while the broker quipped back about sewing on buttons.
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