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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1904
Page
3
Pumpkins for hogs feed guide from Country Gentleman
A rural feed note by Jno M Jamison explains using pumpkins to feed spring pigs before market. He advises feeding pumpkins and corn in daily cycles, cutting pumpkins to ease handling, rotating feeding grounds to keep them clean, and warns against overfeeding pumpkins which leads to dirty, unpalatable rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P&e
Understanding cross, hybrid, and prepotency in plants
The article explains cross pollination and hybrids across species, giving examples like Holstein and Jersey as a cross, and horse and jack producing mule or hinny as a hybrid. It notes some species fail to cross, cites apple pollen on pear stigma and squash on field pumpkin as nonproductive, and defines prepotency as the ability to transmit characteristics to offspring, with strong lines in wheat, corn, and cotton and variability in apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein
Jersey
Wayside Notes on Dairying and Kindness
Fright affects milk supply and profit. kindness and perseverance win dairying success. Juck is condemned when disaster hits. no royal road exists. Professor Haecker notes balance less than kindness and regularity. East uses mileora and creamra powders to replace milk and cream with water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haecker
Minnesota
Lucerne's role changes as new cover crops rise
The article notes Lucerne long viewed as key for plowing under to enrich soil, but other leguminous crops such as cow peas, soybeans, and vetch gain interest. These plants provide rich nitrogen and humus when turned under, though Lucerne requires 2 to 3 seasons for a good stand and can be hard to kill.
Sheep Improve Pasture Land Through Grazing Benefits
The article notes sheep can improve pasture by reducing weeds and thickening grasses, with a Brookings S D experiment showing weed extermination and denser, healthier pasture after several years of sheep grazing, alongside some cattle. It argues more fencing and wider use of sheep would reduce weed coverage on western farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Basin
Brookings
S. D
Chilcott
Rotation and Soil Fertility in Farm Practice
Recent years show farmers embracing rotation to sustain fertility and boost yields. Different plant roots reach varied soil depths, aiding nutrient use. Rotation reduces pests and diseases, improves weeds control, humus, and distribution of farm work. Include leguminous crops to fix nitrogen from air and use lime to unlock minerals. Stock raising, dairying, and poultry complement fertility schemes. No single rotation fits all soils climates or markets.
Dairy cattle and mowers shape Western farming choices
The piece argues farmers should pick one dairy breed and use a pure bred bull, noting cows and mowers both have strengths. It critiques an editor of a Western agricultural paper for portraying farmers as oppressed while his own region thrives with high prices and strong production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heis
The Hog House for Affordable Pig Housing
Farmers can build a cost effective hog house by a simple plan. The 16 foot wide structure runs east west with a three and a half foot north passage and south pens. Movable partitions create 7x12 breeding pens, each pen has a window and door to a sunlit lot. troughs under partitions swing to feed without mixing pigs. When used for breeding, partitions removed convert to a sleeping house for shoats or fat hogs, proving economical and self paying.
Agriculture as a respected modern profession grows
The piece argues agriculture is increasingly valued as a desirable occupation for millions. Governments now focus on this vast industry, transforming it from a mere business into a profession. With more thought, study, and education, agricultural work gains dignity and meaning.
Incubator industry rises from poultry business
The text argues that poultry farming is a solid business and that incubators have grown into a major industry, built on the strong foundation of poultry. It rejects the notion that poultry care is for amateurs and highlights incubation as a growing national enterprise.
Fertility and drainage key to farm success in poor season
The article argues that fertile soil and proper drainage are crucial for good harvests. It notes many fields suffered from wet weather and poor ears or rotten potatoes, but well-drained, nutrient-rich seed beds with strong seed and manure or clover improve yields and resilience to cold wet seasons.
Feeding pigs early to acclimate for cold weather
The article advises starting pig feeding early to acclimate them before cold weather. Sows fed slops in a sunny trough begin eating at three weeks old. With care, mill feed mixed into slop with sweet milk keeps growth steady and allows weaning without growth check.
Rye for the Poultry and Winter Flock Work
The article explains rye as a dual cover and forage crop that protects soil, starts early in spring, and requires little labor. It argues winter is optimal for poultry farming, providing winter employment, profitable egg sales, and that attentive care can make nonlaying hens profitable.
Milk Dairy Reform Message
A concise exhortation to uphold pure food laws and enforce dairy standards. It urges removal of those unable to profit from supplying pure milk and cheese, pushing out elements not fitting strict dairy business practice.
Eight Dead in Brooklyn Tenement Fire
Eight people died and seven were fatally injured in a five story tenement fire at 15 and 17 Moore street Brooklyn Monday morning. The victims included three children a 60 year old woman and a 14 year old girl all Jewish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moore Street
Brooklyn
Rubino Billoski
Isaac Bushilde
Billoski
Bushilde
Plan to reopen Chinese traffic question debated in Cleveland
Secretary of State Hay’s letter to the international reform bureau is cited in a sermon at Euclid Avenue Congregational Church. A hearing is set for November 10 on the petition by thirty three missionary societies urging Hay to press Britain to relax treaty constraints and end opium traffic in China. The reform bureau seeks international opinion as China questions are expected to be revisited after the eastern war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Hay
International Reform Bureau
Wilbur F. Crafts
Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
Great Britain
China
Reform Bureau
East
Federal Court in China Urged by Assistant Secretary
Washington October 17 P H Peirce third assistant secretary of state will urge establishing a United States federal court in China as a tribunal of appeal from consular courts. The court would handle first instance matters and sit at multiple ports in China with appeals to the California circuit and Philippine high courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Far East
P. H. Dpd
Peirce
United States
China
Federal
Circuit Court of
California
High Courts
Philippines
Receiver appointed for Interurban line amid fraud claims
A. B. Cleveland of Unionville named receiver for the Cleveland Painesville and Ashtabula Electric Railway. The Toledo petitioner alleges fraud in construction costs, claiming the road cost far less than its $1,000,000 capitalization and that the road is insolvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Painesville
A. B. Cleveland
Unionville
Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Electric Railway Company
Jethro G. Mitchell
Toledo
Reed Memorial donor funds Persian hospital project
Mrs. Simon Reed, donor of the Reed Memorial library and chapel at Lake Morest university, has contributed $7,000 to the Presbyterian board of missions to finance a hospital in Owoonya, Persia. The hospital will operate under a sizable Presbyterian mission already active there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Simon Reed
Reed
Lake Morest University
Presbyterian Board of Missions
Owoonya
Persia
Breaks Up Insurance League in Toledo Court
Judge Barber of common pleas court ruled the Toledo Fire Underwriters' Association an illegal body. He found its aim to maintain rates and suppress competition violates public policy and is unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance League
Toledo
Ohio
Barber
Common Pleas
Toledo Fire Underwriters’ Association
Court Martial Convicts Officer in Filipino Outpost Action
Washington reports First Lieut. Thomas F. Loudon was convicted by a court martial at Malabang P. L. of conduct prejudicial to military discipline for allowing thirty four men under his command to be surprised by seven native attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas F. Loudon
Malabang
P. L
SAVED BY PET PARROT POLLY AT SEPUVLEDA CANYON
Grace Corwin and her brother Willie, aged 12 and younger, wandered in Los Angeles near Sepulveda canyon when an unseen tramp approached them as Polly the parrot fluttered about. The bird attacked, clawing the man’s face and collar, drawing blood and sending him fleeing before authorities arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Corwin
Willie
Los Angeles
Cal
Sepulveda Canyon
Grace
Little Grace
Chen
Polly
A Remarkable Wind Cave in the Black Hills
In the Black Hills of South Dakota a wind cave ten miles north of Efot Springs shows seasonal air flow. summer air exits the cave while winter air enters. The cave features boxwork calcite on ceilings and walls formed by polygonal limestone blocks and calcite partitions that remain as the limestone decays and falls away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
South Dakota
Efot Springs
Mosquitoes Attack Chickens in East End
The Louisville Herald reports big gallinipper mosquitoes attacking chickens owned by Mrs. Bridget Owens of Fulton Street. Twenty two fowls were killed while roosting as insects descended from the air in the evening, believed to breed in marshy spots but rest high most of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
Bridget Owens
Fulton Street
Louisville Herald
Crop Swept By Unnatural Whirlwind Near Nenfehatel
A freak whirlwind near Nenfehatel swept a barley field as harvesters watched. The whole field was overturned and grain rose high, then vanished to land many miles away in a distant district. Only scattered remains of the harvest remained as no cartload could be gleaned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nenfehatel
London Globe
Coincidence in Death Near Biddeford Station
The Lewiston Journal recalls a strange coincidence from nearly seventy years ago when John Wesley Johnson, a kidnapped child at the Boston and Maine station site in Biddeford, was believed drowned. His half brother, also named John W, was born during the captivity and later died in the South, then died at the Biddeford station on roughly the same spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley Johnson
Boston & Maine
Biddeford
John W
Lewiston
Grapes On A Grave In Chiswick Cemetery
In Chiswick cemetery a grape vine grows beside a large family grave, winding around three tomb stones. The vine stands several inches high and is currently laden with bunches of sizable grapes, presenting a curious sight in the graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiswick
Eng
Londoners Consume Millions of Oysters Weekly
Londoners eat about 9 million oysters each week with roughly half the shells discarded as waste and mixed with Meerse asphalt paving material. The remark highlights large consumption and waste linked to paving projects in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londonera
London
Woman cures rheumatism with pink pills story
Mrs E M De Long of Council Bluffs Iowa recounts a winter 1896 battle with rheumatism. After doctor failure she used Dr Williams Pink Pills, reporting relief in two weeks and full recovery after six boxes. She still endorses the remedy today and notes they supply blood building elements to mend nerves and muscles. They are sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. de Long
West Broadway
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Williams
Thera
Dear Girl at Summer Resort Spun from Spoonamore Anecdote
A Brief Chicago Tribune snippet humorously notes a summer resort scene featuring Young Spoonamore and a playful exchange about sunning habits. The exchange centers on affectionate banter and etiquette at a coastal or lakeside retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spoonamore
Orlando
Chicago Tribune
Defiance Starch Promises 16 Ounce Package Price Fight
When your grocer cannot provide Defiance Starch he fears selling remaining 12 ounce stock. Defiance Starch touts 16 ounces per package and calls for higher prices than 12 ounce brands. A Kensington undertaker displays a sign reading Try our coffins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington Undertaker’s Establishment
Maps as public maps of the West and railroads
The article highlights railway publicity through detailed maps for travel and settlement. It notes the Chicago & North-Western Railway and others producing extensive maps from world wall charts to local land sections, promoting regions from the Black Hills to Colorado California Yellowstone and Alaska for summer tourists fishermen and settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Black Hills
South Dakota
Colorado
California
Yellowstone Park
Yosemite
Alaska
Great Northwest
Upper
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Chicago & North-Western Railway
North-Western
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grchar
Wayside Notes
Federal Court IN
Presbyterian Missions
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of
Sane Tooth
MAPS
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