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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1902
Page
3
The article explains how stump ease of removal varies with root form. Tap rooted trees like hickory and white oak resist plowing around them but rot out slowly. semi tap root systems angle downward and require different clearing approaches. It notes staking land to pasture until natural decay reduces stump presence.
Conde Hamlin reports a flood of immigration to the northwest in early 1902. Farmers from Iowa Missouri Illinois Indiana Michigan sell farms for 75 to 100 dollars per acre to buy better land at 2 to 15 dollars or 15 to 30 if under cultivation. Trainloads pass through St Paul and Minneapolis as new settlers bring US farming methods and energy to the region.
A government report notes that trees with semi tap root systems such as pines, poplars and chestnuts are most common in the eastern states. These stumps are harder to remove and plow around, though not as tough as single tap root stumps, and lateral-root trees are fewer in number.
The article explains stump removal difficulties for trees with shallow lateral roots like elm soft maple locust dogwood and alder. Plowing is hindered by surface roots, while such stumps are easier to remove using an axe machinery or explosives.
The article discusses using a water film sprayed on fruit trees and vines to prevent frost damage in late spring and early fall. Florida orange groves and New York vineyards report success, with sprays maintaining fruit temperatures and saving crops during light frosts. The author suggests the method merits broader experimentation and consideration.
The Continental Creamery of Kansas adopts a profit sharing plan effective since January 1. Prices paid for butter fat are market based with a two and a half cent deduction from the New York quoted price. Patrons cover running expenses of the skim milk station, which vary with milk intake, sharing profits from higher volumes and lowering costs per unit. Seed testing urged to avoid wasted seed purchases and ensure germination.
A manufactured counterfeit often carries clear defects that expose its false origin. Experts note subtle flaws in material, stitching, and labeling that distinguish fake items from genuine articles.
Hon W F Aldrich congressman from Alabama writes from Washington D C urging Peruna manufactured by The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus D to readers as a safe vegetable tonic that builds a depleted system rapidly He says it has been used in his family with success and recommends it for debility Also Emory vice chancellor and master of arms K P s Omaha Neb praises Peruna as an atonic from 213 North Sixteenth Street.
A testimonial from H. S. Emory praises Peruna as a tonic with unusual merit. It claims many members of various orders have been cured of catarrh of the stomach and head, kidney complaint, and pelvic weakness. The tonic purportedly tones the system, aids digestion, induces sleep, and earns sufferers confidence.
Peruna Medicine Co promotes its tonic as a cure for nervous debility, insomnia, and fatigue worsened by hot summer heat. It claims to purify blood, aid digestion, and refresh nerves and brain, citing 50 000 testimonials and offering a free booklet on catarrhal summer diseases from Columbus Ohio.
The Philharmonic Society presents Klert Kubelik with the large gold Beethoven medal, the highest honor it can bestow. He shares this distinction with two living violinists, Ysaye and Joachim, as they stand among the era’s greats. The saying necessity is the mother of invention is echoed in a wiser claim that invention safeguards its own legacy.
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