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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1898
Page
6
Farm and garden column offers practical advice on soil preparation and crop yields, covering morticulture, viticulture, and floriculture with concise tips for effective cultivation and garden management.
Woolsey of Michigan reprints H Floyd on cranberry culture outlining causes of marsh failures. Key points cover clearing sage and grasses, proper marsh depth and water supply, scalping and burning surface litter, planting with adze cuts, spacing, and protection from insect outbreaks. Water management, ditching, and timing of water drawdown are emphasized to protect blooms and fruit. Varieties should be selected for form, early ripening, solidity, and productivity.
Practical calf-raising guidance from J. G. Morse outlines feeding from birth with fresh cow milk, transitioning to skim milk by four weeks, then introducing hay and bran, using oil meal gruel if milk is short, and gradually weaning as spring comes. Notes sorghum and broom corn seeds as excellent supplements.
The text explains how water in soil forms a moving mass influenced by gravity and friction, with drains creating conduits that redirect subsurface water. It discusses the role of a submerged water stratum, the importance of drain spacing, and the friction between soil particles in determining drainage effectiveness.
Bulletin No 87 of the Ohio experiment station surveys the seventeen year locust in Ohio detailing brood years 1900 1902 and 1906 and their regional appearance. It explains the insect life cycle feeding on roots and twigs and notes sparrows may help control them while possibly causing other damage. The piece condemns plant pest importations and stresses careful seed inspection and early wrapping of young trees to limit infestations.
The Agricultural building at the Omaha exposition rises as the largest structure beside the Administration and Mines, with free Renaissance design and corn and wheat motifs. It spans about 400 by 150 feet, rises roughly fifty feet, features a central doorway with a circular niche, and is adorned with Seasons, Prosperity, Labor and Integrity figures, Millet’s Sower and Reaper, and a color scheme of corn yellow, grape purple, apple red, and foliage green.
Washington report says Secretary Gage did not tender resignation and President McKinley did not refuse one. Vanderlip denied authority for the claim, noting no formal tender. Gage left for New York and said he has no reason to think he and the president disagree on key issues. He noted a cabinet officer should resign if asked, but he sees no such request.
Major Charles Dick arrived from Cleveland to lead Hanna's senatorial re election effort in Columbus Ohio He will organize a corps of lieutenants and secure rooms at the Neil house Hanna expected to arrive by Sunday The list from Charles L Kurtz claiming opposition includes two senators and six representatives but Dick doubts any will vote against Hanna The arrival of assembly members is delayed until Friday ahead of caucuses for legislative organization
Governor Adams of Colorado refused to honor a New York requisition for William H. Griffith, publisher of the Herald Democrat and Evening Chronicle of Leadville, who is indicted by a New York City grand jury for larceny over a $14,000 loan obtained in 1892. Griffith says he will travel to New York next summer to stand trial.
President approves the North Pacific fur seal protection act after brief meeting with ex secretary Foster. The law bans American citizens from killing seals in North Pacific waters except on Pribyloff islands by North American Commercial Co. It also prohibits importing pelagic seal skins raw dressed or manufactured with penalties up to 2000 dollars or six months imprisonment plus vessel forfeiture.
The Merchants and Traders' Bank of Atlanta Georgia failed to open its doors with capital stock listed as 3, worth $100,000.
In Little Rock the populist state committee passed resolutions opposing fusion and urging national committee men to attend the St. Louis middle-of-the-road convention. The group also rejected a proposed ticket this year. Separately, the will of Henrietta R. Wales Baker of Philadelphia leaves 2,000,000 to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
The U S Patent Office will spend 20000 displaying models at the Trans Miss Exposition in Omaha from June to November 1898. Edison pledges to exhibit a new invention. Inventors with models should contact Sues & Co Omaha for free information. The Iron Brigade nears completion of General John Gibbon monument at Arlington Cemetery with a granite bas relief front.
An advertisement touts the Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker at 12.50 for 50 gallon capacity. It claims winter feeding saves one third of food, keeps stock healthy, prevents hog cholera, and aids hens’ egg production. Catalogs available from Empire Manufacturing Co. 615 H Street Quincy, NL. The forum section includes a joke exchange about gambling wives in Siam.
An advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims it makes tight or new shoes feel easy and cures corns bunions chilblains and sweaty feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free sample offer. Endorsed by Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York. Also notes insurance stats on life expectancy by surviving spouse.
An advertisement touts Lazative Bromo Quinine tablets as a one day cold cure with a money back guarantee. It notes Ruskin’s sixty four books earn $20,000 annually and Mant Swinburne makes $5,000 from poetry. It claims Greenland potatoes never exceed marbles in size.
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