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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1896
Page
6
A Mississippi Entomologist outlines fall plowing to cut worm reduction and a bran Paris green bait for crops, notes worm life cycle and timing, and shares strawberry variety guidance. Warfield leads the Madigan Farm trial in productivity, followed by Haverland and Cloud among others.
The cabbage is an early cultivated vegetable with rising importance in horticulture and national production. London sells about one hundred million heads yearly, valued at around five million dollars. Illinois likely yields a substantial contribution to national output. Its precise origins are unclear, but varieties existed in England and were cultivated in ancient Greece and Rome.
Director Devol of the Tucson Experiment Station outlines growing methods for Australian salt bush. Seeds are flat heart shaped and rot if sown too deep. best germination when lightly covered or kept moist. The plant tolerates severe drought when established, grows 6 to 12 inches high, spreads over several square feet, and can reach 16 feet in a single plant on alkali soil. Yield estimates: 3 to 6 tons of dried hay per acre.
The Ohio Bulletin notes the chinch bug favors flat clay soils and low-lying areas. In 1894 its abundance clustered in Champaign, Logan, and Hardin counties, especially Hardin and Wyandot, spreading east to level grounds. By 1895 the hot spots moved to Wyandot and Hardin while Green and Clark saw little, and western sandy soils remained largely uninfested.
A brief note on bee behavior explains bees work in darkness to protect honey. Honey crystallizes when exposed to light, so bees keep hive interiors dark to preserve liquidity and safeguard young. The article cites experiments with corked flasks showing light exposure causes crystallization while darkness preserves liquid sugar.
The article outlines strawberry training methods including the hill, narrow row, and full matted row with emphasis on the full matted row. It warns against crowding plants and notes four to six inches square per plant for fruit growth. It also discusses tree root depth variation among species and cautions about roots near surfaces in elm and other species. It ends with guidance on nitrogenous fertilizers and soil humus, plus a stray humorous line about a cat by the fire.
Sir John Reynolds, physician to the queen and grandson of Henry Revell Reynolds, studied at University College London and earned early honors. He built a London practice from 1852, joined the Royal College of Physicians in 1856, and served in Europe’s medical circles while writing on brain and nerve disease.
Henry Woodward of Pine Ridge Wyoming ships cattle and hogs to Richford. He exits a moving Wyoming & Pacific train at 4:30 p.m. using a six foot parachute made in Chicago. The stunt, done from a car roof onto ground, has never caused him an accident and amuses passengers on the 4:20 p.m. Richford run.
Horace F Bartine born March 21 1848 in New York moved to New Jersey at age ten. He enlisted at fifteen and fought in the Civil War including Petersburg and the Wilderness where he was wounded. He later moved to Nevada worked in mills studied law and was district attorney of Ormsby county before serving in Congress from 1888 to 1890.
Marguerite McDonald of Washington, age sixteen, gains early fame as a paper doll designer. Discovered at thirteen by a major art publisher, she now produces a growing collection of dolls. Her mother supported her artistic talent, and the firm rewarded her with a gold watch set with diamonds last Christmas.
A reflective line notes how passersby wear the mer riest countenances of mourning corches as they walk.
A New York Herald piece uses a dialog about reincarnation to crown cooks as humanity’s unseen force. The speaker argues cooks shape great poets, conquerors, wars, and civilizations through digestion and daily labor, influencing character, art, and history.
J C McCoy of St. Louis owns a Willard timepiece with a rich lineage through the Territorial bank of St. Louis chartered 1815, Bank of Missouri 1818, Col T F Riddick, C T Billon and F L Billon. The clock, built in Connecticut, has run with minimal repair and features a pendulum in a square box and painted scenes including a mediaeval castle.
Frank Faber, working under a stone crusher at Devil's Lake Wisconsin, was pulled by a screw that wound up his clothing. He clung to a timber as the mechanism drew him in, tearing away all garments but his boots. He escaped with only slight bruising.
The article notes paper telegraph poles made from pulp mixed with borax and tallow claim to be lighter and stronger than wood and resistant to sun rain and dampness. It contrasts with common behaviours and ends with a quip about five o clock tea shaping fashion.
Last week patent recipients from Nebraska and Iowa include A W Freeman Fullerton pipe wrench E i R Draver Alliance sister or chap grader Hiram A Guy Wood River band cutter and feeder L M Hankinsson Mason City wire holder William Louden Wairfield singletree Deborah Owen Van Wert skirt protector and L D Smith Waterloo Also listed are a duck pen wiper a tensioned fence a jar seal a new match an electric sign board a side delivery by rake a pyrotechnic firing device a gun with adjustable stock a rotary screw plow a flexible shaft lathe an accelerating cartridge a packing ring for pump pistons a curved single tree and an airtight coffin fastener Inventors seeking patent information can write to Sues & Co United States Patent Solicitors Bee Building Omaha Nebraska.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote notes that actresses are photographed with heads and shoulders only to avoid revealing waists, ensuring the image remains usable for twenty to thirty years without dating fashion. The exchange contrasts the unsophisticated observer with the man who knows it all.
The ad proclaims Coe's Cough Balsam as the oldest and best cold remedy, claiming quick relief and reliability. Other text discusses thirst-quenching drinks with low sugar and no salt, suggesting water with lemon juice grape fruit juice and phosphates, and notes tea and coffee with lemon sugarless for thirst.
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