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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
4
Scientists report aluminum decays from water containing lime while tin suffers from extreme cold and other metals show similar pests. Professors Heyn and Bauer of the Gross-Lichterfelde laboratory tested kitchen utensils and ruled out metal impurities and atmosphere as causes, noting city water as a deleterious factor.
The text describes the Texas cattle import plan aiming to reestablish sacred Indian cattle in Texas. It notes Brahman cross breeds resist parasites and heat, with potential beef superiority. Due to dangerous livestock diseases in India, strict precautions are required to prevent contagions before import to Pierce ranch.
Immense pagoda rises in Wu Chang capital of He peh province, a monumental stone structure towering over the city. Local officials announce restoration plans and potential temple evidences within its precincts.
The essay likens blackfish as sheep of the sea. It warns how a single befuddled fish may dash toward reefs or cliffs and trigger a deadly rush of the entire school. Fishermen seize the stranded fish for easy money as ships’ cargo breaks apart nearby.
A report describes Tealians planning to harness artificial heat by installing a belief at Voruran Neinon. The system would be inaccessible yet hot and designed to pipe heat to a neighboring area.
Kansas Experiment Station Bulletin 155 explains measuring hay in stacks to estimate tons. It notes alfalfa at 30 days needs 512 ft3 per ton, five to six months 422 ft3, and old stacks 343 ft3. Slough hay is heavier and upland prairie hay lighter. Divide stack cubic feet by the feet-per-ton to get tons.
A simple weed pulling tool is formed from a 5 by 5 inch piece of heavy galvanized iron bent into a hook shape. The projection is soldered, then attached to a handle with strap irons and bolts. The device is pushed into the soil to catch a weed stalk, then turned and drawn out to remove the weed with roots.
Garden and Farm advises on surplus garden care and grain seeds free from foul seed. Corn silage is proven. millet should be cut for hay at heading. Kafir corn and milo maize cultivation is similar. Wheat may be cut for hay when blossoming or after heading. Mito maize resembles Indian corn for silage and cement aids fence posts near gravel pits.
A small black beetle attacks trumpet creeper and other ornamentals, damaging leaves and reducing value. Adults appear July, eggs laid in June and again in September, larvae create branched mines. control by spring spraying with arsenate of lead.
The text suggests drilling in plants during wet and windy weather reduces blow over. It states soil should be very rich to achieve the best results for drills in such conditions.
Birds prefer untrained bushes and tangled thickets over formal hedges. Shrubs with sterile varieties and heavy pruning deter birds. Plants bearing ripe fruit and mixed colored fruits draw feathered visitors, adding beauty and interest beyond a single bloom.
A statement argues that properly cultivated land requires no fallowing and labels fallowing as a waste of time. It frames farming practice as efficient use of soil and challenges traditional rest cycles for fields.
A survey of authors who died in the midst of writing or while a work was in progress. Hawthorne left The Dolliver Romance unfinished with chapters published posthumously. Thackeray’s Denis Duval broke off at his death with notes. Dickens died amid The Mystery of Edwin Drood after completing part of the sixth issue. Sterne contemplated The Sentimental Journey and Tristram Shandy remained unfinished.
Charles Phelps Cushing and Arthur Killick describe workers as an army now about half a million strong, willing to toil on harsh fronts for meager wages. When trouble arises, the “stiffs” help the claimant through the system, as magistrates and bailiffs note their pliant hands and habit of offering soft or hard words as needed.
A statewide Oregon contest has 60 thousand children gardening, with about 135 thousand schoolchildren expected to show produce at county or state fairs in Galem. The plan, led by the public instruction superintendent and civic leaders, offers substantial prizes for gardening, poultry, and crafts, aided by 50 thousand agricultural college bulletins on planting and growing.
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