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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1898
Page
4
A garbled column discusses implausible device ornaments, then shifts to farming topics. It notes how miscalculations in live stock weight can hurt buyers and outlines older cattle traits. The piece also touches root growth, parsnip biennial limits, and the difficulty of predicting yields.
A Paw Paw resident who lost two children in six years faces lasting shock and illness. One death came when a nine year old was killed by a cyclone while at school. The mother’s long suffering is noted as she contemplates further steps in a local legal case.
The article argues horns are unnecessary under human protection, noting horn growth declined in domesticated breeds. It states dehorning is already common, with calves prevented from growing horns by applying potash to the horn roots, causing a minor skin sore.
A concise guide shows an easily made substitute for a rolier. It explains cutting narrow strips, attaching lower edges, and weighting the contrivance so a farmer can use it effectively in crafting a fine implement.
Advice stresses farm practicality over fancy buildings as key to poultry health. Regular kerosene spray inside the hen house in summer, weekly attention to work boxes, dust baths, and tightness of the coop help control lice and mites which breed in droppings.
The Philadelphia Record notes tomato cuttings can root and grafting onto potatoes is experimental with variable success. Plant whole potatoes with one eye left. use a three inch tomato slip. insert by notching the vine and keep vines moist with possible shade.
A guide from the American Monthly Microscopical Journal explains observing a collomia seed under a vertical microscope. A tiny seed slice is moistened to reveal many spiral fibers resembling germination, with one observer focusing while another applies moisture.
A to-scale note from American Agriculturist shows a milking top with flaring sides to catch and direct milk into the pail. A muslin filter over the bottom of the top strains milk as it pours, fitting into the pail rim for easier, cleaner milking.
The article outlines clover sowing customs on wheat land, including spring planting with snow cover, seed quantity rules, and the belief that liberal seed use improves germination. It notes that clover germination and catch depend on thorough soil preparation, shallow harrowing, sowing down the clover, and rolling the land.
Farmers should avoid spreading manure over too large an area. Use only half the farm for crops and cultivate green material on the other half to be turned under, improving soil fertility and future yields.
A fragmentary OCR reading discusses rhubarb care and general gardening references. It mentions attention to the plant and its growth, though the text is garbled and incomplete with stray phrases about Monthly and large yields. The passage lacks clear events or people.
Pole varieties are preferred by those who grow Lima beans for market, as they offer higher yields and easier harvesting. The article notes advantages in trellis culture and improved pod quality for commercial production.
Havre chamber of commerce petitions the French parliament to declare the towns and harbor a free port. The document includes affidavits and oath updates for partners in local firms. Also noted are Naples university expansion plans and health cure advertisements, with a claim about the Butley River’s rapid descent in India.
Fragmentary ad copy touts a quick cold cure using Laxative No 45. The text is garbled but suggests a medical remedy claim without clear attribution or credible details.
The city approves a funding package of 22 million dollars to extend the port and dock facilities. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething is advertised as a remedy for infants. A grain crop failure in Russia triggers a fodder famine with peasants selling cattle and horses for food.
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