Grape Root Worm Threats to Western Vine Crops
Grape growers in western New York and Ohio address serious threats from grape root worms. The article describes the beetle and grub lifecycles, feeding patterns on leaves and roots, how they hide underground, and methods to reduce damage through soil cultivation and timing of sprays using arsenate of lead or disparene. It also notes the observation methods and the “possum habit” of beetles during late June to July.
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New York
Ohio
M. W. Slingerland
Cornell University Experiment Station
The Cross and the Coin
Professor Jasper Flint, an atheist and antiquarian in Chicago, finds an Arab manuscript and a hidden coin in Jerusalem. The coin bears a cross and awakens belief, leading Flint to abandon materialism after a vision of Christ’s era and a moral clash over its ownership. He ultimately accepts the cross as his faith.
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Jasper Flint
Oldberry Library
Uttle Library
Prof. Flint
Jderusalem
Jerusalem
Kedron
Prof
Chicago
Vale of Hinnom
New York
Chicago Savant
Vatican
British Museum
Toure
Joseph Flint
Filnt
M. Flint
Louvre
France
Caesar
God
Thant
Edward B. Clark
Chicago Record-Herald
Forcing the Lettuce Crop Under Glass
In Geneva station trials forcing lettuce under glass, soil fertilized with stable manure produced the best crops, though only small amounts were beneficial. Clay foam outperformed sandy loam with manure. Chemical fertilizer alone was slow but aided when combined with stable manure. Among nitrogenous fertilizers, dried blood edged ahead of nitrate of soda and ammonium sulfate.
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Geneva
Back to Nature and Wild Woods Call
Poem excerpt extols leaving man made cities for mountains and forests. It speaks of divine order in nature and a quiet place where one may hear God speak, urging retreat from human vanity and shallow plates to the hush of wild woods.
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A. Warburton
Venus Stolen During Summerville Party Seen By Servant
A Summerville woman reported her Venus statue missing during a party. The housekeeper, Miss Lee, hinted the statue was hidden under the stairs as guests arrived, humorously noting the masterful timing of the theft amid comfort and decorum. The tale echoes a comic clipping from Capers Took All There Was.
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Summerville
Lee
Miss Weeny
Venus. Where Is It?” “Well, Miss Margrit
King Alfonso's Liberality in Soldier Acquittal
By order of King Alfonso a Santiago court martial acquitted a young soldier who refused to kneel at mass due to his Protestant faith. The prosecution had sought three years penal servitude.
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Alfonso
Santiago
Tonios for Domestic Animals Ad for Stock Totals
Tonios for domestic animals promoted as essential like spring towels for dam animals. The ad lists condition powders for horses, sheep, and poultry. It offers International Stock Food Black Draught and mentions D. KH McArthur as the druggist.
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D. KH McArthur
Board Proceedings July 24 1902 County Commission
The minutes detail July 24 1902 proceedings with bills approved for pile driver work boundary creek bridge road overseers and other county duties. Afternoon session covers cedar piling work road overseers payments and hiring actions. Morning session includes heating plant inspection and bids for courthouse work and road projects.
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Board of County Commissioners
Dalen
Rooke
Kurth
Lata
Edwin H. Hobart
Boundary Creek
Wm. Bergman
Peter Backman
Lloyd W. Wells
J. W. Caldwell
G. Gundersom
Stc
O. B. Kofoid
Wm. Cote
Somemee
A. A. Knoke
Turtle Mountain Lodge
Andrew J. Wang
Court House Yard
Patrick Scully
Joseph Soucy
Sraotia
Cassie B. Fraser
Herald
Perrin
Scotia
A. G. Burr
Wm. C. Cook
Boundary Creek Bridge
Geo
Morrison
A. McCaslin
Township
Mueen
Vie O
John ‘Kiefer
Patchell
Boundary Creekreek Bridge
Stoy
Bottineau
Ward
Bandavin Township
Papalett
Raeon
Pneumonia in Cattle and Cover Crops for Farms
The article notes pneumonia in cattle in the west, detailing symptoms and that medicinal treatment is of little value. It advises care, protection from weather, a lean diet with pure water, and salt-lime-sulphite mixture as a feed supplement. It also promotes cover crops as a practical, profitable way to improve soil nitrogen and humus with limited mineral fertilizer use.
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Mayo
Kuosins
How to Use Poultry Manure in Farming Practice
Poultry manure is a concentrated fertilizer requiring careful handling. It loses value with carelessness and when mixed with dry dust. Keep it slightly moist, not wet, and store in barrels to avoid microbial damage.
Pear Trees Damaged by Rapid Thaw at Geneva Nursery
A Geneva station botanist reports severe damage to pear trees in a nursery cellar after thawing too quickly. Sand around the routes froze, a small wood fire was used to thaw, blackening and killing the tops of 25,000 trees. Gradual thawing might have prevented the loss.
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Geneva
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Bottineau Courant
Post Office
S. D
Mechan’s
Europe
Germany
Capers
Capers Cherry
Nashville American
Board Proceedings
North Dakota Eagle
Mare A. Moore
Jules Beaudoin
Geo. Fitzgerald
Thos. W. Patching
J. A. Greig
F. Bradford
Herbert Rollins
Bottineau County
First National Bank of
Essor
Merchants Bank OF
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C
W. H. McIntosh
Prea
F. W. Cathro
Cashier
Bottineau Meat Market
George Betlyeha
City Dray
Neil McKinnon
N. D
McBrayen
C. W. Beyer
Bottineau Machine
Smith Shop
Fifth Street
Bottineau, N. D
Bicycle and Gun Repair
Christopher Simon
Prop's
Bicycles
Thompson Street
WILL
Emonin
OSOAKIE WILL &CO_ BIRMASOK
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