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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
6
A canyon landscape near Macpherson’s irrigation project tests engineering options for a dam. A recovering figure recalls a night tumble and the tensions among settlers, Macpherson and Wykamp as Dr Raynor tends the injured man and rumors swirl about the dam’s future.
A puzzling, disjointed passage describes curious onlookers, peculiar notions, and cryptic imagery. The text mentions a daring plunge into unknown waters and a clock stopping unexpectedly, hinting at a surreal or experimental narrative fragment.
An aged tin box, labeled to show a voyage between Portsmouth and Boston during a wartime period, bears wear from long use. The label notes a nine inch bone, four wind a heather meal width and a height with a belt, and a weekly journey from Portsmouth to Boston and back. The box is battered but may still serve in today’s peril.
The remark notes that some people say they cannot join Washington politics as Democrats. It captures a local sentiment about party affiliation and inclusion in the political landscape.
The Farmers’ Review argues against banning butter renovation. It says such practice improves flavor, color, and consistency, poses no dairy harm, and would not justify congressional prohibitions. It contends rancidity is largely addressed by salting and farming demand keeps quality up.
The article notes irrigated berries remain abundant and fetch higher prices, with New Jersey berries selling wholesale at ten cents per quart in a year of scarcity. It also warns farmers about winter feeding for dairy cows and calves, stressing dry forage during cold months to maintain milk flow and growth.
A farmer explains a grape propagation technique using last season's wood cuttings. Cuttings six to eight inches with two buds are prepared in fall, stored in a well drained pit, kept with straw protection, then exposed to sun in spring. When buds swell they are transplanted butt end down with soil packed around to exclude air. The method yields satisfactory growth with extra labor.
The diagram shows barn drainage with stanchions at the stable door, a rear-sloping floor, and a cow drop. Four inch sewer pipes or tile run directly behind each cow with hardwood circular plugs on top and holes in the plugs to let liquid manure pass.
A historical note describes draining a cow barn via a bottom sewer pipe connected to a cistern or sink. If unavailable the pipe can still act as a drain. The illustration shows the tile’s upper end and explains that this method helps keep animals clean and buildings odor free when soil is sandy, though the drain pipe may not be essential.
Advice from Massachusetts Ploughman stresses pure healthy milk stays fresh in good weather. overheating cows before milking and rushing them from pasture to stable harms milk quality. farmers should treat udder care and cow temperature as vital to dairy profits, not mere chores.
Experiments show growing onions, cabbages and radishes in succession harms yields due to the same pest. Onions suffer on ground that produced cabbages, and cabbage maggots attack radish too. Do not plant any of these crops on land that yielded another of them the previous year.
A playful garden party ends in rain and tears as Molly forgets indoors and the guests, including Lady Arabella, are moved to the kitchen fender in distress. The poem records a single summer afternoon turned comic tragedy with a moral about hosting mishaps.
The article describes Blarney castle in Ireland eight miles from Cork with two stones. the real stone is hard to access while a second stone is provided for nervous visitors. Tourists visit to kiss the stone, believing it grants the gift of speech and persuasive eloquence in oratory.
A Cincinnati Tribune account describes a magician’s illusion The Vanishing Elephant. The silver elephant is placed on a stand and hidden under a shade then reportedly reappears in a gentleman's pocket. The secret involves frozen mercury cast as an elephant and melted to vanish.
A detailed description explains two methods to conceal items inside a blown egg. One involves pouring sand after drying the interior, then sealing with wax. The other uses meal grains and sealing wax to create a hidden eye that rests in the lower egg, also sealed with wax.
A clipped exchange pits a rich heiress against a skeptical suitor. He claims wealth matters little, while she refuses to marry for money and vows to pursue love or abroad options if health forces change. The dialogue echoes satirical columns from Town Topics and Puck.
In Columbus Ohio the State Journal notes Nimrod’s bird dog struggles to identify birds, calling this his weak point as Ramrod confirms the flaw.
The judge records a banter where a mother asks if the fiancé hinted at marriage while the daughter notes he urged the parents to stop fighting or divorce. The exchange reflects a domestic dispute in a courtroom setting.
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