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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1898
Page
13
Kentucky station reports hot water treatment effectively checksmut in wheat seeds without injuring sound kernels. Process uses three barrels at 181F, 180F, and 138F to heat and moisten kernels, then cool and drain before final 15 minute immersion. Some authorities warn it may hasten germination and yield effects.
A farm advice note from American Cultivator discusses seeding lawns with a mix of clover and grasses to resist frost damage. It explains that frost shrinks roots, lowering surface coverage, and suggests lower end praseers and clover to better cover the soil, suppress weeds, and provide winter fertilization.
An article argues fall subsoiling benefits sugar beet and other crops by deepening the soil’s moisture reservoir. It contrasts fall versus spring subsoiling, noting fall methods store water for drought later and spring methods waste moisture through evaporation and air gaps. It stresses careful weed control and thinning to maximize moisture use.
Fragmentary OCR text from Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes discuss ideas of society and care, with broken names and phrases. The garbled lines reference people arguing about social structure and gifts including a Christmas necktie. No clear event or人物 identified.
The Senate sustained a committee on privileges and elections ruling that Gerbert of Oregon was not entitled to a seat. A bill authorizing the Mississippi River Hamburg and Western Railway to build a bridge across Bayou Martholome in Arkansas passed. The house approved a civil appropriation bill after three days of debate, including the elimination of funding for Paris exposition representation. A committee vote on pay for informants in the internal revenue case was defeated on roll call.
Washington Feb 26 the president sent to the Senate a list of Texans named for federal posts including John Grant marshal Eastern district Henry Corbin adjutant general with rank of brigadier general Moses Dillon collector customs Paso del Norte James J Haines Corpus Christi Texas John A Cotter supervisor inspector steam vessels Tenth district Webster Flanagan internal revenue collector Third district W M O Leary postmaster Delta Texas Robert F Campbell postmaster El Paso George G Clifford postmaster San Antonio Texas
News in brief reports a Mexico Missouri Ledger note about a woman named who was chosen president for her ability to stand on her head. Also mentions a Brookhaven Mississippi youth Early Davis jailed for alleged attempted assault on a 15 year old girl. Other items list a Fayette Missouri discovery of a 42 inch vein of dal and a horse theft suspect, plus construction projects in Harrselle Alabama and Decatur Alabama detailing capacities and daily brick output.
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