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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
2
The piece muses on social morals and education, noting June 27 as the prohibition convention date. It humorously cites the Boston Globe and references Kipling’s Absent-Minded Beggar fund rising to 50 000 dollars for soldiers' families.
An English firm has built a large plant at Fargo to process flax straw before sending it east for Manila paper. North Dakota farmers expect a bumper flax harvest this year and will likely expand acreage next season, reducing wheat. The state promotes flax and starch production with a bounty law starting next April for starch and flax fiber processed locally.
A Japanese delegate in the United States argues the 10 cent per pound tea tax cripples tea trade with Japan, noting tea prices and tariffs. He points out Japan imports American cotton duty free, totaling about 7.5 million dollars last year and five million this half-year, while tobacco duties are a squeeze but not a major trade item.
A cur rent magazine sketch of Cecil Rhodes portrays him as a complex figure admired by Gen Gordon and W T Stead. The piece argues Rhodes blends imperial aims with social responsibility, praising his leadership of De Beers and his willingness to fund public projects rather than personal wealth.
Berlin professor develops a method to boost steam engine power by feeding steam into a cooling tank and treating it with sulfuric acid. The Charlottenburg factory adopted the process for three months and reports 65 percent of indicated horsepower.
Miss Howler sings as she recounts a gentleman at the parlor complimenting her and offering help. The hostess notes his business and references a location at 3206 Jalilee, 33 feet below Meiterran in the alley.
Public garden note on bee impact in grapes showing bees suck juice only after fruit splits and a Michigan study using sacks suggests a potential benefit. It also covers Colorado and 1881 fires delaying tree growth, forest loss of humus, and fire prevention as gov’t priority. Also describes lime treatment to preserve timber and a method for post preservation.
Favorable conditions in San Juan County Washington foster Holland bulb growth. George Gibbs on Orcus Island studied soil climate and temperature, planting bulbs in 1892 and seeing huge increases by 1894 with bulbs reaching seven and a half inches in circumference. Boxes of 400 tulip and hyacinth bulbs sent to Lincoln Park Chicago are under observation for market potential.
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