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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
2
The item compiles a jumble of brief notes and quips about Owney the portal dog, Greek health, Washington widows, immigration trends, Russian and Austrian statistics, mining costs in Colorado, Yale rowing, and a Louisville prophet. It blends oddball humor with factual snatches and local color.
A report notes that modern rifles and bullets affect targets differently in Cuba. It mentions a Mauser rifle passing through trees and a human body with exit wounds smaller than entrance wounds, and claims Cuban firearms are less effective than Spanish rifles at penetrating deeply.
The notice quotes Andrew Carnegie announcing plans to donate another million dollars for charitable purposes. It quotes Doston Emerard critiquing the idea that wealthy individuals should spend while alive and praising philanthropy as a glorious example for others to imitate.
A detailed guide by C Glover in the Journal of Agriculture on growing late cabbage varieties such as the Drumhead Mammoth Marblehead and Dutch types. Advice covers soil preparation transplanting thinning and seed quantities, plus pest controls including soot lime salt brine homemade soap and pyrethum powder to combat cabbage worms lice and cutworms.
Entomologist Prof Jernard of Massachusetts Agricultural College reports a new injurious caterpillar pest in Cambridge and Somerville. The larva, mistaken for the Gypsy moth, is identified as the European browns tall moth Europcristis chrysorrhoea, a species harmful to fruit and forest trees. He cites Belgium’s pest law as reference.
The text describes the moth as white with a brown tuft and a one and a half inch wingspan. Eggs hatch in July, caterpillars web the branches, survive winter, and defoliate pear trees. Advice includes spraying with Paris green or arsenate of lead. The Massachusetts Gypsy Moth Committee faces funding limits while seeking a special appropriation to combat the invasion.
Progressive dairymen and beef raisers find indoor housing for calves reduces risk and cost from heat and fires while promoting rapid gain. Advocates argue early shelter, quality pasture, and a steady diet of skim milk and cake support profitable growth, with attention to stage-specific comfort and feeding.
A Boer farmer on the veldt notices a meerkat scraping dirt from a burrow and discovers diamonds in the earth. He takes samples home and, after testing, finds a large stone. News spreads as more diamonds are found, and within months he is offered enormous sums for his farm.
Proper silver care involves lacquering for both utility and appearance to resist tarnish from fog sulfur and damp. Clean soft chamois and careful storage prevent stains from medicines and lemon acids, with wrapping in green blaze chamois leather or flannel and camphor to preserve shine.
A Berlin inventor C W Moiltz unveils a dragon horn trumpet described as oval shaped with a horn mouthpiece and a dragon head design. It features three valves and continuous blow technique for dynamic ranges from loud to soft, aiming to merge clarinet and trumpet timbres.
A garbled OCR passage shows distorted phrasing about people in a crowd and ongoing shelling. The text lacks clear names places dates or events but hints at a discussion about perpetual waving and a “Boga” theme amid conflict.
A description of veranda design features including climbing vines and flowers, a swinging hammock, cushioned chairs with ecru cushions, a stained floor for easy cleaning, bamboo sun shading, movable winds with strings, a small reception area, reed chairs, a rattan divan, colorful cushions, an embroidered cloth, Delft service, and a table with magazines and books.
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