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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1897
Page
2
A garbled historical snippet discusses literacy rates among soldiers in various nations, contrasts German and Russian army literacy, and notes women lawyers and New York Tribune attitudes toward women judges. It mentions Italy Greece and outlines a view that women will only reach the judiciary as their ultimate professional goal.
State law allowed recapture of railroads profits above ten percent. Court decision sustains this 4 law and yields $750,000 recovered from the Dawrenceville and Manchester Railroad.
Grover Cleveland upset local mail flow in Princeton New Jersey as the postmaster and clerks face heavier workloads. The postmaster has requested Washington headquarters grant an extra carrier and a special Cleveland tram sorter to handle the surge in mail.
From the New York city directory of 1897 the most common names are Smith Brown Miller Murphy Meyer Johnson Kally Cohen Levy William Jones Murray Wilson Clark Sullivan Martin White Davin O'Brien Ryan Moore with counts ranging from about 700 to 9188. The list names prominent surnames with numeric tallies indicating frequency in the directory.
A garbled report describes a circus invading Bridge ton Nineteen and disrupting local industry. It notes workers at Hast Lake and Bridgeton Works failing to appear, fires blocked, and offers of extra pay at Oohangey Works declined amid intense dust and heat.
The article claims Queen Victoria will honor Mr. Gladstone on her sixtieth anniversary by appointing him a Knight of the Garter. Aimed at boosting Gladstone’s legacy, the move would let him be remembered by his own name among Britain’s great commoners.
The American Agricultural notes Australiana as a beef trade competitor in Europe while predicting the United States will not lose its foreign meat market. It cites price differences in England for colonial beef, quality gaps, and that Australia lacks peak octane refrigeration compared to US exporters. It emphasizes England’s demand for high quality beef and opportunities for local farmers to profit from abundant feed crops.
The article notes England supplies most nations with warships, listing Argentina with six armored vessels built in Birkenhead, Poplar, and Italy. Greece and Italy obtaining ships from Britain. Japan, Holland, Spain, Turkey, and Portugal with multiple vessels built in English yards. Germany's two large armored ships said to be bought long ago.
Kitty Watson the Mermaid pilots the Nestor through a Gulf squall after bravely steering during danger. Fred Landers confronts jealousy, finds forgiveness, and the captain proclaims Kitty a true hero. A night ends with a vow of love and a playful kiss when the storm subsides.
In St Nicholas, Frank H Spearman discusses the Missouri River’s shifting course and its muddy waters. He quips that the river carries mountain waters east and south to the Gulf of Mexico and jokes fish would be blinded by the sand and mud, lamenting the river’s erratic channel.
Army veteran Matt John Parshall died at his Indianapolis home on St. Patrick's Day at age sixty five. He drove an ammunition wagon in the Alexander expedition to Salt Lake City to force Brigham Young from office and helped burst a gate to let the besieging party reach the capital. He was also one of the six men who buried Wilkes Booth.
Regular salting of cows at least twice a week improves milk yield and quality and extends sweetness of milk. The best roadster horses are strong, fast, and versatile for farm needs, with long-distance trotters gaining demand after draft breeds. Spraying blossoms with poisons is dangerous. Vermont fines penalties for spraying blossoms. Bees aid fertilization. do not spray during blossoming. Select layers by comb size, back width, and breast depth. overall breed shape matters for profit from eggs.
A Nebraska Farmer note advises applying manure promptly after production for best fertilizer value. It recommends plowed land for corn and land for wheat, with fall or early winter top dressing for wheat. For meadow and corn after initial cultivation, even distribution is crucial to avoid plant injury. In spring, hauling is limited but should occur if feasible.
John Downie answers rye questions in the Homestead column. He says ground rye swill with oats or shorts improves pigs, but rye or corn alone is too strong. soaked rye is unsuitable for sows nursing. and corn or rye meal should be used sparingly to avoid fever or pig loss. Ground oats, shorts and bran swill is preferred for brood sows.
A poultry breeder closely watches his flock to identify the best layers among his hens. He notes vast differences in appearance among hens just as among men and stresses careful care for optimal egg production.
The Silver Knight notes mulching strawberries during fruiting to protect fruit from rain and dirt, with extra benefit for early blooming varieties to reduce late freezes. Raspberries currants and young trees also gain from winter mulching, followed by soil cultivation when mulch is removed. Maintain mulch through early growth and dry summers for best orchard management.
The article urges dairy operators to treat dairying as a profit driven enterprise. It stresses comparing milk value to other farm outputs, increasing farmer involvement, and avoiding letting cows graze on autopilot. It advises enforcing thorough care, ample feed, and water, plus careful calf rearing to prevent long term milk loss.
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