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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1912
Page
3
A study by Raymond Olney of Iowa State College compares tractor and horse plowing costs and performance. Results show a 51 percent saving with a 45 brake horsepower tractor over five men and twenty five horses, with faster fieldwork and better tillage. Additional notes cover breeding stock and poultry management for autumn culling and laying hen nutrition.
The article summarizes four essential questions from Professor J. G. Holden of Iowa State College for exhibitors. It covers yield and vigor, reliable maturation across years and regions, growth and germination vitality, and whether the corn shows improvement through careful selection or breeding. It advises testing kernels in advance and notes signs of poor vitality such as pasty kernels or dull colors.
Advice on why farm hens fail to pay for themselves since October and how to fix it. If the flock is unprofitable due to health, feeding, or housing, cull scrub birds and breed a better flock in spring. Proper feeding and warm housing may improve egg production through early winter.
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station advises treating seed oats with formalin to prevent loose and kernel smut. For forty bushels, mix one pint formalin per forty gallons water and apply during sowing, then cover and let evaporate. After several hours, spread to dry and store out of heat. If treated oats become safe after three to four days, feed only after formalin evaporates.
The pure seed law in Iowa improves seed quality but farmers should test clover and other forage crop seeds. Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station analyses show impurities persist though less than before. An at home analysis with a hand magnifying glass and a toothpick is possible, requiring patience to verify seed quality.
A reader instructions describe taking a seed sample, weighing 56 grams, and spreading it on a smooth surface to sort clean seeds from weed seeds using a toothpick and magnifier. It explains estimating impurity amounts and sending samples to Iowa Experiment Station for free testing, noting common weed varieties in red clover and other seeds.
A South Side kitchen call startled a woman as a caller pressed terms like angel pie and cookie. She denies the flirtatious lines and slams the phone, while the man in the house tries to clarify the chat as the exchange ends in indignation.
A skewed United States senator famed for biting sarcasm estranged friends with sharp replies. A former associate recalls a rebuke urging a colleague’s appointment and the senator’s quip about reserving sarcasm for enemies. The piece then cites old tumblers and their meaning in 1803 diary entries, noting how the term evolved amid social drinking customs.
The evening paper quotes the show press agent and reporters predicting a favorable answer tonight. Puck confirms the outcome with a bold headline signaling an affirmative decision.
Horace Greeley dictated a note to a brother editor in New York whose handwriting was unclear. The recipient sent it back by the same messenger for clarification. Greeley read the reply and asked the boy to take it back and explain what the fool meant. The boy replied that the message itself says the same thing.
A writer speaks enthusiastically about a coming work, claiming every scene and chapter including titles are sketched and decided. A friend quips that only the actual writing and selling remain, highlighting the gap between concept and completion.
In New York a girls rushing school uses professional chaperons whose job is to take young women out, walk them around, and fetch them back. They accompany charges to trains and trips, earning pay per assignment rather than weekly wages. Strikingly they are bonded, a fact the girls have never understood.
A man with a thick neck sits at a theater in a quiet moment when another patron jokes softly about the folds of fat at the base of his neck. The remark evokes an image likened to buckwheat cakes as a pointed aside to a companion.
A garbled reminiscence describes a spiritualistic gathering in which a voice asks if Kiijah Crosser is present, referencing Elijah Crosser and a long journey or measure. The scene shifts with questions about identity and a request about measurements, all set in a dark, eerie context.
A 1615 letter from Wickham of the East India Company, written from Firando Japan to Waton in Macao, notes a pat of the best sort of chaw. The text implies tea use did not become widespread in England until about 1650, while indicating tea prices then ranged from 30 to 50 dollars per pound.
A historical account notes Chinese war preparations at Hankow and Nankin including parasols and fans used as camouflage and targets. It recalls attempts to modify Krupp artillery and notes a halt in fire after casualties, reflecting wartime improvisation and restraint.
A missionary recounts a grim Dyak head hunter saga. A young Dyak convert wooed a girl with vows but loved by proving himself with heads. He brings a bag of his foes heads to her, is rejected, and is later imprisoned to starve in a bamboo cage beside his beloved. He dies.
A terse, garbled transcript shows Farine and Bitar exchanging vague remarks about aiding an unnamed man and personal intentions. The dialogue hints at suspicion and political maneuvering, but specifics and context are unclear from the fragment.
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