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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
4
The Wahpeton Times notes E W Spencer as editor and publisher in its official city paper section. No further details provided.
A political summary discusses the Democratic County ticket and splits within the Progressive faction led by Perkins and Pinchot. It notes Roosevelt’s stance, predicts Democratic gains through labor and department actions, and mentions anti trust bills, income tax, and tensions among Progressives. Primary focus on party realignment and policy direction.
The article discusses a settled political landmark and the Simmons amendment repeal, praising Hammond as a strong candidate in Minnesota. It notes the repeal’s international implications, assesses Lawler’s defeat, and highlights Hammond’s broad party appeal and perceived reliability as a capable leader. The piece ends referencing the new Department of Labor and a figure of over 100,000 men impacted.
Discussion on barley uses for feeding and malting highlights how kernel shape and size affect germination and starch digestion. Mixed varieties reduce market value, urging farmers to grow a single, high quality variety to maintain purity and achieve top prices. The Oderbrucker variety in Wisconsin shows cooperative effort toward a profitable field crop.
The text argues that growing a single cereal variety is advantageous due to climate and economic factors. It warns against mixing varieties, noting mixtures reduce seed value and cause nonuniform ripening, variable straw strength, disease resistance issues, and soil and climate adaptability differences. It cautions that mixtures are fundamentally wrong and that impurity offers safety.
The text argues that pure seed varieties yield more, benefiting individuals and communities even if prices stay similar. It emphasizes the neighborhood separator's role in milling varieties and warns against mixed crops of wheat and barley, which are hard to separate and reduce market appeal.
The Tice road law of Illinois is urged as a model for states with poor roads. Good roads are essential to community growth and marketing costs. The article notes less than 10 percent of roads improved and one third of the year unimproved roads in large areas are impassable for farmers.
The United States retirement of agriculture has issued the first of a series of plans for farm houses to help farmers build more expensive and convenient homes. The farm house is the most important building on the farm and proper planning ensures lasting value. A brief survey of rural living conditions shows this step is vital and County Agent work will increasingly focus on better living.
The article notes how air clarity affects sighting distant objects. In Mexico visibility reaches 200 miles from Sierra peaks, unlike Everest looks much nearer from Darjeeling, and Snowdon is seen from Brayhead and Waterloo. It cites Boston Stump from Lincolnshire and Blackpool Tower toward Mount Lomafell, with distances ranging from 40 to 85 miles.
A fragmentary excerpt notes that Constantinople has become Turkish yet remains Greek, a pattern seen in Thrace, Macedonia, and Asia Minor with sizable Turkish populations. The remark emphasizes enduring Greek presence amid Turkish demographic changes.
Reading snippets on Greek Turkish exchanges and shared customs shows long intertwined histories. A painter uses a slum child as model, then learns the boy prefers brown bread for its nitrogen. A joke notes a burglar type, and Mercury use in Japan and China hints at industry and secrecy.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a sarcastic retort involving a Walter and an unnamed party. The readable content is garbled and lacks clear events, dates, or locations to establish a coherent news item or outcome. Further readable context is required to define a proper record.
A Windsor dinner anecdote linked to William Gladstone and Arthur Wellesley shows the statesman attempting a long whistle after a bishop surprised by his wife’s maid. Mrs Gladstone advised waiting until servants left, and Catherine then produced the whistle to comic effect for the guests.
Fragmentary text mentions someone named Anna Tryma and a dated notice with legal action. The garbled source references a state estate matter, executor, attorney Wahpeton, and a publication date around June. Details are severely corrupted and not fully decipherable.
The county agricultural agent performs seven principal functions. He studies county farming to identify worthwhile practices, then shares findings with farmers via press, lectures, and interviews. He organizes county needs into projects, coordinates agencies, builds local leadership, links researchers with farmers, and provides practical advice on spraying, seeds, fertilizers, and pest control.
A tradesman once let a delicate ware break in a west end shop. A doctor, who paid for the loss, is later paid by the now wealthy salesman five thousand dollars a year for life. Michigan selects Branch County for Hog Cholera Serum demonstrations to stamp out the disease.
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