22 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1903
Page
1
In an address Prof F M Webster argues that modern farming creates an environment favorable to pests. He warns wild fruit trees and cultivated crops invite canker worms caterpillars and pests. He says artificial spraying with insecticides and fungicides is imperative to counteract adverse conditions.
A terrible hurricane swept inland Jamaica causing seventy deaths and massive property loss. Port Antonio and Port Maria suffered severe destruction with farms and banana crops ruined, ships wrecked, and widespread homelessness. Rail and streetcar services halted. aid struggles amid rising death toll and hunger risk.
German Privy Councilor Lulg, after touring the United States, urges young German engineers to visit America to learn, while denying American workmen and methods are superior. He notes excellent factory arrangements but says German goods are not inferior, and German labor and machine tools compare well with American rivals.
A reminiscence from southern Illinois recalls John A. Logan as a youth challenging an elder man who doubted him. Logan is cited as saying the elder should keep his reputation by truth, not violence, remarking that lies already uphold it.
Andy Hickson, camping near Three Sisters Oregon, engaged a cinnamon bear in a hand to hand fight Wednesday. After his two shots failed to wound the beast he drew his hunting knife and thrust to the hilt into the bear's neck, killing it. The bear's claws tore Hickson's shirt in the struggle.
In Laughton-eml Morthen near Worksop live John and Ellen Baxter reputedly England’s oldest couple. He is 96 and she 93, married seventy five years and living in one cottage for over sixty. Baxter helped dress stone from Anston quarries used in nearby housing.
W H Farrel of Shamokin Pennsylvania adopted a half starved dog. The dog heard a window shutter noise and woke Farrel by crawling over his face and barking. Farrel investigated with a revolver and confronted a burglar who fled with a small portion of silverware.
The piece notes there are thirty five bridges spanning the Mississippi River from St. Paul to St. Louis, highlighting the extensive river crossing network in the region.
Theodor Mommsen, eminent German historian and thinker, will be 86 next November and remains sound mentally. Though eased from active duties, he retains his sharp faculties and has refused royal favors, asserting democratic beliefs until death. He has Azteca descendants and many grandchildren, with occasional appearances at Berlin University.
A czar issued ukase creates a viceroyalty across a vast Asiatic Russia and names Admiral Alexieff as viceroy with full civil and military authority. He will command the Pacific fleet, oversee administration, and conduct diplomacy on territorial matters, strengthening Russia's regional stance.
A Farmers' Review summary outlines treating poll evil and fistula with early drainage, gradual blistering using cantharides and mercury red combined with lard, and thorough washing with hot antiseptic solution. It prescribes opening abscesses on the neck or withers, locating all hidden pockets, and daily probing. Long cure times of two to six months are noted with strict cleanliness and a single treatment plan.
The writer discusses cranberry cultivation across the United States noting Massachusetts New Jersey and Wisconsin as leading states. Census figures for 2393 list New Jersey and others with substantial bushel totals, suggesting potential for further southern growth.
Seeds do not always germinate soon after they are sown and may lie dormant for years under deep soil. When favored conditions arise they burst forth. Advocacy for silos suggests public benefit and personal gain, while noting the author's view on language and expression.
Joseph Blodgen asks if subsoil plows help on drought prone land in Oklahoma and when to plow. Prof John Fields reviews trials showing subselling is unnecessary. recommends deep plowing six to eight inches with thorough preplant cultivation. Early plowing yields wheat better, while late fall plowing can reduce yields. Subselling is not advised for ordinary crops.
The Guinea hen is a lively, alert fowl that warns of danger and provides eggs from spring to fall if not kept to sit. White Guineas are tastier and paler flesh than colored, and they forage well by nature.
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