19 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
1
A writer notes that Angora goats resist dogs better than sheep, require sturdy fences, and fend off parasites less than cattle. He doubts importing Asian Angora blood, preferring American stock, and urges careful selection. Also advises against buying second hand incubators, warns on moisture, and stresses quality thermometers for successful hatching.
A Denver News tribute by J. A. Edgerton urges endurance and action. It stresses overcoming sorrow by helping one another and striving toward a bright future, with lines about light ruling, hopeful beacons, and a chorus of freedom guiding humanity forward.
A sunset scene shows Brian Lett, now married to Dorothy Moore and living with her three children, facing Dorothy’s ex-husband Jack Moore returning for food. The scene resolves with Jack’s departure after receiving a small coin purse from Dorothy, the dog following Moore away, and the narrator reflecting that small affections reveal character.
M. Vignon presented photographs of the Turin Shroud at the Academy of Sciences showing brown markings that print as white negatives. He argued the cloth absorbed elder vapors from a dying person, producing authentic wounds including crown of thorns, side, back scourge marks, and wrist nails, challenging fraud claims. The London Lancet noted the paper aroused great interest in science and religion.
A historical discussion on when life begins remains unresolved. It notes limits of temperature for life, cites London Telegram on germ life surviving extreme cold, and mentions 1871 ideas of plant seeds in space. Experiments at Jenner Institute show bacteria frozen in liquid air and liquid hydrogen can germinate after warming, prompting study of long-term vitality in extreme cold.
Supreme Court Justice Leonard A. Giegerich, awake at 1 a.m., answers a doorbell after admitting issuing a warrant in a stock transaction suit. He quells reporters present, then speaks to a timid, returning brother claiming to have missed a train, as described by the New York Times.
About twenty Huguenot families gathered at the New York Produce Exchange to unveil a tablet commemorating the first Huguenot church in America. Represented by the De Peysters Lawtons Pelletreaux Ludins Delanceys and Jays, they marked the tablet from the west side of the Produce.
The Storrs Experiment Station reports long term tests on cows with tuberculosis. Results show gradual decline in four cows over four years, with milk from diseased cows posing greater risk when udders are affected. Emphasizes strict testing with tuberculin and keeping diseased cattle separated until eradication, urging farmers to act to prevent wider herd infection.
Lawmakers consider a national measure to prevent branding dairy products from outside their origin. The Sherman Bus bill would ban labeling butter and cheese from other regions as local origin, aiming to curb widespread misbranding and protect genuine regional reputations. It notes New York’s struggle without a national framework.
The article notes good crop prospects with no year showing all crops normal and highlights cherries as leading the yield potential followed by apples. It mentions leper counts in the Philippine Islands estimated at about 1Fme, reflecting a fragmentary OCR result.
Various feeds tested for work horses show brome hay and timothy at parity, oat straw suitable for active and resting horses, grain needs rising with straw fed, barley not cost effective though decent, malted barley weaker for work than dry barley, corn with cats feed ratios yielding good results, and bran and shorts mixed in equal weight improving digestion.
Milk inspectors in Chicago push a campaign against adulteration as they fight dealers who label all milk skim. Despite efforts, inspectors face staffing limits and tricks like mislabeling whole milk as skim. Some dealers are prosecuted and named in papers to deter practice.
The article discusses how spraying during bloom reduces fruit set compared with pre or post bloom applications. It notes pollen can be damaged by common sprays, causing weak germination, and that blossom timing limits thinning effectiveness. Labor costs deter thinning, though peaches may benefit from thinning. no proven sprays exist to reliably thin fruit.
The Michigan Secretary of Agriculture reports average farm wages: monthly with board statewide at 18.34 dollars and daily without board at 1.16 dollars. Daily wages by county range from 1.16 to 1.29 with state averages: 20.20 for hourly, 20.27 in northern counties, 19.82 in southern counties, and 20.20 overall. farm labor is scarce, pushing wages higher.
Dr JL M Ayres advises shallow culture during wet seasons and deep cultivation in dry seasons to preserve ground moisture and form a dust mulch that draws water to the surface. A reader cites this. Also noted is that ventilation in the cowstable is essential for animal health.
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