07 Jun 1902
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
1
Spraying apples costs 3.50 to 5 a barrel last fall and twice that this spring. A spray pump and rigging cost 10 to 200, with first-class outfits 15 to 25. Use copper sulphate solution or Bordeaux mixture with precise proportions. Spray before blossoms open and again after blooms fall, then every two weeks as needed, adding paris green to water in later sprays. Use caution to keep mix fresh and pump parts unclogged.
Oklahoma station advises elm soft maple catalpa black locust and box elder as shade trees. Elm slow but best shade, brittle to borers. soft maple rapid and pretty though wind prone. catalpa fast growing, good shade and timber. brick locust fastest grower but sprouts roots and poor lawn fit. box elder moderate, not for poor soils. ash and sycamore less adaptable. At Kansas Agricultural College Mr. Baxter manages greenhouses and teaches floriculture to about 400 female students. Greenhouses common in higher education offer demonstrations for home and school gardens.
The article explains modern asparagus farming moving from deep trenches to shallow, six inch plantings in large fields, with wider spacing for mature yields. It warns that shallow early yields may disappoint later, and stresses soil prep, weed control, and the move from old 6 inch row spacing to three and four foot intervals.
A Kansas Agricultural College report notes kaffir corn meal as superior calf feed reducing scours, with shelled corn accepted at 3-4 weeks. Soy beans prove unsuitable, causing looseness. Calves nibble grain around six to eight weeks. hay needs to be clean and bright. Mixing orchard grass and prairie hay best. alfalfa loosens calves. Sudden pasture turnout causes scours, avert with gradual green feeds. Also brief tobacco crop condition notes across states and a steer feeding experiment in Illinois comparing shock corn and silage. There are plans to replant tobacco beds in some districts and expand acreage, plus a large American-led concession project to rebuild surface routes and install trolley infrastructure.
A statue to the West French soldier Rochambeau stands in Washington to honor his aid to the United States during the colonial fight for independence. Presidents Roosevelt and Loubet of France are referenced in relation to the memorial context, highlighting Franco American friendship and shared history.
Richard Croker’s niece Mrs Daisy Morgan adopts the stage name Daisy Welsteanl and will perform in vaudeville sketch The Last Lesson. Aged 25 she is Croker’s favorite niece and will open with a violin solo. her background includes a November debut with Baker stock at Criterion theater Brooklyn.
Deborah Sampson Gannett was honored at a banquet in Sharon Massachusetts marking her memory as a Revolutionary War woman soldier who fought under the name Robert Shurtleff. Her grave lies in Rockridge Cemetery, and attendees noted banners bearing the names Deborah Sampson, Mary Lyon, Anne Hutchinson and Hannah Dustin. A placard reading I Was There referenced her lectures about battles she fought while in disguise as a man.
Prince Kernen, son of the king of Sweden, is a deeply religious man serving as president of the Stockholm Young Men’s Christian Association, chairman of a missionary society and other institutions, and he frequently preaches.
The retired battleship Vermont, once a formidable frigate, will be stripped of valuables and then burned at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Built in Boston in 181st century, the 4160 ton vessel served as a receiving ship during recruiting, leaving a legacy of naval history as its end approaches.
Robert A Williams former Chicago fire chief who directed the department during the 1871 Great Fire died in Chicago after four weeks illness. He boasted fifty years of service and contributed notes to the Chicago Historical Society. He believed the gas works manager diverted gas into sewers to prevent a wider explosion.
The Earl of Dandonald, CB MV O, named commander in chief of the Canadian militia. He previously served with the Camel Corps on the Nile in 1884 85 and as ex commanding officer Life Guards in South Africa. His leadership of a mixed cavalry brigade before Ladysmith is noted, and he sails to Canada in June as general officer commanding the Dominion. He is described as a strong believer in the citizen soldier and a daring leader.
There is only one genuine brand of cologne in the world and its composition is a family secret dating back nearly 200 years. It began around 1706 when Giovanni Maria Farina established the perfume in Cologne. Today about fifty factories operate there, over forty run by Farina relatives. The monopoly has allegedly brought in the vast sum of 150,500,000 pounds to the clan coffers.
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