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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
2
A collection of mixed items covers mayoral insights on city departments, a German fleet visit to the U S, Western Circuit schedule for 1912, Olympic trials for army and navy, a tiny wireless set demo, political notes on John Dalzell and Clyde Kelly, the Adams schoolship voyage, and China’s stance on reforms, finance, and industry, with notes on invention networks and the 1212 war anniversary.
A persuasive argument urges supporting home merchants to strengthen local commerce and farming. It warns that sending money to distant mail order houses drains the community, reduces farm and town values, and harms overall prosperity. The piece cites the impact on rural towns and rails on Newfoundland with 350 miles of lines.
Farmers weigh local butter fat output and cow numbers before building creameries. Promoters push large plants despite few cows, risking failures due to inadequate running revenue. A small, scalable plant with skilled staff and proper crop rotation, including alfalfa or clover, is advised to build long term profitability and soil fertility.
A Sunday school lesson surveys Luke chapter seven, detailing John the Baptist’s doubt while imprisoned at Machaerus and Jesus’ works of mercy. It contrasts John’s austere mission with Jesus’ fulfillment, noting Jesus’ affirmation that theComing One fulfills prophecy for the poor and the afflicted, and highlighting the crowd’s mixed reception.
The era of feeding hogs in confined lots with corn ends. Missouri experiment station shows forage based systems best. Green feed from crops like cowpeas rape and alfalfa leads to healthier hogs and efficient production.
The article argues that soil fertility hinges on humus. land rich in humus improves with time, while best soil becomes poor from continuous cropping without rotation. It emphasizes rotation to maintain soil health and productivity.
Onions require a deep mellow loam soil rich in organic matter. Planting onions in close, clammy, and compact soil will lead to disappointing results.
A tale of inventor Slow Fairchild whose early success led to mounting losses. After selling his first invention for $3,000 and marrying, rivals copied his designs. He guarded plans in a sealed shop, but others beat him to patents. His wife, undaunted, uncovered a thief by stealth, finding photographs of Fairchild’s models behind a wall hole. The culprit confessed, revealing a plan to steal more through covert photography.
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